Join us for a three-part introduction to the skills you need to navigate a Windows 10 computer. Level 1 - Mouse Basics and Parts of a Computer. Level 2 - Improve Your Typing and Computer Navigation Level 3 - Files, Flashdrives, and Beyond
Adults with little or no experience in using a computer are invited to learn skills needed to use a computer to get things done. You are encouraged to attend all three sessions but may choose to join us for any single session if you wish.
Level 1 - Monday, March 28, 1PM - 3PM
Mouse Basics and Parts of a Computer
Adults with little or no experience in using a computer are invited to learn the parts of the computer and to use the computer mouse more effectively, a needed skill to use a computer and the Internet. By the end of this class you should be able to recognize the major parts of a personal computer and use a mouse and the on-screen cursor to make the computer do what you want it to.
Level 2 - Monday, April 4, 1PM-3PM
Improve Your Typing and Computer Navigation
Adults with basic mouse skills are invited to practice keyboard skills to type more effectively. By the end of this class you should be able to identify the keys on a keyboard and their functions, use a hotkey combination, and identify basic landmarks on a Windows 10 computer such as icons and taskbars.
Level 3 - Monday, April 11, 1PM-3PM
Files, Flashdrives, and Beyond
Adults with basic mouse and typing skills are invited to learn how to apply those skills to create files and store them on a flashdrive. By the end of this class you should be able to use a flashdrive to store and open files, organize files into folders, and identify ways to connect peripheral devices to a Windows 10 computer with common ports.
These classes are made possible by Comcast Heartland Region through a gift to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
The software for this program were made possible by The Indianapolis Foundation Library Fund through a grant to The Indianapolis Public Library Foundation.
This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, administered by the Indiana State Library
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Computer/Technology | Class/Workshop |
TAGS: | Tech Learning Team | Computer/Technology | Computer classes |
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