Should I have my own Amazon ID?
What are the pros and cons of having your tablets registered to your own Amazon account.
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Why are there 2 apps which seem to do the same thing?
There are currently 2 TFS applications on your tablet because of a couple of limitations in each. First, the Student Application currently allows an embedded link to an tablet application to be started, for example the ZOOM session. Unfortunately, the Student App doesn’t currently support landscape more, which is a disadvantage for viewing some of…
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Tablet Performance
Your tablet is an Amazon Fire Tablet Version 7 Generation 9. Your tablet has 12 or 16 Gigabytes (GB) of storage and 1 GB of memory. A GB of storage is about 1,000,000,000 bytes (that’s a billion) – each byte contains a single letter, digit, or punctuation mark. While that might seem like a lot,…
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Is my tablet secure
Security Your tablet is registered to a Tech for Seniors Amazon account. None of your personal information is entered on the tablet without your permission. No credit card information is on your tablet so you will not be able to purchase anything accidentally. In the unlikely case that your internet connection is compromised, there is…
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Week 2 – Using your Fingers to Navigate on your Tablet
This lesson will teach you basic gestures and actions for your tablet using the MapQuest app. We’ll also introduce you to typing using the onscreen keyboard.
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Advanced Topics
Security This page contains links for FireOS tablet users who would like to open up their device’s capabilities and assign their tablet to their personal Amazon account. We recommend that you are comfortable navigating on your tablet and that you study the additional Tech for Seniors Learning Curriculum before attempting to re-host your tablet. TFS…
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Using your Fingers to Navigate on your Tablet
This lesson will teach you basic gestures and actions for your tablet using the Maps app. We’ll also introduce you to typing using the onscreen keyboard.
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Week 1 – Getting Started with Your Tablet
This lesson identifies how to charge your tablet and how to start it. This reviews topics that are also covered on your printed Quick Start Guide
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Lesson 2 – Essential Alexa Commands
Essential Alexa Commands There are many Alexa commands for many different types of people. Now that you know how to summon and command Alexa, we can start to explore Alexa’s capabilities. Our goal is to present a list of essential Alexa commands that most older adults will find useful and even fun. In the video,…
