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Learn to find and assess quality online health information (2.5 hours). Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructors: A. Muhammad, PIA International, Inc.
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Web I Basics.

You will learn to:

Navigate medical websites.
Evaluate medical websites for updates and active links.
Research personal health issues.
Make informed health decisions based on information retrieved from credible health websites.

Sponsored by the National Library of Medicine of the National Institutes of Health and the D.C. Department of Health's HIV/AIDS Administration. Presented by the Project for Intermediate Advocates.

Bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account.

4:00 p.m.

Excel I Basics

Learn the basic features of the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet environment that are frequently used for calculation and data entry functions in the workplace. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Excel window.
Build a simple budget spreadsheet, using data entry and cell navigation skills.
Format and edit spreadsheet data, using common and unique formatting features.
Create simple formulas.
Use the AutoSum feature.
Explore the Insert Function feature for all other mathematical operations available in Excel.
Engage the Chart Gallery to create a chart based on the simple budget database created in class.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

7:30 p.m.

We know that downloading library e-books and audiobooks can be confusing, even for the tech-savvy among us. That is why we offer personalized assistance on a drop-in basis.

Need help checking out digital materials, downloading them, registering your library account or transferring library media to your e-book reader, tablet or MP3 player?

Stop by the Georgetown Library on Tuesday evenings or Friday mornings, and we'll get you sorted out. Bring your device and your library card with you.

Also, bring your laptop if you need help downloading onto a Nook or an MP3 player that is not also a smartphone.

If you are unsure of what you need to bring, email Maria.Rosensweig@dc.gov with the make and model of your device.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

11:00 a.m.

PowerPoint Basics

Learn the basic features for creating a dynamic PowerPoint (slide show) presentation. This software is widely used in the workplace and in educational settings. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics and Word II Intermediate.

You will learn to:

Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft PowerPoint window.
Create a simple slide presentation using the installed themes and design templates.
Identify and engage the three working panes of the PowerPoint environment.
Edit and customize each slide and insert SmartArt graphics and links.
Insert additional slides and delete unwanted slides.
Activate the slide show presentation.
Save the presentation as a slide show (.ppsx) and as a presentation (.pptx).

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

2:15 p.m.

Digital Drop-in Clinic @ Watha T.

Practice tutorials and custom lessons for improving typing and keyboarding skills to help you create the cover letter and résumé needed to launch your career. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

Class Objectives:

Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

5:30 p.m.

Beginning Computer Skills Class

Have you received an iPad or Android tablet as a gift?
Do you want to know how to use it?
Do you want to learn how to setup an email address?
Have you heard about iCloud, Google Music, or how to use the library downloadable media?

Every Wednesday from 5:30-8:30, there will be a librarian waiting to answer your questions.

Thursday, May 30, 2013

11:00 a.m.

Learn how to create an email account, search the Internet, use library online services and more.

No previous experience required.

11:00 a.m.

Excel III Advanced

Weekly Drop In Job Clinic

Learn to calculate, research and display table data using Excel formulas. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics, Word II Intermediate, Excel I Basics and Excel II Intermediate.

You will learn to:

Calculate using the following formulas: SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIF, COUNTIFS.
Research table data using the VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP formulas.
Organize table data using PivotTables and PivotCharts.
Trace precedents, show formulas, and apply the Watch Window feature.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

1:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Library, Jobseekers

Need assistance with creating an e-mail account, filling out an online application, or revising your resume? We can help.

Drop in for personalized help with job seeking skills.

2:15 p.m.

Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

Friday, May 31, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Saturday, June 1, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Practice tutorials and custom lessons for improving typing and keyboarding skills to help you create the cover letter and résumé needed to launch your career. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. Green
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

Class Objectives:

Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

10:00 a.m.

Word I Basics

Computer Basics for Job Seekers

Learn basic word-processing features that can help you to create letters, résumés, faxes and other documents that are used to apply for jobs. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: K. Lewis
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well and the skills acquired in the PC Basics class.

You will learn to:

Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Word window.
Execute multiple text-selection techniques.
Apply basic formatting features.
Perform the Copy/Cut and Paste functions.
Execute the "Find and Replace" and "Go To" features.
Explore a variety of templates for creating letters, résumés, faxes, reports, stationery and more.
Apply themes, page borders, page colors and watermarks.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

Monday, June 3, 2013

1:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Library

New to the computer? Learn all the basics of operating a computer and using the Internet, with an emphasis on employment. Bring questions of your own.

For adults 18 and older.

Email megan.janicki@dc.gov for more info.

2:00 p.m.

Excel I Basics

Identify and navigate the basic features and elements of the Microsoft Excel window.
Build a simple budget spreadsheet, using data entry and cell navigation skills.
Format and edit spreadsheet data, using common and unique formatting features.
Create simple formulas.
Use the AutoSum feature.
Explore the Insert Function feature for all other mathematical operations available in Excel.
Engage the Chart Gallery to create a chart based on the simple budget database created in class.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

3:00 p.m.

