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Computer Course for Senior Citizens

In the Minnechaug Technology Honors Society (MTHS), I personally designed the curriculum for an introductory computer class for senior citizens. The class ran for five weeks, one day a week for two hours. My curriculum/files are included below. I hope to improve the curriculum to better intrigue senior citizens and make it easy for them to learn. Each senior citizen in my class had their own computer, which ran Windows 98 and Microsoft Office. The goal of the course was to become more familiar with the computer and to learn the computer terminology.

Lesson 1 - Windows Basics

Introduction
Terms
Outline

Lesson 2 - Microsoft Word

Terms
Outline

Lesson 3 - Advanced Microsoft Word

Terms
Outline
How to Insert a Picture into Microsoft Word
Practice

Lesson 4 - The Internet

Terms
Net Lingo
Good Websites for Senior Citizens

Lesson 5 - Email

Terms
Outline

Miscellaneous

News Article
Certification Tests Online