Eltham Computer Community

Computers - the good bits!

2007-06-19T18:38:00.000+12:00

We asked you to tell us the good things that you had discovered about computers and here are your responses:

learning to send email
connect to family - keeping in touch
speed of communication
price stays the same for mail
fast email - instant
good communication tool
creating - creative
portable entertainment
unlimited
the course has been good as weve met people with similar interests
fun
letterwriting
makes your brain work - brain pain - keeps mind active
find people
the computer is a great resource
internet
knowledge - always learning
shopping
access to information
games
get a job
gaining skills - how to operate a computer
pay bills
sharing photos
everything is computerised now and now we can keep up
:-) 15 June 2007

Tutor

2007-05-31T20:55:00.000+12:00

Karen is teaching the morning class.

2007-05-27T08:57:00.000+12:00

Eltham Computers in Homes

Your Contributions!

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You will find that this facility will be very helpful to you. You can share documents with friends or family. They can add to it, or edit it at the same time you are looking at it. Way Cool!

Friday 18th May, 2007

Your comments:

Questions we asked, and what you answered.

1. What have you learned?

How to read email, understand what email is, and learnt more about the internet
How to start up the computer and open documents, word processing

Learnt to email each other

A little about computing and email

Finding out what we all like doing in spare time

meeting and making new mates

sending email

Learning the power of words

learning to turn on your computer

TO be able to turn on the computer

to be able to send an e-mail

finding out what other people like

2. What new words have you learned?
email, hyperlink, surfing-browsing, website, password, pscishing, gmail

Still learning more words all the time

How to scan using ad-aware

cursor

seach engine

browsers

mouse

hardware

desktop

screensaver

Parts of computer

search the web

hyperlink

icon

software

3. What has been good or bad about your learning experience?

Bad -

sometimes its hard to take in things as we go too fast.

Confusing when boxes come up why do they come up and what do we push and why - please explain more

confusion

Poor set up

Learning seems to be slow

Not aware

Good -

nothing is too serious and we are made to feel that we can do it

Can ask anything

incredibly patient tutor

Good tuition

All the learning has been good

Having somewhere to go on Friday

Getting away from some house chores

learning at your own pace

Tutors are pretty good - in the short time I've been here

4. How do you feel about your learning?

Hard to verbalise questions about the computer

Learning slowly

I am finding it hard at learning as to having no computer skills

5. How have the teachers helped you?

incredibly patient tutor

Teachers v. helpful & patient

Teachers have been very helpful and patient

tutors v. easy peasy

Teachers have been awesome

tutors are good

6. What can we do to help you better?

small class - one on one

Need to have more often hands on (weekly Kinda forget)

Looking forward to being able to practise at home.

More chocky biscuits @ smoko

Need a laminate handout of all computer jargon

Access to practise

A computer at beginning of course

7. What would you like to learn about? What do you hope to achieve

trade me, downloading music, how to work with films and photography, how to save written work (documents)
Editing photos

Learn to use Trademe site

Learn attachments and photos

Want to be computer literate

Need to have confidence to use the puta

Teach or pass on our knowledge to our families

Increase our employability

ability to search on Internet

Researching on the Internet

Learn, learn, learn

Do papers for social services

Use a computer

And some of your family sayings: -

Wigwam for a goose's bridle.

If you snooze you lose

Stop your shenanagins

She's a great life, if you don't weaken

Don't worry, be happy.

A chip off the old block

A brass razzoo

W. P comes in @ the door

Always wear clean underwear in case you have an accident

Ko au te awa - te awa ko au

So far!

2006-10-23T12:27:00.000+13:00

I have learned to log on, and to get on to Yahoo, to read and send an E mail, somewhat confusedly. I hope I am remembering more each lesson.I still have a lot to learn. The best thing about computers is that they give you rapid access to anyone, anywhere in the world, and make it possible to find out about anything you want to know.
Bev

I have learnt to use the mouse. I can turn on the computer and logging on.
I can send an E-mail.
Pat

ive have learnt how to send an email and check my mail
from janice

i have learned how to use the mouse and also getting the hang of the keyboard.
Noel

to reply to a email, and computers are cool.
Fay

What do you see?

2006-10-23T12:12:00.000+13:00

when you look through ME
you will see
YOU!

The Best Thing ........

