Abby Stokes Presentation
Listen to a reassuring, jargon-free, and totally straightforward nuts-and-bolts presentation that will introduce late bloomers, grandparents, technophobes, and the digitally challenged to all the wonders of using a computer, and have the audience using digital cameras and PDAs with ease.
The people who did not grow up with personal computers will learn everything they need to get wired: how to select, buy, and set up computer; how to sign up for e-mail and internet access, and how to use the world wide web. They will receive information on peripherals—printers, scanners, wireless modems—and basic software, such as word processing programs. They will delve further into the online world to discover search engines and web navigation, information on online banking and shopping. Security issues, "netiquette," blogs, and digital photos—transferring them from camera to computer and sending them as attachments will be discussed.
A companion website, www.abbyandme.com, offers a safe place to practice and keep learning including recommended websites, tutorials, a resource list, and more.
Abby who has a gift for taking the terrified by the hand and teaching old dogs new tricks has single-handedly demystified computers for over 135,000 people, mostly seniors, in the course of the past 17 years. Abby has taught courses in basic computing at both Cooper Union and New York University’s School of Lifelong Learning, as well as computer skills to private and corporate clients. She has lectured on the topic across the country. A firm believer that “if my mother can learn the computer anyone can,” Abby is confident that everyone can master the computer and navigate the Internet. Abby is the author of "Is This Thing On?" A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking Screaming.