QCS Beginner Help

Community Service Project: 2010
Basic Help for New Computer Users in the Q-C Area

Paula Sands Live interview: KWQC-TV

Abby Stokes, New York City
author of "Is This Thing On?"
came to help our efforts!

This year, a special effort was made by QCS to assist Quad-Citians needing help to join
the "computer generation". The following programs were planned especially for new users.

FREE Abby Stokes Presentation - April 29th (Scroll down this page to see all the details.)
Two FREE Beginner Basic classes were open to the public; May 6th &13th (See more details at the bottom of the page.)
Three dedicated classes for new beginners who joined QCS; May 27, June 3rd &10th. (See information in the next text box.)

Above: Ted Huberts instructed the June 3rd SIG for new members with lots of help from QCS volunteers.

NEW MEMBER CLASSES - Thursday May 27th, June 3rd and 10th

After the free "open to the public" events, the QCS extended more special beginner help to newcomers who joined our club.

"Computer Basics for New Learners" was a short term "SIG" or special interest group that helped these new learners transition into our regular SIG offerings.

Individualized help from volunteer QCS members was available in a team-teaching format at each of these sessions, demonstrating our club motto "Members Helping Members". It is an effective way to learn about computers!

The 3 classes were also open to any current QCS member needing help with beginning computer skills.

Our regular monthly "Special Interest Groups" also helped transition the newest members into the club. Most offered special sessions that focused on the basics this summer.

April 29th, 2010
Special Presentation by Abby Stokes, Writer and Educator from NYC!

QCS is delighted that Abigail Stokes, author of books to help first-time computer users, is scheduled to speak and autograph her latest handbook at QCS on April 29th. This is a great event for your beginner friends or anyone intimidated by computers... Invite them!

About Abby Stokes (and her Book Tour) Abby has demystified computers for over 100,000 people, mostly seniors, in the course of the past 15 years. Abby has taught courses in basic computing at both Cooper Union and New York University’s School of Lifelong Learning, as well as computer skills to private and corporate clients. She has lectured on the topic across the country. A firm believer that “if my mother can learn the computer anyone can,” Abby is confident that everyone can master the computer and navigate the Internet.

Abby is the author of “Is This Thing On?” A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming, Dinner Party Disasters: True Stories of Culinary Catastrophe, and It’s Never Too Late to Love a Computer. She splits her time between New York City and Niantic, Connecticut."Is This Thing On?" A Computer Handbook for Late Bloomers, Technophobes, and the Kicking & Screaming

Abby's
Links:

TV clip: http://tinyurl.com/m2mcwy
http://abbyandme.com/
http://www.youtube.com/abbystokes
http://twitter.com/abbystokes
http://www.facebook.com/abbypstokes

FREE BEGINNER INSTRUCTION WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Following the Abby Stokes' event on April 29th, QCS offered two basic classes to help those just starting with computers.

May 6th: Basic Computer Operation taught by Judi McDowell

May 13th: Internet and E-mail taught by Jim Kristan
.

Do you want this series repeated? For more information or questions, contact