Registration forms available:

1)    Online: @ www.raleighseniorteched.org/schedule/
NEW Online process: direct payment through PayPal or credit/debit card.  OR print a mail-in invoice &/or Registration Form.  Completed forms can be mailed with check for class fee to: Raleigh SeniorTechEd  –  6300 Creedmoor Rd. # 170-224 – Raleigh, NC 27612

2)    Call SeniorTechEd @ 919-954-3688 (leave message with name, address & phone #)  Ask for Registration form to be mailed to you.

4)    Attached to back of this Schedule

Open Help Workshop

Currently there are NO on-site Workshops. Thank you for your cooperation during this challenging period.

Help Workshops – Got questions about using your PC/Laptop?  Apple devices?  Smart phones?  Applications?  Get FREE one-on-one assistance for a variety of technology challenges from our experienced volunteers.  Just  CLICK HERE to go the SeniorTechEd website to register for Help Workshop.  An RSTE volunteer will contact you as soon as possible to address your technology question or problem. And it’s all FREE!

Please check our website: www.raleighseniorteched.org/schedule/ for details/link to Zoom sessions.

Topic

Windows Technology: Windows Backup (Advanced Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Going Further with Your PC or equivalent.

Instructor

Tom Ogburn

Seminar

Learn the importance of backing up your computer onto various storage devices. Students will learn how to automate regularly scheduled computer backups. Several methods of backing up data will be discussed.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/11/2020. Wednesday. 10 -12:00pm

Topic

Apps: Google-More Than a Search Engine (intermediate Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Experience with Internet browsing

Instructor

Alice Jones

Seminar

When you have a question about something or want to learn more about it, you might say, “I’ll Google it”.  But there’s more to Google than just Search capabilities - this seminar will introduce you to many of the other apps and functions that are part of Google.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/13/2020. Friday. 1:30-3:30pm

Zoom. 12/11/2020. Friday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Using the Internet: Cloud Computing-Intro (Advanced Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

None

Instructor

Tom Ogburn

Seminar

Introduction to Cloud Computing is an overview of the basics of using the “Cloud” for data storage, document backup and utilizing cloud-based applications.  Will discuss cloud vendor services like Microsoft’s OneDrive, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/19/2020. Thursday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Using the Internet: Connecting Using Facebook (Begin/Intermed)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

None

Instructor

Eileen Buch and Suzette Brown

Seminar

Get connected! Find friends, family members, businesses, groups, organizations, and more using Facebook.  Set up an account, add a profile picture and information, and start posting, sharing, and learning.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/4/2020. Wednesday. 4-5:30pm

Zoom. 12/2/2020. Wednesday. 4-5:30pm

Topic

Using the Internet-Shopping Online with eBay (Begin/Intermed)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

None

Instructor

Eileen Buch

Seminar

Have you thought about buying or selling on eBay? Ebay is the place to buy almost anything you want and to sell almost anything you do not want.  Learn how to search, buy/sell items, shipping/receiving and steps to get started.  Set up an eBay and PayPal account, if you can prior to class.  If not, you will want to after the class!

Schedule

Zoom. 11/10/2020. Tuesday. 4-5:30pm

Zoom. 12/9/2020. Wednesday. 4-5:30pm

Topic

Apple Technology: iOS #1: IPad/IPhone: Intro to “Basics”

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

None

Instructor

Duane Reaugh

Seminar

This course will focus on mobile devices from Apple to illustrate their capabilities and underlying concepts.  In this course you will be shown how to set up these devices and be provided with a brief overview of the many applications (apps) available including the “Find My” app. Bring your iPad and/or iPhone along as well as your Apple ID and password.

Schedule

Zoom. 1/10/2020. Tuesday. 10-12:00pm

Topic

Other Technology: Simplifying 5G and IoT (Intermediate Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

None

Instructor

Tom Ogburn

Seminar

Have you seen the TV ads for 5G and wondered what they were talking about?   They tell us 5G is coming -- we better get ready.  What are we supposed to do?   How about IoT?  Haven’t heard much about that?  It is a very important part of new technology coming with 5G.  This seminar will leave you with a new appreciation of technology evolution over the next 5-10 years and how our technology lives may change.

Schedule

Zoom. 12/10/2020. Thursday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Other Technology: Browsers: Using Chrome (Intermediate Level)

Fee

$15

Pre-Req

Getting Started or equivalent.

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This class will teach students to install and use the popular and FREE internet browser Google Chrome.  

Schedule

Zoom. 12/15/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Zoom. 12/22/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Other Technology: Using Zoom as a Host/Presenter (Basic)

Fee

Free

Pre-Req

None. 

