| Intro to Computers |
If you’re new to computers, let this class teach you how to use and understand the hardware, operating system, and software on most computers. Students will work in the new Vista operating system in this class. |
Tues, Jan 6-Feb10 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to IPODs & MP3 Players |
Learn how to set-up an iPod or other MP3 player, how to navigate a player, how to explore all the options available on a player such as music, photos, and other extras, how to store files on a player, how to download music, how to add music from CDs, how to create playlists, how to sort music by artist, album, genre, etc, and how to use add-ons with a player. Students should bring their iPod or MP3 player to class. |
Tues, Jan 6-27 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to CSS |
CSS, Cascading Style Sheets, is a style language used to streamline the design and consistency of web sites. CSS covers fonts, colors, margins, lines, height, width, background images, advanced positions and many other things. Knowing CSS is a great benefit to anyone who creates web sites. This class will be taught in the context of using CSS in Dreamweaver. |
Wed, Jan 7-28 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Quicken |
Learn how to use Quicken personal accounting software to keep accurate financial records. Course covers how to create accounts, enter and modify transactions in a register, reconcile bank accounts, and prepare reports for income tax purposes. |
Wed, Jan 7-28 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Use a Flash Drive |
Learn how to correctly use a Flash Drive, the small self-powered drive that connects to a computer directly through a USB port, to transfer files between both Macs and PCs. |
Thurs, Jan 8 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Digital Cameras |
Learn how to select the right digital camera for your needs, install camera related software, transfer images from camera to computer, and edit digital images for use in various media. |
Thurs, Jan 8-29 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| A Parent's View-Understanding Facebook, MySpace, & other Social Networks |
Teens and Computers . . . What's a Parent to Do? This class will help parents gain an understanding of the rapidly evolving world of MySpace, Facebook, instant messaging, text messaging, and more. Class will cover what these technologies are and how they can be used or abused by your teenagers as well as how to create family friendly rules that reduce potential dangers. |
Mon, January 12 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Disk Drive Imaging |
In this class you will learn to use software that can take an exact snapshot of your hard drive so that it can be easily restored if disaster strikes or if you ever wanted to install a larger hard drive without losing your information. This is an excellent recovery tool because the system can be recovered within an hour or less. |
Wed, Jan 14-28 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| How to Use Turbo Tax to File Income Tax |
Learn how to use Turbo Tax software to complete your Federal and State income taxes. This course covers only the use of the Turbo Tax software; No tax advice is available in this class! |
Thurs, Jan 22 & 29 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| How to Use a CD-R/RW Burner |
Learn how to use CD-R/R/RW Burners to store & back-up data, make custom music CDs, create slideshows, and much more. |
Mon, Jan 26-Feb 9 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Networking Your Home Computers |
If your household has more than one computer, networking will make your life easier. This class will cover everything you need to know — how to choose the right hardware, add user accounts, get different operating systems to work together, secure your network, exchange files, and add wireless devices. |
Mon, Feb 2-16 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Genealogy Workshop |
Join us to either continue or start researching your family history. You will learn various genealogy research techniques and how to document your research in genealogy software. |
Tues, Feb 3-Mar 24 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Ebay |
Learn effective buying & selling strategies on EBAY as well as how to register on EBAY, prepare and submit an item for auction, and monitor your auction items. |
Tues, Feb 3-24 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Convert LPs and Tapes to CDs -The Hardware |
Learn what hardware, software, and other equipment is needed to convert LPs and Tapes to CDs. This class will focus on the technical part of converting LPS and Tapes to CDs. The Process class (starts Feb 1i8) will focus on the actual process of converting LPS and tapes to CDs. This class will be very helpful if you want to convert LPS and tapes to CDs at home. |
Wed, Feb 4 & 11 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Intro to Windows Vista |
Learn the basics of Windows Vista including how to logon to the workstation, tour the desktop, use the Start menu, taskbar, and standard icons. Discover how to organize your workspace by resizing, moving, and tiling windows and arranging icons and much more. |
Wed, Feb 4-25 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Photo Editing Using Photoshop Elements |
Learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop Elements software which combines power and simplicity so you can do more with your photos. Class covers how to Instantly fix flaws and adjust color and lighting with new advanced controls. If you own a digital camera, this class will help you make your photos even better. |
Thurs, Feb 5-26 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Use a Scanner |
Learn how to use a scanner to capture valuable paper documents and transfer them to CD or DVD. This is a great way to share family photos with future generations. |
Mon, Feb 16 & 23 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Inventory Your Personal Belongings |
In this class, students will use the Insurance Information Institutes FREE software to inventory their belongings. Students can create inventories for all the rooms in their homes. This inventory can include information such as each item’s purchase date, serial number, and price and even a digital picture. A copy of the inventory can then be saved outside your home in the event of a disaster. |
Tues, Feb 17 & 24 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| How to Convert LPs to CDs -The Process |
In this class, students will use what they learned about converting LPs & Tapes to CDs in the Hardware section of this class, by actually bringing in their favorite LPS and tapes and converting them to CDs. |
Wed, Feb 18-Mar 11 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Dreamweaver (web page building) |
Students will learn tto use Dreamweaver, Web development software, to create their own web pages. Topics covered in class include creating web pages, formatting text for size, color, & alignment; creating ordered and unordered lists, linking pages together with hyperlinks, placing images on web pages, and uploading pages to your web site. |
Mon, Mar 2-Apr 6 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Excel 2007 |
Take a first look at the new Excel 2007 as you learn how to create, modify, & format a basic Excel worksheet, perform calculations, develop a workbook, and print the contents of a workbook. |
Mon, Mar 2-23 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Open & Manage an Ebay Store |
