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Computer Education
Computer Classes
Harrison County Lifelong Learning offers several computer education options,
including quarterly computer classes. Each course allows students to explore
various features of the software and are taught by experienced teachers.
Classes often include:
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Computer Basics
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Introduction to Microsoft Word
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Effective PowerPoint Presentations
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Introduction and Intermediate Excel
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Exploring the Internet
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Creating an Access Database
The Fall 2010 schedule is now available. Please call Lifelong Learning to register for class!
Free Computer Lab
Harrison County Lifelong Learning offers the community a free 22 work station computer lab. All computers in the lab have high speed Internet access and are available to use during business hours when computer classes are not being conducted. The following rules apply to the use of the computer lab:
- No food or drinks allowed.
- Students must save work to a CD or Flash Drive. Documents and pictures saved to public computers will be deleted.
- Students are not allowed to download programs without the permission of Lifelong Learning staff.
- Printing is allowed for educational course-work purposes only. All personal copies are $.10 each.
- Inappropriate and illegal use of the computers will not be tolerated.
Accessible Workstation
With grant funds awarded from the Verizon Foundation, adaptive equipment was purchased to furnish Lifelong Learning's computer lab with an accessible computer workstation for people with disabilities. To accommodate a variety of users with a range of disabilities, the workstation is outfitted with the following equipment and software:
- Large key keyboard, trackball mouse and vertical mouse that requires less fine motor control
- Dragon Naturally Speaking, speech recognition software to turn voice to text
- ZoomText Magnifier, advanced screen magnification for individuals with low vision and a 19" flat screen monitor for crisp images
- Read and Write Gold, talking word prediction software for users with learning or cognitive disabilities
- JAWS Pro, screen reading software for blind individuals
- Talking Typing Teacher, software designed to help blind or visually impaired individuals learn keyboarding skills
Self Guided Tutorials
For learning at your own pace, we offer Learn 2, a CD based instruction on the following Microsoft software applications: Windows, Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook and Internet Explorer. Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing is also available.
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