| Are you a middle-aged person or senior citizen? If you | | | | certain functions such as copying and pasting text; |
| are, how are things going for you generally? Smooth | | | | cutting text; printing and saving documents; using |
| or rough? Do you only use a computer on a rare | | | | graphs, charts and spreadsheets; etc. It is crucial to |
| basis? Have you experienced a fear of using a | | | | learn this because many employers require these skills; |
| computer regularly and proficiently? It is important to | | | | furthermore, the better you are at using a computer, |
| become good at using a computer, even if you are in | | | | the more opportunities you will have to earn a decent |
| or near your golden years and live a relatively | | | | living. |
| comfortable lifestyle. You will learn why older people | | | | Acquiring basic computing and Internet skills can enable |
| should invest their time in learning the basics of | | | | you to earn extra money. If you can follow various |
| computing. | | | | instructions on the computer screen and perform word |
| Have you grown up in a laborious family or been a | | | | processing functions, you can make money doing |
| blue-collar worker such as a manufacturer or welder? | | | | surveys and writing articles online. The more you earn, |
| It used to be that you could graduate from high school | | | | the easier you can retire from working a real job. |
| and make a good living by working with your hands. | | | | It is important for older adults to get the hang of using |
| For better or for worse, times are changing. | | | | a computer to have more social opportunities and |
| Plenty of jobs such as manufacturing jobs are being | | | | reduce loneliness. If you are good at using the Internet, |
| outsourced, or shipped to other countries. This | | | | you can keep in touch with friends and relatives |
| transformation is leading to a demand to learn new job | | | | through E-mail and become a member of social |
| skills such as using a computer. Even if you are | | | | networking sites, enabling you to meet people and |
| fortunate to maintain a blue-collar job, it is imperative to | | | | learn about job opportunities. |
| learn the basics of using a computer. A few years | | | | Finally, it is necessary for those in their advanced |
| ago, I read that blue-collar workers now need to do | | | | years to develop basic computer skills in case they |
| more than just be good with their hands - they must | | | | need to take assignments with temp agencies. Before |
| be good at using their minds also and be good at | | | | becoming eligible for an assignment, you might be |
| mathematics, using a computer, etc. | | | | tested on how quickly and accurately you can type as |
| It is good if you are computer literate and know how | | | | well as how well you know Word, Excel, etc. |
| to use the Internet; however, you must be able to do | | | | You have learned why older adults must learn basic |
| more than that. You have to be able to carry out | | | | computing skills. |