Comprehensive Smartphone Training

Learn all the tips and tricks to navigate your smartphone with ease

Online Safety Practices

Stay protected while using the internet and learn precautions you can take to avoid scams, data breaches, and other common pitfalls.

All Skill Levels Can Benefit

While this course is aimed at adults who want additional training in smartphone use, the advanced features, accessibility tips, and lessons on staying safe can benefit everyone.

About the Course

Learn everything about using your smartphone, from tips for absolute beginners to accessibility features that can help even expert users. Stay safe from online thieves and scammers with the techniques and precautions we provide. We'll take you through over two hours of instructional videos, combined with easy-to-follow slide decks where you can reinforce your learning with or without rewatching the lessons. Learn as much as you want. We believe it is the most thorough class available. Your signup purchases a lifetime membership which gives you access to any new or enhanced material.   Enroll now and begin your journey to digital mastery!

Cell phones

What you'll learn

Set up Your Phone

Face ID and important settings, Control Center and Emergency SOS.  Make your phone easier to view with increased contrast and larger text size. Set up shortcuts and other enhancements.  Even use your phone as a magnifying glass so you can actually read pill bottles!

How to Navigate and Communicate

The language of smartphones, swiping, special and important icons.  Learn the BEST ways to search the web and YouTube! Share pictures and videos, browsers vs apps, text, vs email. And much, much more!

Stay Safe Online

Precautions you should take. How to stay safe from scams and data breaches; manage passwords to keep you safer. 

Your Instructor, Mark Richman

I’m a teacher and designer with a Master’s Degree in Human-Computer Interaction from Georgia Tech, where I learned how to make software products easy to use. In addition to designing products for Delta Air Lines, AT&T, NCR, and others, I've taught User Experience and other topics in technology for over 15 years. To help older adults and others thrive in today's world, I teach them how to get the most out of their smartphones and how to stay safe online.  

Mastering your Smartphone and Online Safety

6 Chapters · 23 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction to the Course

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      Introduction

  2. 2

    For Beginners: Passcodes, Face ID and Adding Apps

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      Set up your PIN, Face Recognition, and Retrieve Apps

  3. 3

    Navigating Your Phone: the Basics

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Watch: Getting Around Your Android Phone

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      Watch it: Navigating Your Phone: The Basics

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Read It: Navigating Your Phone: The Basics

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      Watch: Two Special Icons

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      Read it: Two Special Icons

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      Watch: Swipe for Success

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      Read it: Swipe for Success

  4. 4

    Setting Up Your Phone

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Important Settings

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      In Case of Emergency

  5. 5

    Making Your Phone Easier to Use

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Accessibility Tips - Part 1

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      The Accessibility Shortcut and Magnification on Your Phone

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Using Your Android Phone as a Magnifying Glass

  6. 6

    Staying Safe Online

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Introduction to Staying Safe

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      The Basics of Scams

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Two Common Scams

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Scamming and Phishing Quiz

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Viruses Today

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      How Vendors Keep You Safe - Two Factor Authentication

    7. (Included in full purchase)

      Precautions You Should Take

    8. (Included in full purchase)

      Apple's Free Password Manager

    9. (Included in full purchase)

      Staying Safe Online - Summary

What People Are Saying

Discover how our course is making a difference in the lives of seniors

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Mark has worked with the senior population of Canterbury Court for several months, offering a variety of classes for varying degrees of technology understanding, from how to perform simple tasks on a cell phone to logging into My Chart used by most physicians and hospitals, to steps on how to order groceries online at Kroger and Publix. His classes have been well received and we enjoy his leadership and training as it truly helps our residents. I would recommend Mark to other communities. 
Rebecca Oleson

Resident Services Director Canterbury Court, Atlanta ,Ga

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Mark has taught seniors at Parc at Piedmont several times and received great acclaim from many attendees. He’s taught them how to stay safe online, how to get the most out of their smartphones, the MyChart app used by hospitals, and led a very informative Ask Me Anything question to answer individuals' questions.   We’ve been very happy with him and recommend highly him to other communities and individuals.
Kiara Young  

Wellness and Engagement Director Parc at Piedmont, Marietta, Ga

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