BoomerTECH Adventures Courses (BTA) - Self-Paced and Virtual Contact: Orono Adult Education Office for more information 207-866-4119/jsantos@rsu26.org

BoomerTECH Adventures courses are developed by Jill Spencer, Ed Brazee and Chris Toy, all Maine educators. All of our courses contain multiple videos which are self-paced. Students complete courses on their own time and at their own speed. Each course is a PDF booklet with information about the class, instructions for taking the class, and the content of the class (videos and articles accessible from direct links). The three instructors (Jill Spencer, Chris Toy and Ed Brazee) provide personalizedsupport for the class via email, phone, and Zoom.

Introduction to Mac Basics  -  Introduction to iPhone Basics  -  Cooking With BoomerTECH  -  iPhone/iPad Vision Accessibility Features  -  Introduction to Zoom Basics  -  Create & Deliver Online Zoom Courses  -  15 iPhone/iPad Vision Accessibility Features  -  Conquer Your Mac Photos App: Edit Your Images  -  Hidden Gems Lurking on Your iPhone & iPad #1  -  More Hidden Gems Lurking in Your iPhone/iPad #2  -  Adventures Digital Tools for the Beginning Memoir Writer  -  Conquer Your Photos App Chaos: Tame Your Mac Images  -  Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your Mac in Just Five Lessons  -  Take Fabulous Photos of the Flora and Fauna in Your World  -  Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your iPhone in Just Five Lessons 

Cost: $40 each class    

Gain insights into your data using business intelligence software – Power Business Intelligence. Power BI is a widely used business analytics service offered by Microsoft. Power BI Desktop is a complete data analysis and report creation tool that you install for free. Discover the process of creating interactive reports. Integrate financial, marketing, or any other source data in your accounting system, Excel, or on the Web. Streamline the data to what is needed using Power Query. Create charts, maps, and other visuals to see your data in real time. Delve further into Power Query to ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) your data. Build the Data Model using relationships and DAX (Data Analysis Expressions). Utilize Time Intelligence functions to view YoY or YTD reports. Add user friendly features to enhance your reports and analyze your results. This certificate will enhance your skills in data analysis, giving you greater insight into your organization’s performance and allowing you to make more informed decisions. Each class is $195 or take all three for $495. Classes run throughout the year. This Certificate must be taken in the following order: - Introduction - Intermediate - Advanced

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures guide, Jill Spencer, shows you how to take beautiful photos of flowers, plants, and wildlife. Four easy-to-follow videos demonstrate and give examples of each of the topics including: Using focus, exposure and HDR features to capture the beauty of your surroundings; ways to avoid blurry images; tips for composing your images; and editing options that turn so-so images into stunning ones. In addition to the instructional videos, we have several articles with useful information to build your repertoire of photographic strategies. This course is made for you if you want to learn to use your camera or significantly upgrade your skills and abilities. This course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for Getting Started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, and a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures is a step-by-step guide to taking beautiful photos. It is packed with easy-to-follow instructional videos that explain and demonstrate how to use your iPhone/iPad camera. This course is made for you if you are learning to use your camera for the first time or if you want to significantly upgrade your skills and abilities. This course is not to make you a professional photographer but will teach you how to take excellent photos! And have fun. You will learn how to use your camera to take photos, portraits, slo-motion, panos, and more. You will learn about camera settings for focus and exposure, High Dynamic Range (HDR) to adjust light in photos, and finally composition. In addition to the step-by-step instructions, we offer inspiring photos to illustrate the tips and suggestions in the instructional videos. This course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for Getting Started, summaries of each of the four instructional videos, and a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet PDF. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.

This is a self-paced, online course.

This is a step-by-step guide to taking beautiful photos, appropriate for novice photographers and anyone who wants to significantly upgrade their photography skills. Students will learn to take photos, portraits, slo-motion, panos, and more. Also students will learn about camera settings for proper focus and exposure, High Dynamic Range, and picture composition.

Open Enrollment - take it when you want! These classes are online/videos, on demand so once you register for it, you can watch it as much as you'd like!

BoomerTECH Adventures helps Boomers and Seniors create, connect, and contribute using today’s technology. These courses are fully asynchronous, online courses that students complete on their own time and at your own speed. Each course is a PDF booklet with information about the class, instructions on using the class, and the content of the class (videos and articles). The instructors provide personalized support for the class via email and/or online chat.

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures will show you how to get the most out of Apple’s powerful Safari browser. Your iPad is the gateway to the world when you open the Safari app. Safari, Apple’s browser, is superb because it provides a variety of cool features. The Safari iPad app has some differences from the iPhone version. (See our separate course for iPhone, “Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your iPhone in Just Five Lessons.”) In this course, you will learn what the icons on the top menu do, explore all of the choices on Safari’s opening page, review efficient search strategies, look at the hidden possibilities within the share feature, learn the advantages of reader view, and more. After completing the five lessons you will be a confident user of Safari on your iPad. This course includes 5 videos: the Top Menu, Start Page/Opening Screen, Efficient Searching, the Share Button, and Reader View. Other course resources include supplementary videos and articles. You will have access to BoomerTECH Adventures email for support before, during, and after the class. The course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for getting started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures will show you how to get the most out of Apple’s powerful Safari browser. When you are on the go with your iPhone in hand and want to do a quick search on the internet, Safari, Apple’s browser, is the place to start. The iPhone app has some differences from the iPad version. (See our separate course for iPad, “Unlock Safari’s Secrets on Your iPad in Just Five Lessons.”) In this course, we will explore all of the choices on Safari’s opening page, review efficient search strategies, look at the hidden possibilities within the share feature, come to see the advantages of Reader View, and more. After completing the five lessons you will truly know the ins and outs of Safari on your iPhone. This course includes 5 videos: the Menu, Start Page, Efficient Searching, the Share Button, and Reader View. Other course resources include supplementary videos and articles. You will have access to BoomerTECH Adventures email for support before, during, and after the class. The course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for getting started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.

This course by BoomerTECH Adventures will show you how to get the most out of Apple’s powerful Safari browser. Doing basic internet searches on Safari is fairly straightforward. However, within Safari there are many options most of us never explore. Join us for five lessons that will unlock the secrets of Safari; options contained in the top menu, choices provided on the opening screen, tips for more efficient searching, possibilities hidden within the share feature, and a demonstration of why you want to click on the AA button. After completing the five lessons you will truly know the ins and outs of Safari. This course includes 5 videos: the top menu, opening screen, efficient searching, the share button, and reader’s view. Other course resources include supplementary videos, articles, and tip sheets. You will have access to BoomerTECH Adventures email for support before, during, and after the class. The course package contains all the materials you need: Tips for Getting Started, summaries of each of the instructional videos, a list of all course resources (videos and printed articles). All resources are accessible from the course booklet. Students will need a strong internet connection and a Mac computer, iPad, or iPhone to access videos and articles.