This class will help you decide if an eBay Store is the right selling option for your products. It will cover the basic steps involved in setting-up and managing an eBay store. Students who are interested will set-up their eBay store in class. |
Tues, Mar 3-Apr 7 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Access 2007 |
Learn to use the Microsoft Access 2007 database system to keep track of inventory, update mailing lists, and manage information files. Master the skills necessary to plan and design a table, as well as add, change, and delete data. Learn how to perform queries on single and multiple tables to find and display data. |
Tues, Mar 3-Apr 7 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intermediate Windows Vista |
This class builds on and adds to your basic Windows Vista skills. Learn to work with pictures, multimedia, voice & sounds, printing & scanning, managing files & folders, and setting-up, customizing, and managing Windows Vista. |
Wed, Mar 4-25 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to Windows Movie Maker |
Learn the basic concepts of video editing on the PC using this free version Windows Movie Maker. Students will use their own video to create a short movie in class. Students will also learn how to upload their videos to YouTube. |
Wed, Apr 1-May 6 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Computer Security-Adware & Spyware |
Learn how to identify, prevent, and recover from various common computer disasters. Topics will include understanding the root causes of all computer disasters, implementing a disaster prevention plan for a new computer, protecting a computer from cyber terrorists, backing up the data and hard disk, using disaster recovery strategies when a disaster occurs, and tips for avoiding PC disasters. |
Wed, Apr 1-15 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Creating Web Graphics Using Photoshop CS3 |
Students who already know how to use Photoshop or Photoshop Elements will learn how to create and optimize their own original graphics for use on a web page. Class covers compression schemes, file formats, Web-safe colors, scanning images for Web use, designing for maximum browser and hardware compatibility, and enhancing and converting graphics created in other programs. |
Thurs, Apr 2-23 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intro to PowerPoint 2007 |
Learn to use PowerPoint 2007 to create effective presentations, from start to finish. Master the skills necessary to plan and develop presentations, including starting a presentation, editing text, reorganizing your slides to make a more logical presentation, adding multiple-level bulleted entries, and setting up a slide show. |
Mon, Apr 6-27 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Intermediate Dreamweaver (web page building) |
Students who have mastered the basics of Dreamweaver will learn to add visual interest to their Web pages using the interactive and design features of Dreamweaver. Topics covered in class will include using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and HTML styles to standardize formatting throughout a Web site, designing attractive and effective pages using frames, creating precise layouts using rulers and the grid, and using the History palette to quickly repeat steps in the design process. |
Mon, Apr 13-May 18 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| MS Word-Mail Merget |
If you need to know how to create mailing lists for home, business, church, or any other organization, this class will teach you how in just one session. Mailing lists can speed-up and simplify your mailings. |
Thurs, Apr 16 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Create a Podcast |
Podcasting may be the ultimate democratization of radio. Anyone with an Internet connection and some inexpensive audio equipment can produce a podcast and make it available online. Class will cover preproduction, recording, postproduction, and publishing. |
Tues, Apr 21 & 28 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Intro to Keyboarding |
This class is very helpful to those that have never typed using a computer keyboard or for those wanting to improve their typing skills. Class will cover proper keyboarding techniques and effective practices that will improve your typing. |
Tues, Apr 21 & 28 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| How to Install & Use Webcams |
Ever wanted to run your own TV station? A webcam lets you do just that. With one of these tiny, bug-eyed cameras hooked up to your computer, you can broadcast pictures of yourself or your home to the entire world! Class will cover what equipment is needed and how to set-up and run a webcam. |
Wed, Apr 22 & 29 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Using Internet Messengers |
Learn what Instant messaging or IM is and how to use it safely to create your own private chat room, with only those people you choose to invite. Instant messaging is a great way to stay in touch with family members and friends while saving money on your long distance phone bills. |
Mon, May 4 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Animating Photos with Photostory |
If you are interested in using your photos to create a slideshow to burn to CD or DVD but don’t want to invest a lot money or time, come learn how to use Photostory, free software from Microsoft. Class will cover adding photos, text, transitions, and burning to CD or DVD. |
Tues, May 5-26 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Transition to Office 2007 |
Learn what moving to Office 2007 will mean to you and your work. Class highlights the user interface differences between Office 2007 and previous Office suites, helping you to navigate effectively through 2007 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint. |
Tues, May 5 &12 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| How to Convert VHS to DVD |
As you are probably aware, VHS tapes have about a ten year life before they begin to degrade. DVDs and CDs ensure the quality of your tapes for 50-100 years. If you have home movies or a library of tapes on VHS that you would like transfer to DVD or CD, this class will teach you an affordable way to transfer them to these formats. Class will cover the hardware, software, and procedures involved in this process. This class could lead into a prosperous part-time or full time business. |
Thurs, May 7-28 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| Learn Instant Messaging & TEXT Lingo |
? A3 B2W CWOT IDK YTD Do you speak this language? Most teenagers do. Today more than 82 million people communicate using this cryptic looking code every day. It is the language of cell phones, Instant Messaging, Blackberries, PDAs, Web sites, games, newsgroup postings, chat rooms, and blogs. This class will show you how to communicate in this new lingo. |
Mon, May 11 & 18 |
8:30-11:30 am or 4:30-7:30 pm |
| How to Share Your Photos Online |
Learn how to select & use an online photo service to share your pictures with family as well as create slideshows, photo collages, etc. Basic photo editing will also be covered in this class. |
Wed, May 13-27 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
| Photo Editing-Quilted Wall Hanging |
In this class, students will learn the basics of photo editing using the photos they plan to use in the Quilted Wall Hanging class. Class covers basic photo retouching such as red-eye removal, layer and collage techniques, as well as printing, and understanding data file formats and their specific uses. |
Wed, May 13-27 |
8:30-10:30 am or 4:30-6:30 pm |