Tech Monday

Northwest One Library

Tech Monday is a computer class offered at Northwest One library. Come and learn basic computer skills!

4:30 p.m.

Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

6:30 p.m.

PC Basics

For those who need to come into the world of computers, this is the class for you. Overcome your fears and gain the skills that can get you ready for the workplace. Also take the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing class as a perfect complement to PC Basics. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: N. Chester
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

You will learn to:

Identify basic computer components and operating system features.
Execute basic mouse techniques.
Perform basic keyboard strokes and functions.
Identify and navigate the features of the desktop.
Open and exit software programs.
Identify and navigate the Windows environment of Microsoft software applications.
Create and save a document to the desktop or to a flash drive.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

2:00 p.m.

Web I Basics

Learn the basic terminology and navigational skills associated with surfing and searching the Internet via the World Wide Web. These skills can help you complete online job applications. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. P. Grogan
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

Identify and navigate the basic elements and features of the Internet Explorer browser environment.
Navigate the Web using hyperlinks.
Explore the features and advantages of various search engines and directories.
Perform simple Web searches and explore various job search engines.
Copy and paste Web text and graphics to a Word document.

Bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

4:30 p.m.

Practice home-row key typing in self-paced exercises.
Test your typing skills at various levels of proficiency and speed.
Customize practice lessons to enhance your typing skill abilities.
Practice constructing your own résumé using MB's Print Shop Résumé Pro Deluxe program.

Please bring your own earbuds for individual listening.

6:15 p.m.

Excel II Intermediate

Learn more features of this spreadsheet software that can help you further your career. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: P. McFadden
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics, Word I Basics, Word II Intermediate and Excel I Basics.

You will learn to:

Manage the screen view and navigate multiple worksheets in a workbook.
Construct 3-D formulas, using the Consolidate feature, and execute the Paste Special function.
Engage and perform the Auto Outline, Data Validation and AutoFilter features.
Apply the stylized Conditional Formatting feature to spreadsheet data.
Protect worksheet/workbook environment.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

2:00 p.m.

Excel III Advanced

Digital Drop-in Clinic @ Watha T.

Calculate using the following formulas: SUMIF, SUMIFS, AVERAGEIF, AVERAGEIFS, COUNTIF, COUNTIFS.
Research table data using the VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP formulas.
Organize table data using PivotTables and PivotCharts.
Trace precedents, show formulas, and apply the Watch Window feature.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

5:30 p.m.

Beginning Computer Skills Class

Have you received an iPad or Android tablet as a gift?
Do you want to know how to use it?
Do you want to learn how to setup an email address?
Have you heard about iCloud, Google Music, or how to use the library downloadable media?

Every Wednesday from 5:30-8:30, there will be a librarian waiting to answer your questions.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

11:00 a.m.

Learn how to create an email account, search the Internet, use library online services and more.

No previous experience required.

11:30 a.m.

Web II Intermediate

Weekly Drop In Job Clinic

Review the basic and advanced Google search tools, techniques and features, e.g. Google Images, Google Maps & StreetView, Google Alerts, etc. Learn to use Boolean search terms and various punctuations and characters to refine your search results. Explore two social and professional networking sites: Meetup.com and LinkedIn.com.

Instructor: N. Shiner
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well, and the skills acquired in PC Basics and Word I Basics.

You will learn to:

Identify and navigate the advanced elements and features of the Goggle search engine.
Conduct searches using Boolean search terms.
Modify your search strategy with various punctuations.
Explore Meetup.com and LinkedIn.com for their advantages as social and professional networking sites.
Copy and paste Web text and graphics to a Word document.

Bring your own flash drive to save class documents or send them to your email account.

1:00 p.m.

Takoma Park Library, Jobseekers

Need assistance with creating an e-mail account, filling out an online application, or revising your resume? We can help.

Drop in for personalized help with job seeking skills.

Friday, June 7, 2013

10:00 a.m.

Saturday, June 8, 2013

12:15 p.m.

PC Basics

For those who need to come into the world of computers, this is the class for you. Overcome your fears and gain the skills that can get you ready for the workplace. Also take the Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing class as a perfect complement to PC Basics. Seats will be filled on a first-come, space-available basis.

Instructor: D. Green
Computer Lab, Room 311

Required Skills: The ability to read and comprehend English well.

You will learn to:

Identify basic computer components and operating system features.
Execute basic mouse techniques.
Perform basic keyboard strokes and functions.
Identify and navigate the features of the desktop.
Open and exit software programs.
Identify and navigate the Windows environment of Microsoft software applications.
Create and save a document to the desktop or to a flash drive.

Please bring your own flash drive to save class documents, or send them to your email account.

2:30 p.m.

PowerPoint Basics