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Make a Photo Book

CP1     Session I:   February 27, March 6, 13, 20  

Wednesdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Ever wonder what to do with all those photos you took on your vacation?   Learn how to create a Photo Book using free Blurb software.   This will be a hands-on class:   bring your laptop and images.   By the end of class, you will have put together a printable book of pictures.

Instructor Paul McCarthy, Professor of Library Science Emeritus and retired Director of the UAF Rasmuson Library, is an experienced sports photographer.  

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eBay, Craigslist and PayPal (section 1)

CP2     Add-On I:   March 25, 27

Monday & Wednesday    10:00 am- 12:00 noon

Learn how to use eBay and Craigslist on the Internet.   eBay is an online auction website, where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide.   Craigslist is a community website with free classified advertisements covering items for sale, want ads, services, housing, and more.   PayPal is an online money transfer service that is an alternative to using credit cards or money orders.   See how to set up a personal eBay account, search for items for sale, investigate the auctioning process, and make payments using PayPal.    Explore the Craigslist-Fairbanks website and learn how to place free classified ads online.   Participants need to be familiar with the Internet and general computer use. Enrollment limited. (See CP6 for another section of the same class.)

Instructor Frank Abegg is a retired electrical engineer.   He has taught UAF engineering courses as an adjunct professor and has spent decades learning how to utilize a personal computer and the Internet.

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Intermediate Mac Computer

CP3    Session II:   April 1, 8, 15, 22

Mondays    10:45 am - 12:15 pm

Computers not provided; bring your own Mac laptop.   First we will cover the Mac fundamentals to get everybody up to speed.   Following this we will demonstrate Mac OS 10.8, Mountain Lion, and talk about many of the features of this new operating system.   We'll cover what's in System Preferences, Mail, Calendar, iPhoto and other things that come with your Mac.   Finally, we will cover the Mac hardware and software troubleshooting.

Instructor Hal Levey, a Mac user since 1984, was an attorney and president of a listed corporation.   He taught photography part-time for 10 years in an evening adult education program.

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Digital Photos on Computers

CP4     Session II: April 3, 10, 17, May 1

Wednesdays 10:30 am - 12:30 pm   **Special Dates: No Class April 24**

Hands-on computer course -- for students with a strong computer background.   We'll start by extracting photos from your digital camera's flash memory onto the computer, where they can be backed up, edited, or emailed.   We'll look at programs like Google's Picasa to help sort, categorize, and email your photos.   Next we’ll see how to crop, touch up, and edit photos -- for example, to erase Uncle Ned's novelty moose antlers from your family reunion photo!   We'll do this using a free photo-editing program similar to Photoshop called GIMP.   Finally, we'll see how to print digital photos, both at home or via several local commercial services.   Enrollment limited.  

Instructor Orion Sky Lawlor, Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UAF, has over 19 years of experience in digital photography. His research interests include computer graphics, remote sensing, and parallel computing.

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Exploring Google Earth

CP5      Session II: April 4, 11, 25, May 2

Thursdays 1:00 - 3:00 pm   **Special Dates: No Class April 18**

This class is for anyone who wants to explore the wonders of Google Earth.   In this class you’ll go beyond just looking at your house and actually create your own Google Earth content.   You’ll start by learning about the basic functions of Google Earth’s user interface, including its built-in features and layers.   Then you will learn basic skills such as keyboard navigation, file management, and creating placemark balloons containing photographs, text, video, and web links.   You will also learn how to turn these placemarks into animated tours and how to share them with others.   Participants need to be familiar with the Internet and general computer use.   This is not a beginning computer class.    Enrollment limited.

Instructor Katie Kennedy is the education and outreach coordinator for the UA Geography Program.   She has been teaming up with folks from the Google Geo Education team for the past four years to help teach K-12 students, educators, and community members about Google's Geo tools.

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eBay, Craigslist and PayPal (section 2)

CP6    Add-On II:   April 29, May 2

Monday & Thursday    10:00 am- 12:00 pm

An additional section of a perennial OLLI favorite. See CP2 for course description.

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