Classes are free to BVCC members; you may become a member of BVCC on-line.
You must pre-register for each training session separately listed below by signing up at a preceding General Meeting; or by contacting Education Chair Jill Doll at edu@bvcomputerclub.org 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. 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 2 has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, 9am - 11am. This will introduce MS Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and how to configure and use them. We will explain what an email client is and how it melds into our everyday computing. We will explore the ins and out of the address book and how to safeguard our contacts using One Drive. Instructor Pete Opland. We will use and explore:
Basic Computing, Part 3 has been scheduled for Wednesday, November 13, 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 Pete Opland.
Windows 10/11 For Beginners, has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 4, 9am - 11am. This is an unstructured class. The intent is to tailor the class content based on the starting level and needs of the students, but primarily aimed at those with little prior experience using computers or Microsoft Windows. Instructor Pete Opland.
Data: Where Is It and What To Do With It, has been scheduled for Wednesday, December 11, 9am - 11am. Do you download files from the Internet and just leave them in the default Downloads folder forever until it is full of stuff you can no longer identify? Do you have some folders with so many files that it is hard to find items of interest? Learn strategies for organizing your data into folders and sub folders and efficient ways to do this using the Windows File Manager. Instructor Pete Opland.