Senior Notes (May 8) May 6, 2008
Computer class how to use e-mail. In this hands-on, three-session class, a Senior Center volunteer, Philip Messing, will instruct you how to utilize the capabilities of electronic mail. (Needham Tab, MA)
Schools use cash as an incentive to boost attendance and scores May 2, 2008
Inside, students trickle in to Mr. Burnett's computer class on the second floor. Burnett, a tall, lissome man wearing a dark suit and open-collared shirt, tells his students to check out a website that displays stock performance data and recent business news. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Chamber recruiting teams for golf tourney Apr 23, 2008
" Several businesses in Oconee County are expected to display at the expo, which gives them a chance to showcase their products and services to the public. For more information, call (706) 769-7948. Fundraiser to benefit heart association The American Heart Association and Washington Strawberry Farm in Oconee County are teaming for an fundraising event that also is geared to raise awareness about heart disease. The event is planned for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Washington Farms will provide... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Computer class plans electronic waste collection Apr 19, 2008
The computer class at Pontiac Township High School will conduct an electronic waste collection to run in conjunction with the storm sewer stencil project Friday, April 25. Working with help from the street department, sewer department and AT Recycle, high school students will collect computer-related and small electronic items for recycling. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Community news Apr 18, 2008
Adult computer classes offered. Literacy Volunteers Pitt County will offer a computer class for adults from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday nights from April 22 to May 15 at its office, 105-A E. Arlington Blvd. Learners must attend all eight sessions. (The Daily Reflector)
Clearing the fog Apr 14, 2008
Even in "The Hills," the fashion world is being overshadowed by the inability of Lauren to see that Brody will never give her the attention she deserves and that she should devote herself to that computer class to better herself in the here and now. All in all, dating might give me something to write about, but it also gives just about everyone I know an excuse to let me in on facts of their lives that I don't particularly care about, nor do I wish to hear during the NCAA National Championship... (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Vacations for Gifted Kids Apr 14, 2008
For example, the student might feel that taking an advanced computer class might be the most rewarding, or maybe camping in the mountains might be a desirable new skill to obtain. Whereas, the parents might opt for having the develop better writing skills or taking the next level of chemistry. (Suite101.com)
Local library features special activities Apr 10, 2008
On Tuesday, a computer class will be held at 10 a.m. and Jennifer Hall, assistant manager, will entertain youngsters with a story at 10:30 a.m. Candy and cookies will be given out on Wednesday, April 16 and a plant swap will be held all day Friday, April 17. The week's observance is only one of the many services offered at the local library, where everything is free. (Rockmart Journal, GA)
The Hills, Season 3: Ep. 2 Review Apr 5, 2008
Meanwhile, back in LA, Lauren runs into Spencer's sister, Stephanie, at their FIDM computer class and all sorts of instant messaging hell break loose. The downside is a bunch of mostly meaningless conversations that include a healthy use of the words: 'like' and 'random' and 'chill. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Youre never too old to learn -- Adult ed classes are in full swing Apr 5, 2008
In a packed basic computer class led by SHS teacher Sophia Carafotes, folks were getting their first e-mails. Many of the classmates are elderly; some are disabled. (Somerville Journal, MA)
On the MAC Track Apr 1, 2008
Now, since I m in a computer class, MAC gives me a sense of hometown pride. I never realized how much I learned and took from this area until I was gone. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Finalist: Lincoln Court Apartments Mar 31, 2008
But after neighbors successfully sued the motel owners for negligence, the building was replaced with an optimistic new development ---- a senior living center offering Tai Chi and computer classes. With the help of Pleasant Valley Adult Day School, the building has just graduated its first computer class. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Casper briefs Mar 8, 2008
The Natrona County Public Library will be holding a special computer class on Wednesday at 1 p.m. to teach people about the many resources available to you at your library. Good medical information can be hard to find, and the library gives you access to reliable sources that can be accessed both in the library and at home with an Internet connection. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Internet radio guru visits McGlynn School Mar 7, 2008
Brown s computer class uses Pandora (www. pandora. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Empty Stockings (2) Mar 1, 2008
The CTI introductory computer class provided the skills required at a job Colleen planned to pursue and classroom training in "soft skills" or customer service skills provided practical experience that both would need in future jobs. With class certificates in hand, Colleen and James volunteered at jobs in the Work Experience program. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Foreign language introduction dropped from new schedule Feb 27, 2008
