Sedgebrook Residents Take Control of Technology, Impress Their Grandkids.
by Melissa Borgerding
Can you check up on your family everyday without having to dial long-distance? Can you type your correspondence and your annual holiday letter without hauling that clunky typewriter out from the closet? Pull up a seat in Sedgebrook’s bustling computer lab and learn how more and more people are discovering the technological savvy they never knew they had, and finding out that, at Sedgebrook, the world is literally at your fingertips.
Exercise for Your Mind
There’s no denying that computers are a vital part of the world today. It’s important to learn a little about them if you want to keep yourself even more current and up-to-date. That’s why, when you move to Sedgebrook, you’ll receive an email account and your own private password to access a computer.
“We want people to live an active lifestyle,” says Michael McCann, Sedgebrook’s Community Services Manager. “In order to be active, you have to keep learning and experiencing new things—including technology.”
Computer classes are just one of the fun and rewarding activities to keep you active and constantly learning at Sedgebrook. Under the patient and expert instruction of resident teacher Mike Wager, you’re sure to become a computer pro in no time, even if the only keyboard you’ve ever touched is on a piano.
“Learning to use the computer is like exercise for your mind,” says Mike, who worked 45 years as a computer programmer before moving to Sedgebrook from Cary in July. Just three weeks after moving in, Mike started teaching Beginner and Intermediate computer classes to other Sedgebrook residents. He shows his students everything from reading and writing emails to surfing the internet. Recently, his classes took a virtual tour of the Louvre Museum. Already, Mike’s classes are so popular and his students progressing so quickly that he plans to start an Advanced class soon.