June - August 2014
Senior Times
SEYMOUR TECHNOLOGY CENTER COMPUTER CLASSES
Fee: $24/4 classes; $48/8 classes; or $72/12 classes. Coupon books are available. Seymour Center Mon & Wed (352003-03, 04, 05) 1 – 1:50 pm New Class in Spanish Iniciativa Latina de Bienestar- Zumba! Iniciativa Latina de Bienestar promueve la salud entre las Latinas y hace una comunidad por nuestras clases de Zumba y clases FALL 2014 SESSION educacional en Español. Las clases incluyen ENROLL at - The Seymour Center – educación sobre la nutrición, seguro medico, Phone: 919-968-2070 la hipertensión, la salud de la mujer, etc. La clase de Zumba se puede ver diferentes esIf you have questions or need assistilos de danza, como hip-hop, soca, samba, tance with class choices, please call salsa, merengue, y mambo. Póngase lista Mike Gilliom – 919-636-0993 para estar de pie por 50 minutos porque vamos a bailar y sudar! Los beneficios de ejerTo check our class schedule, enroll, or cicio regular y una dieta sana incluyen presign up for our announcements, vención y control de diabetes, prevención y go to our web site: control de hipertensión, y un bienestar físico www.seymourtechcenter.org y mental- la Iniciativa esta aquí para ayudarle a conseguir estos beneficios. Romina Boyle, monitora de Zumba titulada; GENERAL INFORMATION Sarah van der Horst, directora- 919-2606899 Prerequisites: You must own an IBMPrecio: GRATIS compatible Personal Computer with Seymour Center (354155) Windows XP or higher operating sysSábados tem. If you have little or no experience, 3:30 – 5:30 pm your first course should be Computer Fundamentals. Many of the classes Latina Wellness Initiative (LWI) we teach run on Windows PCs as well Latina Wellness Initiative promotes health as MacBooks. You may bring your among Latinas and fosters a sense of comMacBook to class and use it for any of munity with our Zumba and health awarethe following classes: iPad, Facebook, ness classes, all in Spanish! The educational Ancestry, Pinterest, Digital Photograclasses have been centered on themes such phy, Picasa. as nutrition, health insurance, hypertension, women’s health, etc. During the Zumba class Supplies: Students will need to puryou can experience different dance styles, chase, and bring to class, a USB Flash like hip-hop, soca, samba, salsa, merengue, drive with a GB of free space. For and mambo. Get ready to be on your feet for Computer Fundamentals, a 4 or 8 Gig 50 min because we are going to dance and drive is more than enough. Go to an sweat! The health benefits of regular physioffice supply or big box store and buy cal activity and healthy eating include pretheir cheapest drive. vention and control of diabetes, prevention and control of high blood pressure, sense of Curriculum: In 3 monthly sessions, community, and overall mental and physical courses range from basics to more adwell-being. LWI is here to help you get those vanced topics and are tailored to sebenefits. niors age 50 and above. Romina Boyle, Zumba certified instructor; Sarah van der Horst, director- 919-260- 6899 Schedule: Full courses run 12-16 Fee: FREE hours, with 2 two-hour classes a week Seymour Center (354155) for 3-4 weeks. Workshops and SemiSaturdays 3:30 - 5:30 pm nars vary. See the table that follows. Instruction: Classes enroll a maximum of 9 students, each with a computer and a comprehensive student guide. Experienced teachers, one for every 3 students, provide generous individual attention. You should plan to practice on a computer at home, about 1 hour for each hour in class.
Classes for the Vision Impaired: The Seymour Technology Center is pleased to announce that it will be offering courses tailored to individuals with vision impairments that range from moderate to severe. In particular, we plan to offer the Computer Fundamentals course utilizing the screen reading program JAWS, enabling full use of the PC without reliance upon a mouse or a monitor. Beyond the PC, mobile technology is also becoming accessible to those with limited or no sight. Both the iPad and the iPhone have auditory capabilities making much of their capability usable via speech and hearing (for example, the sending and receiving of email). If you, or anyone whom you know, are interested, please contact Tim Miles at 919-969–3032 x228, or ocdisabilityawareness@gmail.com for further information.
FALL 2014 COURSES Computer Security & Backup: Protect Yourself - FREE Seminar – US online shoppers number over 100 million. In this free seminar you will learn some of the basic ways to protect yourself in this fast-paced online world. Of course, in spite of our best efforts, things can go wrong. You need have good computer security software and a backup method in place for your computer files. We will teach you how to install Microsoft Security Essentials and give you some easy-to-do computer backup alternatives. FREE Seminar Converting to Gmail: This workshop will lead you through converting from your old email address to Gmail. Converting means you will be prepared to stop using your old email address and will make all your email messages come to your new address. Many students will do the entire conversion in the workshop, because Google has written conversion tools that make things easy! Prerequisites: Let the instructor know ahead of time which old email system you are using, so he can be ready when you arrive. Send Mike Gilliom a note with your old email address to mgilliom@gmail.com. Also bring to class your old email address and account password. We will use these as part of the conversion to Gmail. And, if you don’t yet have a Gmail account, go to google.com and get one– and bring this address and password, too. Class Fee: $15
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Exploring Windows 7: This eightsession course will introduce the student to Microsoft’s Windows 7 Operating System. The student will be introduced to the basics of the Windows 7 desktop, Task Bar, the Start menu, how to find and launch a program and use the Help features. The student will learn the basics of file management using the new Windows Explorer, as well as system maintenance and backup tools built into the Windows 7 Operating System. Prerequisites: Student should be familiar with using a mouse and have some confidence using a computer. Class fee: $25. Introduction to Facebook Workshop: Facebook is used and enjoyed by people of all ages. Facebook provides easy ways to exchange communication with friends and family. You will learn about how to view and post your own photos, video, and messages. You will learn about posting on friends’ “Wall“, “Commenting” on friends’ pictures, and real-time Chat. Personal security recommendations are also covered. Class fee: $15 Intro to Windows 8: In this seminar, learners will experience the new features of Windows 8 including the standard apps (applications) and learners will get a great overview of how to navigate Windows 8. FREE Seminar
iPad/iTunes/iCloud Workshop: This 2-session workshop will answer the questions: “How do I use the iPad and how does it relate to iTunes and iCloud”. You will be introduced to the standard applications as well as some highly-recommended apps for the iPad. To learn iTunes and the art of importing your Music CDs and burning your own favorite playlist to CD you will use one of our classroom PCs - or you can also bring your laptop to class. Class fee $15 Picasa Essentials: Organizing, Editing & Sharing Photos Using Picasa 3 - You will learn to install Picasa, the free PC program from Google, and organize, edit and share your digital photos. In class, you will download your photos from your camera to a computer. You will learn how to get all your photos organized into folders. Picasa’s editing features let you take out red eyes, improve color and contrast, crop for printing and add special effects and text. You will learn how to create slide shows and collages. You will create your own web albums, order prints online and share your photos with your friends.