Friday, February 18, 2011

FREE Hands-on Technology Training

The EBISD technology department is offering FREE Hands-on Technology Training!
The class schedule is listed below.  Please send an e-mail to darve.smith@ebisd.org if you would like to reserve a spot. 

Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, 4pm - 5pm  "Digital Photography"
Tuesday, Feb. 22nd, 5pm - 6pm  "Picasa"
Wednesday, Feb. 23rd, 4pm - 5pm  "Digital Photography"
Wednesday, Feb. 23rd, 5pm - 6pm  "Picasa"
Thursday, Feb. 24th, 4pm - 5pm  "Social Networking"

All classes are held in the East Bernard Junior High Computer Lab.

Class Descriptions...

"Digital Photography"  With digital cameras so popular these days, there are a ton to choose from.  Learn what makes a digital camera different from a film camera.  What's a mega-pixel? Why are my pictures too dark or too light? Blurry? How much storage is enough?  Jpg? Tiff? RAW?  Learn how to take great pictures with your camera.  If you have a digital camera, bring it with you along with the cables needed to connect it to the computer and learn how to import the images onto a computer's hard drive.

"Picasa"  Learn how to use this popular and FREE software to organize and edit your digital photos and even store them online in albums you can share with your friends.  Picasa can also create collages, slideshows, and gift CDs.

"Social Networking"  Facebook.  MySpace.  Twitter.  FourSquare.  There are hundred of ways that you and your children can interact online.  Learn what the term "Social Networking" means in regards to the internet and how you can utilize the many available applications in your daily life or even in your classroom.  Questions about privacy on these sites?  Learn what to look for to "lock down" your private information.