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Basic Drawing Techniques
Basic Drawing Techniques - Sydney Course We offer training in face to face and/or online learning formats. Please see scheduled class for delivery format. Online classes delivered via livestream video over Zoom. Drawing is a valuable preparation skill for all arts and crafts people as well as an artform in its own right. Learn the basics of drawing including perspective, shading and surface textures to draw flowers, landscapes, buildings, pets and people using pencil, charcoal and...
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Modern Art Acrylic Painting
Modern Art Acrylic Painting Modern Art Acrylic Painting is for both beginner and experienced students. Acrylics can be used to create both traditional and modern style artworks. Learn about use of different mediums, composition, design, colour and tone. Acrylic dries fast and can be combined with painting mediums and collages to produce wonderful textural effects. Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western Sydney. We have campuses in...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Email: Part 1
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Email: Part 1 - Sydney Course Email is one of the fundamental internet technologies, a tool used by nearly every person with an internet connection. It allows you to, at almost no cost, to send a letter of unlimited length to one person – or many people at once. It arrives almost instantly, and they can reply straight away. Through email, you can connect and communicate with people all over the world for social, personal or business reasons....
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Email: Part 2
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Email: Part 2 - Sydney Course Now that you have an email account set up and learned the basics of addressing and typing up emails, it’s time to learn some of the tricks and traps of using email. Did you know that you can send a single email to an infinite number of people at once, making it perfect for invitations and groups messages? And that when you send it, you can hide the names of the recipients? Or that you can set up an address book with...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to the Internet: Part 1
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to the Internet: Part 1 - Sydney Course You’ve heard of the internet but aren’t really sure of what it can offer you, let alone how to get connected to it, which type of internet connection to choose, or how to use it. This workshop explains it all. This workshop will walk you through the very basics of the internet: how it works, how to get online and how to surf the web. At the end, you should be able to sign up for an internet service and access...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to the Internet: Part 2
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to the Internet: Part 2 - Sydney Course So you have an internet connection, a computer with a web browser and know the very basics of hyperlinks and search. Now it’s time to make the most of what you’ve learned. There are literally millions of internet sites to explore, and Part 2 of our Introduction to the Internet Workshop will walk you through how to make the most of them. Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Cyber Safety
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Cyber Safety - Sydney Course Introductory course for seniors with limited or no computer knowledge. The intenet is a part of life now, and there's so much you can do online. But should you trust the internet? The simple answer is yes. This workshop covers the basics of Cyber Safety when using your own computer, and internet security: the things that can potentially go wrong, and the simple steps you can take to avoid them. With the right tools...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Social Media: Part 1
Tech Savvy Seniors: Introduction to Social Media: Part 1 - Sydney Course This session walks you through the internet's most popular social media applications. You will have heard about Facebook, Skype, Twitter and Flickr, but might not be sure about what they do or how to get set up to use them. This sessions demonstrates how they work, so you can decide if you want to create your own accounts. Macquarie Community College operates from a range of venues across Northern and Western...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Smartphones
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Smartphones In the past, mobile phones were mostly about making phone calls. They had a number pad, a digital phone book and a pick-up/hang-up button and not much more. Now smartphones offer so much more. They're fully fledged computers that you an fit in your pocket. They can run programs and games, access the internet, send email and much more. Nearly all smartphones now use touchscreen controls. Instead of having hardware buttons, one side of...
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Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Tablets
Tech Savvy Seniors - Introduction to Tablets Looking (and working) a lot like a super-sized smartphones, tablets are a revolutionary new way of accessing the internet, playing games and communicating. Although they fit in your hands and are light enough to carry around, they can do a lot of the very same things your computer can do. You can browse the web, play games, send and receive emails - even type letters. It's all controlled using a touchscreen: to get things done, you...
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