Past Classes & Workshops

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• Class Handout: Archiving Family Photos (PDF)

• Pixlr photo editor

• GIMP photo editor

• Cloud storage – Dropbox

• Cloud storage – Apple iCloud

• Digital asset manager – Adobe Bridge

• Naming conventions for scanned photographs

Library Books

• How to Archive Family Photos by Denise May Levenick

  • Call Number: 771.46 May-Levernick

• How to Archive Family Keepsakes by Denise May Levernick

  • Call Number: 929.1072 May-Levernick

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• Dropbox.com

• Dropbox – Desktop Preferences

• TechBoomers.com – The Cloud

• TechBoomers.com – Dropbox Tutorial

• GCFLearnFree.org – Dropbox Tutorial

• DigitalLearn.org – Cloud Storage Tutorial

• What is The Cloud? (YouTube video)

• Inside a Google data center (YouTube video)

GCF Learn Free – Computer Basics Tutorial

• This tutorial covers the basics of: hardware, software, how to use a computer and the internet, maintenance, and safety.

DigitalLearn.org

• Easy to follow tutorials on a number of topics, including: why you should use a computer, how to use a Windows and Mac computer, navigating websites, and staying safe online.

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• • Class Handout: eBooks and Digital Content (PDF)

  • Class Handout: Online Resources 2018 (PDF)

  • Class Handout: Online Resources Overview (PDF)

  • Sunflower eLibrary  –  Sunflower eLibrary Help Page

  • Hoopla Digital  –  Hoopla Help Page

  • Flipster  –  Flipster Help Page

  • State Library: Digital Book eLending

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• • • Class Handout: Facebook Handout 2018 (PDF)

    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com

    • GCF Learn Free Tutorial: Facebook 101

    • Random word list for creating passwords: Diceware Word List

Class Resources

• • • Census Guide

    • FamilySearch – Timeline Grids

    • FamilySearch – United States Census

Library Resources

• • • Ancestry.com (Available in the library)

    • Ancestry.com Learning Center (Available in the library)

    • Heritage Quest (May need Kansas Library card)

    • HeritageQuest Online Webinars (May need Kansas Library card)

    • Gale Genealogy Connect (May need Kansas Library card)

    • Riley County Genealogical Society website

    • Riley County Historical Society website

    • Kansas Historical Society website

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• Class Handout: Google Maps (PDF)

• Google Maps

• 26 Google Map Tricks (PC Magazine article)

• GeoGuessr (Game)

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• Class Handout: Instagram Basics (PDF)

• Instagram – Help Center

• GCF Learn Free

  • Instagram

  • More Instagram Resources 

• Mashable – The Beginner’s Guide to Instagram

• TechBoomers

  • Instagram

  • View Instagram on your computer

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• Class Handout: Internet Basics 2018 (PDF)

• DigitalLearn.org

• TechBoomers.com

• LearnMyWay.com

• GCFLearnFree.org

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• Class Handout: Pinterest Handout 2017 (PDF)

• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/

• Video – What’s Pinterest?: http://bit.ly/S2yVww

• Guide: https://help.pinterest.com/en/guide/all-about-pinterest

• Tutorial: http://www.gcflearnfree.org/pinterest/

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• Class Handout: Twitter Handout 2017 (PDF)

• Twitter: https://www.twitter.com

• GCF Learn Free Tutorial: Twitter

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Class Resources

• iPad Custom Guide (PDF)

• iPhone Custom Guide (PDF)

• Symbols to Know on Your Android Device (PDF)

• GCFLearnFree.org

  • Android Basics

  • iPad Basics

  • iPhone Basics

  • Mobile Device Tips

• TechBoomers.com

  • Android Articles and Free Courses

  • iPhone and iPad Articles and Free Courses

Class Resources

• Official Minecraft website

• Reddit – Minecraft subreddit

• Reddit – Minecraft Builds subreddit

• Minecraft Inspiration YouTube Playlist

Library Books

• A Boy Made of Blocks

  • Call Number: F Stuart, Keith

• Minecraft: The Unlikely Tale of Markus “Notch” Persson

  • Call Number: 794.8 Persson, Markus

• The Advanced Strategy Guide for Minecraft

  • Call Number: YA 794.8 O’Brien

• Minecraft for Dummies

  • Call Number: YA 794.8 Stay

• Minecrafter: The Unofficial Guide to Minecraft & Other Building Games

  • Call Number: J 794.8 Minecrafter

Workshop Handout: Oregon Trail Handout 2017 (PDF)

The Game

• The Oregon Trail

• The Oregon Trail Deluxe

The Sources

• Oregon Encyclopedia

• History.com

• Britannica.com

Twinery website

Twine Wiki

Twinery: Passage Markup

Beginner’s Guide to Twine 2.1

HTML Reference

CSS Reference

Google Fonts

Twine Hosting (free)

Game: Seedship

Game: Blork – The 60-Second Pet

Game: Before The Storm Hits

Twine Garden (Pictures of Twine node maps)

• Inupiat Heritage Center

• Alaska native games

• Cultural Insight videos from Never Alone

• Common Sense Media review of Never Alone

• Never Alone parent guide (PDF)

Workshop Handout – Papers, Please – Ethics and Morals

• Awards and Recognition

• Article: Papers, Please: The Invention of the Passport

• Article: Choice and Consequences in ‘Papers, Please’

• Common Sense Media review for Papers, Please