If you need to up your game in the technology department to improve work options, these sessions are just for you! 

Many are skilled at some aspects of technology (email, social media, texting, apps) but not always the tools needed in the world of work - word processing, spreadsheets, business communications, time management tools, internet research, and more. 

If you are interested in improving your career options, there are many offerings in our program that can assist you in reaching your goals. This option will get you on the road to building your skills and confidence for success.  You will work with a veteran instructor to design your own individualized program.

If you need to up your game in the technology department to improve work options, these sessions are just for you! 

Many are skilled at some aspects of technology (email, social media, texting, apps) but not always the tools needed in the world of work - word processing, spreadsheets, business communications, time management tools, internet research, and more. 

If you are interested in improving your career options, there are many offerings in our program that can assist you in reaching your goals. This option will get you on the road to building your skills and confidence for success.  You will work with a veteran instructor to design your own individualized program.

During these three sessions, you will learn basic accounting principles and how to apply them to setting-up QuickBooks online for a small business or organization. For this workshop you have the option to sign up for a year of QB online for free.  The instructor will contact you about how to do this. 

  This is live online class using ZOOM.

Val is a lifelong business educator and academic advisor focused on helping enrich and enhance students' educational and life purposes. He is experienced in college management and, as an adult educator having taught at the Mid-State College and Kennebec Valley Community College. His teaching experience covers over 45 years in the areas of computer applications, accounting, and Quickbooks training workshops.

Did you get  a new computer for the holidays and not sure you know what to do with it? Are you terrified about cybersecurity hype?  Did you think phishing was a misspelling for Maine’s best hobby?  Learn the basics including how to email and how to attach files and how to protect your data. This class is suitable for students who have no or limited prior computer experience. This is an in-person class

No class 2/23, Makeup date, if needed 3/8/24

Diana Merenda, MBA, taught the Management Capstone course at CUNY’s Baruch College for 7 years, as well as Microsoft Suite classes within NY’s SCOPE Adult Ed. She’s proficient in Microsoft 365 and worked within financial services for 30 years before moving to Surry’s Patten Bay.

This beginner’s course explains the basic features of Microsoft Word. Class exercises illustrate the skills required to create letters and other documents including resumes. Learn how to use spell check and other tools, format and align text and create tables within your documents. Organize your output for easy retrieval. A working knowledge of Microsoft Word is easy to learn and will save you time. Prerequisite-basic computer skills. This is an in-person class.

No class 2/23; Make-up date, if needed 3/8

Diana Merenda, MBA, taught the Management Capstone course at CUNY’s Baruch College for 7 years, as well as Microsoft Suite classes within NY’s SCOPE Adult Ed. She’s proficient in Microsoft 365 and worked within financial services for 30 years before moving to Surry’s Patten Bay.

This course is designed for beginning Excel users, demonstrating the basic layout and functionality of the program. In this course, students will learn to create new files, insert and manipulate data, and learn some useful and common functions. The goals of this course are to impart a basic mastery of Excel and to provide a solid foundation from which students can continue to develop their spreadsheet skills.

This workshop is for someone who already has a Gmail account, but may not know how to access it on the website so other Google suites can be used.  This workshop will introduce you to composing and replying to emails, adding and downloading attachments, inserting links, using labels to organize emails, managing settings, saving contacts, and more as time permits. This is an in-person class. 

Make up date, if needed 2/13/24

You’ll need a Gmail account for this workshop, and will need to know your account username and password.  It’s ideal if you access your Gmail on the web vs. a computer-based program.  If you’re not sure what this means, please contact us and we’ll be glad to assist you!  Google applications are free and are a practical way to learn programs without investing in software.

Vanessa loves working with adult learners. She is really easy to be around and makes people extremely comfortable; she even makes learning math and computers fun! She is committed to helping adults discover their strengths, build their confidence, and realize they can accomplish their goals. In her free time, she loves to travel and explore the outdoors. Vanessa teaches math, science, technology, and provides college and career advising.

By focusing first on what you see and then on how to capture your own vision of what’s before you, you’ll be well on the road to making your camera work for you. It’s easier than you might think! If you’re ready to explore how you see what’s around you, learn and share with others, and experiment, this is the course for you. If you’re intimidated by all the settings and functions on your camera and wondering if these mysteries will be solved - indeed, it will be one of the keys to capturing what you see. Three evening sessions, followed by an early morning Saturday field trip and a wrap-up sharing and learning session.

There will be assignments, as experimenting is critical to the journey. You don’t need a fancy camera for this course, whatever device you have on hand will be just right. Do you know how to share photos by email or using a thumb drive? If not, contact our program before the course begins and we will teach you how to do this.   This is an in-person course.