Confused by computers? Fear your PC? Learn to take control of
your computer in a fun-filled, stress-free day of learning by taking
Computers Made Easy and master the personal computer with
confidence! A hands-on introductory course designed for the PC beginner who
has little or no computer experience. Make your computer your new BFF (best
friend forever)!
Topics include: Understanding Computers ~ Overcoming Computer Fear ~ Hardware ~ Input
Devices ~ Output Devices ~ What's Inside the BOX ~ Software ~ Start-Up and
Shut-Down Procedures ~ Desktop Interface / Windows Environment ~ Elements of
Windows ~ Mouse Operations ~ Menus and
Toolbars ~ Navigating in Windows ~ Internet Basics ~ E-mail Basics ~ HELP is
Available!
Learn advanced computer tips, tricks, and applications to make your
computer experience more productive, confident, and enjoyable. Go "beyond
the basics and let this class turn you into an "independent navigator" so
you can fly alone!
Topics include: Introduction / Review ~ File
Management / Working with Files and Folders ~ Working with the Accessories ~
Office Suites (and Clones) ~ Word Processing Basics (Intro to Microsoft
Word) ~ Spreadsheet Basics (Intro to Microsoft Excel) ~ Internet Tips &
Tricks ~ Emoticons & Chat Acronyms
For those who are entering the "technology revolution" later in life and
have children or grandchildren who know more about computers than Uncle Ben
knows about rice, come to EZ Computing for Seniorsand
learn to successfully manage your PC, surf the Web, use multimedia, and send
& receive e-mail.
Knowing the special learning styles of SENIORS, the instructor presents,
in a slow and easy, non-intimidating way, the skillset needed for complete
computer mastery. Conquer your computer and make it a valuable tool for
productivity, communication, business, entertainment and much more.
Computer-GEEK language is not spoken here! No computer experience required.
Topics include: Understanding Computers ~ Overcoming
Computer Fear ~ Hardware ~ Software ~ Learning to MOUSE ~ Start-Up and
Shut-Down Procedures ~ Desktop Interface / Windows Environment ~ Elements of
Windows ~ Menus and Toolbars ~ Navigating in Windows ~ Internet Basics ~
E-mail Basics ~ HELP is Available!
Topics include: Estate Strategies You Should Know ~
Financial Guidance for the Surviving Spouse ~ Passing An Inheritance on to
Your Kids? ~ Holding Down Health Insurance Costs ~ Why You Need an Estate
Plan ~ The Fact & Fiction of Trusts ~ Long-term Care Insurance ~ Your
Beneficiaries ~ Your Best Interests ~ Leaving a Legacy of More Than Money ~
Choosing an Executor ~ Charitable Trusts
Topics include: Write & Save a Letter ~ Formatting (Fonts &
Stuff) ~ Cut, Copy & Paste ~ Inserting Photos ~ Special Photo Effects ~
Shapes & Callouts ~ Creating an Envelope ~ Creating a Table ~ Sorting a List
in a Table ~ Templates ~ Mail Merge (Your Christmas Labels, etc)
Topics include: Lifelong Learning & the Brain ~ Top 10
Benefits from Lifelong Learning ~ Lifelong Learning in the Classroom ~
Lifelong Learning & Community Service ~ Lifelong Learning & Surfing the
Internet ~ Lifelong Learning & Food Links ~ Lifelong Learning & Your Health
~ Lifelong Learning & Communication (Social Networking)
Topics include: You & Your Camera ~ How to Download Photos
from Your Camera ~ Your Photo Albums (and That Drawer Full of Old Photos) ~
Scanning Photos ~ Photo Restoration ~ Washed-Out Photo Fix ~ Storage & Care
of Images ~ Old Photos Website ~ Color Photo to Black & White ~ Quick
Vignette ~ Picture to Watercolor ~ Name in Picture Text ~ Photo Collage ~
Surprise Your Family & Friends ~ Making Video Memories (Your Life History on
DVD)
Topics include: Absolute Beginner
(Learning Your Way Around the Internet) ~ Searching for Stuff ~ Maps &
Directions ~ Learning to E-Mail ~ Attaching a Picture ~ What is a Blog? ~
Weather Basics ~ AARP ~ Wikipedia ~ Snopes.com ~ Travel Links ~ Answers.com
~ All the News ~ Yahoo Week in Photos ~ Facebook
Learn your way around the World-Wide-Web! In this course, you will learn
to navigate the multitude of resources available through the worldwide
network of the Internet. Use the web for communication, business,
entertainment, shopping, research – and much more. The possibilities are
