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Friday Tech Help Desk (Virtual)
March 24 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
An event every week that begins at 11:00 am on Friday, repeating until Thu June 1, 2023
A few documents to help you get started:
Upcoming Topics by Week:
March 31 – Cybersecurity for Gmail
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- Spam and How to Report Spam
- Updating and Installing Chrome
- Privacy and Security Settings
April 7 – Google Calendar – overview
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- How to put in birthdays, appointments, entering events
- Invitations
- Reminders
April 14 – Google Drive – overview
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- Free Storage
- Photo Storage
- Google Docs, Sheets, Slides
April 21 – Google Docs – overview
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- Templates, Setting up a Doc
- Tools and Controls, Top Menu Bar
- Inserting Pictures and Other Objects
April 28 – Gmail – overview
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- Contacts and Making Contacts
- Contact Lists
- Labels and Folders
May 5 – YouTube & Other Streaming Apps
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- What is a streaming app?
- Using your Viewing Controls & Audio Settings
- Film clips to enjoy: ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‘, c. 1922
May 12 – Enjoying Kanopy to screen
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- Searching for and saving film titles
- Film clips to enjoy…more ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde‘, c. 1922
May 19 – Finding the Library Book
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- Accessing the digital collection at SFPL
- Finding a copy of “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” to read
- Using Hoopla, Axis 360, and Libby Overdrive with your SFPL library card
May 26 – Using the Internet Archive
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- Find films, books, radio and more at the SF Internet Archive
- Open an account
- Saving your searches
- Using the viewing controls
June 2 – YouTube & Streaming Apps
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- What is an app?
- Viewing Controls & Audio Settings
- Film clip to enjoy…’A Study in Scarlet’, c. 2013 (animation)
- Getting a Library Card and accessing Kanopy, hoopla, etc.
June 9 – Enjoying Kanopy to Stream
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- Accessing Kanopy with the SFPL library card
- Searching for and saving titles
- Film clip to enjoy more ‘A Study in Scarlet’, c. 2013 (animation)
June 16 – Finding the Library Book
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- Using the digital collections at SFPL
- Finding a copy of “A Study in Scarlet” to read
HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:
To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll-free) or 669-900-6833 (local).
Enter Meeting ID: 872 1940 7561, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87219407561 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.
To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.
