IMB Community Foundation

Throughout the course you learn how to scan photos, slides and negatives, restore and edit photos, and the use the images in slideshows, presentations, and save for archival purposes on discs and drives.

The groups are kept small and are for all ages, especially seniors. There are 5 groups, and each group will run for 1 morning or afternoon per week for 6 weeks.

Schedule beginning 8 August 2011

Week 1 - Catch up on basic computers / Begin with Scanners
This week we will be brushing up on some basic computing skills, including skills needed to complete the course.
1. Mouse use
2. Work with widows
3. Navigate around the computer
4. Make a folder
5. Open applications
6. Save a file
7. Use a USB flash drive
8. Scanner installation
9. Scanner application and settings
10. Getting the best results from the scanner

Week 2 – Scanning
This week we scan your documents, photos, slides and negatives.

Week 3 – Restoration and editing
This week we begin restoring and editing our images. We will be using a program called Adobe Photoshop Elements 9.
1. Program interface
2. Restoration and edit procedures
3. Begin editing your images

Week 4 – Restoration and editing
This week we continue editing and restoring so we can start putting our presentations together next week.

Week 5 & 6 – Presentation
This week we begin putting all of our images together to make our presentations. We will be making a DVD movie slideshow, so if you have any music you would like to use on the DVD, bring it this week.
1. Windows Live Movie Maker program interface
2. Adding images, transitions, effects, timing, music, then convert and burn to a DVD