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Free Digital Skills Workshops
Free Digital Skills Workshops
Napier Libraries, in partnership with Stepping Up: Digital Skills for Life and Digital Inclusion Alliance Aotearoa, have put together a range of free digital skills workshops for the community.
These workshops cover a selection of topics including smartphones, eBooks and internet banking, how to access free movies using Kanopy, reading newspapers & magazines online, keeping safe online, and using video calls and messaging apps to keep connected with friends and family. These topics vary term to term.
If you book into a class but then cannot attend, please contact us so that we can offer your place to someone on the waiting list.
Class dates, times and locations are listed below. Contact us if you have any problems enrolling online.
Many of the classes are repeated. If you attend more than one session with the same name you will be going over the same information.
| Tues | 18th May | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Internet Banking | This workshop is to provide knowledge and confidence to people moving into online banking. Topics covered include how to recognise the signs of an online scam and what to do, and starting to navigate through an online banking platform. No personal financial information is required to participate. |
| Thurs | 20th May | Taradale | 10am-12pm | iPads/Tablets | Basic tuition to get you started with using your iPad/tablet and a few tips and tricks you may not know. |
| Thurs | 20th May | Taradale | 1pm-3pm | Intermediate Genealogy | For those already confident in basic genealogy this class explores other useful websites and provides further helpful information with an emphasis on resources available through Napier Libraries. Areas covered include cemetery searches, records held by Napier Libraries and other council facilities, and alternative places to locate information. |
| Tues | 25th May | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Internet Banking | This workshop is to provide knowledge and confidence to people moving into online banking. Topics covered include how to recognise the signs of an online scam and what to do, and starting to navigate through an online banking platform. No personal financial information is required to participate. |
| Thurs | 27th May | Taradale | 10-11am | Zoom | *New mini class* Learn how to download and navigate Zoom to make and join calls. |
| Tues | 1st June | Taradale | 10-10:45am | Managing Computer Files | *New mini class* Learn how to find files on your computer, how to move them, create folders, and more! |
| Thurs | 3rd June | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Smartphones | Basic tuition to get you started with using your cellphone and a few tips and tricks you may not know. |
| Tues | 8th June | Taradale | 10-10:45am | Using Google docs | *New mini class* Learn how to create, save, and edit a variety of documents. |
| Thurs | 10th June | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Smartphones | Basic tuition to get you started with using your tablet/iPad and a few tips and tricks you may not know. |
| Tues | 15th June | Taradale | 1pm-3pm | Local History | Designed for those new to local history, this class explores the resources available through Napier Libraries, along with some tips and tricks to help you along your research journey. |
| Thurs | 17th June | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Internet Banking | This workshop is to provide knowledge and confidence to people moving into online banking. Topics covered include how to recognise the signs of an online scam and what to do, and starting to navigate through an online banking platform. No personal financial information is required to participate. |
| Tues | 22nd June | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Keeping in Touch | Learn about video calls on apps such as Skype, Messenger and WhatsApp. |
| Thurs | 1st July | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Keeping in Touch | Learn about video calls on apps such as Skype, Messenger and WhatsApp. |
| Tues | 6th July | Taradale | 10-10:45am | Using Spydus mobile | *New mini class* Get to know our library app, Spydus Mobile. Use it to issue books, check due dates, renew items and more! |
| Tues | 10th August | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Introduction to Genealogy | Designed for those new to family research, this class will show you how to search effectively and explore different features of 4 popular genealogy websites. |
| Thurs | 19th August | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Intermediate Genealogy | For those already confident in basic genealogy, this class explores other useful websites and provides further helpful information with an emphasis on resources available through Napier Libraries. Areas covered include cemetery searches, records held by Napier Libraries and other council facilities, and alternative places to locate information. |
| Tues | 24th August | Taradale | 10am-12pm | Local History | Designed for those new to local history, this class explores the resources available through Napier Libraries, along with some tips and tricks to help you along your research journey. |
| Tues | 26th October | Taradale | 1pm-3pm | Introduction to Genealogy | Designed for those new to family research, this class will show you how to search effectively and explore different features of 4 popular genealogy websites. |
| Thurs | 4th November | Taradale | 1pm-3pm | Intermediate Genealogy | For those already confident in basic genealogy, this class explores other useful websites and provides further helpful information with an emphasis on resources available through Napier Libraries. Areas covered include cemetery searches, records held by Napier Libraries and other council facilities, and alternative places to locate information. |
| Tues | 16th November | Taradale | 1pm-3pm | Local History | Designed for those new to local history, this class explores the resources available through Napier Libraries, along with some tips and tricks to help you along your research journey. |
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