Technology Education and Practical Support for Every Community
Every Newfound workshop combines accessible technology education with patient help for simple, everyday device issues. Residents learn practical skills while receiving support with the technology concerns affecting them today.
- Begin with our flagship Internet Safety & Scam Prevention workshop.
- Select an individual learning session based on residents’ current interests.
- Build a curated multi-session learning pathway around your community’s goals.
Below are all 29 workshops, organized by category.
One Workshop or a Complete Learning Journey
Internet Safety & Scam Prevention
Every journey begins somewhere. This is where we begin. We help residents recognize scams before they respond, protect personal information, and make safer decisions online.
Residents learn:
• Common warning signs of scams
• How to handle suspicious calls, texts, and emails
• How to protect passwords and personal information
• What to do before clicking, paying, or sharing
• How to respond after a suspected scam
Best for: Every senior community.
Device
Essentials
SMARTPHONE BASICS
Learn essential smartphone controls and navigation. Practice tapping, swiping, charging, volume, apps, menus, and notifications.
CALLING & TEXTING
Learn to make calls, create contacts, and send messages. Practice useful calling features and recognizing suspicious callers.
APPS & APP STORES
Understand what apps do and how they help. Practice safely finding, downloading, updating, organizing, and removing them.
DEVICE SETTINGS
Make a phone or tablet easier to use. Adjust text, brightness, sound, notifications, privacy, Wi-Fi, and accessibility.
GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR TABLET
Learn the everyday controls of an iPad or tablet. Practice navigating, opening apps, connecting to Wi-Fi, and personalizing it.
Communication & Social Media
SOCIAL MEDIA BASICS
Understand profiles, posts, comments, privacy settings, careful sharing, and common social-media scams.
FACEBOOK BASICS
Navigate Facebook, connect with people, manage privacy, and recognize fake accounts or misleading links.
VIDEO CALLING
Make and receive video calls while practicing links, camera controls, microphones, and call quality
TAKING & SHARING PHOTOS
Take, organize, delete, and safely share meaningful photos from a phone or tablet.
STAYING CONNECTED WITH FAMILY
Use texts, video calls, photos, calendars, and other tools to stay close safely
Health, Travel & Independence
USING MAPS & NAVIGATION
Search locations, compare routes, follow directions, and explore traffic and nearby places safely.
ONLINE HEALTH & TELEHEALTH
Prepare for virtual appointments, use call controls, and protect private health information.
USING PATIENT PORTALS
View appointments, results, messages, refills, forms, and secure communication with a care team.
TRANSPORTATION & RIDE-SHARING APPS
Request rides safely while reviewing destinations, drivers, vehicles, costs, and pickup procedures.
TRAVEL PLANNING WITH TECHNOLOGY
Research travel, compare options, save confirmations, use apps, and avoid booking scams.
ONLINE GROCERY SHOPPING & FOOD DELIVERY
Build orders while reviewing substitutions, fees, tips, payments, pickup, and delivery accuracy.
Internet & Account Safety
INTERNET BASICS
Learn how Wi-Fi, browsers, websites, links, and tabs work. Practice navigating pages and browsing safely without feeling overwhelmed.
EMAIL BASICS
Learn to create, read, reply to, forward, and organize email. Practice recognizing spam, suspicious links, and unsafe attachments.
SEARCHING THE INTERNET
Turn everyday questions into effective searches. Identify advertisements, trustworthy websites, useful results, and information that needs verification.
PASSWORDS & ACCOUNT SECURITY
Create stronger, unique passwords and protect important accounts. Explore password managers, two-step verification, alerts, and account recovery.
ONLINE SHOPPING & BANKING
Shop, pay bills, and monitor accounts more safely online. Practice checking websites, sellers, charges, and payment security.
DIGITAL ORGANIZATION & FILE MANAGEMENT
Organize photos, documents, downloads, folders, and cloud storage. Practice finding files, reducing clutter, managing storage, and making backups.
TECHNOLOGY TROUBLESHOOTING BASICS
Use a calm process to solve common device, app, Wi-Fi, sound, and charging problems. Learn when to restart, update, or ask for help.
Entertainment
STREAMING MOVIES, TV & MUSIC
Learn how streaming services deliver digital entertainment. Explore searching, playback controls, subscriptions, free trials, and unexpected charges.
DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT & HOBBIES
Discover digital reading, games, puzzles, learning, music, and art. Explore trustworthy resources, accounts, advertisements, subscriptions, and healthy screen time.
SMART HOME DEVICES
Understand smart speakers, doorbells, lights, thermostats, and connected devices. Explore setup, voice commands, privacy, household access, and usefulness.
AI TOOLS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE
Use artificial intelligence for writing, planning, learning, and everyday questions. Practice verifying answers, protecting personal information, and recognizing limitations.
TECHNOLOGY CONFIDENCE GRADUATION
Review and practice the most useful skills from the program. Celebrate progress, complete realistic tasks, and plan continued learning.