SeniorNet
SeniorNet provides low-cost computer classes for people over 50 in a supportive learning environment. To assure you have a positive learning experience, our classes are small (10 or fewer students) and are taught by mature teachers with sufficient coaches.
Our classes are held on the MCTC campus, in the Wells Family College Center, located at 1403 Harmon Place. Most classes are four weeks long and each class costs only $25 (unless otherwise noted), with books included. Satisfaction guarantee: If after participating in a full session you find your skills have not improved, you may repeat this class one time at no cost.
For more information or to register, please contact SeniorNet director Damaris Fredell at 612-659-6253.
Class Descriptions
PC Basics 1
Hands-on practice for beginners using the mouse and keyboard, opening and closing programs, creating, saving and printing documents.
PC Basics 2
While learning basic word processing with Microsoft Word (margins, check spelling, changing fonts), you’ll also learn about toolbars, menus, and the Windows file system. Prerequisite: PC Basics 1 or Mouse skills.
Manage Your PC
Learn to tailor your desktop, maintain desktop icons, managing files and folders, backing up, maintenance tools, and downloading and installing a program. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
Internet
Learn to “surf” the web and find information on unlimited topics including travel, shopping, news, maps, health and more. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
Email
Practice sending, receiving, forwarding, deleting and saving messages. Learn how to send and receive attachments and how to maintain your address books. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
Seminars
Three-hour sessions on specific topics, including Facebook and Internet Security. Class fee $10.
Photoshop Elements 1
Easily edit your digital photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements. You will crop, enhance, resize, remove red-eye, make color variations and remove an image. This class may run an extra 30 minutes. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
Photoshop Elements 2
Learn about filters and how to enhance a photo by using eyedropper, brush, smudge, painting, clone stamp, magnetic lasso and magic wand tools. This class may run an extra 30 minutes. Prerequisite: Photoshop Elements 1.
Word Processing 1
Use Microsoft Word to create, edit, save, print, cut, paste, number, align, indent, use bullets and check spelling and grammar in any document. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
Word Processing 2
Learn to set tabs, use the thesaurus, make tables, check spelling and grammar, change fonts, do page numbering, use clip art, and use mail merge to create labels. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission.
PowerPoint
Learn the basics of creating a PowerPoint presentation, navigate the PowerPoint window, Insert graphics, create student notes and prepare to give the show. Prerequisite: Microsoft Word.
Graphic Fun with Microsoft Word 1
You will learn how to use four more toolbars in MS Word - WordArt, Drawing, Picture, and Tables and Borders, enabling you to add colorful graphics, pictures and decorative fonts to greeting cards, personalized stationary, album pages and brochures. Prerequisite: Word Processing 1 & 2, or permission.
Graphic Fun with Microsoft Word 2
Continuation of Graphics 1.
Spreadsheet 1
Learn the basics of spreadsheets using any of the following: Excel 2003, Works, Open Office or Google Docs. Learn to set up equations to use in establishing a budget, keeping track of investment performance, learning the “What If” concept, etc. Learn charting for bar, pie, or line charts and their printing. Learn to use as a database to organize schedules such as medications, vacations, and lists for books, CDs, etc... Some homework problems, with answers, will be used to gain experience. Prerequisite: PC Basics 2 or permission, plus the in-house availability of a spreadsheet program.
Spreadsheet 2
Learn to create Macros and IF statements. Learn how to use Functions to determine monthly mortgage payments, interest payments, future values, etc. Learn to handle multiple sheets within a workbook and some useful shortcuts in spreadsheets. There will be illustrative problems, with answers, for work at home. Prerequisite: Spreadsheets 1 or permission, plus the in house availability of a spreadsheet program.
