Teaching Manuals

Below is a list of manuals that are available from courses that have been held. Please use the link to contact the appropriate person to request a copy.

Teaching manuals listed on this site are for Federation Learning Centres only. Requests for teaching manuals are to be made by either the Course Coordinator or the Secretary of the Learning Centre.

Windows Vista/Windows 7:

• Windows 7 introduction - Explains changes made in new windows version. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Windows Vista – Short course intended to help students and tutors make the transition between Windows XP and Vista. By Donald McIver SeniorNet Marlborough Sounds - Click here to enquire
• Detailed courses about Windows Vista - An excellent set of detailed tutorials set out in a modular fashion on how-to-do most things with MS Windows Vista. These tutorials have been kindly made available by the author John White to all New Zealand SeniorNet Federation Learning Centres. Thanks also to Tony Bourne from the Papakura SeniorNet Learning Centre for making us aware of this resource http://www.tutorialswindows7.com
• The Vista Windows Explorer (Folder) Window – Short course describing the different navigation methods with Windows Vista By Ian Turner SeniorNet Hibiscus Coast - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Comp. Vista/ Word 2007 - Basic introduction to computing. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Skills for Seniors - Email using (Vista) Windows Mail - Four lessons of two hours. Starts from the beginning. Covers the techniques generally needed to use email effectively. Includes practical exercises of email interaction between students in class. Explains in some detail the settings available in Windows Mail and what they do. Includes re-sizing of pictures prior to sending by email. Reference section Appendices on Windows Mail settings, managing dial-up connections, re-sizing pictures. By John Selby SeniorNet Whakatane - Click here to enquire
• Skills for Seniors - Introduction to the Internet - For Internet Explorer 7 (normally installed with Windows Vista). Four lessons of two hours. Starts from the beginning. Has practical exercises using current internet sites, so is regularly updated to take into account changes in sites. Includes two appendices with basic information on security, and managing dial-up connections. By John Selby SeniorNet Whakatane - Click here to enquire

Internet, Email & Online:

• Google Basics - Learn the basics of using the Google search engine. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Internet and email - An introduction to the Internet and email. 3x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Blogging for Seniors – Short course covering the basics on how to create a Blog site and what to use it for By SeniorNet Hutt City - Click here to enquire
• Skype – Short course to introduce students to VOiP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or how to use your broadband internet connection to make voice and video calls By SeniorNet Hawkes Bay - Click here to enquire
• Skype – Short Course to introduce students to VOiP (Voice over Internet Protocol) or how to use your broadband internet connection to make voice and video calls By SeniorNet Wairarapa - Click here to enquire
• Skills for Seniors - Introduction to the Internet. - For Internet Explorer 6. Four lessons of two hours. Starts from the beginning. Has practical exercises using current internet sites, so is regularly updated to take into account changes in sites. Includes two appendices with basic information on security, and managing dial-up connections By John Selby SeniorNet Whakatane - Click here to enquire
• Skills for Seniors - Email (using Outlook Express 6). Description: Four lessons of two hours. Starts from the beginning. Covers the techniques generally needed to use email effectively. Includes practical exercises of email interaction between students in class. Explains in some detail the settings available in Outlook Express and what they do. Includes re-sizing of pictures prior to sending by email. Reference section Appendices on Outlook Express settings, managing dial-up connections, re-sizing pictures. By John Selby SeniorNet Whakatane - Click here to enquire
• Trademe - Find your way around the Trademe website. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Email & Internet - Divided into 4 weeks each email & internet. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Internet - Tips, Sites & Insights - Advanced Internet features. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Trade Me - Register - to bid and sell on Trade Me. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Skype - Demonstration Only. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Trade Me - Demonstration Only. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Mailwasher - Demonstration Only. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Email - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Advanced Email - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Internet - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Creating a Web Page - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire

Using MS Office Products:

