About Mike, and
Places He's Taught
E-mail: backoncourse@att.net
Mike's Video Introducing His Computer Classes.

Well...Mike's on the eastside. Thirteen students total.
Some were a bit camera shy!
(One student enjoyed it so much, he brought his clown nose! Can your find him in the picture?)
Hello,
Glad you're here!
My name is Mike and I am a computer Instructor and author. My passion has been helping 1000’s of adults and seniors learn computers in over 40 cities in 17 years. I have taught at colleges, workforce and development, community education centers, libraries, and many senior centers. I get overwhelming excellent comments about my unique style of teaching, which is basically simplistic. I try to take even the advanced things and break them down so students can understand them. My goal is for “no student to be left behind” and I try to rank extremely high in trying to fulfill that goal. Currently, I instruct students virtually from my location into their own homes! My live sessions are great for dabblers, tinkerers, and those who have recently bought a computer for personal or business use.
My Experience Working with Seniors and Adults
Here are places I have taught at (or currently teach at) over the last 17 years (with overwhelming excellent ratings) and you might have run into me:
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Albert Lea (virtual)
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Ann Arbor Community Education (seniors)
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Alexandria Schools (virtual)
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Berkley Parks and Recreation (seniors)
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Bloomfield Twp. Senior Center
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Brighton Community Education
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Canton Public Library
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Canton Summit & Leisure Services (seniors)
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Chippewa Valley Community Education (seniors)
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Civic Park Senior Center - Livonia (seniors)
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Clarkston Senior Center
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Clawson Senior Center
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Clinton-Macomb Library (Virtual)
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Clinton Township Senior Center
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Community District 128 (virtual)
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Dearborn Centennial Library
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Dearborn Heights Caroline Kennedy Library
(filled in and taught a class) -
Ferndale Community Education
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Five Town Community Education (virtual)
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Ford (William) Center
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Grosse Ile Center (seniors)
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Hamtramck Public Library
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Hazel Park Library
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Henry Ford Community College
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Henry Ford Comm. Coll. in association
with the State Government, and
Michigan Works! (Authored a book
for HFCC M-TEC & Michigan Works!,
and taught all Government-
sponsored “No Worker Left Behind”
computer classes in Michigan) -
Henry Ford Village Independent Living
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Huntington Woods Parks and Recreation
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Independence Township Senior Center
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Jewish Community Center (Southfield)
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Las Positas College
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Livonia Community Education
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Livonia Library (Carl Sandburg)
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Marygrove College
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Millbury Library (Virtual staff training/upcoming patron classes)
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New Prague (virtual)
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Newbury Library (Virtual)
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Northville Parks and Rec. (seniors)
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Oak Park Parks and Recreation (seniors)
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Pack Library
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Plymouth-Canton Community Education
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Robbinsdale Community Education (virtual)
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Rockwood Senior Center
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Roseville Community Education (virtual)
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Royal Oak Library (Virtual)
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S.E.M.C.O. (Southeast Michigan Computer Organization)
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S.O.A.R. (Society of Active Retirees)
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Saline Community Education
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Senior Services - Midland County, MI
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Schoolcraft College
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Shakopee (virtual)
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South Lyon Center for Active Adults
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Southern Lake Parks and Recreation
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Southfield Library (joined with Southfield Senior Rec.)
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Southfield Senior Recreation
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Springhill Library
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St. Clair Shores Community Education
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Sterling Heights Computer Club
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Sterling Heights Senior Center
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Trenton Library (In person and soon to be virtual)
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Umpqua Community College
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Utica Community Education
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Wayne County Community College
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Wayne-Westland Community Schools
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West Bloomfield Senior Center
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Westland Library
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Westland Senior Center
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And about 12 other centers, teaching virtual!
Can't Attend Mike's Sessions...?
Then Purchase Any of His
Self-Guided "Step-by-Step Books"!
(Click on the word "ORDER" above)
E-mail: backoncourse@att.net
My book: "Help! I Have a Computer and the 8-year Old Is Too Busy This Weekend!" was birthed as a result of seeing seniors (and adults) struggle to comprehend computer basics. (The book is for Windows 10 users.)
Oh, yes...I've heard the stories. Let me see...It goes something like this: "I sat down with my grandchild to learn a few computer related things, and they went so fast until I couldn't keep up!" Or how about this one: "I had my secretary do all the computer related work over the years and now I am retired and I need to learn this thing!" I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard those sayings!
I have responded to the needs of seniors and adults by authoring this book just for you! You no longer need to rely on someone from generation X and millennials' generation to help you with learning computer tasks! As you know they certainly know computers, but often they are not good teachers. This is where I come in! I consider myself your "tutor-in-a-book", meaning I have given thought to what seniors really need to operate their computers successfully. I think I got it: SIMPLE STEPS! My book has been tested and enjoyed by several hundreds of seniors over the years. Get a copy! Maybe get two for someone else you know.

