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About the Agewell Computer Club.
The Agewell Computer Club is for Hackney residents who are between 50 and 65 and have little or no experience of computers or the Internet, but want to find out more. It is also very useful for other mid-lifers who have had a little experience, but who have been too busy to do much with it.
Our methods are informal – no classroom teaching, no exams, no pressure – you can learn what you want to learn in your own way at your own pace. You will be with others like yourself the whole time. Most people who attend are absolute beginners when they start, and surprise themselves by how quickly they learn. It’s all free of course.
The Agewell Computer Club is funded and managed by Agewell In Hackney, who are themselves funded to promote well-being and provide services to mid-lifers (people aged between 50 and 65).
There is more information on our main Agewell Computer Club page.
Our next theme — ‘Photos, film, music’.
First of all we want to carry on working with Hackney Cooperative Developments in Gillett Square. We are learning how to make very short ‘films’ on our mobile phones and digital cameras, and then putting them on the Internet where they can be seen by anyone interested. We do not need Hollywood production values to make it worthwhile – we have enjoyed doing it, and we are going to carry on during the next two or three months.
We are also going to look at the many other things we can do with our amateur videos, including attaching them to emails – and at what other people do with them, eg: YouTube. There is no reason why we can’t do those things too – so we will have a go.
While we are doing that, we will also learn how to handle still images – from phone, camera or scanner …
- How to transfer images from camera or phone to a computer.
- How to ‘upload’ images from your computer to the Internet, eg: as an email attachment, or for an online photo album.
- How to use a scanner to make new images from prints.
- How to prepare digital photographs for the World Wide Web or email – cropping and resizing are easy if you have the right software for image editing.
- How to find free image editing software on the World Wide Web, download it, and install it on your own computer or flash drive.
- How to share your online photographs with friends and family.
After that, we will move on to sound – music and talk. We will look at all the possibilities for downloading, listening to – and recording – sound files on your own computer at home, or on our computers at The Lawns.
You do not need any previous knowledge of computers to join in this. Bring your enthusiasm – it’s the only thing that matters.
Every Monday afternoon.
The Agewell Computer Club meets at The Lawns every Monday afternoon (2 - 4.30 pm). Mid-lifers (people in the 50-65 age range) are welcome to come to any sessions they have time for. As always, the front section of The Lawns is available for general drop-in by agewellers who prefer to do their own thing.
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