• Mail merge - Using Microsoft Word, create your personalised Christmas letter using the mail merge function. 2x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Word skills 1 - Learn the basic skills needed to use Microsoft Word. 5x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Word skills 2 - More in depth instructions on some of the features of microsft Word, e.g. Spelling, tabs, formatting. 5x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Word skills 3 - More detailed specialized instructions on features of Microsoft Word. 5x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Power point - Setting up a presentation or photo display. 3x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Word Art - An introduction to Microsoft word's word Art. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Database basics - Using Microsoft works learn how to setup a simple database. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Creative Stationery in Microsoft Word – Short course using MS Word 2002 and 2003 to create stationery, envelopes and a database for envelopes By Alan Overington SeniorNet Napier - Click here to enquire
• Microsoft Online Free Tutorials – Short and long course on all Microsoft Software. Many are accompanied with self paced audio assistance but all Can be downloaded and customized to suit. - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/FX100565001033.aspx
• Introductory Course for Microsoft Windows XP By SeniorNet Wairarapa - Click here to enquire
• A week six extension lesson to the Introduction to Computers course based on WORD 2002 - 2 hours. By SeniorNet Porirua - Click here to enquire
• Cards With Word - This 2 hour course will enable the student to produce an A5 Half fold greeting card. Using Word. 2000 up to 2007. By SeniorNet Whangamata - Click here to enquire
• PowerPoint 97 - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Using MS Word - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Spreadsheets - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Power Point - Two, three hour lessons. By Donald McIver - Click here to enquire

General Computing:

• Basic computing - An introduction to the mouse, keyboard, Windows, basic word processing, file creation and saving, Paint Separate courses for windows XP/Vista and 7. 5 x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Basic computing 2 - An introduction to disc and file management in windows, viruses and spy ware. 4 x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Computing Win XP/Word 2003 - Basic introduction to computing. Short course By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Computer Housekeeping (How to optimize your computer) – Notes intended to help computer novices use the basic tools in MS Windows to optimize their computer By Brendon Gill SeniorNet Gisborne - Click here to enquire
• Variety of courses including Welcome to Basic E-mail, Welcome to Computing, Essential Word Processing, More Word Processing, Advanced Word Processing, Windows XP, Files, Folders & Printers, Essential E-mail, Essential Internet, Microsoft Money 2002, Genealogy, Maintaining your PC, Scanning & Image Editing - Click here to enquire
• Computer Maintenance Workshop - 2 hours based on PowerPoint presentations covering such things as Ad-Aware and Spybot By SeniorNet Porirua - Click here to enquire
• Beyond Print – Types of Printers, Maintenance etc. Short course By SeniorNet Kaitaia - Click here to enquire
• Computer Maintenance & Security – Workshop By SeniorNet Kaitaia - Click here to enquire
• Navigating Around Windows Easily – Workshop By SeniorNet Kaitaia- Click here to enquire
• Data Safety - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Installing and Uninstalling Programs: - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Routine Maintenanace - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Removal of Spyware - Using Spybot and Ad-Aware. Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Using a scanner - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Desktop Publishing - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Introduction to Computers - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• File Management - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Computing for Seniors Level One, with parallel manuals for XP and Vista * - This is a four, three hour lesson course although it could easily be adapted to other lesson plans as there are no set beginnings and endings for lessons. By Donald McIver - Click here to enquire
• Computing for Seniors Level Two, with parallel manuals for Vista and XP * - It follows directly from level one and contains a good deal of revision. This is a four, three hour lesson course By Donald McIver - Click here to enquire

  * Both these manuals use Word Pad to avoid the problems with different versions of MS Word and students who purchase computers without MS Office or MS Works. For many members Word Pad will do all they require and should they wish they can go on to Word Processing courses.

Photography, Images and Image Software:

