Basic Microsoft computer skill
workshops will be offered through the INFO to KNOW Program at the
Taneyhills Community Library on Mondays in June at 5:00 pm. There
will be 4 different workshops, each covering basic knowledge of every
subject. Please arrive prior to 5:00 pm as the library locks its
doors at 5:00. Registration is required as space is extremely
limited.
The workshops will be as follows:
Monday, June 4 @ 5:00 pm: Basic
Computer Components & Creating a WORD Document - A basic tour
of the computer. Learning to use keyboard, mouse, etc. Creating a
very basic WORD document.
Monday, June 11 @ 5:00 pm: Using E-Mail
– Setting up a Gmail account. Sending an email. Participants will
need to bring their cell phone to this workshop.
Monday, June 18 @ 5:00 pm: Basic
Internet Skills – Touring web browsers. Performing a search.
Learning basic Internet terms.
Monday, June 25 @ 5:00pm: Facebook –
What is Facebook? How to create a Facebook account, understanding
basic privacy settings, and requesting friends. Participants must
have a personal email account already set up to take this workshop.
“Coordinating the INFO to KNOW
program over the past 9 months has made us aware of the many requests
for basic computer skills training from program attendees and the
public at large,” said Adele Groote, the Taneyhills INFO to KNOW
Program Director. “We have learned through previous workshops that
trying to teach on multiple devices such a Microsoft vs. Macintosh
vs. iPads or Androids, creates chaos in the classroom. In these
workshops we will be concentrating only on the Microsoft operating
system by using our public computers. That way, every participant
will be seeing and interacting in the same computer environment.
Because we have limited computers for public use, the workshops will
be very small and it will be absolutely imperative to register for
the workshop in advance.”
Groote added, “The library takes
pride in the fact we are a vital link in our community by providing
computer access and free Wifi for residents and our visitors. We try
and accommodate these needs while receiving no public funding. We
rely on donations to sustain us so that we can serve the community.
Our hope is to obtain a grant or monetary gift to acquire 15 laptop
computers so we can to provide more access and more available times
to teach free computer courses. Because we must use the public
computers for general usage during operating hours, we can only hold
the classes after closing time and must make the classes very small.”
To register for any of the computer
workshops in June, call the front desk to reserve your seat.
417-334-1418 .
The INFO to KNOW program provides
the community with helpful information to improve their daily lives
while receiving no tax-related funding from the cities of Branson or
Hollister, or Taney County, or the State of Missouri, or other
government agency. Donations are always welcomed in supporting this
vibrant service to our Tri-Lakes Community.
