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Upcoming
Wednesday Workshops
Spring 2008
Below
is a schedule of upcoming free computer and Internet workshops
offered by the Belvedere-Tiburon Library Reference Department.
Some workshops will be hands-on using the Library's laptop
computers. For these workshops, every attendee will have
his or her own computer to practice with. Because of the
limited number of computers available, advance registration
will be required for hands-on workshops. Please call the
Reference Desk at 789-2661 to sign up, or stop by the desk
any time during open hours. For repeat classes from previous
months, preference will be given to patrons who have not
taken the class before. The Library also
offers free 1-on-1 Internet training by the Netsharks
team of volunteer trainers.
Wednesday,
May 14
Blogging for Beginners
7:30pm Founders Room
A
blog is "a frequent, chronological publication of personal
thoughts and Web links." Librarian Heather Lamb leads
this hands-on introduction to creating a blog on popular
hosting sites. Heather will help attendees create their
very own blog on blogger.com. Attendees should have prior
experience using a computer and Microsoft Word. Space
is limited! Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 to
sign-up for this hands-on workshop.
Wednesday,
May 21
Introduction to PowerPoint
Wednesday, May 21, 7:30pm in the Founders Room
Trainer Patty Hoyt will lead this hands-on introduction
to the popular Microsoft PowerPoint presentation software.
Patty will help attendees create and embellish their own
practice presentations. Attendees should have prior experience
using a computer. Space is limited! Please call the
Reference Desk at 789-2661 to sign-up for this hands-on
workshop.
Wednesday,
May 28
Creating a Free Email Account with
Google's Gmail
Wednesday, May 28, 2-3:30pm in the Founders Room
Abbot Chambers recommends Google's Gmail as the best free
email service for speed, ease of use, search features, and
unobtrusive advertising. The class will begin with everyone
creating their own free Gmail account and continue on to
reading and writing email and tips and tricks for making
the most of your Gmail account. Attendees should have
prior experience using email and the Internet. Space
is limited! Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 to
sign-up for this hands-on workshop.
Wednesday,
June 4
Web
101
7:30pm
in the Founders Room
This
class will cover the basics of Web creation using the free
Mozilla Firefox Composer Web-authoring software. Trainer
Patty Hoyt will show you how Web pages are stored and accessed
through the Internet, how to design basic Web styles, select
font sizes and styles, create backgrounds, import images
and other tricks. You will walk away from this with a step-by-step
instructional hand-out so you can go home and get started
making your very own Web page. Prerequisites: Prior experience
with MSWord and Internet browsing. Space is limited!
Please call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 to sign-up for
this hands-on workshop.
Friday,
June 6
First
Friday Drop-in Computer Lounge
*Senior Friendly*
10:30am-noon in the Founders Room
Feeling challenged because you don't know how to use a computer?
Conquer your frustrations and join us for a non-threatening
drop-in computer lab. We'll set up our laptop computers
in the Founders Room, and a librarian will be there to help
you get started and answer your questions.
" Improve your mouse skills by playing simple mouse-practice
exercises.
" Learn to type with Mavis Beacon software.
" Exercise and challenge your brain with free online
brain games: play sudoku, solitaire, chess, work a crossword
puzzle, or learn a new game.
Call the Reference Desk at 789-2661 for more information
about all our computer training.
Friday,
June 11
Getting Started
with iGoogle
7:30pm in the
Founders Room
If
you already Google, the next logical step is to gather your
favorite Google searches in to your own personalized iGoogle
page. Librarian Heather Anne Lamb will show you how to create
your own iGoogle! page and how to include helpful content
such as: your local weather, favorite news, comics, recipe
of the day, stock prices, RSS feeds and more. Attendees
should have an email account and prior experience using
the internet. Space is limited! Please call the Reference
Desk at 789-2661 to sign up for this hands-on workshop.
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