Courses

My Vaccine Pass on your phone
Tuesday 30 November & Friday 3 December - at Anvil House
We are offering three special sessions this week for members who need help accessing their My Vaccine Pass on their phones or printing them out.
You can register for one of the sessions below. Please specify whether:

you have an Android or Apple phone
- you have email on your phone
you already have a My Health Account/Covid Record

If you are not yet registered for My Covid Record we can help you do so. If you do not have email on your phone we can provide instructions for downloading your pass to your computer at home so that you may either print it out or transfer the Pass to your phone.

My Vaccine Pass on your phone
When:
Tuesday 30 November 10-11.30am
Friday 3 December 10-12noon and 12.30-2.30pm
Where: Anvil House,1st Floor, Room 11 & 12
Presenter: Allan Chee and helpers
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: Free to members
You will be allocated an individual time slot with a tutor.
Courses restricted to 4 - Mask wearing appreciated.

Click for details (My Vaccine Pass on your phone )

We are offering three special sessions this week for members who need help accessing their My Vaccine Pass on their phones or printing them out. You can register for one of the sessions below. Please specify whether:

you have an Android or Apple phone
you have email on your phone
you already have a My Health Account/Covid Record

Setting Up My Health Account – A Hands-on Short Course
When: Friday 12 November, starting 10.00am 30 minute time- slots. Once registered, you will be advised of your time.
Where: Anvil House,1st Floor, Rooms 11 & 12
Presenter: Allan Chee and helpers
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $5 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Covid Level 2 restrictions apply. Mask wearing recommended.

Click for details (health account/covid record)

This site is where you will be able to access your Covid-19 vaccination records and from late November, be able to download domestic and international digital vaccine certificates, and find your Covid-19 test results.
Course Outline:
The course will cover:
A brief overview the Covid Traffic Light System
A brief overview the RealMe ID –what it isWhat you need to create the new My Health account
The methods available to you to do this:
Via a browser on a PC or a MAC or
Via the Covid app on your mobile/tablet

Setting Up My Health Account – A Hands-on Short Course
Friday 12 November - at Anvil House
Repeating this very popular course. It is for those who need help to set up a new 'My Health' account to be able to access the Government's new Covid19 website called 'My Covid Record' This site is where you will be able to access your Covid-19 vaccination records and from late November, be able to download domestic and international digital vaccine certificates, and find your Covid-19 test results. On the day we will run 30 minute sessions to help setting up your My Health Account and answer any questions.

Setting Up My Health Account – A Hands-on Short Course
When: Thursday 4 November, 10.00am - 11.00pm
Where: Anvil House,1st Floor, Room 11
Presenter: Allan Chee and helpers
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $5 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 6 - if still Covid Level 2 then limit of 4

Click for details (RealMe Account)

This site is where you will be able to access your Covid-19 vaccination records and from late November, be able to download domestic and international digital vaccine certificates, and find your Covid-19 test results.
Course Outline:
The course will cover:
A brief overview the Covid Traffic Light System
to create the new My Health account
The methods available to you to do this:
Via a browser on a PC or a MAC or
Via the Covid app on your mobile/tablet

Facebook security and privacy

Tuesday 8 February at 12.30 - 2.30pm
How private is your Facebook account? Maintaining your privacy, and setting who can see what about you, is very important. This course will delve into the Security and Privacy settings on Facebook to show you how to improve your privacy.

Facebook security and privacy
When: Tuesday 8 February at 12.30 - 2.30pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Mary Newman
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $10 payable at the door, correct change appreciated. Course restricted to 5

Click for details (facebook Step by Step workshop

For this course you will need to use either a laptop or work on a Seniornet desktop computer, not a mobile device (iPad, tablet or mobile phone).

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Thursday 2 September at 000.30 - 2.30pm
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Facebook - A practical step by step Workshop (will be rescheduled)
When: Thursday 2 September, 10.00am –12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Mary Newman
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $10 payable at the door, correct change appreciated. Course restricted to 6

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Files and Folders (DRAFT
Wednesday 16 September at 10.00 - 12.00pm
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour hands-on course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of spreadsheet software. Bring your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can provide a Desktop to use.

Files and Folders - managing (course) - DRAFT
When: Friday 16 July 10 - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Allan Chee, Bruce Ralph and Rick Howarth
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

Click for details (Files and Folders - managing)

In this workshop Allan Chee, Bruce Ralph and Rick Howarth will conduct this workshop. Each explaining
the techniques involved in managing Folder structures and creating, formatting then moving or duplicating files and then saving them into the appropriate Folders.
Windows, Apple Mac, and Apple IOS devices will all be covered.

