Computers & Technology   

There are many valuable, simple tricks and tips that do not require an advanced understanding of iPhones, iPads, or Android phones to use them more effectively.  In this class, we will explore ten easy yet useful tricks that will help you enjoy using your devices while staying safe on the internet.  From better password management to dealing with a “stuck” or slow computer or iPhone, we will discuss different ways to use our personal computers and devices more intelligently. 

Your Apple Watch is a significant extension of your iPhone and brings you new convenience, health, fitness, entertainment, and safety features. We will cover pairing your watch with your iPhone, answering and making phone calls, sending and receiving texts, making emergency calls, changing watch faces, viewing your heart rate, adding apps, and more. Plus questions from the class as time allows. 

Google Docs is a simple, powerful, and free document designer that can be used to create resumes, schedules, and even simple websites. In this workshop, we will explore how to produce a document that includes a table of contents, formatted text, and images. You can use this for your memoir, fictional masterpiece, thesis, dissertation, cookbook, and more. You will also learn how to share the documents with the world! This class is appropriate for those new to Google Docs as well as those who want to delve deeper into its features.

When working with social media, many people often ask:

“How do I make my profile stand out?”

“How do I make posts that get engagement?”

“How do I gain followers?”

Instagram has become a powerful and affordable platform to tackle these issues faced by small businesses and individuals alike. In this class, Liz breaks down the answers to these questions in an easy-to-understand format and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere. You’ll learn practical tips and proven strategies that you can start using immediately. This class is perfect for local business owners, artists, start-ups, nonprofits, real estate agents, and anyone who wants to learn how to use Instagram more effectively.

You will learn to:

• Set up your profile
• Connect and engage with your clients by creating content they want
• Gain followers organically
• Use hashtags effectively

We hear more and more about cybersecurity and the risks of identity theft these days. Learn ways to protect yourself and your data, so you can use social media websites like Instagram, Facebook, and X without giving up your privacy. You'll learn how to minimize exposing your personal information on the Internet and how to control privacy and tracking of your smartphone. This class will also review some useful, secure, and simple password strategies and give an overview of the password managers LastPass (for PCs and Android phones) and the Keychain app (on Apple devices).

This workshop is designed for total beginners to Google Sheets as well as those who want to explore its functionality and will focus on how to create a monthly budget using formatting tools and formulas. No experience with spreadsheets is necessary to join this workshop, and by the end of the class, you will be comfortable entering numbers, formatting cells, and creating formulas in Google Sheets. With the skills you learn in this class, you can also create schedules, to-do lists, and more.

You've taken some great photos...what's next? This course teaches beginner and expert photographers how to organize, develop, edit, retouch, and share your photos with Adobe Lightroom Classic. Students will start with the fundamentals and finish with a comprehensive workflow they can use to take their photos from RAW to WOW every time! Topics covered include interface basics, importing photos, cropping, adjusting exposure, recovering highlights, color balance, sharpening, applying effects, retouching portraits, enhancing landscapes and exporting for printing, emailing, and social media. No prior digital photography classes are required.