CYBERSECURITY TALK
May 8, 2022
From Facebook Marketplace to email phishing, scammers are everywhere on the Internet. To learn more about safe practices for online browsing, banking, shopping, and password creation, make sure to attend this informative cybersecurity workshop!
Location: Email for Zoom link
TELEHEALTH BASICS: PATIENT PORTALS AND ONLINE COMMUNICATION
February 6, 2022
Workshop Description
Location: Email for Zoom link
RIDING THE DIGITAL WAVE: VIDEO STREAMING
September 12, 2021
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Location: Zoom
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: CHECKING STOCKS AND CREDIT SCORES
April 3, 2021
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Location: Email for Zoom link
A FOODIE’S DREAM: INSTACART AND DOORDASH
October 10, 2020
The pandemic has hit us all very hard, but it has especially left our senior friends vulnerable in isolation. Apps like Instacart, Doordash, and Uber Eats make it possible for you to get groceries and carry-out from your favorite local restaurants, all at the tip of your fingers. In this workshop, we’ll walk you through how to use these apps. We sincerely hope this will benefit you and your family in these trying times. Stay safe!
Location: Email for Zoom link
DIGITAL HEALTH: An Intro to FitBits and Apple Health
September 20, 2020
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Location: Email for Zoom link
MUSIC LIBRARY QUICKSTART: SPOTIFY AND YOUTUBE PLAYLISTS
December 15, 2019
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GAMERS UNITE: ONLINE AND MOBILE VIDEO GAMES
September 28, 2019
Gamer come in all shapes, forms, and ages.
INTO THE SOCIAL NETWORK: FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, INSTAGRAM
June 29, 2019
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RIDE SHARES AND TRANSPORTATION:
April 27, 2019
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CPR FOR SENIORS
December 4, 2019
Every minute counts when it comes to cardiac emergencies. Learn how to save a life with Mission TechConnect’s CPR + AED workshop, specifically tailored to our senior friends.
Location: Sterling Senior Center
WINDOWS/PC GENIUS BAR
September 23, 2018
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SOCIAL MEDIA JUMPSTART: HOW TO MAKE AN EMAIL ACCOUNT
August 22, 2018
Whether you want a more convenient method of communicating with you friends or of organizing business inquiries/correspondences, electronic mail has fundamentally revolutionized how we function as a society. In this workshop, we show you to set up and manage an email account (for both Gmail and Outlook).
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July 1, 2018
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CREATING PHOTO LIBRARIES
June 17, 2018
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“A HEALTHY MIND, HEALTHY BODY”
Jan 3, 2018
A Health Talk and Health Tech Review. Here’s to new health resolutions and new beginnings!
Location: Brookdale Sterling
WEEK-LONG CYBERSECURITY SEMINAR FOR SENIORS
June 3, 2017 - June 10, 2017 & September 25, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Location(s): Sterling Senior Center, Sterling Library, William Watters House
COMPUTER LITERACY WORKSHOPS
June 1 - September 11, 2016
Never touched a computer before? No matter! From starting up/shutting down your computer to installing apps of our choice to surfing the Internet, we navigate you through the entire process to improve your productivity. Your computer is your personal tether to the digital age that we live in.
Location: Various elderly Section 8 housing and assisted living facilities across Virginia
INTRODUCTORY JAVA + AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A WORKSHOP
August 5, 2016
Want to learn how to program? Java is probably the best place to start. Our founder, Shaan Bhandarkar, scored a 5 on the AP Comp. Sci. Exam and is here to provide a primer on object-oriented programming languages. See a sample handout about iteration below:
Concepts covered:
Primitive types
Objects
Boolean expressions + conditional (if/else) statements
Iteration (for/while loops)
Arrays and ArrayLists
2D arrays
Writing classes
Inheritance
Recursion
Location: MyEdMaster, Herndon, VA
BINGO AND POKER NIGHT
July 28, 2016
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2-DAY JAVA SUMMER BOOT CAMP FOR KIDS
July 18-19, 2016
If you want to learn how to program, Java is a great place to start. Join us at the Cascades library for a review of some core concepts: data types, for/while loops, conditionals, objects, abstraction, and more.
Location: Cascades Library
MISSION TECHCONNECT WEEKLY FALL & WINTER WALK-IN SESSIONS
June 20, 2016 - July 18, 2016
Want to learn the basics of the Microsoft Office suite? Having trouble setting up an email account? Come over to Sterling Library for our walk-in tech help sessions.
Location: Sterling Library / Cascades Library
MISSION TECHCONNECT BROOKDALE STERLING IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS
June 18, 2016 - August 27, 2016
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Location: Brookdale Sterling
MISSION TECHCONNECT WILLIAM WATTERS IN-HOUSE WORKSHOPS
June 9, 2016 - Aug 7, 2016
Commuting back and forth to the workshop venues can pose a problem for seniors, especially those with physical disabilities and actual lack of commuting options. We completely understand that and we’re here to help you. A team of our driven volunteers will definitely bring the workshop to you. It’s essential to continue learning anytime, anywhere.
Location: William Watters House (Section 8 Housing)