Telematics Computer Courses
The Telematics Centre runs computer courses for local people. All our courses are Free!
The Telematics Centre has 12 computers available for your use and enjoyment on a variety of courses. When a course is really popular we can sometimes squeeze in 13 or 14 computers! We pride ourselves on having up to date computers installed with up to date software:
- Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Plus - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, and Publisher;
- Adobe Photoshop Elements v5;
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Internet Explorer 7.
Each lesson lasts 2 hours and is at the same time each week, usually one of:
- Tuesday mornings at 9:30 am;
- Tuesday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
- Thursday afternoons at 1:00 pm;
- Friday mornings at 9:30 am;
- Friday afternoons at 1:00 pm.
A course will run for 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, or more depending which course it is. We always take a break for half term and school holidays to help those students who look after children or grandchildren.
See the list below and the block on the right of this website for information about current, future, and past courses.
For more information and to book your place call Nick now on 01928 790228 or call in to the office.
Email & the Internet
In this Internet Age everyone is communicating using email, finding information using the World Wide Web. If you would like to join this revolution then sign up now for this course... The course starts right after the autumn half term.
Digital Photos for Starters
Got a digital camera? Got a computer? Want to learn how to make them work together and have some fun at the same time? Then this is the course for you...
Family History Special Projects
Fantastic Family History! Make the most of all those old photos and family stories you have collected. Build a timeline and create a fancy family tree! All this and more...
Getting Started on the Computer
Need to start at the beginning? This is the course for you!
Next Steps - Christmas Mail Merge
It may only be September now but it will soon be December and time to send out all those Christmas cards. Learn how to use mail merge on the computer to print out labels for all those envelopes and much more...
Digital Photos Special Effects
Feeling creative? Enjoy working with digital photos on the computer? Got some experience with Photoshop Elements or other photo editing software? Then sign up now for this course and become a Special Effects expert...
Photo Editing Multi-Photo Special Projects
Create a big picture from lots of little pictures! From Photo Montage to Multi Photo Mosaic this course puts pictures in their place...
Next Steps - PowerPoint Presentations for Starters
Ever wondered how professional speakers do those clever looking slides they show while making a presentation? This is your chance to learn how to use Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and have some real fun on along the way...
Posters & Publications
Want to create your own posters, greetings cards, or newsletters? Heard all about that thing called Desktop Publishing? Then find out about this course which uses Microsoft Publisher 2007 to produce stunning results from the first week through to the last.
Next Steps - Taming Tables
Tables of information are all around us - football results, timetables, the menu from the takeaway. Come and join us on this course to discover the power of Tables to organise and display information!
Sharing your Photos
Did you get a digital camera for Christmas? Do you have friends and family who are not local? Then you probably want to know how to share your digital photos using the power of Email and the Internet. This new course for January 2009 will focus on four ways to share your photos with friends and family.
Next Steps - Christmas Mailmerge
Fed up of hand writing all those Christmas Card envelopes? Learn how to use stylish printed labels instead and make Christmas Cards a breeze this year!
Next Steps - More Website Building
Wonderful Websites! Want to improve your web building skills? Then this is the course for you!
Photo Slide Shows
A popular course covering all the different steps involved in creating a Photo Slide Show which is then burnt to DVD. Aims to produce a set of Photo Slide Shows on DVD to give away as a special Christmas present.
Build your own Website
A brand new course for Summer 2009. Using the technology of Google Sites this course will show you how you can build your own website in just a few lessons. Always wanted to be on the web? This is the course for you!
Photo Editing for Starters
Want to learn how to work with digital photos on the computer? Starts from the beginning with digital photos and digital cameras. No previous knowledge of digital photos needed, but not suitable for absolute beginners on the computer.
Next Steps - Sporting Spreadsheets
Are you a fan of Sporting Statistics? Did you enjoy the Olympics? Become a techno 'Motty'!
Next Steps - Packaged PowerPoint Presentations
Get your computer to run the presentation itself!
Next Steps - Styles and Page Layout
Make the most of all the layout features built into Microsoft Word 2007.