For Adult Technology Classes--for now (12/30/2011).

iPad Boot Camp

Instructor: 
Erin Shea
Status: 
Seats available
Date and Time: 
Thursday, June 20th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Learn some basic tips and tricks like locking your iPad’s screen orientation, creating folders for your apps, and changing the background image. We’ll practice downloading eBooks from the Library’s collection.

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Instagram and Vine

Instructor: 
Erin Shea
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Wednesday, June 5th from 10:00 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Instagram, the smartphone-based photo sharing tool and Vine, the new way to share short videos are growing exponentially in popularity. Bring you iPhone, Android, or iPad to this workshop and together we’ll learn how to use both of these programs.

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Introduction to Adobe InDesign

Instructor: 
George Zariff
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Tuesday, June 4th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, June 11th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, June 18th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, June 25th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Create professional, diverse publications using the desktop software, Adobe Indesign, in this hands-on four week course.

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Travel Resources on the Web

Instructor: 
Sally Ijams and Blanche Parker
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Wednesday, May 22nd from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Planning that big summer trip? There are tons of online forums out there to help you find the best information for your upcoming vacation. Learn the best ways to scope out deals and make the most of your summer getaway!

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How to Edit Your Family Photos

Instructor: 
Amanda Goodman
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Wednesday, May 8th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Do you have old family photos that need to be touched up? Using Pixlr, a free online image editor, you will learn how to fix your photos! You will learn how to color correct, crop, remove blemishes, fix stains, and more. There is no need to hire the professionals when you can edit your photos yourself!

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Introduction to Adobe Photoshop CS

Instructor: 
George Zariff
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Thursday, May 9th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 30th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Find out tips and tricks for touching up your own photos using the graphics editing program, Photoshop. This is a four week course.

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Intermediate Microsoft Excel

Instructor: 
Diane McKeever
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Thursday, April 25th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Learn how to use sorting, filtering, and lists to make your data in Excel come alive.

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Introduction to Microsoft Excel

Instructor: 
Diane McKeever
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Tuesday, April 23rd from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Excel is Microsoft’s powerful spreadsheet software. Join us for this beginner class and learn what a cell is, how to create a worksheet, and much more!

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Email Marketing Using MailChimp

Instructor: 
Amanda Goodman
Status: 
Full/Closed
Date and Time: 
Tuesday, April 16th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m

Email marketing is one of the best ways to get your products, news, and promotional tools directly in front of your customer’s eyes. Learn how to create gorgeous emails using MailChimp, a leader in the email marketing industry. You can sign up for a free account for up to 2,000 subscribers or upgrade for more users. You will learn how to use MailChimps built-in templates and discuss some of the legal aspects of email marketing.

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Spring 2013 Tech Classes

Power Library and Tech Center computers
Power Library and Tech Center computers

Registration for the Spring 2013 Adult Technology Classes opens on Monday, March 18th. A few featured classes include:

  • Email Marketing with MailChimp
  • iPad Boot Camp
  • Introduction to Adobe InDesign
  • Edit Your Family Photos Using Pixlr

If you are the do-it-yourself type, you can sign up to use Lynda.com to learn how to use hundreds of programs! We also have an assortment of Tech Books available on the second floor. Just stop by the reference desk and ask!

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