Things are nice and toasty down at our home inside the Newtown Community Centre, and we're offering another fun and cozy set of free computer classes for the season.
Much like last quarter, these are a short round of 5 different topics, beginning in late May and finishing at the very beginning of July. These are all shorter workshops, and running as a single 2 hour class per week, each week on a different topic. For each one, you have the option of an evening session on Monday or a Wednesday afternoon session.
You can register for our full set of courses here: bit.ly/44GGRYl. Full descriptions of each are below.
INTRO TO DIGITAL BANKING
Mon May 26th / Wed May 28th
With closures and reduced hours, banks have cut down on the option for face-to-face business. Online options promise convenience but can be scary. The class will give you skill to bank online with confidence. We’ll cover the benefits and terms, scams and how to dodge them, website and password security, transactions and managing payees, and free places to practice online.
Skills to Have: Basic familiarity with your smartphone and with keyboard use.
What to Bring: Your smartphone and email username and password. If you are already using a banking app, please remember your PIN to get in.
INTRO TO SPREADSHEETS: MICROSOFT EXCEL #1
Mon June 9th / Wed June 11th
Excel Excel Excel! It seems like every workplace and house budget needs it. This is the first of a two part course dealing withd some of it’s core features. In this first class, we will look at the interface and buttons; cells, rows, and columns, moving data from one place to another, copying and saving. Just the basics.
Skills to Have: None
What to Bring: Just yourself
MANAGE MY HEALTH
Mon June 16th / Wed June 18th
With more essential services shifting to online-only, a lot of us folks feel left behind. That’s true for lots of things, but especially healthcare. This class on Manage My Health covers the mobile app and website, the benefits of using it, how to create or activate and account, making appointments, and a breakdown of all its various tools and displays.
Skills to Have: Just some basic familiarity with keyboards and your smart phone
What to Bring: Yourself and your smart phone. If you have an existing Manage my Health account, please remember your email and password to log in.
ZOOM
Mon June 23rd / Wed June 25th
Zoom is fast becoming the most popular option for video calls, both for work and for keeping in touch with friends and family. This course covers joining and leaving meetings, and changing the audio, video, and display settings. We also work with text chat, sharing your screen, and recording meetings.
Skills to Have: None, this course is designed for beginners.
What to Bring: You’ll need an existing email, so bring your address and password.
TRADE ME
Mon June 30th / Wed July 2nd
Looking to buy and sell online? Trade Me is a convenient one-stop-shop for that. We'll go through the steps of creating an account, buying, or placing bids for items, and listing your own goods for sale. We'll also cover payment options and how to link cards as well. Afterward, we can walk through installing Trade Me on your phone.
Skills to Have: Familiarity with logging in to your email account.
What to Bring: Bring your email address and your password, as well as your cell phone.
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