Stay Connected!: Technology Essentials for Your Phone

Description: Stay Connected!: Technology Essentials for your Phone is a hands-on workshop designed to help participants navigate the modern world of technology with ease. This workshop will teach and review the essential functions of smartphones, including sending messages, adjusting various settings, taking and sharing pictures, managing passwords, useful apps, and navigating the internet safely, among others. Participants will have the opportunity to gain insights while practicing these fundamentals on their own devices.

Note: This workshop requires participants to bring their personal devices to the session. Please make sure they are charged or that you have the charger with you.

Date: Wednesday, February 19

Time: 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Location: Loomis Lakeside at Reeds Landing

Instructor: Frances Appleby and Barbara Araoz

Instructor Bios:

Frances Appleby, BA, MBA, is a graduate of Western New England University and Bay Path University. She has run a family business with her brother for 30 years, and has moved from her old home to a new one. Decluttering has been an important part of both her home and professional life. She has been gardening both inside and out for a considerable time. The labor is small, and the benefit is great.

Barbara “Babs” Araoz, MEd, is a graduate student at Springfield College. She specializes in Sport and Performance Psychology and facilitates sport and life skills workshops for a variety of audiences.