endless. Also learn security and safety practices to protect yourself while
"surfing" the web. (Familiarity with the operation of Windows is
assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction to the Internet ~ Internet
Terminology ~ Internet Tools ~ Security / Viruses ~ Piracy & Copyright
Issues ~ Warning: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly ~ Browsers ~ E-Mail ~
Attaching a File to E-Mail ~ Exploring the World Wide Web ~ General Internet
Information ~ Searching the Web ~ Social Networking ~ Content Advisory ~
Downloading Graphics & Files ~ Emoticons & Chat Acronyms
It’s about time – to take an active role in protecting your family
online! The GOOD NEWS – the computer is an incredible tool for
real-time news and communication, research, trade, and entertainment. The BAD NEWS – it’s also a tool for viruses, spyware, spam, and
identity theft. The UGLY – child predators,
pornographers, and cyberbullies could use the computer to invade your home
and family with untold threats. Learn the safeguards you need to use the
computer safely, responsibly and effectively. (Familiarity with the
operation of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction to Internet Safety ~ The
Biggest Threats and The Best Solutions ~ Viruses, Spyware, Spam ~ Identity
Theft ~ Firewalls ~ Targeted Browsers ~ Secure & Non-Secure Websites ~
Secure Passwords ~ Encryption ~ Cookies ~ Wireless Networks ~ Uploading &
Downloading ~ Guarding Your E-Mail & Social Networking Info ~ Your Credit
Report ~ Online Commerce
Who, Me? on the Web? Yes, YOU can create your own website from start to
finish, and assume your presence on the Web. Learn how to design, develop,
create, and publish your own website. This course covers the skills that
enable you to publish yourself or your business on the Internet. Learn the
basics of HTML, using and customizing website templates, inserting images
and links, and uploading your site using Microsoft FrontPage.
(Familiarity with the operation of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction ~ How Web Pages Work ~ Web
Design Requirements ~ Typing a URL ~ What is the Internet? ~ Clients and
Servers ~ IP Addresses ~ Domain Names ~ Web Terminology ~ Planning the Web
Site ~ Eight Basic Steps ~ Defining a Web Site ~ Identifying the Purpose ~
Identifying the Audience ~ Diagramming the Structure ~ Developing the
Content ~ Creating the Web Site ~ Intro to HTML ~ Creating & Testing
Hyperlinks ~ Viewing Your Web Page ~ Viewing Page Source ~ Managing Graphics
& Images ~ Putting the Page on the Web ~ Ownership and Copyright Issues ~
Submitting Your Page to Search EnginesSection
Continue improving your skills as you add website design resources and
tips. Improve your online image and commerce features with this advanced web
design class. (Prerequisite: WebDesign Basic/Level 1)
Topics include: Introduction / Review ~ Advanced Design
Features ~ Working with Lists and Tables ~ Working with Themes ~ Hosting and
Promoting Your Web Site ~ Web Business Strategies ~ Hosting Options ~ Site
Development Costs and Maintenance ~ Promotion, Advertising and Legal Issues
~ E-Commerce ~ Advanced Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) ~ Adding More
MultiMedia to Your Page ~ Image Maps ~ Maintaining the Web Site
Got a new digital camera and don’t know how to use it? Welcome to the
brand new world of DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY! Digital photography is changing the
hobby of photography. This course will help the digital media user to
understand the new digital workflow. You’ll learn how to use your camera’s
features to capture the BEST images and download them to your computer to
organize and save. Then you’ll learn a ton of photo editing skills using
Photoshop Elements (50+ simple hands-on photo exercises)!
Ownership & knowledge of a digital camera is useful but not required. If
you have a digital camera, bring it (along with your instruction manual); if
you don’t have one but are shopping for one, come & learn about digital
camera features to look for. Handouts and practice exercises will be
provided for you to practice at home! (Familiarity with the operation
of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction ~ What is Digital Media?
