Monday, October 8, 2012

iMac Workshops & other Computer Classes at MCC

I am so pleased to announce that the “Everything i/Mac 4 hour Workshops” are now being offered at MCC this fall and winter. Cassandra Pham will be teaching these workshops and her love and understanding of all things MAC will really impress you; I can’t wait to hear your feedback… 

Class sizes will be limited, so be sure to contact MCC and register so you have a seat.. For those of you who already have “I”devices, such as iPads, MacBooks, iPhones etc.. be sure to bring your Macs with you (along with your questions)  - For those of you who are thinking about purchasing a MAC product, these workshops will help you better understand the features available with Apple/MAC’s and which device might be best for your needs…

Learn how to find & organize what’s on your MAC, work with photos & apps, how to have all your “i” devices work together, and much more…

November-December 2012: 8:30am-12:20pm
· Saturday, Nov 10 LSC 040-121
· Tuesday, Nov 13 LSC 040-122
· Wednesday, Dec 5 LSC 040-123
· Saturday, Dec 8 LSC 040-124

January 2013: 8:30am-12:20pm
· Wednesday, Jan 16 LSC 040-121
· Saturday, Jan 26 LSC 040-122

More of these 4 hour "Everything i workshops" will be offered beyond January 2013, specific dates will be announced by mid-December for those of you who might not be returning to Havasu until after the holidays – so don’t worry…

We are also exploring the addition of several short 2 hour workshops for Android/Smartphones and hope to announce that in the next few weeks...

Call today for these or any of our wonderful classes and join with a friend, Just call Registration 928-855-7812 or 453-1139 and we’ll save you a seat for these workshops, or any of my computer classes or any of the great variety of classes held on countless topics in the arts, health, fitness and more… or Stop by and visit our campus at 1971 Acoma Blvd in Lake Havasu or our website: www.mohave.edu.

As for my computer classes – we have the following classes coming so be sure to call and get your seat and if you have specific questions, always feel free to email me:   cherie_houston@hotmail.com

internet and it’s many uses ~ LSC 071-121,  8:30am-12:20pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct 16 & 18 - Two 4 Hour classes internet tips & lingo, such as ISP, browser, blogger; when/why to use F5 & F11; website basics, hyperlinks, email basics, using “Google & Bing” to search web, images, news; translating to & from different languages; blogging

EXCEL-LIST AND DATA MANAGEMENT ~ LSC 069-121, 1pm-4:50pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct. 16 & 18 - Two 4 hour classes-Learn to work with numbers & 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

DIGITAL CAMERA BASICS ~ LSC 100A-121, 1pm-4:50pm, Fri & Mon, Oct 19 & 22 - Two 4 hour classes-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

WORD-CREATe GREAT LOOKING DOCUMENTS ~ LSC 068-121, 8:30am-12:20pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct 23 & 25 - Two 4 hour classes-reviewing 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 flyers & invitations & lots of printing tips

HOW TO BUY & SELL ONLINE ~ LSC 101-121, 1pm-4:50pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct 23 & 25 - Two 4 hour classes-Buy and Sell on Line, find what you want; searching, making travel arrangements, general shopping tips, intro to online sales with sites such as eBay; eBid; craigslist & others: shortcuts, security

PICASA PHOTO EDITING ~ LSC 081- 121: 1pm-4:50pm, Mon’s & Wed, Oct 29, 31 & Nov 5 – Three “3”- 4 hr classes to learn to edit & print digital photo’s using Picasa (this is free Google software); learn to upload photo’s from your camera and/or scanner to the PC & learn to order prints online; how to create a quick movie or collage; use Picasa online web albums; use face & geo tagging & more - Bring your digital camera to class

Computers FOR THE FUN OF IT  ~ LSC 062-122, 8:30am-12:20pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct 30-Nov 1  - 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…

POWER POINT ~ LSC 069D-121,  1pm-4:50pm, Tues & Thurs, Oct 30 & Nov 1 - Two 4 hour classes-Use your digital photos to create Slide Show presentations, enhance presentations with text, photos & clip art, animation, music, transition & timing, and how to save slides as photos.. Bring photos and flash drive to class

