TUTORIALS TO SELECTED RESIDENTS OF THE ADOPTED COMMUNITY OF OUR INSTITUTION

Sharing is loving, so as they say. When you give back to others whatever it is you can share it is like rain in summer.

Ahhhh summer, it's the time of the year when our college would give time to share the knowledge to those out of school youth and other residents of the adopted community who would like to learn the basics of technology.

COURSES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING :

--	OFFICE SOFTWARE PACKAGE
1.	Word Processor
2.	Spreadsheets
3.	Presentation Software

--	BASIC OF :
1.	Computer Fundamentals, Keyboarding and Mouse Handling
2.	Web Development
3.	Photo Editing
4.	Networking and Troubleshooting

Computer Fundamentals
We treat the recipients as zero background on computer. So we introduce them to the basics of the software and hardware components of computer. Then get to practice they typing skills and mouse handling skills through a typing software and simple photo editor software.

WORD PROCESSOR
The recipients are taught on how to use Microsoft Word by creating applicaiton letter and resume. The are also taught on how to use MS Word for simple brochures, pamphlets, flyers and invitations.

SPREADSHEETS
Trainees are taught on how to create sales reports and manipulating MS Excel environment. They will also learn how to create charts and graphs from the data encoded to the software.

PRESENTATION SOFTWARE
The basic of creating presentation. They are taught how to manipulate their slides and its content by combining different transitions and animation effects.

BASIC OF NETWORKING
They will get to try disassembly and assembling of computer units then get oriented with minor problems of the hardware. Then they will be introduce to cabling of network cables and get to work with real materials, got to crimp their own cable and get tested for compliance.

WEB DEVELOPMENT
The trainees will explore the beauty of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and playing around with the different designs of web they can come up with.

PHOTO EDITING
The best seller as we can call it. The trainees would get excited of the course because they are able to learn how to use an editing tool for photos. They get to feel the environment of the software and learn the different tools the software could offer. Then they get to play around the editing of their own pictures :)

All the courses mentioned above will be scheduled all throughout the summer period. It usually runs from the 2nd week of April until the first week of June. Each year the community will identify a maximum of 50 residents that are willing to learn the courses. They will register with us and then have their ID's for school entry purposes.

Each course is handled by one or two of the faculty members of the college voluntarily. When we say volunteerism the faculty don't get any monetary return of the time they shared with the program. In every course, other then faculty who is the main resource speaker, there are alumni of the college who as well spend time with us during the sessions. Again they are without pay. Added to it are our student volunteers who spends their own time and effort and money to volunteer and be of assistance to the faculty in charge. So basically the entire program is through the cooperation, willingness, volunteerism spirit (bayanihan), and dedication of the people who wants to take part of it. Everyone gets to share such wonderful feeling of having to give back through others the blessings we get to enjoy the entire school year.

I know what you're thinking, it's summer once again, will we have another batch this year? Hopefully if there will be residents who is willing to learn about technology then most probably another round of the program will happen anytime soon!

It's been a great 7 years of participating in the program and I do hope as another coordinator would open this years another round of activity may I be invited still to volunteer and share. It is always a good feeling when you share a part of yourself to others and be able to help them in our own little ways.

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