Level 0 - Introductory courses for the novice and those who need to understand basics.
Level 1 - For those who understand basic computer concepts and terminology.
Level 2 - For more experienced students who want to expand their knowledge and computer skills.
Cell Phone Tips
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 0 – Baffled by voice mail, text messaging, ring tones, and more? Pick up some tips on how to use the features on your cell phone or what to look for when shopping for a new phone. Learn some cost-saving ideas and what to ask when shopping for a service plan. If you currently own a cell phone, please bring it to class (and the manual if possible). You don’t even have to set your phone to vibrate or silence mode during this class!
1 Monday
12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
CRN 81903 |
Aug. 31
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $16 |
Cleaning Up Your Computer
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 1 - You know how to use your computer but how do you do maintenance to keep it running. Have you crashed your computer? Or perhaps have been on the Internet and stored many temp files, or just never knew how to do maintenance on your computer? This class will teach you how to keep your computer up and running by defragging, cleaning up temporary Internet files and cookies, checking your disk space and more.
1 Monday
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81904 |
Aug. 31
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $14 |
Organizing Your Files & Folders
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: Basic Windows or equivalent
Level 1 - If you know the basics of Windows and are eager to learn more, this session will expand your Windows knowledge. Organize your computer files by creating folders, moving and copying files into folders and creating shortcuts.
1 Monday
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81905 |
Sept. 14
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $14 |
Getting Started with Your Computer
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 0 - If you own a computer or are considering purchasing one, this class will provide you with some beginner basics. You will learn basic terminology, hardware vs. software, and the components of a computer. You will turn on and shut down the computer, learn about various storage devices and media, as well as practice operating the mouse. Become familiar with the keyboard and get acquainted with the Windows concept. You will use the Start menu, open a program, create your own poster, and print it to take home.
2 Mondays
12:15 - 2:15 pm
CRN 81906 |
Sept. 28 - Oct. 5
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $28 |
2 Mondays
8:45 - 10:45 am
CRN 81907 |
Oct. 19 - Oct. 26
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $28 |
Basic Windows Skills
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: Getting Started with Your Computer or equivalent experience
Level 0 - Learn basic Microsoft Windows skills including how to identify parts of a window and how to manipulate windows and the taskbar. Use Explore My Computer to see how much space you have available on your hard drive. You will use menus, Help and Support, and the calculator, burn a CD, open a basic word processing program (WordPad), create a letter, print it and save the file.
2 Mondays
12:15 - 2:15 pm
CRN 81908 |
Oct. 19 - Oct. 26
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $28 |
2 Mondays
8:45 - 10:45 am
CRN 81909 |
Nov. 2 - Nov. 9
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $28 |
Using the Control Panel
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: Getting Started with Your Computer or equivalent experience
Level 1 - Learn how to customize your desktop and mouse, change your screen saver, change the date/time settings on your computer, and add and remove programs.
1 Monday
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81910 |
Nov. 16
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $16 |
Learning How to Use Word Processing
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 1 - Word processing is using a computer to create, edit, and print documents. Of all computer applications, word processing is the most useful. Learn how to use your computer to write letters, family stories, newsletters, memoirs, and minutes for meetings. Be creative and produce great-looking documents. You will learn to edit, change fonts, use toolbars, tabs, copy, paste, bullets, tables, letters/envelopes, spell check, and more.
3 Mondays
12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
CRN 81911 |
Nov. 2 - Nov. 16
Outreach - Rm. 402
Fee $41 |
Holiday Mailings
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: Learning to Use Word Processing (or equivalent experience)
Level 1 - Learn how to create form letters, labels, and envelopes to send mailings to all of your friends and relatives using Microsoft Word's mail merge feature. You can use the skills you will gain in this class to send holiday mailings, reunion mailings, and more. You may bring your handwritten or computerized address book to class to create a database. *Please bring a flash drive or a CD-RW to save to in addition to your address book.