WINDOWS 7 OPERATING SYSTEM ~ LSC100-124, 1-4:50pm, Wednesday, Nov. 7 – One 4 hour workshop helping you get more comfortable with Windows 7 and the many Features & Improvements (vs XP-Vista), such as Desktop customizing; Use Libraries to manage files; Jump Lists vs Task Bar or put taskbar back; Run apps; Shuffle wallpaper & screen savers; System Tray; Media Player; Alerts vs action centers & more

LAPTOP BASICS ~ LSC 100-121, 8:30-12:20pm, Thursday, Nov. 8th – One 4 hour workshop learning about  desktop/laptop differences, laptop tips, accessories, Fn key, maneuvering around, internet & WiFi Basics, shortcuts, security & more – Bring your laptop, netbook etc. if you have one

EVERYTHING “i” APPLE/MAC WORKSHOP ~ LSC040-121, 8:30am-12:20pm Saturday, Nov. 10thOne 4 hour workshop taught by Cassaundra Pham, discussing the varied features of the Mac products, focusing on iPad, MacBook and iPhone – including working with efinder, photos, apps, emails, syncing your “i” devices and much more – Bring your “I” Apple/Mac devices and your questions

HOW TO SKYPE OR GOOGLE VOICE  ~ LSC100-123, 8:30am-12:20pm, Monday, Nov. 12 - One 4 hour workshop learning how to use Skype and/or Google voice to make free phone calls & web calls world wide from any pc or smartphone.. lots of tips

MOVIE MAKER ~ LSC100A-125, 1-4:50pm, Mon & Thurs, Nov 12 & 15 -  Two 4 hr classes to learn to create movies with your photos, music & other special effects: transitions, titles/credits, your favorite music, timeline narration, and much more.  This software is free With Windows Xp, Media, Vista And/Or Windows 7 - Bring Photos To Class (On Your Camera Or Flash Drive)

FIND/ORGANIZE WHAT’S ON YOUR PC ~ LSC 062-123, 8:30am-12:20pm, Tues & Wed, Nov. 13 & 14 - Two 4 hour classes Using Windows Explorer to 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..

EVERYTHING “i” APPLE/MAC WORKSHOP ~ LSC040-122, 8:30am-12:20pm Tuesday, Nov. 13th  – One 4 hour workshop taught by Cassaundra Pham, discussing the varied features of the Mac products, focusing on iPad, MacBook and iPhone – including working with efinder, photos, apps, emails, syncing your “i” devices and much more – Bring your “I” Apple/Mac devices and your questions

Word – WORKING WITH TABLES ~ LSC100-122, 8:30am-12:20pm, Thursday, Nov. 15 - One 4 hour Workshop learning to use Word to create “TABLES” using columns, rows, cells – merge cells, change borders & shading, tables are used in correspondence – quick budgets, to create forms including newsletters with clip art & more

MAIL MERGE USING BOTH WORD & EXCEL ~ LSC068-123 , 1-4:50pm, Mon & Wed, Nov 26 & 28 - Two 4 hr classes 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 & Flash Drive  To Class

EMAIL HOW TO’S – ADVANCED ~  LSC 071-123, 8:30am-12:20pm, Tues & Wed, Nov. 27 & 28 - Two 4 hour classes to enhance your basic email skills – work extensively with attachments of all types – documents, photos, videos, power point – learn to open & save, find & attach.  Learn to work with hyperlinks; to copy & paste to & from emails, internet and word

CREATE/PUBLISH YOUR OWN BOOK ~ LSC 081-122, 1-4:50pm Tues, Thurs, Fri, Nov 27, 29 & 30 – Three “3”  4 hr classes to Learn to create & publish your own book, using free book publishing software from Walgreens & CVS as well as blurb.com (for a book that’s copyrighted) using your WP skills & digital photos and learn in quantities as small as just one.  You decide: soft or hard cover, various sizes, all text, all photos or a combination of photos & text, story book or recipe book Bring photos to class (on camera or flash drive)

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