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TUTOR: HOW TO USE A SMART PHONE: BY APPOINTMENT
with Renee Payeur
Afraid to ask someone how to use your phone? Don’t be! The truth is most of us find out as we go. Different phones often have the same things in different places. Let’s join forces and figure this out together!
SACOPEE FAMILY READING CLUB: Winter Session
with Renee Payeur
Join us for dinner, stories, and fun family activities! In addition, each child will be able to take home a book each week! This free Parent and Child Together (PACT) activity meets at the Riverside United Methodist Church on Thursday evenings as designated. If you have questions regarding this FREE program or want to register, please call Renee at 625-3092 or email rpayeur@sad55.org. Bring the family and join us! Please note that this is the winter session. We continue on for a spring session as well. Pre-registration is required due to space issues and to keep everyone updated on any changes.
Thu. Jan. 23-Mar. 20, 5:30-7 p.m.
No Meeting Feb. 20
COMPUTER LITERACY FOR ADULTS & SENIORS, Session 1
with Renee Payeur
It’s not just a matter of teaching old, young, or other “dogs” new tricks. You can do it! Technology is more user-friendly than you may realize. Learn the basics of informational and transferable skills focusing on what you want to do and how to simplify life using your computer, laptop, or tablet as well as the Internet and Gmail. Bring your laptop or tablet. If you need one to use, just let us know. Please pre-register as space is limited.
FACEBOOK PAGES FOR BUSINESSESS
with National Digital Equity Center
his two-session class teaches participants how to create their first Facebook Page for a business, nonprofit, or cause. We also go over inviting friends to like your page, producing content, and page management in order to have a successful page on Facebook. This course is held at the Adult Learning Center in Cornish, however, we will have an online instructor from the National Digital Equity Center delivering the material. Requirements for this class: A computer or tablet connected to the internet and a Facebook account. Please pre-register as space is limited.
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CREATING A COMMUNITY FACEBOOK GROUP
with National Digital Equity Center
Do you have a Facebook account and wish to know more about how you can create a “Group” for a community, family, or business use? In this webinar, learn about how to create a Facebook group and adjust the settings so that it meets your needs. This course is held at the Adult Learning Center in Cornish, however, we will have an online instructor from the National Digital Equity Center delivering the material. Requirements for this class: A computer or tablet connected to the internet and a Facebook account. Please pre-register as space is limited.
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A WRITER’S WORKSHOP -LIVE ONLINE
with Kristin Leonard
Do you want to improve your writing skills for work? Write a poem to your beloved or finish that family memoir? Or maybe you’ve considered writing a script. If so, come join us in this six-week writer’s workshop where we will explore a variety of writing genres. In this session, we will be taking some time to address the concepts of time and place in our stories, poems, and plays. More specifically, how do they impact the scenes that unfold and the images we create, in both our earliest, developing rough drafts and in our polished, almost-final revisions? Pre-registration is required to receive online link.
Kristin Leonard holds a Masters in English (Literature), as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Southern Maine. She is the 2019 recipient of the Maine Literary Award for Drama and Lit Fest’s 2019 Dramatic Writing Fellow for Emerging Writers. Her critical and creative work has appeared in The Explicator, Ekphrastic Review, The Atlantic, New Hampshire Public Radio, and more. Follow her at kristinjleonard.com
IDENTIFYING FRAUDS & SCAMS
with National Digital Equity Center
Learn about the different types of internet fraud and scams, the dos and don’ts of protecting yourself online and what to do if you have experienced online fraud or abuse. This course is held at the Adult Learning Center at 172 Maine Street, Suite #3 in Cornish, however, we will have an online instructor from the National Digital Equity Center delivering the material. No devices are needed. Please pre-register as space is limited.
COMPUTER LITERACY FOR ADULTS & SENIORS, Session 2
with Renee Payeur
It’s not just a matter of teaching old, young, or other “dogs” new tricks. You can do it! Technology is more user-friendly than you may realize. Learn the basics of informational and transferable skills focusing on what you want to do and how to simplify life using your computer, laptop, or tablet as well as the Internet and Gmail. Bring your laptop or tablet. If you need one to use, just let us know. Please pre-register as space is limited.