FANTASTIC Mac Teacher has Fall Schedule

[Jzmackenzie]

I, Jacquie Mackenzie can not suggest hard enough what an outstanding teacher Nonnie was for me:

Nonnie Markeset nonniem@mac.com
to Mac/iPad Classes <nonniem@mac.com>
date Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:12 AM
subject IPad and Mac Class Schedules
Important mainly because of the people in the conversation.


Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of setting up my fall classes. The first class I have scheduled will be next week. It will be the iPad class. See the description below. It will be held Wednesday, September 14 from 11:30 to 2:45 (includes a 15 minute break). Please let me know if you would like to take this class.
I will also be scheduling both an intermediate Mac course and a beginning Mac course in October. If you are interested in either of these courses please let me know. Also, indicate dates and times that will be convenient for you. That way I can try to accommodate you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Nonnie Markeset
154-4699

Get the Most out of your iPad
Course is 3 hours
Cost: $50us
Syncing and backing up with iTunes
Mail Accounts. What you can and can?t do
Understanding the Home Screens & Spotlight
The Dock and Multitasking Shelf
Control your settings
Finger tricks to make you a power typer
What is AirPlay.
Apps to consider
Transferring files between your computer and iPad
Become a power user of Safari
Your Apps define your iPad
Mirroring with iPad2 and using it as a second display for your computer.


Here is a partial list of other courses I offer. Besides those mentioned below, I also do one on one tutoring. My fees for tutoring are $30 an hour (or peso equivalent) if you come to my house and $35 an hour if I come to your house.
All classes are held in my home in Club de Golf Malanquin.
For all courses I encourage students to bring their own computer even if it is a desktop because then what we cover in class will be right on your computer.
Classes are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or a combination of those days. Time is set by the students who sign up. I like them in the morning, starting at 10:30 or 11:00 but I also will give afternoon classes for those who work.
All fees are in American dollars. However, you can pay in pesos as well. I accept cash and American checks.

For all classes
I ask everyone to arrive 15 minutes early especially on the first day so we can take care of payment and setting up. Also, all cell phones need to be turned off during class so as not to disturb other students. You will be given a syllabus for most of these courses but I encourage you to have a notebook for additional notes.

Learning the Basics of your Mac
Cost: $120us per person
The basic course is an 8 hour course. Each class is 2 hours long. Class size is limited to 6 people.
This is geared towards people who have converted from PCs or are relatively new to computers. It assumes you can do basic things like read and write email and visit websites.
Some of the topics covered in this course:
Vocabulary and terminology of the computer
Operating systems, memory and hard drives.
How the computer is organized
How to organize your work
Application freezes and computer freezes
Navigating and finding files
File extensions and how to identify and use them
How to make your email more efficient
Techniques for surfing the web, setting bookmarks
Keyboard shortcuts
Backing up your computer

Intermediate/Advanced Mac Course
Cost: $120us per person
The course is an 8 hour course. Each class is 2 hours long. Class size is limited to 6 people.
Some topics to be covered include:
Advanced navigating and finding files
Setting system preferences
Creating a home page
Organizing bookmarks
Downloading and installing new programs and updates
Programs not included with your computer that are must haves
Designating what application opens a file
Creating PDFs for universal access
Using Keychain Access for your passwords
Using Disk Utility to maintain your computer
Finding help and using Support on the Apple Website

Getting control of your Photos with iPhoto: Part 1
Cost: $50us per person
This is a great course both for people just starting out and for people who have thousands of photos already in iPhoto and want to get them better organized.
Some of the topics to be covered:
Setting your iPhoto preferences
Importing Photos
Combining, splitting and naming Events
Using batch change to adjust date, title, description
Organizing your photos
Understanding the Library
Events
Photos
Names
Places
Using Ratings and Keywords
Various ways to sort photos
Creating Albums, Folders
Basic Editing

Getting control of your Photos with iPhoto: Part 2
Course is 3 hours
Cost: $50us per person
Smart Folders
Using Faces and Places
Editing photos
Making slideshows
Adding music, transitions
Exporting photos to websites and email
Other methods for sharing photos
Using mobile me to share photos


Getting the most out of Mail, iCal and Address Book
Course is 3 hours
Cost:$50us
Understand how these three applications are interrelated.
Set up recurring events
Organize and group your contacts
Add to dos and notes
Organize your mail and archive your old emails
Become less cluttered!

How to be a power user of Microsoft Excel
Course is 3 hours
Cost: $50us
How to set up your spreadsheet.
Use formulas
Link various sheets
Format and manipulate
(should have a basic familiarity with spreadsheets)