Did you just buy an iPhone or iPad, or receive one as a gift?  Come and learn the basics on how to send/receive iMessages and email, set up your phone contact list, get voicemail, download apps, take a picture, search the internet, and more. 

Bring your fully-charged device and have your Apple ID and password available.  If you have not used your device at all, it can be set up at the first meeting.  This is an in-person class on a space available basis.

Makeup class, if needed, 04/03/23.

During these three sessions, you will learn how to create a new company, set up preferences, explore and customize the dashboard, record transactions, customize lists, create recurring transactions, prepare estimates and reports, and create/edit lists.

This course is for people who either have access to QuickBooks Desktop. There is also an option to rent it for $30 a month.  For more information contact Ellsworth Adult & Community Education at 207.664.7110. 

The instructor will contact you with information about the rental arrangement. 

 This is a 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.

 Learn how to capture what you see in the great outdoors by finding the best composition .   Experiment with light, camera settings,  shutter speed and aperture  for the best exposure.  We’ll also explore different lenses, depth of field and filters.  Tripods can be helpful for wildlife photography, but not required for the course.  This is a hybrid course online sessions using ZOOM and one in-person class at Schoodic Point. 

 This is a live online class. One Class Saturday March 9th 10:00am-1:00om will be at Schoodic Point. 

Steve McGrath is a professional freelance photographer and photography teacher who has been creating images for 20 years. Steve first began by shooting sports photography for local high schools, then weddings, and stock agencies. His love of the outdoors led him to focusing more on his true passion. Steve was an active member of the Gateway Camera Club for many years, and has won many ribbons and awards at fairs and competitions through the club and on his own. Many of his images have been published in school text books.

PLEASE NOTE:  Change in dates from what was listed in the catalog.

During this workshop, you will learn how to navigate a simple Excel worksheet, enter data in a worksheet, use basic math functions, do basic formatting, how to replicate data, use built-in functions and work with columns and rows.  This is a 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.

Forms is the Google Suite App that allows you to create surveys, proposals and so much more. The surveys are easy to create and can automatically be formatted to download to a google sheet which makes reviewing the results quick and easy.  This is an in-peson class. Makeup class, if needed, 3/21/2024

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.

A working knowledge of Microsoft Word is easy to learn and will save you time!  This beginner’s course explains the basic features of Microsoft Word. Class exercises will illustrate the skills required to create letters and other documents, including resumes. You will learn how to use spell check and other tools, format and align text, create tables within your documents, and organize your output for easy retrieval.  This is an in-person class.  Makeup class, if needed, 04/12/2024.

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.

Google Sheets are spreadsheet files.  Spreadsheets were traditionally ledgers for financial recordkeeping, but now are used for organizing, tracking and retrieving all kinds of information. Google Sheets is a user friendly, online tool similar to Microsoft Excel.  It’s free, accessible from all devices and is easy to share.  Learn how to create a basic spreadsheet, format and reorganize information, and use simple formulas and filters.  This is an in-person class.  Makeup class, if needed, 4/2/24.  

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.

In this one-night class participants will learn the basics of digital photography:  what you should have read in your owner’s manual but didn’t!

Topics covered include camera settings, understanding exposure and white balance, tips for making your best shots of various subjects.  It’s a perfect session to attend BEFORE going on a vacation so you can take home your best shots.

This is a live online course using ZOOM. 

A former technical director of television programming for Time Warner Cable, Mike was also the host photographer for the Barefoot Windjammer group in the 90s, where he presented hands-on photography instruction aboard photo-themed cruises in the Caribbean and Panama.