2. ObjectiveDiscover some different things that youcan do using
your computer
3. Things you may already doTHE BASICS
4. Photos and videos Organize your photos on your computer and
evenstore some onlinehttps://picasaweb.google.com/home Edit photos
and add fun elements http://www.befunky.com/ Find interesting
videos online to learn somethingnew or for a good
chucklehttp://www.youtube.com/
5. Around the home Check your bank balance online, makedeposit,
even automatically back up to your homecomputer
http://infocenter.bankofamerica.com/ Cooking? Looking for
inspiration? Try openinghttps://www.google.com/ and typing
ingredientsinto the search bar, then pressing enter. Seewhat you
find! Listen to music you like athttp://www.pandora.com/
6. Improve your brain health Play bridge online (small fee for
this site)http://www.bridgedoctor.com/ Challenge your brain
onlinehttp://akidsmath.com/mathgames/leapfrog.htm Learn a new
languagehttp://www.livemocha.com/ Take a free college
classhttp://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
7. Improve your physical health Find valuable and reliable
health informationhttp://nihseniorhealth.gov/ Monitor your own
health records, refillprescriptions, leave notes for your
doctorhttps://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/html/kaiser/index.shtml
Pets make us healthy! Find your next
pethttp://www.houndsavers.org/
8. Some different places to exploreOFF THE BEATEN PATH
9. Looking at things differently Learn about the Internet
visually (press play)http://prezi.com/wj5mepeoyjsd/computers-102/
Discover your personality by choosing pictureswhich represent your
lifestylehttp://www.open.ac.uk/choose/inspiringlearning/myworld/?LKCAMP=onl04m&MEDIA=onl04md_lkcampaign71
Do you understand
politics?http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/blog-html/leftvright_world.html
10. Knowledge is power Look at health and medicine data in a
whole
newlighthttp://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/HealthAndMedicine.html
What exactly is the White House policy on seniorsand social
security?http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/seniors-and-social-security
Is that email really true? http://snopes.com/
11. Collaboration What are some of the big ideas out therewhich
challenge your mind and may changethe way you act?
http://bigthink.com/ Working on a group project, and dont wantto
travel all over town? Try an onlinecollaboration site
http://www.zoho.com/ Or do you simply want to schedule acommon
meeting time for a group ofpeople? http://www.doodle.com/
12. How do you find interestingsites? Use Google (or another
search engine) to findlinks to things that interest you If you find
an interesting site, make it a favorite Read technology news, such
ashttp://www.makeuseof.com/ andhttp://news.cnet.com/ Use Twitter to
keep track of new technologies,sites and trends