Welcome to Computers 4 Seniors!

The Computers 4 Seniors Learning Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization that provides effective training to older adults interested in computer technology.  This enables them to enter the computer era and enhance their lives.

 

We enroll no more than 12 students in each class, which has an instructor and one or more coaches who work as a team. This assures that every student has the individual attention needed to provide maximum opportunity to understand the course material. The price of each course is $70.00. Click HERE to register for a class.

 

The classroom, with its computers and an instructor, is also available to students one day each week. This practice time is for individuals who are waiting for their own computers. Students who are having difficulty with a lesson may visit to receive additional help and assisted hands-on practice.

 

We are an all-volunteer organization. Our volunteers come from the private and public sectors. They are retired business people, teachers, and homemakers. They come to share their expertise, to make a contribution to the community, to meet new people and be part of the team, and to learn new skills.

 

Directions to the Learning Center

The Computers 4 Seniors Learning Center is located on the campus of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota Manatee at 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, between Fruitville Road and Bahia Vista.

From I-75, use exit 210. Go west to McIntosh and turn left.
Entrance to the campus is on the right.
From 41, go east on Fruitville to McIntosh and turn right.
Entrance to the campus is on the right.
From Bahia Vista, go north on McIntosh.
Entrance to the campus is on the left.

Park on the turnaround and enter the side door of the main building. Follow the corridor to your left.


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Introduction to Computers

Monday
9:00am to Noon
Tuesday
1:00pm to 4:00pm

This course is an eight week class that teaches the fundamentals of a personal computer using Microsoft Vista. It provides hands-on training in the use of a mouse and the skills necessary to use Windows. No prior experience is required. The course is designed to help make the student feel comfortable using a computer.

Students learn about Microsoft Vista; Microsoft Works Suite 2007; word processing; as well as using the Internet to search the web and send e-mail. Graduates of this course should be able to use a personal computer productively at home.

*Students must have completed this course before taking other courses.

 

Excel

Wednesday
9:00am to Noon

This is a comprehensive 4 week course designed to teach Excel. Excel is an electronic spreadsheet program that can be used for storing, organizing and manipulating data. It can also be used as a data base allowing the creation of an electronic address book. Microsoft Works Suite 2007 will be used in these lessons.

 

Adobe Photoshop Elements 8.0

Thursday
9:00am to Noon

This is a eight week week course on enhancing your Digital Images using Adobe Photoshop Elements™ 8.0.  The course is designed to enable students to become familiar with the Adobe program and enhance their Digital Images by resizing, adjusting brightness and contrast sharpening, and inserting text to name a few of the many enhancements available.

Many of the new additions to the program will be discussed and demonstrated.  These include the new Organizer function, red eye correction, healing brush techniques, cookie cutter use and the Quick Fix and Shadow/Highlight tools.

 

Advanced Adobe Photoshop Elements

The manual used in class: "The photoshop elements 4 book for digital photographers" by Scott Kelby, must be purchased separately for use in the class. 

See the instructor for additional information.

To register
Click Here


Computers 4 Seniors is proudly sponsored by:

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Microsoft
Comcast