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CLASS DESCRIPTIONS Classes offered by the Claremont Senior Computer Club are paced for seniors, but are open to all adults who are interested. Sign up for classes at the reception desk of the Joslyn Senior Center (660 N. Mountain Avenue) or call for information about class schedules at 909-399-5488. INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS This is a basic introductory class for those who are new to computers and want to learn about the personal computer and to acquire some basic computer skills. Ownership of a computer is not required. 10 AM – Noon and 1 PM – 3 PM, one day. [$15, lunch included] INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY Morning: Basic information on Pixel,
compression, resolution, uses of the various camera modes, and brief
discussion of composition. In the afternoon, everyone takes photos,
downloads them and uses Picasa 2 to do simple editing, printing
photos and make a CD. WINDOWS XP BASICS This is a beginner’s survey of the Windows XP
operating system. Participants should have taken the Introduction to
Computers class or have previous computer experience. They are
expected to own a computer, to review lessons and to practice
between classes. Instruction begins at a fundamental level with the
use of the mouse. It follows with familiarization with folders,
files, and hard drive layout, as well as uses of the floppy disk and
the USB thumb drive. Basic word processing skills using Wordpad,
essential elements of the Control Panel to customize the look and
feel of your computer and hard drive housekeeping (Disk Cleaning,
Disk Defragmentation, ScanDisk, etc.) complete the series. Classes
convene Monday, Wednesday and Friday, over two weeks 10 AM – Noon,
six sessions. [$30] SURFING THE INTERNET SECURELY This is a six-day class for beginning and
intermediate users. It includes: Choosing an Internet Service
Provider, comparison of dial-up and broadband connection, wireless
router basics, using Mozilla for browsing and e-mail and
becoming familiar with the most powerful of search engines, Google.
Students will be introduced to the newest Google features.
Protecting your computer from viruses, hacking and spyware;
downloading shareware, freeware, plug-ins and drivers are included.
Enrollees must have a computer and be able to use a mouse
with ease. Classes convene Monday, Wednesday and Friday, over two
weeks 10 AM – Noon, six sessions. [$30] DIGITAL PHOTO
EDITING DIGITAL PHOTO CD PICTURE SHOWS & ARCHIVES (This is not a class on the use of digital cameras.) This 1-day class covers making CD picture shows with voice narratives on selected photos and background music for TV and computers. The same CD is also an ARCHIVE for all the high resolution image files for printing, e-mail and other shows. Instruction will include demonstrations and follow-along, hands-on computer exercises. A CD of exercise images used in class and click by click procedures are included. Digital Photo CD Picture Shows for TV & Archives uses Roxio Easy Media Creator 7 and includes: 1. Converting common music CD files to MP3 for CD Picture show background music. 2.
Authoring at least 2 picture show CDs with voice narratives and
background music. 3. Burning at least 2 CDs that contain Picture shows for TV and computers and photo image file archives. For the Digital Photo CD Picture Show class, students must possess good working skills with Windows, especially the menu systems and saving files in folders and retrieving them. Agility with the mouse is important. Classes meet 10 AM – Noon and 1 PM – 3 PM. [$15, lunch included] MICROSOFT WORD 2003 [BASIC LEVEL] Featured are basic functions, such as: manual spelling correction, use of spell and grammar checking, editing with cut, copy, paste, and moving text. Page setup, formatting to select font, font size and style, and the creation of templates will be emphasized. Students are expected to be familiar with the material covered in the club’s Windows XP Basics class, especially file management and the use of the mouse. This class meets on one day 10 AM – Noon, then 1 PM – 3 PM. [$15, lunch is included] There will be an intermediate level class added if there is sufficient demand. FAMILY TREE MAKER
& GENEALOGY COMPUTER CLUB CLASSROOM The Bob Binder Classroom at the Joslyn Center
Annex has many uses. Every Friday afternoon, from 1 PM to 4 PM, it
is open to all members. Several experienced senior members will be
there to assist in the solution of problems related to computer
hardware. You can bring your computer and it will be connected to a
keyboard, mouse and monitor and the trouble-shooting will begin. The Hughes Center (on Danbury) also has a computer lab with Internet access. A city employee is on hand to supervise and their machines are available throughout the week. You can sign up for classes at the reception desk of the Joslyn Senior Center (660 N. Mountain Avenue) or call for information about class schedules at 909-399-5488. |
