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Once a teacher, always a teacher

11/08/2013 by Don

I am preparing once again to teach class next Wednesday night at the Blount Library in Franklinville, New York. My first class of three adults met a couple of weeks ago and our topic was introduction to computers. The next class will be an extension of that same topic. I was fortunate to be asked … Read more

Categories technology Tags Education, Google Drive, Linux, Microsoft Office, Open Source, training, Ubuntu

Teaching the Senior Class

10/31/2013 by Don

Last night I taught a small group of seniors. They were an attentive lot and they were my first students this fall. The topic was “Beginner Computer Basics.” You may have guessed by now that these seniors were not seventeen and eighteen years olds. A couple were octogenarians. Nonetheless, the oldest student already had a … Read more

Categories Civic, Education Tags Blount Library, computer basics, Franklinville, Gmail, Google Drive

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