Please register no later than two weeks before the class as we must give the Coronado Center two-weeks notice if a class has to be canceled. Also, many of our popular classes fill up quickly and registering early will assure you have a seat. All classes are held at Coronado Center in Room 5 except for the Computer Fundamentals class which is being held at the Village Church of Christ located at Balboa Road and Letrista. Payment of Fee: Do not pay in advance. Bring your check (no cash please) with you to the class. If more than one person in your household is attending the same class, you may write one check for both people. REGISTRATION FEES: To register, scroll down and click the blue Register button. If you do not have e-mail, you may register by calling Charles Nork, Education Director, at 922-4919. To cancel your registration or for all other questions, e-mail Registrar. |
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Classes for New Computer Users: CLASSES FOR NEW COMPUTER USERS: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS NOTE: THIS CLASS IS BEING HELD AT THE VILLAGE CHURCH OF CHRIST LOCATED AT BALBOA ROAD AND LETRISTA. This course is a hardware familiarization for beginning computer users or those who want to know more about how their computers work. It covers the uses and construction of computers with emphasis on how the parts work and work together and how to actually get them to work. The course will provide a basis for better understanding for follow-on computing courses. While it does not cover much in the way of operation of the computer it will allow the student to: make better decisions when purchasing a computer; more easily understand terminology when talking to salesmen, support technicians, and instructors; and make informed decisions about what they need in a computer. It is heavily oriented toward answering questions from the participants about how things work. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topINTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING This course is designed for those new to computing. You will get answers to your questions, learn basic key boarding skills, and learn how to use the mouse. You will also practice skills needed for use in future classes. View prerequisites and complete class description. WINDOWS BASICS This course is designed for new users. It includes basic information about working in Windows 7. You will learn about desktop, icons, start menu, tool bars, Quick Start, applications programs. You will practice mouse skills while learning to manipulating files by using the following techniques: Cut, copy and paste, save, delete files and folders. View prerequisites and complete class description. BASIC INTERNET TOOLS This class includes a basic knowledge of the Internet’s structure and the available tools to find results to your questions. The use of a few search engines, both generalized and specialized, will discussed and practiced. Topics will include choosing search terms, and how to search for a phrase. Searching for particular Internet addresses that friends send or found in newspapers or magazines will be covered.View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topOVERVIEW OF INTERNET EXPLORER WEB BROWSER This course is designed to give the new user an overview of Internet Explorer and Windows Live Web mail. We will teach the user how to change options, use and customize toolbars, manage add-ons, use favorites, and browse securely in Internet Explorer. This is NOT a class on browsing the web. We will also preview the basics of Windows Live Web mail - how to send, reply, forward, view and add attachments, block junk, and add contacts to address book. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topCLASSES FOR BOTH NEW AND EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS: FILES,
FOLDERS AND COMPUTER CARE This class will introduce students to the concepts of creating, saving, naming and managing files and folders in their computer.View prerequisites and complete class description. PART 2 of 2: COMPUTER CARE, UPDATES AND BACKUPS Students will learn how to maintain and enhance their computer's performance to keep it healthy.View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topCLASSES FOR EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS: MANAGING YOUR EMAIL WITH THUNDERBIRD Mozilla Thunderbird is a free desktop-based e-mail client for managing Web mail offline. No need to change your e-mail address(es). Students will learn the basics of sending and receiving email, replying and forwarding messages, viewing and adding attachments, and managing the address book. We will also cover the more advanced features of blocking unwanted senders and backing up the address book. We will also review the many features and settings of Thunderbird. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topADVANCED INTERNET SEARCH This class focuses on understand the Internet’s structure for quick and detailed searching. The Internet is a global information resource for health, financial, and computer questions. Search engines and the identify of ‘specialized’ search engines will be covered. Topics will include choosing search terms, how to combine phrases and use of the Include and Exclude symbols. Searching for particular Internet addresses, as well as techniques to search for exact terms in the site’s page title and in the page content. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to top CREATING CD/DVDs Learn the basics of how to use your CD/DVD drive to backup data and programs, store photos and create custom music disks. A variety of freeware programs will be discussed and used. Classroom hands on will include MP3 file creation using a CD ripper program to create MP3s, as well as burning data CDs for backup use. A class disk to install programs used and download other talked-about freeware programs will be provided, but students should also bring a prerecorded music CD to class to be used for MP3 file creation. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to top |