• Picassa 3 - Introduction to this photo editing progrmme. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Digital cameras - Introduction to digital photography. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Basic photo enhancing - Using Ulead photo Express, learn how to make changes to the photographs look. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Paint shop Pro for beginners - IAn introduction to graphics using Paint shop Pro. 5x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Scanning and photo editing - An introduction to scanning and editing of images. 2x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Digital Photography and Photo & Image Editing – Short Course By SeniorNet Kaitaia - Click here to enquire
• Photo And Image Editing - L1 & L2 - L1. Enhancing digital images using a demonstration copy of Adobe Photoshop Elements II; L2. Using advanced features of L1. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Photo and Image editing - an 8 week, 16 hour course to introduce learners to the digital imagery program Photo Elements 2 and some of the commonly used features to manipulate images. Learners will learn to adjust, enhance and bring new features to digital and scanned images. Edited by Malcolm Garrett using material from SeniorNet USA. - Click here to enquire
• Picasa 2.6 - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Photo Editing 'PhotoStudio 2000' - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Photostory 3 - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Restoring old Photos using 'Photo Impact 5' - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Printing photographs using 'Kodak Easy Picture' - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Remove Objects/Change Background - Using PhotoShop Elements 2. Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Making a composite - Canon 'PhotoRecord'. Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Using Photoshop Elements 2 - 4x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Photo Story - Two, two hour lessons. By Donald McIver - Click here to enquire
• Choosing a Digital Camera - Demonstration Only. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Using a digital camera - Demonstration Only. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire

Other:

• iTunes and iPods – This is a two hour tutorial on the features of iTunes and iPods. The tutorial concentrates on setting up iTunes, downloading music, and finding free music sites. It also covers loading songs into the iPod and other features of some iPods. By SeniorNet Papakura. - Click here to enquire
• Slides to CD - Put slides on to the computer then onto CD. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Windows Movie maker programme - Introduction to this Windows based video editing. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Vinyl to CD - What hardware and software you need, and how to get music from your records/tapes onto a CD. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Digital Video Editing using Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP and Vista)– Short course covering types of cameras, basic filming techniques, uploading from cameras and editing By Grant Sidaway SeniorNet Federation - Click here to enquire
• The use of Computers in Genealogy - 8 weeks @ 2 hour per week By SeniorNet Porirua - Click here to enquire
• Typing - Basic typing - with exercises. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Genealogy - a 6 week, 12 hour course to introduce learners to the Brother's Keeper genealogy program as a means of recording genealogical data. By Prinia Riordan SeniorNet Motueka - Click here to enquire
• Genealogy using Legacy 7 - 8 x 2 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• CD Burning using 'Nero 6/7' - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Keyboard Skills - 4x 1.5 hour lessons. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Creating labels - Creating labels using Microsoft Word. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire

Arts & Crafts:

• Create a 4 fold greeting card - Using Microsoft Word, Word Art and Clip art, a greeting card is created. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Create an 8 page booklet - Using Microsoft Word's many features, create and print out an 8 page booklet. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Making a calendar - Using Microsoft Word, design and make a calendar. 2x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Scrapbooking - Making a scrapbook using Microsoft word. 2x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Poster creation - Learn how to make posters. 2hour session. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Christmas Gifts - Using a variety of programmes, create gift tags, envelopes, etc. that can be used at Christmas time. 2x 2hour sessions. Course By SeniorNet Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Cards, Gift Tags - Special Occasion Cards & Gift Tags. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Calendar Making - Calendars - using own photographs. By SeniorNet HuttCity - Click here to enquire
• Cards With Word - This 2 hour course will enable the student to produce an A5 Half fold greeting card. Using Word. 2000 up to 2007. By SeniorNet Whangamata - Click here to enquire
• Working with Tables - This one day workshop will enable the student to produce a variety of items which will decorate any table for any special table. Placename cards. gift cards. for example. By SeniorNet Whangamata - Click here to enquire
• Cards using Printmaster. - This 1 day workshop will show how to use the programme to make greeting cards. By SeniorNet Whangamata - Click here to enquire
• Calendars using Printmaster - This workshop will show how to produce your own Calendar. By SeniorNet Whangamata - Click here to enquire
• Card Making using 'PictureIt' 2001: - Christmas Theme. Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire
• Card Making using 'PictureIt' 2001: - Hands On. 1 session, 2 hours in duration. By SeniorNet Canterbury - Click here to enquire

Learning Centres:

• Teaching Manuals produced by Hibiscus Coast - Click here to enquire
• Teaching Manuals produced by Whangarei - Click here to enquire
• Teaching Manuals produced by Hutt City - Click here to enquire
• Teaching Manuals produced by Warkworth - Click here to enquire
• Teaching Manuals produced by Hamilton - Click here to enquire