BLUE POINT COTTAGE
SeniorNet’s Blue Point Cottage Classes
Town of Brookhaven
FSL SeniorNet at Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center
39 Montauk Highway, Blue Point, NY 11715
Call: 631-470-6922
Computer technology made easy with SeniorNet!
Class Calendar
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STUFF TO KNOW
Registration is open until 10 AM sharp one day before the start of a class. To participate in our classes register and pay online with a credit or debit card. If you prefer to pay by check or cash, contact the office at 631-470-6757, or register in person at OPEN HOUSE at Huntington, Bay Shore, and Blue Point.
If the class is sold out and you would like to receive an email if/when the class is offered again, please send an email to fslseniornet@fsl-li.org. Be sure to include your name and contact information as well as the name of the class you are interested in.
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SUMMER REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 14
Classes below are listed chronologically.
iPad: Getting Started
iPad: Getting Started
Mondays from 11:00 PM – 1:30 PM on July 20, 27
2 sessions of 2.5 hours each / $25
Students are encouraged to bring their charged iPad to class.
You’ll learn about iPad settings and navigation, displays, home screen and dock settings, sounds and haptics, iCloud, contacts, sending and receiving emails, managing your emails, messaging (texting), saving photos from a text or an email to your Photos app, texting or emailing photos, using the iPad native apps and more. We’ll spend some class time reviewing Passwords, Passcodes and Passkeys: in other words … device security.
PC Computing Basics 1
PC Computing Basics 1
Wednesdays from 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM on July 22, 29, Aug 5, Aug 12
4 sessions of 2.5 hours each / $45
Knowledge of these basic functions is a prerequisite for all other computer-based classes including PC Computing Basics 2.
To begin this class, you need to know nothing about computers and simply have a desire to learn. Students will learn how to properly start and stop a Windows computer. From there we will teach and give you experience with the most used computer functions: using the mouse, keyboard, and desktop, word processing, accessing the Internet, creating and responding to emails, and how to use flash drives for performing classroom exercises. Prerequisite: none
Google Docs: Beginners
Google Docs: Beginners
Mondays from 10:00 PM – 12:30 PM on Aug 17, 24
2 sessions of 2.5 hours each / $25
This course is appropriate for PC, Mac, Chromebook and tablet users.
Google provides a complete suite of FREE Apps for word processing, spreadsheets, email, calendars and more. This class will teach you the basics of the Google Docs word processor to create and format documents. Write a letter, create minutes from a meeting, produce a newsletter; it’s all possible using Google Docs.
TECH HELP
Learn something new with our experienced faculty.
Perhaps you haven’t had time for a full class and just want to solve one technical problem.
We offer personalized problem solving for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers (Mac and PC).
Just let us know what you want to learn and we’ll match you with an experienced teacher.
TECH HELP – only $20 for each hour!
Complete the TECH HELP REQUEST FORM to let us know what you are interested in learning.
Our coordinator will advise you of the next steps upon receipt of this request form.
Perhaps you haven’t had time for a full class and just want to solve one technical problem, examples are:
- How do I download a free library book to my mobile device?
- How do I get music onto my mobile device (smartphone or tablet)?
- How to organize and share photos?
- Looking for a password manager?
- Maybe you have questions about your laptop’s anti-virus program.
- How do I find my files using Window’s File Manager?
- Mobile Devices: iPhone / iPad / Android Questions
- How do I host a Zoom meeting?
- What would you like to learn? Let us know.
Students choose a specific topic to learn and get the complete attention of our faculty.
FEES
The fee for the each hour is $20 payable three business days in advance. Handouts may be included.
REFUND POLICY
Classes not canceled by giving at least one business day advance notice to the instructor are non-refundable.
The SeniorNet Advantage
| ● Hands-on instruction | ● Individual attention | ● One student per computer |
| ● Manuals included | ● Friendly atmosphere | ● Seniors teaching seniors |