Learning to use your smartphone (Android)

Most or all of the following:
• identify and use key terminology about how a smartphone works
• identify the version of the ‘operating system’ you are using and what SIM card is
• identify and use key features of the phone - home screen, status bar, notifications and navigation bar
• change key settings including during initial set up, transfer information between phones including contacts and other key data, change the display, use wi-fi and customise your phone
• manage apps – including adding and deleting them from your phone, know where to put them, how to organise them so they are easy to find, navigate between different screens, pin apps to certain screens, and identify the difference is between an app and a widget
• control data storage so you cano free up space on your phone, make sure you don’t go over your limit, store large files such as photos and music.
• maximise the phone’s battery use life and control which apps are running at any one time on your phone
• make your phone secure including all the data you access via your phone especially when syncing
• back up your files
• use a variety of popular apps for example to make group video calls.

You will need to bring your own smartphone. Please also bring a folder, pens and paper. There are no additional costs.

This will be a practical hands-on course. You will be encouraged to practise as much as possible. An interactive whiteboard will help make demonstrations easy to understand. It will be a relaxed learning environment and step by step learning will help you become more skilled. You will have lots of opportunities to ask questions and address areas you need help in.