History and Photo Page

Adult Computer Education at The Spot

History and Photo Page

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The 1st Class in the Original Classroom

The first class of The Spot Senior Computer Course was held on April 13, 2006. It was held in the original classroom with the PC table lined up along the longest wall in the room. There were 6 students who were seated at the PC with their backs to the instructor. The white board was on the wall perpendicular to the "PC wall". The students had to turn 90 degrees to see the white board. One student was at a right angle to the other students with his/her back to the white board and the instructor. Needless to say this was not an ideal setup. There were only six PCs.

Class in Session

Mr. Jack at Work

Jeffrey and Edna Getting Some Pointers

The only instructor aid was a small while board attached to wall to the left of the students. There was no computer or projector for the instructor to use. In spite of that, three classes were held in the original classroom, the last class ending on November 16, 2006. The total number of students trained in the room was 16.

1st Class Completed - June 8, 2006

Instructor Jack, Winnie, Marion, Jeffrey and Edna

Certificate Presentation

Ms. Jackie and Mr. Jack

The Move to the New Computer Lab

MS Word Class

Barbara and Clifford at the PC

March - April 2007

Bill, Gail, Barbara, Christine, Clifford and Claire (seated)

New Lab from the Back

The first class in the new Computer Lab was held on March 6, 2007. It was a basic class and had 8 ready and willing students. It was a lot easier to teach the class with the help of a new laptop computer and a multi-media projector. Because we needed to project a large image we just used the front wall instead of trying to find a large screen. It would have been nice if the wall was white, but it worked out OK.

Classes Completed in November and December 2007

MS Word Class - December 4, 2007

Betsy, Instructor Jack, Lori, Verna, Rick and Nevett

1st MS Excel Class - November 15, 2007

Instructor Jack, Chris, Nevett, Lori, Winnie, Rick and Clifford

The latest two classes were a MS Word and a Basic MS Excel class. They were the first two class under the new course name: The Spot Adult Computer Course. The courses were also renamed to the Basic Computing Course, Basic MS Excel Course and MS Word Course. The MS Word Course still includes instructions on E-Mail and the Internet.

Classes Completed in The Spring of 2008

Basic Computering -- 3/11/08 - 4/29/08

1st Row: Ken, Janet, Instructor Jack, Ruth 2nd Row: Lois, Pat, Betsy, Rose, Lois

Basic Computing -- 5/13/08 - 6/5/08

Betty, Instructor Jack, Lolita, Fey

Basic Excel -- 3/20/08 - 5/15/08

1st Row: Randy, Rick, Instructor Jack -- 2nd Row: Linda, Claine, Chris

To Date

Since the first class in April 2006, we have held 11 classes with a total of 61 students.

The Spot Adult Computer Course (TSACC)