Hi All,
On Friday, June 18, 2004, at 05:06 AM, WAMUG Mailing List wrote:
I'm thinking of hosting 10 half hour seminars about aspects of
computing in the library of the rural community where I'm staying. If
there was a single topic that you'd like your parents to know about,
with relation to computing, what would it be?
I guess it depends on the context. I wrote a "Basic Computing" course
which we used as part of the First Click program a year or so ago,
which was 10 x 2hr sessions. That was basic navigation of the gui, and
how to use a word processor - written for someone who has never seen a
computer before. I then wrote a "Basic Internet" course, which was how
to do email, surf the web, get connected to the internet, and some
examples of other services like online chat etc. All fairly basic
stuff.
If you want to know about my parents, my mum would never get connected
- she can't see the point of having a computer. My dad now has a
computer and he wanted to be able to type a letter and print it,
organise the letters he's created on the computer, send/receive email,
and maybe calculate some figures in a spreadsheet.
He used to ring me up with questions about the printer not working, not
being able to understand Microsoft Word and Windows ME <shudder>, and
to help him find files he'd "lost" on the machine.
These days he wants to take digital photos, convert his vast collection
of family snaps and slides into a digital slideshow, and maybe start
messing with video editing. I told him to buy a Mac :)
Hope this gives you some ideas.
Regards,
Paul.
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Paul W. Mulroney
Logical Developments
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 86 Coolgardie Street
www.logicaldevelopments.com.au BENTLEY WA 6102
Ph: +61 8 9458 3889 ICQ# 154484472 Fax: +61 8 9458 7204
