We had a busy week at the North Shore Senior Center Computer Learning Center.   Our new course on how to make a DVD with a slideshow that will play on a computer or DVD player was well received.  Today we started another "Beyond Boot Camp."  Boot Camp and Beyond Boot Camp are among my favorite courses because it is fun for all the instructors and coaches to share the pride and sense of accomplishment our students achieve when they can email, write a letter or surf the Internet.

Next week is filled with good stuff.  See the list below, but there is something for everybody.

We hope to see you next week.  Or drop-in tomorrow for our weekly Open Lab where we provide one-on-one help for your computer issues--and it's free!

Day	Date	Title	Desc.	Time	Instr.
Mon	3-Dec	No Classes
Tues	4-Dec	SKYPE: Get Connected	With Skype, you can make FREE voice and video cal...	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Lowman, George; Instructor
Wed	5-Dec	Freecycle.org: Getting Rid of Clutter	Freecycle.org is a website that allows you to pos...	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Elbaum, Sandy; Instructor
Thurs	6-Dec	Email: Learn much more than you already know	You already know how to send and receive mail, bu...	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Lowman, George; Instructor
Thurs	6-Dec	Beyond Boot Camp	Beginning computer users will improve skills in W...	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Chodash, Gene; Instructor
Fri	7-Dec	Computer Assistance	A group of volunteers is available weekly to answ...	10:00 am - 12:00 pm

I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving.  This week, we are offereing three great courses plus our weekly open lab for computer assistance on Friday morning.  The courses this week are:
                     1.  Scanning and Organizing your Documents;
                     2.  Create a DVD Slideshow for Family Events;
                     3.  Beyond Boot Camp - Session 1 of 3.

Here is our complete schedule for the week:

 

 

Computer Learning Center Activities
Week of November 26 to Nov 30
Days	Date	Time	Title	Desc.	Instr.	# Students
Mon	11/26/2012	No Classes
Tues	11/27/2012	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Scanning and Organizing your Documents	Are you tired of bulging file cabinets and diffic...	Rosengard, Steve; Instructor	6
Wed	11/28/2012	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Create a DVD Slideshow for Family Events	Learn the steps to make a DVD to show pictures at...	Lowman, George; Instructor	5
Thurs	11/29/2012	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Beyond Boot Camp--Session I of III	Beginning computer users will improve skills in W...	Herb Goldstein, Instructor
Fri	11/30/2012	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Computer Assistance	A group of volunteers is available weekly to answ...

 

New course schedule

The new catalogs are in the mail but you can find the computer courses that are offered by clicking on the page to the right for Course Schedule Winter 2013.

We are closed on Thanksgiving and the Friday following. Our next class is Tuesday, Nov. 27, Scanning and Organizing Your Documents at 10am.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Open Lab opens at 10:00 today and will run to noon.  Next week, Thanksgiving Week, we are offering only one course --the final session of "Word for Beginners" on Tuesday, November 20, at 1:00 p.m.

We will be closed for Open Lab, Friday, November23.  The Center is closed Thanksgiving day and the Friday after Thanksgiving.

We wish everybody a wonderful Thanksgiving.

One student and Five Coaches.
Having "Fun on the Internet" is a great course.

This morning, we taught "Attach Photos to an Email."  This is one of our reoccurring workshops.  In a single morning, students become proficient at this valuable skill.

This afternoon, we are teaching "Smilebox."  Smilebox is an wonderful online software through which you can easily make great slideshows with music, disolves, and many other terrific effects.

Tomorrow, we will teach "Fun on the Internet."  This course has been totally updated, and it's actually fun now.  There a some slots still available so sign up right now.

I can do it!! I can really send a picture.



Smilebox makes you smile.

Thursday, November 8

The schedule for next weeks activities are listed on the right.  It's a full week with many great courses.  We hope to see you there.

Today, we taught a course about Flash Drives, which was sold out.  We have many courses that teach specific skills that will enhance your computer life.

Tomorrow, Friday, November 9, we will host our weekly open lab where we will help you --FOR FREE-- with your computer issues.  Just drop in and use our computers or connect to our Wi-Fi with yours.

