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Thursday, June 15, 2017

July 1st to September 5th 2017 Summer Computer Meetings

September 5th
I have to say first that I was very pleased with the Ideas that came up last Tuesday for Fall Sessions.

Attached is a Listing of a Sessions Outline so far.
Please review and be ready to add Detail of what should be covered during a session on that topic. We will do this on the 5th during the meeting.

We had 10 Members pay the $25 Fee last week, so please remember to bring your Check on the 5th.


See you Tuesday
Attachments area
Sessions Outline 

1 Personalizing Computer
Apps and Icons
Desktop Background
Start Menu
Task Bar
2 Buying on the Internet
Amazon Prime
Ebay
Wal-Mart
Others
3 Computer Maintenance
Security and Defender
Updates and Backup
Picture Backup
File Cleanup
System Cleanup
4 Smartphones
Contact Syncing
Casting to TV
E-Mail Set Up
Messaging and Navigating
5 M/S Office Software
Word
Letter Writing
Power Point
Making Slides
Excel
File Design
Making Labels
Action Formulas
6 Card Making
Overview of Hallmark
Selecting Cards
Editing Cards
7 Photo Editing
Photo Galllery
Picasa
Photos
8 Movie Maker Project
Gathering 15-25 Pictures
Renaming Pictures for Order
Adding Pictures to Movie Maker
Adding Title, Captions and Credits
Adding Music
9 Searching on File Explorer
Finding files on your computer
By Name
By File Extension
10 Video Editing
Horizontal Phone Videos
DVD Videos
11 Mentoring and Coaching
Members helping Members
Groups of 3
12 Other Technology
Smart TV
Roku
Chromecast




August 29th
Agenda: Planning Meeting.
Our next Meeting will be on Planning Fall Sessions.
Please come with your Session Ideas.
Make a list and hand it to me next week.

If you can Teach, Volunteer the Topic you would like to teach.
A topic can be anything you know about and want to Share.

I need HELP with the weekly teaching.
You need to step up and help if you can.
Talk to me in private if you like.

All of the Computers at the Senior Center are now on Windows 10 Ver 1703.
(No Problems)
If yours is not, you need to Update now.


The Annual Fee of $25 (9/1/17 to 8/31/18) is Due next week.

Summer Schedule 2017

August 1st, 8th, 15th and 22th

August 22nd
Agenda: Complete the Video Project.
  1. Review Movie Maker Breakfast Pictures file completed by Jerry.
  2. Copy it to the BWSC Google Drive.
  3. Email it to the Video Group.
  4. Post it on the BWSC Blog. 
  5. Review Honestech Breakfast Video file completed by Jerry.
  6. Copy it to the BWSC Google Drive.
  7. Email it to the Video Group,
  8. Post it on the BWSC Blog.
  9. Complete the Essex Video with the Group.
10. Merge and Save the Project and File.
11. Copy it to the BWSC Google Drive.
12. Email it to the Video Group.
13. Post it on the BWSC Blog. 


Seven Members are participating in an Editing Workshop on the Day 

Trip on June 28th 2017 this Summer.

Jerry, Noella, Jim, Janie, Rudy, Uwe and Larry.

Agenda:
 1. Move completed Videos from Video Clipboard to Storeyboard.
 2. Choose a Transition and Effect.
 3. In the Titles box, key in your Project Name.
 4. Select Backgroud Color.
 5. Choose Font Type and Size.
 6. Select timer duration.
 7. Choose Picture Settings.
 8. Save Project.

The other members attending Meetings will be Social, Problem Solving and 
watching the Workshop for Editing Videos of Senior Center Events during the 
Summer. 

If you have questions or need help with a  computer problem, 
come on any Tuesday.



July 18th and 25th

We will have one Special Session on July 18th and August 15th

to learn how to Edit Videos.
Seven Members are participating in an Editing Workshop on the Day 
Trip on June 28th 2017 this Summer.
Jerry, Noella, Jim, Janie, Rudy, Uwe and Larry



Agenda:

 1. Select and share Videos taken so far.

 2. Choose a Video to Edit at Class.

 3. Start Editing with Editing Software.

 4. Save Project.





July 11th
July 11th will be "Social Only" with discusion on making Videos.
Jerry will not be able to attend, again.

We will have one Special Session on July 18th and August 15th
to learn how to Edit Videos.

The other weekly Meetings will be social and problem solving and 
a Workshop for Editing Videos of Senior Center Events during the 
Summer. 

If you have questions or need help with a  computer problem, 
come on any Tuesday.

Marilyn will know when I will not be there.

Each week we will use some time plan how to develop interesting
Session Topics for the Fall Meetings. 

Please send me some ideas for Sessions, I am running on empty.

July 4th
No Meeting on July 4th. Closed for the Holiday.