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Computer basics

Computer course for seniors and beginners: computer and phone

Learn to use a computer and an Android phone calmly: internet, apps, social media and more.

  • Taught in Portuguese
  • 1 hour of video
  • 38 lessons
  • 100% beginner
  • Certificate

With Otávio Marques, instructor with 1,800+ students on Udemy

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About the computer course for seniors and beginners

This computer course for seniors was made for people with a lifetime of experience who never felt comfortable with computers. The lessons are short, almost all under five minutes, and truly start from zero: the keyboard and the mouse.

Then come the internet, Google searches, a Google account, social media and the Android phone: downloading and deleting apps and installing WhatsApp.

What you will learn

  • Use the keyboard and mouse with confidence
  • Get to know Windows: desktop, files, browser and app store
  • Search the internet, download files and create a Google account
  • Create an account and post on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter
  • Use an Android phone: download and delete apps and install WhatsApp

Course content

7 sections, 35 content lessons, 1 hour in total. Lesson titles translated from Portuguese.

Getting started2 lessons · 3 min
  1. Welcome!
  2. What will we learn in this course?
Keyboard and mouse2 lessons · 6 min
  1. Keyboard
  2. Mouse
Windows 107 lessons · 22 min
  1. Getting to know Windows
  2. Microsoft Edge
  3. Cortana
  4. Windows Store
  5. Desktop
  6. File Explorer
  7. Windows Defender
Internet6 lessons · 12 min
  1. History of the internet
  2. The main browsers and how to install them
  3. Searching the internet
  4. Downloads and uploads
  5. Creating a Google account
  6. What is a website?
Social media11 lessons · 16 min
  1. Facebook: creating an account
  2. Facebook: updating your profile
  3. Facebook: finding friends
  4. Facebook: posting for the first time
  5. YouTube: creating a channel
  6. YouTube: settings
  7. YouTube: publishing and sharing a video
  8. Twitter: creating an account
  9. Twitter: setting up your profile
  10. Twitter: following people
  11. Twitter: posting your first tweet
Android phone6 lessons · 7 min
  1. What is Android?
  2. Setting up your Google account
  3. Downloading apps
  4. Deleting apps
  5. Installing WhatsApp
  6. Seeing which apps are open
Congratulations1 lesson · 2 min
  1. Congratulations, you finished the course!

Who this course is for

  • Older adults who want to learn to use a computer.
  • Anyone starting from absolute zero.
  • Children and grandchildren looking for calm material to share with parents and grandparents.
Otávio Marques

Your instructor

Otávio Marques

Digital marketing, design and web building instructor

I have been working on the web since 2010, have delivered over 100 websites, and I teach what I use every day with clients: Instagram that sells, websites that show up on Google, design and video. I have 1,800+ students on Udemy.

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Questions about the course

Is it for people who have never used a computer?

Yes. The course starts with the keyboard and the mouse, and each lesson shows one step at a time, calmly.

What language is the course in?

The lessons are recorded in Portuguese, with automatic Portuguese captions. There are no English captions yet, so watch the free preview on Udemy before buying.

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