In this presentation I will introduce you to Office Software. I will provide tips on using Windows and give a crash course on Word Processors, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Diagrams. There are multiple programs that do this both from Microsoft Office to Open Office to Google Docs.
This handout has an overview of the class as well as links to the programs referred to:
Introduction to Office Software Handout
I will be recording more detailed classes on each of these types of programs in the future. What programs would you like to learn? Post a comment and let me know!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
How to use Google Picasa
Google Picasa is an easy to use image editor that allows you to quickly manage, edit and share your pictures and videos online.
In this class, I will show you how to load pictures form your camera, edit them and post them online in a flash.
This is my first video, so please bare with me. :)
In this class, I will show you how to load pictures form your camera, edit them and post them online in a flash.
This is my first video, so please bare with me. :)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
It's time to teach the world!
I was given my first computer when I was 8. It was a Commodore VIC-20 computer that plugged into our little black & white television. It didn't have a disc drive, cd-rom or USB... but an audio cassette drive to load & save files on. Technology sure has come a long ways since then!
In school I was an outcast. While my peers focused on sports & socializing, I was stuck at our little farmhouse miles in the country reading and playing with my computer. By high school I was typing 80 words per minute and helping the school order their first multimedia computer... a 486 that ran at a whopping 166 Mhz. It was a piece of junk compared to todays 7,000 Mhz computers but it was quite impressive back then. I also helped them set up their first BBS... which is basically a website before the internet.
As an adult, I found my computer skills gave me a HUGE advantage in the workplace and it got me promoted time and time again. Before I knew it, I was a high level IT Manager at Verizon Business leading a team of 30 project managers who all had college degrees. They jokingly called me the guru, because I could fix all their problems. I built a huge encyclopedia of all the computer systems, processes and data. I drew up huge diagrams of how the computer systems talked to each other. I taught classes to groups of 50-200 coworkers showing them how things worked, where to find information and how they could make their jobs easier. I found ways to simplify or automate nearly everything I touched. And by the time I left, their data setup that originally took 2 months of headaches, only took 3-5 days. I truly worked myself out of my job.
Since leaving Verizon, I have been trying to figure out where my talents are needed the most. Rather than using my gifts to make a rich corporation even richer, I want to help the people. I can improve people's lives and make things easier for everyone by teaching! I have taught many groups about multimedia, image editing, audio recording software and web design. It's great to hear how excited people get from my little tidbits of wisdom. And I wished I could help more people... when my closest advisor, my mom, suggest I record my classes on video and post them online for everyone to watch. And so...
It's time to teach the world!
Subjects that will be covered in this blog include:
-Using Windows more productively
-Using Office Software (word processing, spreadsheets, flowcharts, presentations)
-Managing projects
-Building wiki encyclopedias
-Researching online
-Using social networking to unite and to teach
-Editing images with Picasa, GIMP & Photoshop
-Using audio programs to create music
-Using webcams
-Recording and editing videos
-Sharing effectively
-And more!
I want everyone that watches my videos to walk away excited about what they learned, and want them to share it with everyone they know. It's 2012. The beginning of a new world!
In school I was an outcast. While my peers focused on sports & socializing, I was stuck at our little farmhouse miles in the country reading and playing with my computer. By high school I was typing 80 words per minute and helping the school order their first multimedia computer... a 486 that ran at a whopping 166 Mhz. It was a piece of junk compared to todays 7,000 Mhz computers but it was quite impressive back then. I also helped them set up their first BBS... which is basically a website before the internet.
As an adult, I found my computer skills gave me a HUGE advantage in the workplace and it got me promoted time and time again. Before I knew it, I was a high level IT Manager at Verizon Business leading a team of 30 project managers who all had college degrees. They jokingly called me the guru, because I could fix all their problems. I built a huge encyclopedia of all the computer systems, processes and data. I drew up huge diagrams of how the computer systems talked to each other. I taught classes to groups of 50-200 coworkers showing them how things worked, where to find information and how they could make their jobs easier. I found ways to simplify or automate nearly everything I touched. And by the time I left, their data setup that originally took 2 months of headaches, only took 3-5 days. I truly worked myself out of my job.
Since leaving Verizon, I have been trying to figure out where my talents are needed the most. Rather than using my gifts to make a rich corporation even richer, I want to help the people. I can improve people's lives and make things easier for everyone by teaching! I have taught many groups about multimedia, image editing, audio recording software and web design. It's great to hear how excited people get from my little tidbits of wisdom. And I wished I could help more people... when my closest advisor, my mom, suggest I record my classes on video and post them online for everyone to watch. And so...
It's time to teach the world!
Subjects that will be covered in this blog include:
-Using Windows more productively
-Using Office Software (word processing, spreadsheets, flowcharts, presentations)
-Managing projects
-Building wiki encyclopedias
-Researching online
-Using social networking to unite and to teach
-Editing images with Picasa, GIMP & Photoshop
-Using audio programs to create music
-Using webcams
-Recording and editing videos
-Sharing effectively
-And more!
I want everyone that watches my videos to walk away excited about what they learned, and want them to share it with everyone they know. It's 2012. The beginning of a new world!
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