74 Main St. Center Ossipee, NH 03814
(603)-539-6390
Join us for a weekly technology class with Don, the PC Handyman and technology instructor. He will go over smartphone basics as well as answer tech questions you may have about your smartphone. Call the library to sign up 603-539-6390
Class 1
What is a smartphone?
Smartphone use worldwide
The two flavors of smartphone: Android and iPhone
What the two flavors of smartphone have in common
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Home Screens and icons
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Home screen "pages"
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Side buttons
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Two ways of connecting: the cell phone tower and WiFi
What's a SIM card?
What cell phone tower connections provide
A brief description of how WiFi works
The Status/Notifications Bar
The six smartphone gestures
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Tap, Tap & Hold, Swipe Up, Down, Left, and Right
Getting to the Home Screen: Security Measures (PIN, Fingerprint, Face Recognition)
Answering Incoming Calls on Androids & iPhones
Setting up and using voicemail on Androids & iPhones
Visual Voicemail
Class 2
Making Outgoing Calls on Androids and iPhones
Why setting up your Contacts is so important
Using your Contacts as a central communications hub on an Android
Using your Contacts as a central communications hub on an iPhone
Setting up and using email on an Android: Gmail and non-Gmail
Why having a Google account is an Android is a good idea
Setting up and using email on an iPhone: iCloud and non-iCloud
Clinic Time: Answering students' questions/problems
Class 3
Managing apps on an Android
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Removing an icon from the Home Screen
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Installing apps: the Google Play Store
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Uninstalling an app on an Android
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Adding an app icon to the Home Screen
Managing apps on an iPhone
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Removing an icon from the Home Screen
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Installing apps: the Apple App Store
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Uninstalling an app on an iPhone
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The iPhone App Library
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Adding an app icon to the Home Screen
Text Messaging on Androids and iPhones
Using the smartphone camera
Android Gallery
iPhone Photos
Sharing photos
Clinic Time: Answering students' questions/problems
Class 4
Enabling emergency numbers and SOS calling on an Android
Enabling emergency numbers and SOS calling on an iPhone
Problem-Solving Clinic: Students bring questions/problems to class and collaborate as a group to find answers/solutions.
