Senior Planet Montgomery Free Online Classes for Seniors Aug. 29-Sept. 2 will include ‘Google Workspace’ and ‘Lighting and Smart Bulbs’

For Immediate Release: Friday, August 26, 2022

Senior Planet Montgomery, a technology training program designed for County learners 50 and older, is offering free online classes that focus on how to thrive at home. Classes, which are offered live via video conference, enhance a wide variety of life skills. Classes for Seniors Aug. 29-Sept. 2 will include “Google Workspace” and “Lighting and Smart Bulbs.”

In addition to classes in English, one class will be taught in Mandarin. A variety of exercise classes also will be offered.

During the winter and spring program quarters, more than 2,000 participants joined 235 virtual programs hosted by Senior Planet Montgomery. This summer, classes will cover how to use and host on Zoom, online basics, popular social media sites, lowering one’s utility bill, financial security, and civic engagement.

The program is supported by the County’s Department of Technology Services’ ultraMontgomery program in partnership with nonprofit OATS (Older Adults Technology Services). The County’s Department of Recreation and Montgomery County Public Libraries also are partners in helping provide the classes at no charge to participants.

Sessions concentrate on user-friendly tools and resources and are designed to enable older adults to learn to utilize technologies to improve their daily lives. Senior Planet Montgomery utilizes curricula created by OATS, which also provides training staff and works with numerous County departments to identify topics of interest for Montgomery residents. OATS sponsors similar Senior Planet programming in six states. The County’s Department of Environmental Protection contributes to the program’s course offerings by producing sessions on how to lower energy costs.

Classes change on a weekly basis. A home internet connection and a device (such as a smartphone, tablet or computer) are all that is required to participate.

Classes to be offered week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2 will include:

• Using Good Docs Templates for Resumes: Monday, Aug. 29, 3-4 p.m. This lecture will review some of the helpful features of Google Docs, like sharing, reviewing, and commenting privileges, as well as how to save and share documents as a PDF.
• Google Workspace: Thursday, Sept. 1, 4-5 p.m. Learn about some of Google’s most popular productivity tools that are for personal use, as well as work-related ones. This lecture will introduce Docs, Sheets, Slides, Photos, and Drive.
• Lighting and Smart Bulbs: Friday, Sept. 2, noon-1 p.m. This lecture reviews common lighting terminology like watts and lumens and explains the differences between the many types of bulbs currently on the market.

Class in Mandarin:

• 「雲端儲存空間」開放問答室 8/31, 12 - 1 p.m. 在這堂講座裡，您會學到雲端儲存空間的基礎概要。它是一種以遠程方式存取檔案、圖片和其他多媒體資訊的電腦科技，讓您以更方便、更可靠和更安全的方式收藏重要資料。我們會一起討論雲端儲存空間是什麼、它為什麼是檔案收藏的未來趨勢、以及展示一些近期最普及的雲端儲存空間服務。

English Translation for Class in Mandarin:

• Cloud Storage Open Lab: Wednesday, Aug. 31, noon-1 p.m. This Q+A session, will openly discuss questions that came up in the Cloud Storage lecture. About the Cloud Storage lecture: In this lecture, you will learn the basics of cloud storage—a technology that lets you store documents, images, and other media files remotely while giving you greater accessibility, reliability, and protection for your important data. We will discuss what it is, why it is the future of data storage and demonstrate a few of the most popular services currently available to consumers.

For more information about Senior Planet Montgomery and to view its virtual program offerings, visit https://seniorplanet.org/locations/montgomery-county/.

The Senior Planet team can be contacted at 240-753-0676 or via email at mocoinfo@seniorplanet.org.

To sign up for the Senior Planet Montgomery newsletter, which includes detailed information about upcoming classes, go to https://seniorplanet.org/get-involved/newsletters/.

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