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Tech Spot - Bingham Location
with Amy Haynes
NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED Walk-ins welcome, Monday 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesday 12:00-5:00 p.m.
The Tech Spot is a School and Community Project that offers technology advice and tutoring to adults from throughout our school district.
Examples of possible help sessions include general computer operation, conducting web searches, using Facebook and other social media programs, and operating Smart phones, iPads, Tablets, and PCs. Assistance with some software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) is available as well.
FMI please call the Adult Education office at 474-7553.
Project partners include RSU 54 Adult & Community Education, Town of Skowhegan, and the Somerset Economic Development.
Medical Terminology: A Word Association Approach
with Ed 2Go
This is an online course. Click here to learn more and register.
This is a 6 week class - Start dates are 1/15. 2/12, or 3/12.
There is also a self-guided option that provides three months of access.
Writing for Children
with Ed 2Go
This is an online course. Click here to learn more and/or to register.
This is a 6 week class - Start dates are 1/15. 2/12, or 3/12.
There is also a self-guided option that provides three months of access.
Basic Accounting Principles and Quickbooks Online, February
with Val Landry
During these three sessions, you will learn basic accounting principles and how to apply them to setting up QuickBooks online for a small business or organization. The design of the course is that you'll attend the class and also do 2-3 hours of work between sessions which greatly enhances your learning. For this workshop, you have the option to receive a yearlong subscription to QB online. Upon registration, the survey provided will provide information about this opportunity.
This is a live online class using ZOOM.
Microsoft Excel - Basics
with Val Landry
During this workshop, you will learn how to navigate a simple Excel worksheet, enter data in a worksheet, use basic math functions, do basic formatting, how to replicate data, use built-in functions and work with columns and rows. The design of the course is that you'll attend the class and also do 2-3 hours of work between sessions which greatly enhances your learning. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey included in your automated receipt so the instructor can tailor the course to meet your needs. You will want to have Microsoft Excel on your computer for this workshop and many people find it helpful to have two monitors though it is certainly not necessary to benefit from the sessions. There are two ways to accomplish this: 1) attach an external screen to your computer (contact our program if you need technical assistance with that); 2) use two computers (one for Excel and the other for the ZOOM meeting.
This is a live online class using ZOOM.
Tech Spot - Skowhegan Location
with Lynn Perry
SESSIONS BY APPOINTMENT
The Tech Spot is a School and Community Project that offers technology advice and tutoring to adults from throughout our school district.
Examples of possible help sessions include general computer operation, conducting web searches, using Facebook and other social media programs, and operating Smart phones, iPads, Tablets, and PCs. Assistance with some software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) is available as well.
FMI or to schedule an appointment with the Tech Spot staff, please call the Adult Education office at 474-7553.
Project partners include RSU 54 Adult & Community Education, Town of Skowhegan, and the RSU 54 Technology Staff.
Microsoft Excel - Intermediate
with Val Landry
During this session, you will learn how to navigate multiple worksheets, save your workbook, create formulas, use functions, change the layout of your worksheet, and how to create practical worksheets. 1040 Income Tax – Maintain tax information that is very useful when preparing your annual tax return. The design of this course includes 2-3 hours of work with the software between sessions to gain maximum benefit from the sessions. Some examples of using Microsoft Excel as a Practical Tool: Grocery Shopping List – Quickly create a weekly grocery shopping list. What a time saver! Contractor Estimate Calculator - Great tool for any contractor who has to provide estimates for customers. Household Budget – Create a monthly budget of your household expenditures. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey included in your automated receipt so the instructor can tailor the course to meet your needs. You will want to have Microsoft Excel on your computer for this workshop and many people find it helpful to have two monitors though it is certainly not necessary to benefit from the sessions. There are two ways to accomplish this: 1) attach an external screen to your computer (contact our program if you need technical assistance with that); 2) use two computers (one for Excel and the other for the ZOOM meeting.
This is a live online class using ZOOM.
Basic Accounting Principles and Quickbooks Online, April
with Val Landry
During these three sessions, you will learn basic accounting principles and how to apply them to setting up QuickBooks online for a small business or organization. The design of the course is that you'll attend the class and also do 2-3 hours of work between sessions which greatly enhances your learning. For this workshop, you have the option to receive a yearlong subscription to QB online. Upon registration, the survey provided will provide information about this opportunity.
This is a live online class using ZOOM.