The "Blogger" and the "Bloggee"  Learning to
blog is actually fun.

Simon says, "Fold your arms."  Herb says, "How do you safely remove a
Flash Drive."  We all say, "I can actually use a flash drive after this class."

 

Wednesday, November 7

Yesterday,  we taught Create Mailing Address Lists and Word Processing for Beginners.  Today, we are offering Facebook and Twitter, and Computer Housekeeping.  Tomorrow, we are offering a course on how to use a flash drive effectively.  Don't forget that on Friday --this and every Friday --we host a Computeer Learning Center from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  We have a group of volunteers who will try to help you with any computer issues.

I've got your number, and a lot of other numbers too.

We have some great courses coming up this week.  We are looking forward to seeing you there! 

Computer Classes November 5 to November 9
DATE	DAY	TIME	Title	Description	Instructor
5-Nov	Mon	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Buying a New Computer	Considering buying a new computer? This class wil...	Schwab, Stanley; Instructor
5-Nov	Mon	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Flyers, Newsletters, and Brochures	Learn how to use Microsoft Word to create and ins...	Schwartz, Mel; Instructor
6-Nov	Tues	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Create Mailing Address Lists	The program will teach how to prepare mailing lis...	Smith, Bob
6-Nov	Tues	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Word Processing for Beginners	Learn to use Microsoft Office 2007 Word to write ...	Chodash, Gene; Instructor
7-Nov	Wed	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Twitter and Facebook	Learn the answer to this and many other questions...	Lowman, George; Instructor
7-Nov	Wed	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Computer Housekeeping	Performing routine "housekeeping" tasks can help ...	Chodash, Gene; Instructor
8-Nov	Thurs	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Flash Drives: Mysteries Revealed	Learn the proper use of this wonderful storage to...	Lowman, George; Instructor
8-Nov	Thurs	1:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Freecycle.org: Getting Rid of Clutter	Freecycle.org is a website that allows you to pos...	Elbaum, Sandy; Instructor
9-Nov	Fri	10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Computer Assistance	A group of volunteers is available weekly to answ...

Computer Assistance Today

We had a terrific day assisting senior with their computer issues. Go to the previous post to see what will be coming up next week.

"Now let me tell you a story........"

Said the student to the coach, "I just love coming to open
lab each week."

They just saw what Windows 8 looks like!
(Really, they are not singing.)

One of these coaches has the longest tenure; the other is the newest.

Two of us can't play Solitaire.

What happens if you cross Oasis with the Computer Lab?
Lot's of great programs.





November 1

It's been a great day in North Shore Senior Center's Computer Learning Center.  This morning we taught making flyers in Word and Publisher to Staff members.  This afternoon, we are teaching "How to use your digital camera" with students who are really in to it.  See today's pictures below.

Tomorrow

We will hold our weekly open lab, as we do every Friday from 10:00 a.m. to Noon.  We host an "open lab" where you can drop in and have your computer questions answered.  You can use your own laptop, or you can work on one of our computers.  Our group of 30 active volunteers can answer just about any computer-related question.  Our Computer Lab is "PC" based (Dell computers, Windows7, Office 2007) but we have coaches who are trained on Mac's, iPads, iPhones and Android-platform tablets and smart phones.

Later this weekend we will send out our schedule for the week.

Bobbi takes a lot of our courses; she is always at the front of our cue because she brings cookies.

Vivian hosts many great day trips for the Center.  She has a few openings in her up
coming trip on December 13 to the Museum of Broadcast Communication and
the Chicago History Museum.  The trips are great!! and get rave reviews.

Charlie was a recent "Volunteer of the Year" at the Center.
He runs the "lending closet" where members can borrow crutches,
walkers, and all kinds of rehabilitation equipment.

Here is Staff having way too much fun in this morning's class.

"Now, I know how to make a flyer."

Bill and Gene help a student. Sometimes it takes more than one.

"Where did I save my picture?"

"Munchkins" munching tator-tots--many tator-tots!