Instructor

Tom Ogburn

Seminar

Zoom is currently one of the more popular video conferencing tools.  This workshop will provide basic training to host Zoom presentations.  It will cover setting up a Zoom account, scheduling a meeting, sending out the Invite, including a sample template.  It will demonstrate how to manage attendees using various Zoom controls and features like – Waiting Room, Muting participants, etc. Will also demonstrate how to Share information and screen displays.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/5/2020. Thursday. 1:30-3:30pm

Zoom. 12/16/2020. Wednesday. 10-12:00pm

Topic

Other Technology: Using Zoom as a Participant

Fee

Free

Pre-Req

None.

Instructor

Cynthia Gage

Seminar

Zoom is currently one of the more popular video conferencing tools.  Video conferencing allows attendees from around the globe to see and talk to each other for meetings, classes, business, and family get-togethers.  Whether you are using Zoom for online education or to chat with friends, this workshop will teach participants about Zoom features:  how to log into Zoom, will explain on-screen controls to help users control their experience.

Schedule

Zoom-ipad session. 11/11/2020. Wednesday. 1:30-2:30pm

Zoom-PC session. 11/11/2020. Wednesday. 2:30-3:30pm

Topic

Ancestry.com #1: Genealogy Overview (Intermediate Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Computer user, some Internet browsing experience.  

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This seminar will provide an overview of the genealogy hobby including DNA testing and building a family tree.  The instructor will demonstrate using Ancestry.com.  Q/A included in class.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/10/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Ancestry.com #2: Getting Started with Ancestry.com (Intermediate Level)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Knowledgeable computer user, Internet browsing experience beginning/casual Ancestry.com user  

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This seminar will explain how to create an account with Ancestry.com and how to get started building your family tree.  It will include overviews of working with Hints (“green leaves") and using the Search feature.  The instructor will demonstrate.  Q/A included in class.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/17/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Ancestry.com #3: More Topics in Ancestry.com (Intermediate)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Knowledgeable computer user, Internet browsing experience beginning/casual Ancestry.com user  

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This seminar will demonstrate more Ancestry.com topics building on the information covered in the Getting Started with Ancestry.com seminar.  It will include demonstrations of working with other genealogy sites including Find a Grave. Other miscellaneous topics will be covered such as sharing your tree, working with Settings and the Ancestry.com Home screen.  The instructor will demonstrate.  Q/A included in class.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/24/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Ancestry.com #4: Ancestry.com Workshop (Intermediate)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Ancestry.com account, some Internet browsing experience

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This workshop is open to anyone who has a current Ancestry.com account, has some experience with Ancestry.com or has taken Ancestry.com #2 & #3. The workshop is presented as a forum to promote best practices, address students' questions, issues, problems and/or suggestions about using the Ancestry.com web site. Topics raised by students will be discussed in class. Students can bring their own devices or use a school PC.  Instructor will lead the class with a demonstration of students’ topic and/or students can demonstrate.

Schedule

Zoom. 12/1/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Ancestry.com #5: Making Sense of Your Ancestry DNA Test Results (Intermediate)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

knowledgeable computer user, experienced with Internet browsing

Instructor

Henry Spencer

Seminar

This seminar is intended for students who have had their DNA tested by Ancestry.com.  It will benefit students who either have an Ancestry tree linked to their test results, or have just had their DNA test completed and do not yet have a tree.  Users without a tree can view their DNA results without having to pay for an Ancestry subscription. Students who already have a tree on Ancestry will already have an account.  Subjects of seminar will cover ethnicity results, DNA match lists and techniques to find matched people in those lists. Instructor will demonstrate.  Q/A included in class. 

Schedule

Zoom. 12/8/2020. Tuesday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Genealogy Series #2: Organizing Your Genealogy “Stuff” (Basic)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Basic Genealogy Concepts or equivalent experience

Instructor

Jennie Gunther

Seminar

This session will suggest various tools and techniques to organize the digital and manual “pile” of information generated by genealogy research, including color coding systems, numbering systems, file naming, basic recording forms, beginning the family tree, organizing manual and digital files, inventorying artifacts, local resources, and more. Bring a flash drive to copy handouts.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/9/2020. Monday. 1:30-3:30pm

Topic

Genealogy Series #5: Citing Your Sources (Interm.)

Fee

$10

Pre-Req

Some experience working with genealogy or family history. 

Instructor

Jennie Gunther

Seminar

In real estate, it’s “Location – Location – Location”.  In genealogy research it’s “Documentation - Documentation – Documentation“.  This workshop will describe what genealogy sources are, the need to cite the sources used as documentation for genealogy research, and how to properly format the various types of citations, including web-based sources.

Schedule

Zoom. 11/16/2020. Monday. 1:30-3:30pm