Classes are free to BVCC members; you may become a member of BVCC on-line.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: You must pre-register for each training session separately listed below by signing up at a preceding General Meeting; or by using this link to send an email to the BVCC Education Chair or texting her at 320-828-3413. Supply class title, your name, phone number, and email contact information. If by email or text, you should follow-up if a confirmation response is not received within 24 hours. Registration is used to insure seating and determine the number of handouts that must be printed. Contact information is used to send a class reminder, or to advise should it be necessary to cancel or reschedule the class.
Basic Computing, Part 3 has been scheduled for Thursday, September 17, 9am-11am. Our home networks are growing at a rapid rate (TV’s, refrigerators, security cameras, movie theaters, doorbell cameras, PCs, and printers among the few). We will talk about the concepts of a home LAN (local area network) and the devices attached, and how and why a SOHO (small office-home office) smart switch will connect all your devices together. One of the most important features of the home LAN network is the home file server. You will learn how you to convert an old PC into a useful home file server at a very low cost! We will delve into setting up and using a network printer, setting up a folder and program for scanning docs, and saving outside the user profile. Instructor Joel Ewing, based on Pete Opland's handouts.
Google Sheets and Forms has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 23, 9am-11am. This class will discuss another of the applications from Google Drive, Google Sheets, which is Google's counterpart to Microsoft Excel. We will discuss how to start a sheet, set one up, and add formulas. We will also discuss Forms, which is used to create surveys, quizzes, polls, and registration forms. Forms work great with Sheets to analyze data. This will be the second in a series of classes on using Google Drive, a service which is free if you have a Google Account (Gmail). Please make sure to know or bring your Google account Gmail address and password. Instructor Efren Rodriguez.