"Instead of learning a spreadsheet in computer class, you would learn spreadsheets in science class as you're using it in a scientific experiment. Technology is best used when it's used in the learning environment," Dr. Jack Silva, director of secondary education, said at the Feb. 14 Souderton Area School Board meeting. Many of the students coming into middle school already know how to use the various computer capabilities, he said. (Springfield Sun, PA)
School rape claim thought false Feb 21, 2008
Your Connection to the. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Keynotes for Feb. 21 Feb 21, 2008
Simms will speak to members of the Senior Center Computer Class. Others wishing to attend may call Marie at the Senior Center, 978-568-9638 to reserve a seat. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Around Oconee: Farm protection on tap Feb 13, 2008
The Oconee County Library is offering Genealogy Online, a how-to computer class for those interested in genealogy at 2 p.m. Saturday. The course is geared toward conducting genealogy research on the Internet, with tips on searching for surnames and ancestors. (Athens Banner-Herald)
What's Ahead Feb 10, 2008
Computer class helps beginning users. A free, basic computer workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at the Coos Bay Library s Cedar Room. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Ohrenberger Community Center update Feb 7, 2008
Adult computer class. A computer class for adults is being offered at the Ohrenberger Community Center on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The class will focus on learning to use a computer and touch on various programs including word processing, the Internet and spreadsheets. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Terence Moore: Dishonest club wrong team to make history | Sports Columnists Feb 4, 2008
You need to take a computer class or something. By elainer7. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
First work, then play after school Feb 4, 2008
The activities include drama, computer class, tennis and chess instruction. "We like to give kids a lot of choices," the director explained. (Albany Times Union)
This Week's Installment of the FSU Women's Basketball Mailbag Feb 2, 2008
I was in computer class and we were having game day since there was no work for us to do. I went to sit down in one of those rolling chairs but my friends pulled it out from under me. (Seminoles.com)
Substitute teacher honored with award Jan 26, 2008
She teaches a business computer class while the regular teacher is out on military leave, and will be there until March, she said. Although her degree is in early childhood education, she said she enjoys the high schoolers more while substitute teaching. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Weed and Seed: Is it working, or not? Jan 15, 2008
One of the program s seeds grew into a computer class, where three people gathered in early October. The class just like those of arts and crafts, piano and percussion costs 20 for three months and is offered throughout the year at the Safe Haven Resource Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. (Lumberton The Robesonian, NC)
LOPEZ, 18, AND PEA, 19 Jan 13, 2008
We met in a high school computer class," recalls Lopez, currently a hostess at Applebee's in Fresh Meadows, Queens. After dating for just a year, Pea, a student at Nassau Community College, proposed on the couple's first anniversary in November 2006. We were in the car talking, and I thought he was going to break up with me, he was acting so weird!" says Lopez, laughing. The couple wed in a simple ceremony at city hall joined by close friends and family. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Angolan Joaquim big man on campus Jan 9, 2008
This semester Joaquim is enrolled in two English classes, a math class, a computer class, a Bible study class, an ensemble class and a most valuable tutorial (one-on-one with emphasis on English) class, the coach said. The academic load is not what Joaquim expected. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
WCSHC plans event; reviews year accomplishments Jan 3, 2008
Helped sponsor adult computer class at the library. Sponsored a youth program which harvested and sold food from its garden on Camile Street. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
Storytimes, snowmen part of Temecula library activities this month Dec 30, 2007
Computer classes ---- Jan. 14. The Basic Computer Class teaches how to use a mouse, type letters, open and close documents and use Windows. (North County Times)
Coastal Community Briefs for Friday, Dec. 28 Dec 28, 2007
OASIS offers computer classes. VISTA -- OASIS will offer computer classes in January at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive ... Join Don Pillar for "Which Computer Class is for Me?" at 1 p.m. Jan. 14 in the Jasmine Room at 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. (North County Times)
Councilmen sworn in Dec 28, 2007
The report also outlined participation in a computer class held in the community and a collaborative project being planned this spring between the Iowa State Extension Service and Columbus Community Schools that will focus on adult education. Reporter contact information. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Death stuns school Dec 28, 2007
