Age UK Darlington

IT Drop In Sessions

Our IT Drop In Sessions here at Age UK Darlington are for anyone! There is no age limit, they are open to all of the public.

During our IT Drop In Sessions our IT Volunteers are allways on hand to give you all the help you need. If you are a beginner we can help you with basics on a computer as such as desktop layout, surfing the internet, sending an e-mial. Even if you are a frequent user and you have an advanced problem our IT Volunteers will definantly try their hardest to find a solution for you.

We currently have four IT Drop In Sessions

1. Monday: Weekly

   Location: Bradbury House

   Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm

   

2. Tuesday: Weekly

    Location: King William Street Community Centre

    Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

  

3. Thursday: Weekly

    Location: Wesley Court Community Centre

    Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

  

4. Friday: Weekly

   Location: Park Place Community Centre

   Time: 10:30am - 12:00pm

If you are unsure where any of the Locations are please click on the blue highlighted link below. Once the link is open type the location in the search bar and press Enter.  E.g ( Park Place, Darlington).

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&tab=wl

 

IT Courses

If the IT Drop In Sessions are not for you and you wanted something more then it is possible to be put into a structured IT Course.

There are three Structured IT Course's that are available.

1. Internet and E-mail for Beginners

• How to use Internet Explorer
• Surf the Internet using Search Engines
• Internet Security
• How to create an E-mail account
• Send and Receive E-mails

2. Next Steps

• Internet Shopping
• Booking Travel & Holidays on the Internet
• E-bay
• BBC Iplayer
• Google Maps
• NHS Direct

3. Microsoft Word

• How to type a letter, Setting up the margins, Different fonts etc
• Printing and Saving
• How to use Tables
• Creating a Poster, Using Word Art, Clip Art and Page Borders

If you would like any further Information please contact Loraine Knott. Telephone: 01325 360635

Digital Heroes

TalkTalk’s search for the nation’s Digital Heroes has discovered three worthy local candidates, who will now go head to head to win a £5,000 technology grant to help further their cause. And from today people in Darlington are being urged to vote for their favourite local Digital Hero at http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/

The nominee hero in Darlington is Jean Raby who works for Age UK Darlington, which strives to improve the quality of life of older people in the area. The charity currently supports 165 voluntary ‘befrienders’, who help the older and often isolated members of the community. There is potential to expand the scheme, given more resources and more young people willing to give their time.

Please click the link below and visit the North East page to vote for us.