AARP Foundation Digital Skills Ready@50+ collaborates with community partners to help older adults learn essential digital skills. Enter your address or zip code below to see what FREE classes are available in your area. Click on the name of a class for more details and to sign up.
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Friends of the Tomball Community Library
Upcoming Classes
Smartphones at a Glance
Hybrid
06/24/2025
Learn how a smartphone can help you access the internet when you need it – during job searching and beyond. If you’re curious about what smartphones can do and why they’ve grown so popular, come to this lecture. You’ll learn about popular smartphones on the market and some of their pros and cons. We’ll also compare and contrast two of the most popular operating systems: Android and Apple’s iOS.
Justa Center
Upcoming Classes
06/25/2025
Learn how to stay safe online while applying to jobs online, doing research, and more. This presentation will cover the ins and outs of how to protect your personal information online. We’ll cover tips for staying safe in cyberspace, like safe browsing, how to recognize online scams, and when it’s OK — or not — to share your personal information online.
Using Fact-Checking Sites
In-Person
09/25/2025
This interactive workshop will review the ways you can identify misinformation online. You’ll get hands-on practice using fact-checking sites to evaluate and debunk false news.
The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center
Upcoming Classes
Using GovTrack.us
Hybrid
06/19/2025
Wondering what Congress has been up to? GovTrack.us simplifies the lawmaking process and helps you understand what your lawmakers are doing. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll explore GovTrack.us and its main features: identifying your reps, seeing how they vote, and learning about bills. Learn to use GovTrack.us and hold your lawmakers accountable!
YWCA of Pekin
Upcoming Classes
Graphic Design Tools
Hybrid
06/25/2025
Try your hand at one or more free, user-friendly, web-based graphic design tools! You can use these tools to create logos, flyers, greeting cards, invitations, and more. In this presentation, we’ll explore the popular design platform, Canva, and demonstrate how you can get very creative with basic tools like Google Slides. We’ll also take a look at Photoshop Express, the web-based, free version of Photoshop.