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March - Fuel Buddy; Wifi; 'Slides' & other transferable skills!

31/3/2017

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​Tech Savvy Plus seems to be finding its feet – with Terry’s curriculum taking the group into new territory.  Even if we’re not sure whether we’ll use all of Terry’s apps, Bev, who is taking some classes for Terry, reassures us that ‘transferable skills’ are involved!  We started by having a good look at Fuel Buddy, which a number of members thought they’d have liked to have known about while they were still active in the workforce.  We then considered WiFi and reviewed Slides; with Frank demonstrating a slide show he completed using Slides.  Although John and Bill weren’t at the last class, both recognized that their understanding and skills in using PowerPoint would be transferable to Slides.   
 
After some shared problem solving, Bev used her smart phone and a Chromecast dongle connected to the large screen television to broadcast Terry’s slide show from Google Drive, YouTube videos and some programs on I-View.  Purchase of a Chromecast at around $60 can effectively make a digital television into a ‘smart TV’. 
 
Next session, again with Bev, will include reviewing Bluetooth and spending time on photo apps for IOS and Android devices, including a new one recommended by Terry called Snap seed. 
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Resources for class on 14 March... including 'Fuelbuddy'

14/3/2017

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The main resource for today's session is Terry's Session 2 slide show which you can find on Drive in your Google Apps menu.  It includes reviews and further information about the fuel buddy app and 'Slides'.  This short promotional video highlights features of Fuel Buddy - including those from the Pro version.  The free version appears quite functional for most purposes. 
Reviewing 'Slides' - Terry was pleased to receive your slide shows, well done.  The Session 2 slide show adds ways in which to make your slide presentations more interactive.  It includes some video presentations.  Think about how you might have added more interactivity to the slide show you sent Terry.

If we get time we will look at using our phones to turn a regular HD television (not a Smart TV) into a Smart TV.  There is a handout for this which will be added as a link.

Just a quick note - if you are a Facebook person you might like to follow our pilot Facebook site 'U3A Benalla and District'.  If not, just have a look at it as a community member for information at You'll find  a facebook logo link at the top of the page.   The address is https://www.facebook.com/u3abenalla/

Bev (Standing in for Terry today).  
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    Tech Savvy Plus
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    'A fortnightly ‘hands on’ group for confident internet users who are adept at basic use of their smart devices (Android or Apple) and proficient in the installation of apps.  Time will be set aside to troubleshoot problems; to consolidate skills in using Cloud based programs such as Google Apps and to explore the connectivity of smart devices.
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    This course developed from the 'Google Apps' course in 2016 - Google Apps is an extremely versatile application, incorporating many free features including
    Chrome (web browser), email, contacts, docs (word processor), sheets
    (spreadsheet), calendar,
    photos, sites (create and maintain your own website). 

    Meeting times

    2nd and 4th Tuesdays from 1.30 to 3.30 pm

    Convenor & Contact Details 

    Terry Dillon
    0419 343 129

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