Jacky Phongsavath was headed to his computer class at Tacoma s Foss High School on Wednesday when he heard three gunshots. Seconds later, the principal sprinted past him. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
So, think you know retail? Dec 24, 2007
b. Suggest he enroll in a computer class at the local senior center before making a purchase. c. Recommend your most simple model for ease in spite of the fact it is your worst performing model. (USA Today -- Money)
North Miss. parents say disabled child injured at school Dec 23, 2007
"This computer class is required this year, and we thought Anna might have trouble," Jerry Brock said. "About the third week of school she complained about pain, and we got a statement from the doctor asking that she be able to type the way it's most comfortable for her.". (The Clarion-Ledger)
Computer seminar clicks with senior students Dec 21, 2007
"In listening to their needs and the things they expressed interest in, we decided to offer (the) group computer class," said P.J. Glennon, the director of development and marketing at the facility ... Joining Collison in last week's computer class was JoAnn Kelly, 67, of Lansdowne, who stumbled upon an advertisement on a weather site featuring a woman dancing. (Arbutus Times, MD)
ROSLINDALE AND ARCHDALE COMMUNITY CENTERS HAPPENINGS Nov 28, 2007
Adult Computer Class. A computer class for adults is being offered at the Ohrenberger Community Center on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:30. (West Roxbury Transcript, MA)
Court: Contractor owes soldier's family $5M Nov 28, 2007
So sharp was Rocky that he attended a computer camp in the mid-1970s and then taught a computer class in high school for two years because nobody else at school knew much about computers, his mom said. Rocky loved the military. (CNN -- US)
Desegregation Rulings Cause Confusion Nov 13, 2007
Board of Education, is photographed in a computer class in the newly-opened Southwind High School, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007, just outside the Memphis, Tenn. city limits. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Confusion over new ruling hits old desegregation cases Nov 12, 2007
Board of Education, visits a computer class at Southwind High School. Pickler described a federal judge's recent ruling as "destructive" of district integration efforts and said it would force the busing of black students past the "state of the art" Southwind to an older, inferior school. (USA Today -- News)
Centenarian learning computer skills at HCC Nov 6, 2007
Winter turned 100 last month and then enrolled in her first computer class. She had just purchased a computer with the help of niece Linda Vahrenkanp, a retired IBM employee who lives in Colorado. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Libraries offer activities Nov 4, 2007
Computer Class I, which teaches basic computer skills, will meet at 7 p.m. Friday. Advanced registration is required. (North County Times)
Computer Class Inspires Students Nov 2, 2007
HOUSTON -- Students at Elsik Ninth Grade Center have discovered a new world through technology and a computer class that inspires them for the real world, KPRC Local 2, Your Education Station, reported Thursday. "If you hear people saying technology, it's like boring. We work on projects that come out really cool," ninth-grade student Dulce Macedo said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Couple on road to retirement destination Oct 14, 2007
Now that I'm approaching retirement, we'd like to spend our time and money doing the things we love: skiing, tennis, photography, maybe an art history or computer class. And we definitely need enough money for travel. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Vanderbilt family forges new life, careers in Alaska Oct 6, 2007
At Razdolna, a village of Russian heritage, Waclawski divides his time between being principal to the school s 39 K-12 students and teaching five sections of math, physical education and a computer class. - Advertisement - The school is in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, which Waclawski said is the size of the state of Virginia with 44 schools and 10,000 students. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
School Notebook Oct 5, 2007
With the other third grades, they have just finished creating slide shows featuring the life cycle of butterflies in computer class, as well as drawing them in class to experiment with symmetrical designs. . (Amesbury News, MA)
Senior Spirit Oct 2, 2007
Computer class: A free, one-on-one computer class is held every Tuesday afternoon. Learn how to Google, surf the Net or write your personal story. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Learning the basics Sep 27, 2007
Free computer classes help Hispanics gain technical edge ... For more information about the computer class or GED program, contact Mendiola at 752-6263. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Computer class popular at 'slum school' Sep 25, 2007
The Jakarta Post - Computer class popular at 'slum school ... Computer class popular at 'slum school ... It seems that computer class is everyone's favorite -- and not because the young pupils have a chance to play computer games. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Retiree is 'the ultimate band booster' Sep 24, 2007
He sold copies and donated all proceeds back to the advanced computer class, because he used the class equipment for the project. Was he a prominent figure in the DVD footage for his B-R Class of 2007. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Living in the Land of the Lost Sep 23, 2007
