Developing digital skills in the community

We run classes and an advisory service to help you develop your fundamentals skills, make you safe and generally get more out of the technology around us.

We are currently based at the Upper Norwood Library Hub

Events

Regular Classes

The next #teaandtech at the Upper Norwood Library

The next #teaandtech at the Upper Norwood Library Hub is on March 6th 12-2 and will focus on how we can use the internet to be more informed about managing our health online.
Dementia is a life-limiting condition and will affect most of us at some point in having to deal with its symptoms or to care for someone else.

Understanding how to recognize the signs and learning a few techniques to help keep the brain active and our memories alive could make the difference in the quality of life for those around us.

Work overload, trauma and mental health issues can also affect our memory so a greater insight into this at a younger age is very useful.
Anna D'Agostino, Croydon BME Forum will help us to recognize the signs and where to get advice and ongoing to support for those living with dementia, carers and family members.

We will look at some of the apps and tools online that can help us improve our memory.

Amy Viola, Little Escape, will also guide us on how to access and use meditations on our phone or online to help us manage our wellbeing and overall mental state, as she says "The quality of your mindset dictates the quality of your life"

Time is always set aside for ‘community fixing’ – helping you with updates, installing apps, accessing old accounts and other niggling issues. So if you have a question or a problem that needs to be solved bring your tech down and we will take a look!

Remember, not everyone is on social media - so please share this with friends, family members and neighbours who may benefit.

Its FREE for all to attend and refreshments provided.

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Tomorrow we continue with our Digital Life Skills

Tomorrow we continue with our Digital Life Skills program at Kingswood Community Shop.

Using free online - Office tools (Gsuite/ Office Online)

Both Microsost and Google provide a range of wordprocessing, spreadsheet and presentation tools for free.

Being familiar with these is critical in managing your job search, starting new employment, managing your household or running a community project.

This workshop will give an overview of the key features, dispel some common myths and give you ideas on how to use these effectively

Time is set aside to put things into practice or to answer your questions using our computers or your own laptop, tablet or Smart ‘phone'. It's FREE and 5-7 so pass this along to someone who may benefit and NOT on social media!

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its #safeinternetday and the perfect way to start

its #safeinternetday and the perfect way to start our new #digitallifeskills workshops with our practical tips to manage your email and keeping your information safe. -- An email address is a standard online communication tool these days – we need it to stay in touch, to apply for work, to access services, utilities and to make online purchases.

It is important we can access, recover and manage it.

This is a practical introduction covering topics such as setting up an account, ensuring you can recover it, organise it, manage spam and ensure your information remains safe.

Time is set aside to put things into practice or to answer your questions using our computers or your own laptop, tablet or Smart phone. -- Not everyone is on or can use social media - so please pass this on to friends, neighbours and family members who may be interested.

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We're launching a new series of 8 workshops on Tue

We're launching a new series of 8 workshops on Tuesday at the Kingswood Community Shop.

Digital Life Skills - an opportunity for local residents to fill in some gaps, ask questions and learn something new.

Its free and you can come for as many or a few as you like.

Please let neighbours and family know - not everyone is on social media.

DM for more info

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