CRTC decision

Apparently a Big Telecom-friendly compromise is being pushed behind closed doors. Industry Minister Clement told Parliament he will not allow the same decision to be passed by the CRTC, but has not specified whether he will accept a watered-down version of that decision.

Go to http://openmedia.ca/crtc

All you have to do is click. It's ...easy. Please copy and paste this if you care about your internet bill. This decision will effect C@P sites across the region.

Keyboarding Tutorial

Hey guys,

Here's my youtube tutorial. It covers keyboarding and basic computer components.



Yes, I made the music myself. Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep.

Keshen Goodman C@P Library Video

Hey,

So I played around with the flip cam to make this short video just giving a little tour of the Keshen Goodman Library. There's some shotty camera work on my part, but for doing it on my own I thought it was pretty good! Don't laugh too much, lol.

Lyndsay

Link Broken

Also, I made it with i-movie. Just wondering if theres any way to export it. I only could see the option to upload it to my youtube account, but maybe one of you guys knows the trick to saving it. And no, there's no File>Save option.

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Here is my script submission for orientation this week!

Objectives
To demonstrate how generations that didn’t necessarily grow up with computers are still able to learn and be part of a social community.

Materials
A C@P site/group of computers
Button up shirts, suspenders, a cane, trousers, grey wig, glasses

Cast Members
3 or 4 young people
3 or 4 seniors (or young person dressed as a senior)

Scene 1
A group of young people are all crowed around computers at a local C@P site. They are laughing and having a good time. Then a senior walks in, looking scared. One of the young people sees the scared senior and asks if they need any help. The senior asks if the computers are here for everyone. They say, of course! All the young people welcome the senior over to the group. They sit him or her down and show them how to use the computer.

Scene 2
The next scene cuts to a group of seniors socializing and having fun with computers. They are all happy and put their hands in the air and yell “yay!”

Imagine having one of these!

http://video.nytimes.com/video/2010/09/04/science/1248068965210/robots-at-work.html

Flip Cam me a Tutorial!

Here at Keshen Goodman we have a lot of seniors. I often teach them computer basics. Some things are harder than others… such as computer terms. They often get confused between desktop, trashcan, file, program, browser and taskbar. It can be overwhelming. It’s practically like a new language for them to learn. As I was teaching one day, I had a random idea. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a youtube video explaining some of the basics… but instead of a tutorial on the computer, using real world items to create it?

It may sound a little out there, but I wanted to take a video from above looking down onto a desk, have a little trash can, files, folders, and do a skit about, say, writing a document, and saving and dropping and draging it into a file in a folder. It sounds a little complicated, but I really think it would be neat to explain the terms like that! Some people might benefit from a different perspective of how a computer desktop works. I’m still not sure of how I’d pull this off, but think with a little help it would be a really neat idea!

E - Readers

E - Readers

Hey guys,

I have to create a presentation about e-readers and don't really have much experience with them. I'm just trying to compile some resources and I was just wondering if any of you had some advice, experiences, links or info on them. Anything would be great!

Lynds

Keshen Goodman Library

Hi Everyone,

My name is Lyndsay and I've been hired as the C@P Intern at the Keshen Goodman Library in Clayton Park. I'm really excited to be working here.

The Keshen Goodman Library is beautiful. We are equiped with 9 computers and have printing available as well. The libray holds regular computer classes which I will be assisting. On Friday I assisted Ron in a Computer Baiscs Class. It consisted of 7 seniors with a wide range of computer skills. We mostly focused on mouse and keyboarding skills as most needed practice with that.

We offer other programs such as Beyond the Basics, Word processing Basics, Email Basics, Advanced Email, How to navigate the Internet, and Internet Searching Made Easy. These classes are taught by full time staff, but I will be assisting when possible.

Along with assisting computer classes I will offer basic One on One Computer help. Sessions will run an hour and patrons can book a time with me at the Reference Desk. I have also been assigned to develop and create an e-book information session starting in March. It will cover the basics of e-books and give descriptions of e-readers.

Here are some pictures of the C@P Site: