Now! No Membership Fee Free open labs!  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Call our Learning center for details.

 

Introduction to Computers

A friendly introduction to personal computers for beginners. Learn to use the mouse & keyboard, manage files and folders using Microsoft Windows XP, “surf the Internet”, send and receive e-mail, basic word processing using Microsoft Word and basic database & spreadsheet applications.

Students say:
--This was the most enjoyable experiential class I’ve ever been in. You all create a wonderful, safe environment.
--The class made me feel very comfortable using the computer. I never used it before the class and am so happy to have taken the class.
--The manual was excellent; very easy to use.

Fee: $70

• SN211 Tues 9:30 – 11:30 AM 9/2 – 11/4 (No Class 10/14, 21)
• SN212 Tues 2:30 – 4:30 PM 9/2 -10/21
• SN213 Wed 6:30 - 8:30 PM 9/3 – 11/5 (No Class 10/1, 8)
• SN214 Fri 9:30 – 11:30 AM 9/5 -10/24
• SN215 Tues 9:30 – 11:30 AM 11/11 – 12/23 (additional class date tbd)
• SN216 Wed 2:30 – 4:30 PM 11/5 -12/24
• SN217 Fri 9:30 – 11:30 AM 10/31 -12/26 (No Class 11/28)

Internet and E-Mail

Read, create, send, & save e-mail messages & attachments using web-site software and Outlook Express. Create & edit the address book provided by Outlook Express. Protect your privacy and keep your computer secure when searching or exploring popular places on the World Wide Web. Learn how to download information from the web to your computer, and to safely make purchases online. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Students say:
--I’ve certainly been inspired. My self-esteem has sky-rocketed.

Fee: $75

• SN220 Mon 9:30 - 11:30 AM 9/8 – 10/27
  

Internet

Explore the magic of the Internet. Protect your privacy and keep your computer secure when searching or exploring popular places on the World Wide Web. Learn how to download information from the web to your computer, and to safely make purchases online. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills. This is a five lesson course.

Fee: $50

• SN230 Thurs 9:30 - 11:30 am 11/13 – 12/18 (no class 11/27)

Google

Google is a powerful, but simple, Internet search engine that allows you to search billions of web pages. This course gives you a thorough, but concise, explanation of how to productively use its features. You will use practical examples that demonstrate how you can locate the information you seek. If it’s out there, you can find it. Don’t search, Google!
Prerequisite: Basic computer and Internet Skills. This is a four lesson course.

Fee: $40

• SN221 Tues 6:30 - 8:30 PM 9/23 – 10/28 (no class 9/30, 10/7)
• SN231 Thurs 2:30 - 4:30 PM 11/13 – 12/11 (no class 11/27)

Using Microsoft Word

This class builds on the Introduction to Computers class using Microsoft Word. Learn to open, copy, save & print documents, type a letter, edit & spell-check text, make documents interesting using color, bold, underlining, different fonts, tabs, custom page layouts & formats. Advanced features you’ll learn include: tables, lists, footnotes, drawing insertion, find / replace, and form letters & mail merge. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills including some experience with word processing.

Fee: $75

• SN222 Thurs 9:30 - 11:30 AM 9/4 – 11/6 (no class 10/2, 9)
• SN232 Tues 2:30 – 4:30 PM 10/28 -12/16
  

Take Control of Windows XP

Learn the major parts of the operating system, how to organize files into folders and find files anywhere on the computer; customize your Start Menu, Desktop and Taskbar; add/remove programs & update Windows; optimally keep data on your hard disk; add/remove hardware; and protect your data/do backups. It’s taught using Windows XP, but much of the material covered is applicable to Windows 98 and Windows ME. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Students say:
--The amount of knowledge absorbed in this course was incredible.
--There was nothing [about this course] I didn’t like. Instructors were outstanding…so helpful & had all the answers.

Fee: $75

• SN224 Wed 2:30 - 4:30 PM 9/3 – 10/29 (no class 10/1)
  

***New*** Take Control of Windows Vista ***New***

Learn the major parts of Windows Vista, Microsoft’s newest operating system. Learn to use Vista’s new features along with how to organize files into folders, find files on your computer; customize the Start Menu, Desktop and Taskbar; add/remove programs & update Windows; optimally keep data on your hard disk; add/remove hardware; and protect your data/do backups. It’s taught using Windows Vista, but much of the material covered is applicable to Windows XP. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Fee: $75

• SN234 Mon 9:30 - 11:30 AM 11/3 – 12/22

Introduction to Digital Photography

Whether you have been taking pictures for years or would like to learn what all this digital “fuss” is about, this course is for you! Get hands-on practice taking good digital pictures, manipulating them in your camera, transferring them to a computer and enhancing, printing, distributing, and organizing them electronically. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Students say:
--The exercise where you move someone’s face onto a different body was lots and lots of fun.
--[The course] more than met my expectations.
--[Course was] great, especially since I already had a digital camera which was the same as that used in class, but with a few more bells and whistles.

Fee: $75

• SN223 Mon 2:30 – 4:30 PM 9/8 – 10/27
• SN233 Mon 2:30 - 4:30 PM 11/3 – 12/22
  

***New*** Image Editing with Photoshop Elements 6 ***New***

This new course is an introduction to the basic features and functions of this sophisticated image-editing software. The course covers the software’s Downloader and Organizer features, the Toolbox’s basic editing tools plus the “Quick Fix”, "Guided Edit" and “Full Edit” functions. Lessons will include color correction, blemish and unwanted object removal, adding text and graphics, layers, printing photos and the creation of a digital slide show.
Prerequisite: Intermediate Computer Skills.

Students say:
--I liked that [course]. I’ve used the information & the well-written notebook.

Fee: $75

• SN225 Wed 9:30 - 11:30 AM 9/3 – 11/12 (no class 10/1, 15, 22)

Introduction to Spreadsheet

Learn how a spreadsheet can make it easy to create and maintain a budget, monitor checking account activity, or create a club treasurers report. You will also learn how to build and edit worksheets and create formulas which automatically update your numbers. This course uses Microsoft Works spreadsheet software. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills.

Fee: $75

• SN226 Thurs 2:30 - 4:30 PM 9/4 – 11/6 (no class 10/2, 9)
• SN235 Tues 6:30 - 8:30 PM 11/4 – 12/23
  

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Free Open Labs
The SeniorNet Learning Center is open to all adults 50+ from Noon – 2PM  Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (subject to change).  Use our computers to surf the Internet, send e-mail and enhance your skills with assistance from our excellent coaches. Neither SeniorNet nor JCC membership is required.  Open to the public!

Ask the Pros!
In addition, on Monday's only, we offer "Ask the Pros" sessions where current SeniorNet members can receive expert help with any computer issue.  Try and stump our experts with any computer problem.  This is very difficult to do. 

You do not need to be a JCC member to participate in SeniorNet. If you have any questions regarding your placement in a SeniorNet course, or you have any other questions, please call SeniorNet at the JCC at 585-461-2000 ext. 463. Please leave a message and a SeniorNet volunteer will return your call. You can also send E-mail to RNYseniornet@jccrochester.org.

To learn more about becoming a SeniorNet volunteer, please call us, or download an application in PDF format.  You don't need to be a computer lover - just enjoy helping others.

SeniorNet is made possible by gifts from IBM and Nathalie Goldberg and is sponsored by the Monroe County Office for the Aging and the Jewish Community Center of Greater Rochester.

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