DANNY: "Dude, did you sign up for that new computer class?". ME: "Dude, you've got to be kidding me. That computer stuff is just a passing fad. Next you'll be telling me that someday we'll all have computers in our houses and cordless communication devices, like 'Star Trek' or something.". (Scranton Times, PA)
Versailles school district to offer computer classes Sep 22, 2007
VERSAILLES - The Versailles School District will be offering a computer class for senior citizens. The class will cover computer basics, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer and more. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
Margie Gant: Volunteering keeps her young Sep 22, 2007
Gant teaches a computer class on Tuesdays, answers phones on Wednesdays, delivers stacks of the community calendars to different places around the community, as well as selling raffle tickets for all fund-raisers every chance she gets, and is currently eager to publicize the upcoming fall fund-raiser scheduled the first Saturday in October. "She is our raffle selling queen," said Becky Hill, of Crosby, who has been volunteering at the May Community Center and Crosby Community Center since 1998. (Lake Houston Sun, TX)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Society hosts annual Genealogy and History Fair Sep 19, 2007
Computer Class II, 7 p.m. Monday. Internet, learn how to navigate Web sites, conduct searches, how to get and use e-mail and basic Internet safety tips. (North County Times)
Bible-based education is still the same Sep 12, 2007
Bonna Ray Moeller has Bible study, computer class, Spanish, science and history and Laurann Anderson recently joined the staff to teach music ... The school also requires family living, job skills and computer classes. (Forest City Summit, IO)
PCC computer classes starting in Yanceyville and in Roxboro Sep 7, 2007
"Computer Basic" and Microsoft Excel" will meet on PCC's Caswell County Campus in Yanceyville. For more information or to register, contact Lola Poteat at (336) 599-1181, ext. 216. Pre-registration is encouraged since participation in some classes is limited. North Carolina residents who are 65 or older are exempt from paying the registration fee in some classes.Computer Basics"Computer Basics" will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 11-Oct. 4, from 6-9 p.m. The class is designed for people who... (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Retiree helps seniors learn computer skills Aug 27, 2007
The upcoming group of computer classes include introduction to computers, Microsoft word, Microsoft Vista workshop, the Internet and its uses, digital photography and editing, digital camera use, spreadsheets and making your first video ... To enroll in a computer class, call 387-2522, ex. (New Haven Register, CT)
Make a note ... Aug 19, 2007
Senior Computer Class, Fannie Lou Hamer Library, 3450 Albermarle Road, Jackson; 9 a.m.; free; details, (601) 362-3012 ... E-mailing Computer Class, Brandon Library, 1475 W. Government St., Brandon; 9 a.m.; free; details, (601) 825-2672. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Carmi attorney celebrates first anniversary in business here Aug 18, 2007
She earned a degree in elementary education and worked for a time in West Frankfort as a teacher's aide for a computer class. Rhonda earned her juris doctorate in 2001 from SIUC's law school and was admitted to the bar in 2002. (Carmi Times, IL)
Poinsettia teachers get prepped on high-tech gadgets Aug 15, 2007
Last modified Tuesday, August 14, 2007 10:39 PM PDT. First-grade teacher Brooke Williamson has fun using a StarBoard during a teacher training class on the new technology at Poinsettia Elementary on Tuesday. (North County Times)
Complete Story Aug 10, 2007
TOM DEKLE/The Kentucky Standard - David Ramos works on a computer in computer class at Bardstown High School Tuesday while Computer technology teacher Greg Spears, center, and Ben Riddic look on. The computer lab has 28 machines and was a summer addition at the high school. (Bradstown Kentucky Standard, KY)
* Broadband comes to village of Lichia Aug 2, 2007
Chuang said that the school had online service, but students spent half of the 40-minute computer class waiting for images to be downloaded. "Now we can have the whole class, not just half the class," he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Be not afraid of the mouse Aug 2, 2007
Carol Niederfrank, left, helps Betty Sanders during a SeniorNet Windows XP computer class ... By Margaret Slaby / The Fresno Bee 08/02/07 04:19:10 More informationTo volunteerThe SeniorNet Learning Center of Fresno, 2025 E. Dakota Ave., needs volunteer instructors and coaches to teach computer classes. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Alpine center offers bike ride, potluck, classes Jul 20, 2007
ALPINE The Alpine Community Center has a busy schedule for the next month, with a volunteer appreciation potluck, a computer class and the Alpine Half Century bike ride ... On Tuesday, the center will hold a beginning computer class to discuss issues such as: Internet setup for secure communication; sharing files and printers between computers in your home; and freedom from wires for those who want a wireless home network. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Camdenton Library will offer free computer class July 24 Jul 19, 2007
CAMDENTON ' The Camdenton Library will teach a free online catalog/database/general computer class from 10:30 a.m.-noon, July 24. For more information call 346-5954. (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