Photo Editing Classes for Experienced Computer
Users: WORKING WITH PHOTOS FOR EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS: INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL CAMERAS AND BEGINNING PHOTO EDITING This class will offer information about using digital cameras, understanding settings, and useful photography tips. We will also use the free software Picasa to help students learn how to quickly organize and edit your photos with the greatest of ease. This class is for those who want to learn more about their digital camera and who love inexpensive simplicity and ease with photo editing. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topSERIES 3: PHOTO EDITING USING ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS PART 1 OF 4: DIGITAL CAMERAS AND BASIC PHOTO EDITING This class will offer information about using digital cameras, understanding settings, and useful photography tips. We will also use the free software Picasa to help students learn how to quickly organize and edit your photos with the greatest of ease. This class is for those who want to learn more about their digital camera and who love inexpensive simplicity and ease with photo editing. View prerequisites and complete class description. PART 2 OF 4: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS EDITING TECHNIQUES - LAYERS This class focuses on the heart of Photoshop Elements Editing - Layers. Layers, the equivalent of transparent overlays, provide a means of having items added to or subtracted from an image. Objects created in a layer can be moved, rotated, enlarged or reduced relative to other layers. Students will learn about the palette bin, how layer(s) can be manipulated to create a photographic montage and how to add text.View prerequisites and complete class description.. PART 3 OF 4: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS EDITING TECHNIQUES
- ALBUMS I This is the first of two classes designed to provide information and additional instruction in editing techniques. Students will begin with placing text in pictures and in talk bubbles. Emphasis will be placed in utilizing the techniques learned in previous classes, especially layering techniques. Participants will start with obtaining photo(s) from a specified file, building a photo catalog, examining ways to enhance a photo and saving the photo(s) to a specific file. Photos edited in this class will be used in the follow-on workshop (Students should bring a flash drive (at least 512MB) to save his/her work). View prerequisites and complete class description. PART 4 OF 4: ADOBE PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS EDITING TECHNIQUES
- ALBUMS II We will look at the “create” function of Photoshop Elements. Photos saved in the Albums I class will be used to create a photo album. Students will learn how to add photos to an album, arrange the photos in the desired sequence, add text as desired and save the finished product to a PDF file. The class will also examine methods of creating a slide show, calendars and cards. Information will also be provided to enable participants to create a studio style portrait. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topEASY PHOTO EDITING WITH PICASA This class will use the free software Picasa to help students learn how to quickly organize and edit your photos with the greatest of ease. This class is for those who love inexpensive simplicity and ease with photo editing. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topWINDOWS LIVE MOVIE MAKER This class will use the free software Windows Live Movie Maker which is available on Windows Vista and Windows 7 Operating Systems to help students learn how to make a Windows Movie Video with Video Clips and Still Photos to play back on a DVD player. Terminology re: video editing will be discussed in relationship to High Definition verses Standard Definition. Video Editing skills will be shown to adjust sound, clip out parts you do not want and add other music to your video. You will also learn how to add still photos, animations, transitions and put this all together to make a movie that you can share on line, play back on the TV or computer and just enjoy learning how to fix and view the video clips and photos you have taken. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topSPECIAL INTEREST CLASSES FOR EXPERIENCED COMPUTER USERS: LIVING COOKBOOK This course is designed to introduce the students to the Living Cookbook software and how to use it. You will learn how to enter recipes with as much or as little detail as you like. You will learn and practice how to input, edit, and modify recipes as well as print and backup recipes. You will also learn how to use the software to calculate the recipe nutrition from the ingredients. You will practice how to add recipes that you find on the Internet. View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to topCREATING GREETING CARDS AND MORE This class helps students learn how to navigate desktop publishing software. Included will be instruction on and practice with Business Cards, Greeting Cards, Brochures, and more. Other skills that will be learned are Importing, Rotating, and Resizing photos and clip art images. We will also discuss joining and wrapping text; and we will take a look at printer settings.View prerequisites and complete class description. Back to top |
