Emily Norton, Blackheath
Posted in All Tutors, London
I have been a Digital Unite Computer Tutor since 2003. I specialise in helping beginners get started on the internet, email, word processing and managing digital photographs. I can also help people to learn other Office programs.
Where I Cover: London Boroughs of Greenwich, Lewisham and parts of Bexley plus Surrey Quays.
My usual stamping ground covers Blackheath, Charlton, Eltham, Greenwich, Lee, Shooters Hill, Lewisham, Woolwich, New Cross and Welling.
To contact Emily, click here.
Availability: Mainly Monday to Friday daytime but I will consider occasional evenings or weekends.
What I teach
- Computer beginners
- Office software, in particular:
- Word
- Powerpoint
- Publisher
- Basic Excel
- Basic Access - Email and Internet
- Digital Photographs
- ECDL
- Setting up a new computer
About me
I was lucky enough to be in the 6th form at one of the first schools to have its own computer and I have used them ever since. When I worked for Sealink (now Stena Line) I found myself as the first PC (personal computer) support person giving advice and support to users of the first desktop computers to appear in the office. I left Sealink just before Windows became widely used. I really enjoyed the teaching aspect of my job when I worked individually with computer users. After leaving Sealink I have been based at home and was first introduced to the modern world of PCs with Windows through the computers we have at home. Initially I was helping my children with homework and my husband with his business. At first I was self taught but found the documentation available for self teaching very unsatisfactory so I signed up to some courses at in order to get myself up to date.
Whilst on one computer course I found myself helping other students who were starting from scratch and who found the class situation rather overwhelming. I gave some one-to-one help which gave them the confidence they needed to get through. I found this really rewarding. I also helped both my parents to start using a computer when they were over 75. My mother always said that she preferred my more patient approach to that of my teenage son who was a bit of a ‘whiz kid’. She went on to use the computer for email, shopping, letters, memoir writing, viewing family photos and for banking. When she heard of Digital Unite through a friend in North London she encouraged me to find out more. I nearly trained as a teacher twice in the past and the Digital Unite approach appealed to me so I decided to join up.
I work part time teaching a teaching a variety of people how to make the most of their computers. I teach in people’s homes, offices or sheltered accommodation, wherever their computer is. I prefer not to deal with too many technical issues but I am prepared to advise especially when someone is starting with a new computer that needs setting up from scratch.
My other main interests are my family and music. I started in my first choir when I was 6 and have only stopped occasionally since.
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