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Writing Marketing Copy

$195

with UGotClass LERN, Windham/Raymond Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024

Power-up your copy. Acquire practical, how-to tips in writing marketing copy. Move ordinary words to savvy copy and greater results. Whether writing for email promotions, website, or print marketing, discover the keys to tapping into the reader’s emotions. Discover the secrets of two of the masters in writing marketing copy. Secure specific practical techniques to start using on Monday morning. Score with new-found steps and no-nonsense tips to delight your audience. CEUs/ILUs: 1.6. Length (in hours): 16.

YouTube for Business

$245

with UGotClass LERN, Windham/Raymond Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024

Part of Mastering Video Marketing Certificate

Increase your business with YouTube, the online video site and now the second largest search engine. Discover the power of video for your organization, and how to use video as a marketing tool to reach and serve more people. Find out what types of video work best on YouTube, how other business organizations are using YouTube, how to create your own YouTube channel, and the techniques of adding captions, annotations and other extra features. YouTube can enhance your current marketing and communication strategy. After attending this course, you will take back proven strategies and techniques for making YouTube work successfully for your organization. YouTube, as the second largest search engine can no longer be ignored by businesses and organizations. YouTube reaches a broad age and gender demographic and is the largest video search/discovery destination with over 35 hours of video being uploaded every minute. YouTube is now accessible from nearly every top mobile device as well as from your TV. How can your videos rise above the music mashups and cat antics? Learn how to get your YouTube video on the first page of Google Search. Just like Facebook, YouTube is a social network that needs to be set-up, optimized, and used regularly to be effective. Your patterns of behavior on YouTube may be working against you. Learn how YouTube can complement your current marketing and social media strategy and how to maximize your YouTube Channel to get the greatest return. CEUs/ILUs: 1.6. Length (in hours): 16.

YouTube for Business

$245

with LERN U Got Class, Sanford Community Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024 , runs for 4 weeks

This is an online course.

Increase your business with YouTube, the online video site and now the second-largest search engine.  Discover the power of video for your organization, and how to use video as a marketing tool to reach and serve more people.  Find out what types of video work best on YouTube, how other business organizations are using YouTube, how to create your own YouTube channel, and the techniques of adding captions, annotations, and other extra features.  YouTube can enhance your current marketing and communication strategy.  After attending this course you will take back proven strategies and techniques for making YouTube work successfully for your organization.  YouTube, as the second largest search engine can no longer be ignored by businesses and organizations.  YouTube reaches a broad age and gender demographic and is the largest video search/discovery destination with over 35 hours of video being uploaded every minute.  YouTube is now accessible from nearly every top mobile device as well as from your TV.  How can your videos rise above the music mashups and cat antics? Learn how to get your YouTube video on the first page of Google Search. Just like Facebook, YouTube is a social network that needs to be set up, optimized, and used regularly to be effective. Your patterns of behavior on YouTube may be working against you.  Learn how YouTube can complement your current marketing and social media strategy and how to maximize your YouTube Channel to get the greatest return.

For full details, see: https://www.yougotclass.org/index.cfm/Sanford

SCAEcertificate

Excel for the Absolute Beginner 5.6.24

$20

with Michael Wilson, Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 6, 2024 at 10 am

Instructor will demonstrate how to navigate and interface with Excel’s basic features. See how to create a simple contact list. You will view how to use calculations such as autosum and see how to generate simple formulas. Also, learn to use the fill handle, sort existing data, merge and center, move cells and ranges, and wrap text. These easy steps will be held over Zoom.

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Woodworking Basics

$82

with Ralph Fink, Mid-Coast School of Technology Adult Education

Calendar May 6, 2024 at 5:15 pm, runs for 3 weeks

For beginning woodworkers with basic hand tool knowledge, this intriguing 3-session introductory course builds your skills as we learn the process of creating a bat house, providing a place for bats to roost and raise their young safely. This project employs woodworking principles and techniques necessary for shop orientation and safety, project review involving building requirements, drawings, and building materials. Learn how to plan the work, build with various woodworking tools, and determine decorative elements and installation aspects. At the final class, students have a completed bat house to finish and install at home or donate! A student supply list is available upon registration. Each student will also need to bring a materials fee of $65 (cash or check made payable to the instructor) for the material kit they will receive at the first class meeting. You will also need your own safety glasses, hearing protection, lightweight work gloves, pencils, white artists eraser, and closed toe shoes.

iPad Basics

Free

with National Digital Equity Center, RSU 24 Adult Education

Calendar May 7, 2024 at 10:30 am, runs for 1 week

***PLEASE NOTE THIS DATE IS DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN OUR CATALOG***

This class is live streamed using Zoom at our learning center. If you would prefer to take this class from your home or office, please contact us. Pre-registration is required; please call us to pre-register, 422-4794.

This course covers the basics of how to use Apple’s popular iPad. This class starts with the basics of how to log on using multiple methods from passcode to touch id to face recognition technology. Apple’s iCloud service will be discussed as the benefits of this service help secure your data as well as allow your data to be used across multiple Apple devices. The App Store will be covered as a way to find additional applications that may meet your varied interest and needs.  This class is covered over three 1-hour sessions.

Please bring your iPad to all three classes.  

Pre-registration is required. Please call to register:  207-422-4794.

macOS Basics

Free

with National Digital Equity Center, York Adult Education

Calendar May 7, 2024 at 1 pm, runs for 1 week

This course will cover the basics of how to use Apple’s operating system which works on Apple’spopular line of laptops and desktops. This class starts with the basic functions of the MacOSoperating system and how to navigate through folders, files, and menus. Organizing, moving, andsaving files will be covered too.

Required for this class: A MacOS computer connected to the internet.

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Getting to Know your iPhone 5.7.24

$55

with Michael Wilson, Five Town CSD Adult & Community Education

Calendar May 7, 2024 at 4 pm, runs for 1 week

Author and instructor Mike Wilson will demonstrate how to use your smartphone. This class is designed for mature and recent iPhone users! Mike will cover cell phone topics, such as: the photo app, texting, navigating, apps, contacts, email, camera, App store, settings, and the internet. NOT for Android users. Taught over Zoom.





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