Apple Mac Book - The Basics - Hands-on
Wednesday 27 October
If you are a new Mac user this 'hands on' course will get you started, especially if you have already attended on of our monthly SIG's but feel we do not provide what you are looking for. If possible this course will be repeat monthly

Apple Mac Book - The Basics - Hands-on
When: Wednesday 27 October, 10.00am - 12.00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Bruce Ralph
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 6 -if still Covid Level 2 then limit of 4
If registrations exceed 4 then the session will be in room 2

Click for details (Apple Mac Basic)

If you are a new Mac user, this 'hands on' course will get you started, especially if you have already attended on of our monthly SIG's but feel we did not provide what you are looking for.
MacBook users this is tailored for you, so bring your MacBook. Mac users will be able to use our Mac Mini's
Attendees can take one or more courses depending on needs and prior experience. Topics will be basic to start with, then tailored to students needs.
If possible this course will be run monthly.

The Clinic
When: Every Monday, 12:30pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 2
Register: Registration not required but please be on time to ensure a specialist is available
Cost: $10

If you want to increase your confidence, come to a practice session where a tutor can watch over your shoulder and give you tips.

Spreadsheet For Intermediates (reschedule)
Wednesday 16 September at 10.00 - 12.00pm
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour hands-on course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of spreadsheet software. Bring your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can provide a Desktop to use.

Spreadsheet For Intermediates (reschedule)
When: Wednesday 16 September, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Tutor: Rick Howarth
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 8

Click for detaiLS (Spreadsheet for Intermediates)

Members will be introduced to working with spreadsheets and the main features of its desktop.
Then they will be taken through how to create and work with the main Spreadsheet items - menus, cells, numbers and spreadsheet tools.
To get the best out of this course, bring along your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can setup one of our Desktop computers to use.
MS Excel, Numbers or similar program should also be open, ready to use.

Spreadsheet For Beginners
Thursday 29 July at 10.00 - 12.00pm
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of spreadsheet software. Bring your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can provide a Desktop to use.

Spreadsheet For Beginners
When: Thursday 29 July, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Tutor: Rick Howarth
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 8

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Wikipedia Editing Session 1
When: Tuesday 4 May 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Mary Newman
Register: Registration required as numbers are restricted to 6 Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

Click for details (wikipedia Editing Session 1)

Learn how to edit Wikipedia. In this first session you will create a user account and add content, and edit an article by adding content and citations.

This course will be taught on computers either your own laptop or a SeniorNet computer. Familiarity with searching the internet for information is necessary. It would be helpful to have attended the workshop on 29 April, but not necessary.

Wikipedia Editing Session 2
When: Tuesday 11 May 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Mary Newman
Register: Registration required as numbers are restricted to 6
Prerequisite: Attendance at Session 1 on Editing (4 May)
Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

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Continue editing Wikipedia.

Content of the session will be decided with participants but may include:

Resources for doing research
How to add photos to articles
Commons photo repository
Creating an article

This course will be taught on computers either your own laptop or a SeniorNet computer. Familiarity with searching the internet for information is necessary.

It would be helpful to have attended the workshop on 29 April, but not necessary.

Wikipedia Editing Session 3
When: Tuesday 18 May, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Mary Newman
Register: Registration required as numbers are restricted to 6
Prerequisite: Attendance at Session 1 on Editing (4 May)
Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

Click for details (Wikipedia Editing Session 3)

Continue editing Wikipedia.

Content of the session will be decided with participants but may include:

Resources for doing research
How to add photos to articles
Commons photo repository
Creating an article

Confidence in Westpac One
When: Thursday 1 July, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Rooms 11 and 12
Presenter: To be confirmed
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration
There is no cost for this session as it is sponsored by Westpac.

Click for details (confidence in westpac one)

Bring your own laptop, tablet or smartphone or use one of our computers to learn how to use Westpac One, Westpac's online banking platform through their demonstration site. Practice in real time without the fear of sending the kids' inheritance to them early.
While this session is specific to Westpac the process you go through and the safety features are similar across all banks, and tutors will be able to talk about some of the differences with other banks.

Word Processing For Beginners
Thursday 17 June
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of word processing software. Bring your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can provide a Desktop to use.

Word Processing For Intermediates
Thursday 19 August
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of word processing software. For this course we will provide a Desktop to use.

Word Processing For Intermediates
When: Thursday 19 August, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Rick Howarth
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration. Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 8

Click for details (Word for Intermediates)

This workshop is an overview of how to work with word-processing using any of a variety of programs on, a Mac, Windows and mobile devices. Some of the features include opening the programs, the program window, inserting text, simple editing changes, copying and moving text, inserting date and times, spelling and grammar, formatting text, saving and previewing documents. A follow-up hands-on course may be arranged after this workshop if there is sufficient interest.