~ Camera & Hardware Requirements ~ Media Tools ~ Creating Digital Pictures ~
Intro to Digital Cameras ~ Tips for Taking Quality Pictures ~ Image
Composition ~ Transferring Pictures to Your Computer ~ Using a Scanner ~
Organizing Pictures ~ Compression / Optimizing Picture File Sizes ~ File
Formats ~ Working with Sound ~ Working with Music ~ Ripping Music from a CD
~ Producing Videos ~ Image-Editing Software ~ Editing Pictures (50+ hands-on
exercises)
E-Bay – the worldwide marketplace – is where buyers meet sellers and
sellers make money. This eBay Basics course gives you
all the information you need to start buying and selling on eBay. Learn the
tips and tricks of the eBay community, and how to research, bid, buy, and
sell with confidence. (Familiarity with the operation of Windows is
assumed.)
Topics include: History and Overview of eBay ~ The eBay
Bidding Process ~ Searching for Bargains ~ Registering as an eBay User ~
Buying on eBay ~ PayPal ~ Feedback ~ Selling on eBay ~ Setting Up & Managing
Your Auction ~ Shipping Issues ~ When Things Go Wrong ~ Lowering Your Risk ~
Protection for the Buyer and Seller ~ Automobiles, Real Estate & Other
Specialty Items ~ Other Online Shopping Resources
Through a series of hands-on exercises, participants learn the basic
functions and features of Microsoft Word 2007. Students will learn basic
word processing skills, such as entering, editing, and moving text, as well
as how to save and organize files. They will also learn how to enhance the
appearance of a document by using various formatting options such as
bolding, underlining, applying text color, setting page layout, adjusting
margins, and previewing and printing documents. Students will also learn to
spell-check, grammar-check and proof documents. (Familiarity with the
operation of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction / Quick Tour ~ Office Suites ~
The Word Environment ~ Using the Ribbon Interface ~ Word Processing
Terminology ~ Entering and Editing Text ~ Saving Data to Disk ~ Using Basic
Writing Tools (Auto Text, AutoCorrect, SpellCheck, GrammarCheck, Thesaurus)
~ Basic Formatting Techniques ~ Cut, Copy, and Paste ~ Getting HELP with the
Office Assistant ~ Printing Word documents
This course builds on the skills and concepts taught in Word
2007 Basic. Students will learn to create and modify tables, use
styles, print labels and envelopes and work with graphics. Advanced skills
such as document templates, perform mail merges, and create and use
footnotes, endnotes, and table of contents. (Prerequisite:
Microsoft Word 2007 – Basic).
Topics Include: Introduction / Review ~ Enhancing Documents
(Bullets & Numbers, Borders, AutoFormat, DropCaps, Columns) ~ Exploring
Templates ~ Working with Character Formats ~ Manipulating Page Formats,
Margins and Indents ~ Using Timesaving Features ~ Tables ~ Aligning Text ~
Working with Tabs ~ Inserting Pictures, Frames & Objects ~ Mail Merge Basics
~ Creating a Data Source File ~ Editing Fields ~ Creating a Form Letter ~
Adding Fields and Performing Sorts ~ Creating Merge Envelopes and Labels ~
Mail Merges
This hands-on course teaches the basic functions and features of
Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet application used for making reports to
analyze and manage data. Students will learn the basics of navigating
worksheets and workbooks, such as entering and editing text, values,
formulas, and graphics. They will also learn to save workbooks in various
file formats and print documents. This course also covers moving and copying
data, working with rows, columns and ranges. Simple functions and basic
formatting techniques are also illustrated. (Familiarity with the
operation of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction / Spreadsheet Basics ~ The
Excel Environment ~ Excel Terminology ~ Navigating in Excel ~ Cells & Cell
Addresses ~ Data-Entry Basics ~ Special Data-Entry "Rules" ~ Using AutoFill
~ Working with Formulas and Functions ~ Mathematical Operators ~ Reference
Types ~ Using AutoSum ~ Working with AutoCompleter ~ Selecting, Moving and
Deleting Cells ~ Cut, Copy & Paste ~ Sorting & Filtering Data ~ Formatting
Workbooks ~ Saving Files to Disk ~ Printing Excel docs
This course builds on the skills and concepts taught in Excel
2007 Basic. In this advanced course, students will learn to work
with multiple worksheets and workbooks, as well as charts list and tables.
