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From: "Joshua Neff" <jneff at olatheks.org>
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Subject: RE: [Publib] Re: [Web4lib] Classes for Seniors
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 10:47:54 -0500
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As a longtime comics fan, I *love* "Silver Surfers"! 


--Joshua M. Neff
Indian Creek Branch
Olathe Public Library 

-----Original Message-----
From: Michele Haytko [mailto:michele.haytko at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:43 AM
To: publib; Web4lib at webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Re: [Web4lib] Classes for Seniors

Let me try to refine my post further.  We offer computer classes that range
from the basics up through high usage productivity software.
Those classes are open for everyone and we've taught from 8 year old
homeschoolers through users in their 80s.  There are no restrictions on
these classes and we market them to everyone.  These classes are complete
with "tests" that students must pass to go onto the next class.

In the last few months, our marketing has garnered us A LOT of senior
citizens.  These students, by their own admission, not only have no clue as
to how to use a PC, they have no idea what a PC is, nor do they wish to
enter the job market, go back to school, etc.  They want basic PC
knowledge/skills and how to get on the Internet to email their friends,
kids, and grandkids.  As we don't have anything as basic as their needs
suggest they want, we've decided to implement classes like this, in addition
to our normal classes.

These classes will not have tests at the end and will not count as any
prereqs.  They are simply some basic level courses.  If non-seniors wanted
to take them, we'd sign them up in a heartbeat, but most of our non-senior
students want more than just "this is a computer and this is your email",
which is why they take our traditional classes.

There are plenty of folks, young and old alike, who do not have computer
knowledge.  The difference is the goal.  Do they want to integrate computers
into their life or do they just feel like they need to know "something" so
that they can do one or two things.  Those different desires dictate
different classes, especially since those falling into the latter category
are not passing the traditional classes.

Thanks again for your comments and your name suggestions.  So far, we've
liked "Silver Surfers" the best; a close second is "the Silver Track".

~michele~

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Mrs. C. Michele Haytko
Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library MC-NPL Computer Lab
1001 Powell Street
Norristown, PA 19401
610-278-5100 Ext. 141

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