​​During the first Be Connected session for March we introduced our members to the Be Connected website at www.beconnected.esafety.gov.au In particular we went to the Topic Library where all the various modules of the Be Connected program are outlined.

As there had recently been an eSafety Day for Be Connected we concentrated on the Safety First Module which included Safe Passwords and Paying Safely on line.

The benefit of this Drop-In session is that members who come to this session often get one on one support for whatever problem they are having with their device.

In the second session Dorothy Webber showed participants how to use Online shopping as well as helping with keeping contact lists for phone contacts.

From 21 March 2020 due to COVID-19 U3A Benalla groups will not be meeting until the second Semester. You will all receive Email notification when groups can recommence.
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Margaret Jenkins & Bill Parris

Over 40 members and friends of U3A attended our Pizza night held on Wednesday 26th February in the U3A room. We all enjoyed pizza and the delicious salads as well as the chocolate cake which followed. The evening was sponsored by the Be Connected program which is run for the Federal Government.

During the evening we took the opportunity to tell our members about the Be Connected Drop In program which commenced in February 2020 with sessions on the first and third Monday mornings at 10am. The members who have attended these sessions are interested in expanding their computer skills to keep pace with the many communications that are available on the internet. People who have few computer skills are also encouraged to come along. U3A Benalla has a small number of mobile devices which are available to lend to members to get them started if they do not have a tablet or iPad of their own.

We are using the Be Connected modules as a guide to help our learners. Following the Pizza night we had a session on Safety first which included safe passwords and paying safely on line. Everyone seemed to appreciate the excellent words of advice that the module provided. The module is available under the Topic Library on www.beconnected.esafety.gov.au for those who would like to look it up. 
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The next session of Be Connected will be on Monday 16th March 2020 at 10am. All welcome.

Margaret Jenkins