They will also start working with more advanced formatting features
including styles, themes, backgrounds and watermarks. Students will also
gain experience in creating outlines and subtotals. (Prerequisite:
Microsoft Excel 2007 – Basic
This hands-on course covers the basic functions and features of Microsoft
PowerPoint 2007. Students will learn to create impressive slide
presentations which include color, text, graphics, sound, tables, charts and
diagrams. They will also learn to format and modify slide content, apply
templates, apply animation and transition effects, and work with WordArt.
Other features include adding headers and footers and creating speaker
notes. (Familiarity with the operation of Windows is assumed.)
Topics include: Introduction ~ The PowerPoint Environment ~
Entering and Modifying Slide Text ~ Saving Your Presentation ~ Formatting
Text ~ Using Templates ~ Selecting Layouts and Backgrounds ~ Adding Images ~
Adding Headers & Footers ~ Adding Speaker Notes ~ Adding Slides to a
Presentation ~ Arranging Slides ~ Using Outline View ~ Working with ClipArt
~ Using Drawing Tools ~ Adding Text to Shapes ~ Preparing Slide Shows ~
Adding Transition Effects ~ Adding Animation Effects ~ Running Your Slide
Show ~ Printing
This course builds on the skills and concepts taught in
PowerPoint 2007 Basic Students will learn to further manage the
presentation’s look, use the slide master, and add special effects.
Additional optimizing tools include modifying the QuickAccess Toolbar and
using themes and templates. Students will also learn to work with SmartArt
Graphics and tables, add multimedia content and interactive elements to
slides, and use presentation distribution options including PDF and HTML.
Topics include: Introduction / Review ~ Managing the
Presentation's Look ~ Optimizing Animation ~ Using the Slide Master ~
Modifying QuickAccess Toolbar ~ Using Themes and Templates ~ SmartArt
Graphics & Tables ~ Special Effects (Bullets and Transitions) ~ Handouts and
Notes ~ Using Presenter Tools ~ Automating a Presentation ~ Previewing a
Presentation ~ Packaging a Presentation ~ Publishing Your Presentation
This course will assist students in acquiring knowledge, skills, and
abilities – as well as positive attitudes – they need to be successful in
their personal and professional lives. It will also assist students in their
efforts to identify their strengths and weaknesses, setting realistic goals,
and developing educational skills for an effective high-school and college
experience. Lots of handouts and resources provided! (Familiarity with
the operation of Windows is assumed.)
This course, designed for parents who expect their kids to go to college,
walks through the practical steps parents & students should take to get
there! Parents will be equipped with a tool-chest full of resources,
information, and encouragement for planning & preparing for college days.
College planning is important for all families, whether parents attended
college or not. This jumpstart guide encourages parents to begin planning
during the middle-school years.
Topics include: Financial Considerations ~ Parents as
Partners ~ Start Planning NOW (Middle-School Years) ~ Encouraging Goal
Setting ~ Technology Resources / IT Issues ~ Academic Advisement ~ Career
Guidance ~ Campus Safety ~ Student Life ~ Communications Skills ~ College
Planning Checklists
This course is designed
to help individuals prepare for the inevitable emergency situations that
happen. It addresses both individual/family preparedness as well as
community preparedness recommendations and gives participants many
"hands-on" recommendations, checklists, web-links, and other considerations.
Topics include: 25 Top Threats to Our Way of Life ~ Protecting Your
Identity After a Disaster ~ Packing Your "Grab-n-Go Bag" (72-hour survival
kit) ~ Shelter-in-Place ~ Food & Water Considerations ~ Power for Heat &
Light ~ Communications ~ Improvised Medical & Trauma Management ~ Survival
Psychology ~ Security & Self Defense ~ Devising & Revising Your Own
Emergency Plan
Designed for pastors, church support personnel,
and others interested in e-ministry, this course helps students learn to use
the power of 21st century technology to enhance faith-based
ministry.
Topics include: Researching Christian Websites ~
Online Bible Resources ~ Bible Study Helps ~ Basic Word Processing ~ Faith
ClipArt Sources ~ Online Bible Commentaries ~ Create & Manage a Web Site ~
Computer Education for Children & Youth ~ The Right Computer & Software ~
Creating & Sharing PDF Files ~ Church Administration ~ Sermon Preparation ~
Wired for Ministry ~ Creating Powerful Imagery for Worship
Other
Private Lessons Available Upon Request
(content subject to change due to updated subject
matter and/or time constraints)
