Free Online Classes Offered To Seniors During Coronavirus Crisis

GERMANTOWN, MD — Montgomery County seniors can take free online classes to learn how to better navigate life at home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Senior Planet Montgomery, the county's technology training program for residents 60 and older, typically offers lectures, hands-on workshops, and multi-week courses at libraries and senior centers. But during this public health crisis, Senior Planet Montgomery is moving all its programming online.

Many of the online sessions will focus on online user-friendly tools and resources for seniors.

"More Montgomery County seniors are online than ever before," said Montgomery County Chief Information Officer Gail M. Roper. "The Senior Planet Montgomery programs provide a means for them to get more out of their internet availability, and we hope, more out of life overall. We have programs that are geared specifically to support the way seniors learn best — which makes so many things easier to understand."

Classes change on a weekly basis. This week's classes will be about Zoom, the popular video conferencing platform. Next week, classes will focus on online grocery shopping.

Courses are also offered in Spanish.

Click here to learn more about Senior Planet Montgomery and its virtual program offerings. You can also call and email the group at 753-0676 and mocoinfo@seniorplanet.org.

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