Monday, January 4, 2010

January Computer Classes Begin Jan 12th

Happy New Year Everyone – Imagine – 2010!!!

My Computer classes at Mohave Community College will resume in another week – there are seats available in many of the classes, so call to reserve your spot and join us..
Call Registration 928-453-1139 ..

We have lots of wonderful classes scheduled January thru April, so sign up early to reserve your seat and bring a friend. Coming to class with someone else gives you the motivation to practice more people in class means more questions and we all learn from questions..

The following are our January classes - many of which will be repeated in February, March & April and there are classes in other topics during those months also.. Remember-February Classes fill up quickly due to Spring Frenzy so reserve your seats early..

COMPUTERS FOR THE FUN OF IT LSC 062-Sec 121 TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNING, 8:30-12:20PM, JAN 12 & 14 - Two 4 Hour classes reviewing computer hardware, software, printing tips, keyboard shortcut tips, customizing desktop-changing backgrounds, create shortcuts, using quick launch bar, Start Menu, Task Bar, control panel & much more… Bring your questions.. The following classes are all 8 hours - held in 2-Four Hr. Sessions.

BLOGGING BASICS – OUR NEW 8 HR. ENHANCED LSC080–SEC 121 TUESDAY & THURSDAY AFTERNOONS 1-4:50PM, JAN 12 & 14 - Review blogging basics, “social networking” “Facebook” “Twittering” etc.. Learn to create a blog for yourself or your group, we’ll show you how, why & when to post – comments; Use templates to change designs and layouts, Add Ons: Links, Photos, Slide Shows, Blog Tools & more – great fun

DIGITAL CAMERA BASICS LSC100A-SEC 121 WEDNESDAY MORNINGS 8:30-12:20PM Jan 13 & 20 - Intro to digital cameras; pixels, camera lingo, basic how to’s, move photo’s to your pc with memory card & memory card reader, organize photos on your pc using windows explorer; save photos to portable drives - Bring your digital camera to class

MAIL MERGE USING WORD & EXCEL LSC068- SEC 221 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS, 1PM-4:50PM, JAN 13 & 20 - create a data list using both excel and word software learn to enter & sort data various ways; to merge data for multiple “personalized” documents such as mailing labels, other labels, envelopes or form letters..Bring an address book or contact list to class

LIST AND DATA MANAGEMENT WITH EXCEL LSC 069-SEC 121 TUESDAY & THURSDAY AFTERNOONS 1PM-4:50PM, JAN 19 & 21 - Learn to work with a spreadsheet for numbers and list management “text” (budget, contact lists for mail merges) Workbook vs. worksheet; cells, columns, rows, auto-formats; margins, grid lines, sorting numbers & data & print basics - Bring an address book or contact list to class

INTERNET AND IT’S MANY USES LSC071- SEC 121 TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNING 8:30-12:20PM, JAN 19 & 20 - Learn to maneuver & surf the Internet, lots of Internet tips & lingo: ISP, browser, blogger and more; when & why to use F5 & F11; understanding websites & hyperlinks, basics of email, using “Google & Bing” to search web, images, news; translating to & from different languages; blogging &lots of great websites...

FIND/ORGANIZE WHAT’S ON YOUR PC LSC 062-SEC 124 MONDAY & WEDNESDAY MORNINGS, 8:30-12:20PM JAN 25 & 27 - Find what you’ve saved on your PC; organize your work, files & photo’s to find them quickly & easily. Learn to back up your pc, photo & documents with portable flash & hard drives, memory cards and memory card readers..

PICASA PHOTO EDITING LSC100A-SEC 222 MONDAY & WEDNESDAY AFTERNOONS, 1PM-4:50PM JAN 25 & 27 - Learn to edit & print DIGITAL photo’s using Picasa (a free Google software); learn to upload photo’s from your camera and/or scanner to the PC & learn to order prints online - Bring your digital camera to class

CREATE GREAT LOOKING DOCUMENTS LSC068-SEC 121 TUESDAY & THURSDAY MORNING 8:30-12:20PM JAN 26 & 28 - Learn the basics to open, create, save documents; highlight; cut-copy-paste, set & change margins; create letters, envelopes, labels & use clip art, word art to enhance documents, create flyer's & invitations & lots of printing tips

MOVIE MAKER LSC100A-SEC 223 TUESDAY & THURSDAY AFTERNOONS, 1-4:50PM JAN 26 & 28 - Learn to create movies with your photos, including music and other special effects: transitions, titles/credits, audio tracks with your favorite music, timeline narration, and much more. This software is free with Windows XP, Media, Vista and/or the new Windows 7 operating systems… Great fun & easy to learn - Bring photos to class (on your camera or flash drive)

If you have questions about a class or topic, email me: cherie_houston@hotmail.com

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