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MaryAnn's 2012 Beginner Classes (as of
3/9/12) - including some intermediate topics. |
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Level of Difficulty |
Absolute Beginner |
Beginner |
Intermediate |
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Date |
9am - 10:30am |
11:30am - 1pm |
2pm - 3:30pm |
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8-Jan |
Mousing Basics |
Computer Security,
updates & plugins |
Backing up your
files |
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29-Jan |
Email Basics |
Email - using
Windows Live Mail |
Email - signing up
for free web-based email (Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail, etc.) |
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5-Feb |
Navigating Windows
& Organizing your "Stuff" |
Pictures - naming,
sorting, organizing into folders, simple editing |
MP3 Players - take
your free books, lectures, audio tours with you |
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19-Feb |
Computer Security,
updates & plugins |
Saving to a CD,
flash drive or external hard drive |
Scanning &
printing basics |
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4-Mar |
Internet -
researching general information |
Shopping for a
computer vs. upgrading your current one |
FREE electronic
resources from libraries, museums, arts & cultural organizations |
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18-Mar |
Email - using
Windows Live Mail |
Blogging - finding
interesting Blogs to follow |
Instant Messaging -
chatting "real-time" with friends or family |
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1-Apr |
Email - intermediate
(attachments, forwarding, cc & bcc, links in a message) |
Backing up your
files |
Internet Podcast
basics - what is a podcast and why would I want one? |
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15-Apr |
Digital Camera -
transferring pictures from camera to computer |
Instant Messaging -
intermediate using web cams & voice |
Internet RSS feeds -
what are they and why would I subscribe to one? |
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29-Apr |
Pictures - naming,
sorting, organizing into folders, simple editing |
Internet - news,
current events, contact elected representative |
FREE books,
lectures, audio tours to download |
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6-May |
Saving to a CD,
flash drive or external hard drive |
Scanning &
printing basics |
Excel Spreadsheets -
like bookkeeping/accounting/your check register - crunching numbers |
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20-May |
PowerPoint
slide-shows - basics |
Mousing Basics |
Google/Bing/MapQuest
- creating your own "triptychs" |
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3-Jun |
Excel Spreadsheets -
like a rolodex with names & addresses, inventory of "stuff" |
Email Basics |
Digital Camera -
transferring pictures from camera to computer |
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24-Jun |
Skype - free
long-distance phone calls using the computer, a microphone and (optional) a
webcam |
Navigating Windows
& Organizing your "Stuff" |
PowerPoint
slide-shows - basics |
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23-Sep |
Desktop Publishing -
using templates for greeting cards, flyers, business cards, newsletters,
stationary |
Internet -
researching general information |
Skype - free
long-distance phone calls using the computer, a microphone and (optional) a
webcam |
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30-Sep NEW DATE |
Social Networking -
Facebook & twitter |
Computer Security,
updates & plugins |
Excel Spreadsheets -
like a rolodex with names & addresses, inventory of "stuff" |
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7-Oct |
Scanning & printing
basics |
Email - using
Windows Live Mail |
Social Networking -
Facebook & twitter |
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21-Oct |
Excel Spreadsheets -
like bookkeeping/accounting/your check register - crunching numbers |
Email - intermediate
(attachments, forwarding, cc & bcc, links in a message) |
Desktop Publishing -
using templates for greeting cards, flyers, business cards, newsletters,
stationary |
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4-Nov |
Google/Bing/MapQuest
- creating your own "triptychs" |
Pictures - naming,
sorting, organizing into folders, simple editing |
Saving to a CD, flash
drive or external hard drive |