Teaching Resources for Instructors
Using Senior Academy - Computer Skills for Seniors books as classroom textbooks or course manuals
The Senior Academy - Computer Skills for Seniors books are written and organized to make them suitable as textbooks for use in classroom instruction as well as for individual self-study.
This page provides a number of resources and additional information to assist instructors.
Senior Academy books may be used as text books for classroom instruction without any special permission from Senior Academy. Substantial discounts are available on all our books for bulk purchases. Please see the information below.
Digital Pictures Basics - 2012
This course teaches organizing, enhancing, and sharing photos using Windows Photo Gallery 2012 and Microsoft SkyDrive.
The material in the book applies to the version of Windows Photo Gallery that is used on computers running Windows 7 and Windows 8.
This material is presented in 12 lessons. The book may be used in courses of different lengths. More details are available on request.
Please see the bookstore page for additional information.
Word 2007 Basics
This book presents eight chapters that can be presented as classroom lessons. To assist in planning and setting up such a course download a sample syllabus :
Modify this Word DOCX document to suit your situation.
Digital Pictures Basics
This course teaches organizing, enhancing, and sharing photos using Windows Live Photo Gallery and Live services.
The material in the book applies to the version of Windows Live Photo Gallery that is used on computers running Windows XP. A newer version of Photo Gallery is provided on later versions of Windows. Because of the many changes, this book is not intended for use with the newer version.
Since publication, Windows Live services have changed substantially. The portions in the book referring to Windows Live Spaces are now obsolete since that service is no longer available.
Windows 7 Basics
The Windows 7 Basics course presents an introduction for new users of Windows 7. It covers the basics of starting and using Windows 7, getting on the Internet using Windows Explorer. Also covered are the basic tools including WordPad and Paint. The new Windows 7 WordPad incorporates many of the elements seen in Word 2007 and provides an easy introduction to text editing and good foundation.
This book is not currently available.
Volume Purchase Discounts
You may purchase Senior Academy textbooks for classroom use at a discount. The purchase must be done from our Bookstore on this site. A discount code is required on the shopping cart page.
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Additional Resources - Workshops and Blogs
Senior Academy also provides several blogs with material to assist instructors. These sites are still experimental. If you find the material useful please let us know your comments.