Reset Cohort Cookie
This post resets the pointer to your Cohort. You will need to select your cohort next time you login. Your Cohort affinity has been reset! Close the Student app and restart it to choose the correct Cohort.
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Practicing with your Tablet
Practicing with your tablet is an important component of learning how to use it. After each session, following along with the class notes on your tablet is one of the best ways to gain proficiency with it. It is actually very easy to do this but just requires a bit of thought. You should be…
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Microsoft Translator Quick Start
Microsoft Translator is a useful communication tool that allows you to interact with other cultures. Perhaps you can use the keyboard to find a friend from another country. Basically you select your language, the language of your friend and converse, through your tablet. This Quick Start Guide provides a general overview Video but the text…
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Microsoft Translator Reference
Microsoft Translator is a useful communication tool that allows you to interact with other cultures. Basically you select your language, the language of your friend and converse, through your tablet. You and your friend can converse through typing on your keyboard or better yet, talking to each other. If your friend has a compatible device,…
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Internet Hygiene 101 Don
This discussion is meant to present a high level overview of methods we recommend to safely use your new tablet or phone. The intent is NOT to describe these techniques in detail, but simply to discuss how they contribute to being safe on the internet. Again, our goal is to expose you to security concepts…
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Zoom Video Meetings
This course will teach you about Zoom and joining Zoom video call.
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Working with the Amazon App Store – Library
As part of opening up our tablets for more apps and such, we can unlock the Amazon App Store to allow you to add your own set of applications. The App Store Library contains all the applications that have been tested or partially tested by Tech For Seniors. Applications that are tested will have corresponding…
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Week 8 – What do we do now? – Class Notes
Links for Seniors provides a safe internet environment to access material relevant to using the Gifts for Seniors/Tech for Seniors tablets. This is an excellent way to get used to browsing the internet, searching, and general navigation techniques. Think of is as the Internet with training wheels. Before we dig into the app lets take…
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The Periodic Table App
If you enjoy science, especially Chemistry, this app is definitely up your alley. If not, the video is cute (see Periodic Table button) and take a screenshot of last picture in the article up in your room and impress your visitors with your new hobby. Combine this a picture of the Universe (see NASA) and…
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Using the Gallery App
This article provides a more in-depth look at the Gallery App. The Camera App and Gallery App work together to provide an easy to use and reasonably robust foundation to produce and manage photos, videos, screenshots, and other media items. You can get started quickly in a couple of minutes, but if you want to…