2 Mondays
12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
CRN 81912 |
Nov. 23 - Nov. 30
Outreach - Room 401
Fee $28 |
Music on Your Computer
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 1 – What does it mean to burn, rip, and sync music on your computer? Learn to copy music from your CD’s onto your computer and create custom CD’s with favorite songs from your collection using Windows Media Player. Find out about MP3 players and iPods and even listen to free internet radio stations. You may bring music CD’s and blank CD-R’s to class.
1 Monday
12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
CRN 81913 |
Sept. 14
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $16 |
1 Monday
8:45 - 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81914 |
Dec. 7
BHCTEC - Rm. 113
Fee $16 |
Sharing Photos Online
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 2 - A new way to share your photos with friends and family... Learn to use Shutterfly, a free online photo service, to arrange your digital pictures into online albums. Learn how to send e-mail invitations to your friends and family so they can easily view your photos as a slideshow without having to download each individual picture. Also, learn to rotate, crop, add borders, fix red-eye, and more.
1 Monday
8:45 – 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81915 |
Nov. 23
BHCTEC - Room 113
Fee $16 |
Photobook with Digital Pictures
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: Sharing Photos Online
Level 2 – Have you accumulated lots of digital photos but have yet to have them printed and put in a scrapbook? Create a photobook, quickly and easily, using your Shutterfly account that you opened in the Sharing Photos Online class. Select beautiful backgrounds for your pages, a cover, fancy edges for your pictures and more. Please note: It is free to create a photobook on Shutterfly, but if you choose to order an actual book, there is a cost. You may upload your photos to Shutterfly prior to class or bring them on a flash drive or CD.
1 Monday
8:45 – 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81916 |
Nov. 30
BHCTEC - Room 113
Fee $16 |
Digital Photo Frames
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 0 - Show off your grandchildren, your pets, a beautiful scene all within one digital photo frame! Discover the many features of digital frames – some can even play music or show videos! Learn to move your favorite pictures from your camera or computer to the digital frame or flash drive and run a slideshow. If you don’t currently have a frame, still join us so you’ll know what features to look for while shopping for yourself or for a gift! If you already own a digital frame, you may bring the following to class: frame, cords, owner’s manual, flash drive.
1 Monday
12:15 - 2:15 p.m.
CRN 81917 |
Dec. 7
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $16 |
E-mailing Basics
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Level 0 - Whether you would just like to learn what e-mail is all about or if you are interested in exploring the idea for your home computer, this class is a basic session on e-mailing. We will cover understanding e-mail addresses, how to send, saving messages, forwarding messages and more. *If you already have an e-mail account, please bring your e-mail address and password to class.
1 Monday
8:45 – 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81918 |
Sept. 28
BHCTEC - Room 113
Fee $14 |
E-mailing with Attachments
Instructor: N. VanSpeybroeck
Prerequisite: E-mailing Basics or equivalent experience Level 1 - Do you have a document or even a digital picture file that you would like to send to someone via an e-mail attachment? Or have you received an e-mail with an attachment and are unsure how to open, view and save the file? In this session, you will use your webmail to actually send and receive attachments in the classroom computer lab. Have you found an interesting website that you would like to share with a friend? Learn how to share a website link within an e-mail. *If you currently have an e-mail account, please bring to class the e-mail address and password to access your webmail.
1 Monday
8:45 – 10:45 a.m.
CRN 81919 |
Oct. 5
BHCTEC - Room 113
Fee $14 |
Finding Your Friends & Family on Facebook
Instructor: C. Attebery
Originally Facebook’s membership consisted of Harvard students! Today it is used as the latest way to socialize online with your friends and family. You never have to worry about e-mail addresses and you can look for an old friend by name! Surprise your grandkids across town or in another state as you invite them to your Facebook page.
1 Thursday
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
CRN 81920 |
Sept. 10
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $16 |
Twitter, YouTube and More Hot Technologies You Can Use
Instructor: C. Attebery
Discover what is new and hot with technology on the internet. You will be introduced to all those things you hear about on TV from Twitter, YouTube, how to watch TV on the internet along with other great informational sites.
1 Thursday
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
CRN 81921 |
Sept. 17
Outreach - Rm. 401
Fee $16 |
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