Word Processing For Advanced
Thursday --- 16 September - to confirm
Rick Howarth will conduct this 2 hour course. Rick has considerable experience in various brands of word processing software. Bring your Laptop, iPad or MacBook, or we can provide a Desktop to use.

Word Processing For Advanced
When: Thursday 16 September, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Rick Howarth
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated
Course restricted to 8

Click for details (Word Processing Applications)

Rick specialises in various brands of word processing software. This will be followed later in the month, by a ‘hands on’ session where Rick will teach the best use of your chosen word processing software.

Seniorhangouts is a programme of half hour zoom sessions 10am Monday to Friday, that the Federation of SeniorNets is currently trialling with a full roll out in June 2021.
Now that we are a member of the Federation we can participate.

The last session scheduled for May is:
Thursday 20 May, The Government's new approach to Digital Identity by Tony Eyles from Department of Internal Affairs, GoNZ

If you would like to register to receive notification of upcoming sessions during the trial and be able to sit in on a live session, click here: https://forms.gle/bHa1t7GfVcZY2Wy17 .

Course
When: 10:00am –12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter:
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost for the two sessions is $20 - payable on the first day, correct change appreciated.

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When: , 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 2
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Cost: $20 for both sessions payable at first session

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Wikipedia
Wikipedia is the world's largest online encyclopaedia. Mary Newman will give an introduction to Wikipedia in a workshop on Thursday 29 April. This will be followed by three hands-on sessions for those who would like to learn how to edit Wikipedia (on Tuesday 4, 11 and 18 May).

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Continue editing Wikipedia.

Content of the session will be decided with participants but may include:

Resources for doing research
How to add photos to articles
Commons photo repository
Creating an article

Click for details (Wikipedia Editing Session 3)

Continue editing Wikipedia.

Content of the session will be decided with participants but may include:

Resources for doing research
How to add photos to articles
Commons photo repository
Creating an article

Cloud Storage
Allan Chee and Alan Royal are running a workshop followed by a short, hands-on session with limited numbers on storing your documents, photos etc. on the cloud:
Tuesday 30 March, 10am-12pm: An overview
Tuesday 6 April, 10am - 12pm: Hands-on session for Windows and Apple on how to use Gdrive, Onedrive, iCloud Drive and Mega Drive

Cloud Storage Overview (workshop)
When: Tuesday 30 March, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 2
Presenter: Allan Chee and Alan Royal
Register: Registration required. Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost: $5 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

Click for details (Cloud Storage Overview)

From 1 June 2021 photos stored in Google Photos on Google Drive will count towards the free 15GB that come with every Google account. When 15GB is reached users will have to either pay for a storage plan or store their data elsewhere.

This workshop will provide an overview of cloud storage including the best cloud storage available and alternative ways of storing your data on the cloud.

Hands-on Course: How to Use GDrive, Onedrive, iCloud and Mega Drive
When: Tuesday 6 April, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Rooms 11 & 12
Presenter: Alan Royal and Allan Chee with helpers
Register: Registration required as numbers are limited to 10.
Click Seniornet Registration and specify Apple or Windows in the subject line.
Cost: $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated

Click for details (How to use GDrive, onedrive,icloud and mega drive )

This hands-on short course will cover the main, well known, cloud storage services offered by Google, Microsoft and Apple. It will include how to set up, configure, upload and download files, delete files and manage the storage.

iOS & iPadOS Apps Course: Using iMovie and Photos Apps
Tuesday 10 & 17 November
At the recent Smartphone Photography Workshop Peter Chik demonstrated what can be done with the numerous apps available for displaying your movie clips and photos. This hands-on course focuses on 2 of those apps - iMovie and Photos. It is a step-by-step guide to using these apps to produce a short (1-2 min) Hollywood-style movie clip.
To get the most out of these apps you need: at least iOS version 13, and some family photos or short movies that you can easily access from either your camera or the Photos app.

iOS & iPadOS Apps Course
Session 1: Using iMovie

When: Tuesday 10 November, 10:00am –12:00pm
Where: Anvil House, Level 1, Room 11
Presenter: Allan Chee & Bruce Ralph
Register: Registration required. Numbers restricted to 6.
Click Seniornet Registration.
Cost $10 - payable at the door, correct change appreciated.

Click for details (Using imovie & Photos )

In this session you will learn how to:

Create a Project (Video or Trailer)
Choose the right template for iMovie Trailer (up to 14 to choose from)
Customise the template – a)Outline, b)Storyline, c) Shot list.

a) Setting the outline; movie title, name of studio and credits;
b) Storyline: add media assets, photos, video
c) Shot list: governs the types (landscape, medium or closeup).