Computers


	Business owners... York Adult Education can custom design a program and provide instruction to meet many of the training needs your business may have. To find out more information call Polly Stanwood at (207) 363-7922. LEARN HOW TO BUY & SELL ON EBAY Do you have things lying around that you would like to sell from your home? Have you ever been overwhelmed looking for specific item on E-Bay? This class will go over the basics of buying and selling items on E-Bay. Learn what is needed to create an E-Bay account, a seller’s account, and how to bid on items for sale. We will also put an item up for sale together. Students should be familiar with basic computer and Internet functions. 1) Tuesday, Sept. 16 or, 2) Tuesday, Sept. 23 (Choose one) 1 session, 6:30-9 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $15 CONTINUING ON EBAY Have you taken the first E-bay class, but still haven’t gotten around to selling your item? This is the class for you! This three-week class will allow you to create a seller’s account and actually list your item for sale on E-bay. We will also walk through the steps to take after your item sells. Please come prepared to the first class with a valid e-mail address, with your password, and also a credit card number and checking account number to create an account. Please bring a small, non-expensive item to class to use for your listing. (You must have taken Buying and Selling on E-bay to enroll) Tuesday, Sept. 30-Oct. 14 3 sessions, 6:30-9 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $35 PLAN YOUR VACATION USING THE INTERNET Have you heard of Expedia, Orbitz, or CheepTickets.com? Would you like to research and travel to a new place without having to pay a travel agent? Then this class is for you. We will discuss the different ways to purchase airline tickets using the Internet, learn how to compare prices for hotels, car rentals, and activities. We will also talk about how to take advantage of those great Internet travel deals. A working knowledge of the Internet and e-mail is required. So, come with a vacation destination in mind to research and learn how to plan a trip somewhere warm this winter! Tuesday, Nov. 4 1 session, 6-9 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $15 COMPUTER QUESTION & ANSWER LAB Location: York Middle School - Adult Ed. Classroom You may have taken some computer classes already, but you still have questions or there are things that you just can’t remember how to do. This three-week course will allow you the time to work on your own computer skills in a comfortable lab setting. Amanda will be there to assist with any area that you need help in, but you will design the content of the class based on your own computer needs. The class size will be kept small so we will all be able to learn from each other. Come prepared with questions and/or projects to work on. Wednesday, Nov. 12-Dec. 10 4 sessions, 1-3 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $40 COMPUTERS FOR GROWNUPS Location: York Middle School - Adult Ed. Classroom Designed for seniors age 55+ this slow-paced class you will move beyond basic computer skills to gain more knowledge, comfort, and skills with using the operating system, internet, email, and word processing. Don’t worry- we wont let you get lost. Wednesday, Oct. 1-Nov. 5 6 sessions, 1-3 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $65 (Incl. book) PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER The Internet can be a scary place. We all need to know how to protect our computers and ourselves. This class will discuss the difference between an anti-virus program and a firewall and why you need one or the other or both. We will also talk about the importance of updating your software programs and Microsoft Windows, how to stop those pesky pop-up adds, how to get rid of spyware, and how to avoid e-mail scams. Come with questions and problems and a notebook to write answers. A working knowledge of the Internet and e-mail will be helpful. Tuesday, Nov. 18 1 session, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Amanda Moore Cost: $15 Amanda Moore is a 2001 graduate of York High School and a 2003 graduate of York County Community College. She enjoys teaching and helping people feel more comfortable with their computers. POWERPOINT IN A DAY Create an amazing PowerPoint slideshow using our PC’s or your laptop (including iMacs) using Microsoft PowerPoint! Students will learn to create slideshows, add transition effects, timings, animation effects, designs, handouts – all the bells & whistles to wow your audience. Bring along an agenda or a disk of family photos and leave with a completed slideshow! Saturday, Sept. 20 1 session, 9 am-3 pm Instructor: Margie Genereux Cost: $65 (Incl. book) MICROSOFT EXCEL FOR BEGINNERS No previous experience necessary! Students will create a budget including formulas, borders, charts, graphs, and all the tips & tricks necessary to save time & energy. Bring an agenda if you have a spreadsheet that you’d like to create! Wednesday, Oct. 22-Nov. 12 4 sessions, 6:30-9 pm Instructor: Margie Genereux Cost: $65 (Incl. book) WORD IN A DAY Learn all the tips & tricks that Word has to offer, and have fun doing it. Students will learn all of the basics, such as margins, formatting and spellcheck – but will also learn tables, borders, watermarks, headers & footers, automatic page numbering, graphics, WordArt and much, much more! Bring a newsletter idea and leave with a finished project. Saturday, Oct. 25 1 session, 9 am-3 pm Instructor: Margie Genereux Cost: $65 (Incl. book) WEBSITE IN A DAY Create a free website using GoogleSites! Learn all the basics of web design while having tons of fun. This is a great opportunity to create a family site to share with friends, but it’s also great for coaches, teams, etc. These sites don’t show up on search engines, so you can learn without a worldwide audience! Bring your photos, ideas, etc. and leave with a working website! Saturday, Nov. 15 1 session, 9 am-3 pm Instructor: Margie Genereux Cost: $50 Margie Genereux enjoys sharing her computer knowledge and expertise with others. She has taught many adult education classes and has also presented at the Maine Adult Education Association conference as well as other professional development workshops. Margie is also the webmaster for York Adult Education’s website - www.yorkadulteducation.org. She lives in Sanford with her family. INTRODUCTION TO QUICKBOOKS Quickbooks Simple Start 2008 is a free financial management software package. In this class, we will review basic financial management concepts, learn how to set up a company in Quickbooks, record daily transactions, backup data, generate financial reports and more. Linda Goulette is a CPA and Quickbooks Proadvisor. Monday, Sept. 15 1 session, 6:30-8:30 pm Instructor: Linda Goulette Cost: $15 BEGINNERS PHOTO EDITING New! For students who are new to the computer tools for digital photography and want to learn photo editing techniques. This class will feature a hands on approach to working with a computer to make digital photography corrections with Photoshop, or similar photo editing software. The class will include establishing a workflow, data management, photo editing basics, printing and electronic distribution. The course will include a series of computer exercises and demonstrations. Dan Splaine has been a working professional photographer for 30 years. His career foundation is based in traditional film photography which has now evolved into a digital photography operation. In addition to working on editorial, public relations and consumer photography assignments he has over five years experience as a photography instructor. Wednesday, Sept. 17-Oct. 29 (No class Oct. 1) 6 sessions, 6-8:30 pm Instructor: Dan Splaine Cost: $115 (Incl. materials)