Biddeford Adult Education
Biddeford, ME
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Podcasting
with Matt Honsberger, Biddeford Adult Education

Businesses are turning to podcasting to grow their brand and connect with customers. People with a niche hobby are turning podcasts into a business. Podcasting is experiencing a rebirth as mobile devices are everywhere. The intimate nature of the audio medium allows potential clients to get to know who you are and determine if you are the kind of company with which they want to do business. Learn how to take your business or hobby and turn it into a podcast. This step-by-step class will take you from start to finish and cover the required elements needed to get your show online. Come to class with your idea and end with your show online for all to hear.
How it Works click HERE.
QuickBooks Level 1
with Marcus Lander, Biddeford Adult Education

Get a comprehensive understanding of QuickBooks Online, one of the most popular cloud based accounting programs and preferred choice for small business managers, owners, bookkeepers and accounting professionals. In four hands-on units you will learn how to use QuickBooks Online to enter sales, purchases, receive and make payments and add inventory.
How it Works click HERE.
Social Media for Business Certificate
with Travette Webster, Melissa Torres, Jo-Carolyn Goode, Biddeford Adult Education

Get in on this exciting and growing way to communicate, market and serve your customers and clients. For businesses, nonprofits, government, and other organizations. From Facebook to Twitter, blogging, YouTube, LinkedIn, and more, discover the new principles of communication that apply across all networks and how these specific social networks work and the possible uses for your organization.
Learn how social networks are used to develop a two-way communication and marketing strategy for your organization. Then find out what you can be doing, what you should be doing, and take back a plan to integrate social networks into your communication and marketing.
Whether you are new to social networks or already involved, you will come away with both an understanding of social networks and practical, how-to techniques to integrate social networks into your organization or business. Your instructors are outstanding practitioners who also speak, write, and train others on social networks.
This certificate includes and must be take in order:
- Introduction to Social Media
- Marketing Using Social Media
- Integrating Social Media in Your Organization
How it Works click HERE.
Understanding Debits and Credits
with Sharon deFonteny, Biddeford Adult Education

In this course, you will learn about the accounting equation and the five categories involved in every business (Assets, Liabilities, Owner’s Equity, Revenue and Expenses). Every financial transaction falls into one or more of these categories. Learn how to create a chart of accounts that meet the needs of your business. You will learn how double entry bookkeeping works and the process of recording debits and credits. This course will show you how to identify, analyze and record transactions using journal entries under the cash basis accounting method.
How it Works click HERE.
Video Marketing
with Rob Lee, Biddeford Adult Education

Sight, sound and motion are much more compelling than static words on a page. Video is very hypnotic and it quickly speeds up the “know, like and trust,” factor with your audience. In this course you will discover how to use simple online video to quickly bond with your viewer, drive traffic to your website, boost business and build brand awareness.
Find out how to shoot simple, effective videos without costly fancy equipment or savvy technical skills. Discover the secrets to creating content that commands attention. Learn how to dominate Google and YouTube with your video and to strategically use YouTube to market your business 24/7 -- even while you sleep.
How it Works click HERE.
WordPress Certificate
with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education

WordPress is the most popular content management system (CMS) for website and blog design.
During the first week, you will learn or refresh your knowledge of all the initial steps and the required elements for having a website. Then find out how to build a simple WordPress website or blog. Topics include an introduction to CMS, WordPress installation and setup, page and content creation, administration, themes (selection, purchase, installation, and setup), working with widgets and plugins, and more.
Finally, acquire advanced knowledge about WordPress options and features. You will learn how to modify WordPress web pages by hand-coding, learn about simple yet effective search engine optimization (SEO) techniques that improve your website ranking, and much more.
After successfully completing the WordPress Certificate you will know how to build a WordPress website or blog, customize your WordPress site by hand-coding HTML, CSS, and PHP, know necessary regular WordPress maintenance, create WordPress website backup, and know how to apply SEO techniques in WordPress.
How it Works click HERE.
Heartsaver First Aid/CPR/AED Certification Course
with Diane Frechette, RN, BSN, MS, CNOR, Biddeford Adult Education

This course is designed for parents, grandparents, laypersons, childcare providers, educators, camp counselors, health/fitness trainers, hospitality workers, security, school personnel and more. Students will receive a Heart saver First Aid CPR AED Course Completion Card upon successful completion. Our Certified American Heart Instructor will teach: Adult CPR and AED use Environmental emergencies actions for bites and stings, and temperature related and poison emergencies First Aid Basics including scene safety, finding the problem, calling for help and more Injury emergencies including bleeding, wounds, broken bones, sprains and more Medical emergencies including actions for choking, breathing problems, allergic reaction, shock and more Child CPR and AED Infant CPR Adult, child and infant choking Please bring water and a bag lunch.
Adobe Photoshop Essentials
with Andi Helmi, Biddeford Adult Education

This fundamental course covers Adobe PhotoshopCC most commonly used tools, menus and panels.You’ll learn all the basics of Photoshop to effectivelywork with selection and editing tools, layers, andmasks to edit, retouch and enhance existing images orcreate your own composite digital art work. Impressyour business organization, friends and family byenhancing their photos and create magazine coverquality enhanced images.
Access to Adobe Photoshopsoftware required.
How it Works click HERE.