2006-10-23T12:02:00.000+13:00

The surprising thing about computers are that there are so much you can do on computer these day - research to getting plastic cards you name it they have it on computer are just so help full in so many ways other ways but it can all so can get you into so much trouble
Well, on the course i have learn alot about more about how to get on to the internet iam slowly getting there it is taken alot to take in for me.
Sandra

The best thing i like about computers is learning about animals, music, keeping in touch with my penpals worldwide
Christine

The best thing i like about computers..........
at the click of a finger we have access to everything we ever wanted to know eg, advertising, buying, selling, study ETC
It can become a hobby and take over your life if your board or lonely, so BE CAREFULL............
Haidee

The best things about computers is you can save documents or any other work you do in office or word you can surf the net play games.
I’ve learned how to use word how to get into the internet and to save files and to change my back grounds and change screen savers
Raylene

computer nuts

2006-09-29T14:42:00.000+12:00

hi ,enjoying the cause love learning different,things every cause. WAS abit scared of the computer but am doing ok.

computer class

2006-09-29T14:37:00.000+12:00

the best thing about this class give us learning to use computer

learning afternoon

2006-09-29T14:35:00.002+12:00

how does our brain manage to absorb all this extra learning

hi how are you

2006-09-29T14:35:00.001+12:00

hello people hope you are having a great day.

Hi how are you

2006-09-29T14:35:00.000+12:00

Hi i hope everybody is learning and enjoying the course and having alot of fun.

thoughts about learning

2006-09-29T14:30:00.000+12:00

things learnt, using the mouse,the keyboard,to send and receive e mails

hello

2006-09-29T11:43:00.000+12:00

i like it but its sill hard for me. rose

welcome

2006-09-29T11:36:00.005+12:00

hi boss lady
from guess who sandra

first time for blogging

2006-09-29T11:36:00.004+12:00

confused enjoyment learning

greatage

Hi

2006-09-29T11:36:00.003+12:00

this is my first post hope all is fine ? noel.

hi everyone

2006-09-29T11:36:00.002+12:00

hope everyone thats learning on this course, is having fun ! enjoy ok ! im really learning so much, never thought i could !

Hello

2006-09-29T11:36:00.001+12:00

Christina you deserve a medal. Confused, but trying.

HELLO, HAVE A HAPPY DAY

2006-09-29T11:36:00.000+12:00

Hello kiddies, were here at computer in homes, computer course to day, pretending to learn heaps, computers are behaving their selfs today. This is my first post, so i will check in next week......

Karen took these photos ........

2006-09-25T18:19:00.000+12:00

........ so blame her! not me!
But what's so funny?

More comments from the trainees

2006-09-25T18:17:00.000+12:00

Raylene says:
Hi how to use word how to get into the internet and to save files and to change my back grounds and change screen savers

Noel writes:
dear chris
i have learned how to use the mouse and also getting the hang of the keyboard

Janice says:
ive have learnt how to send an email and check my mail

Pat Says:
I have learnt to use the mouse. I can turn on the computer and logging on.
I can send an E-mail.

Sandra says:
hi there christine well on the course i have learn alot about more about how to get on to the internet iam slowly getting there it is taken alot to take in for me sandra

Bev Writes:
Hi Christina, I have learned to log on, and to get on to Yahoo, to read and send an E mail, somewhat confusedly. I hope I am remembering more each lesson.I still have a lot to learn. Bev.

What some of you have learned so far

2006-09-10T13:05:00.000+12:00

Christine says:
have learned to read e-mails and reply yipee!

Haidee says:
hello boss lady, what have i lernt? well ive refreshed what i used to no on the internet, but ive being with out internet for 5 years, its amazing what you forget, and ive lernt some correct names for programs and soft and hard ware, but i still cant spell, hahe.

Bev H says:

Hi Christina, I have learned to log on, and to get on to Yahoo, to read and send an E mail, somewhat confusedly. I hope I am remembering more each lesson.I still have a lot to learn.

can anyone else see the purple cow?

2006-09-10T12:23:00.000+12:00

Can you see the purple cow? Why can't anyone else see the purple cow? It's so clear that it's a purple cow, so why can't anyone else see the purple cow.

The REAL boss lady

2006-09-05T18:38:00.000+12:00

Here's the teacher's granddaughter, who is the REAL boss lady. She's letting the great dane know who's the boss!

Hello and Welcome

2006-09-05T17:01:00.000+12:00

Hi guys,

Welcome to our computer class's new blog. We're all going to contribute to this blog.......... yes, I mean you, too.

DON'T PANIC!

It's easy.

Pretty soon you'll be starting up your own blogs.