CURRENT WEEKDAY OFFERINGS ~ OPEN 4:30 - 7:30; contact blake@arenatechcenter.org to sign up for one or more of the following classes:

Mondays and Tuesdays with John Bove, offering:

  • Programming 101 with Scripting and the Shell - Automate those repetitive tasks and make your computer work for you
  • Programming 102 with Python - Learn how to write your own software and video games
  • Operating Systems 101 - Anything and everything to do with using software. Learn everything from small useful tips and tricks to keep your computer virus free and at top performance, to more advanced maintenance and operating system installation
  • Photo and Image Editing 101 - Learn Photoshop, GIMP, and other tools to bring out the most of your computer's artistic potential

Wednesdays with Blake More or Wendy Biswurm:

  • Mac Basics with Blake More, Wednesday, March March 13. 4:45-6pm — This workshop is for mac owners who want to use their macs more efficiently. Bring your laptop or use one of the ATC computers. Bring in your questions and expect to learn some new tricks to reduce time and frustration in your daily computing. For more information and to sign up, please email blake@arenatechcenter.org.
  • Wix Website Platform with Blake More, Wednesday, March 20, 4:45-6pm — This one time informational class will cover the basics of using the Wix web platform to design a website. Small business and youth looking for employable skills welcome. For more information and to sign up, please email blake@arenatechcenter.org.
  • Music Wednesdays with Wendy Biswurm, March 27, April 3 & April 10 — Drop into the ATC and tap into creative music on any level, including toning, acoustic and electric jams, and pushing the envelope for spontaneous creative sound. Recording available as well; youth of all ages encouraged and drop ins welcome.
  • Web Accessibility with James Thompson, starting Wednesday April 17, 5-6pm — New to the area, James Thompson has a degree in computer science and work with companies to make their websites accessible to those with disabilities. If you have a small business or are looking to understand more about ADA compliance this is the workshop for you. For more information and to sign up, please email blake@arenatechcenter.org.

Thursdays and Fridays with Brendan Mobert offering:

  • Basic 3D Printing -- What is 3D printing? How does it work? What is it useful for? And just as important: What isn't it useful for? Practical examples and practice. Thrusdays 5 - 6 pm.
  • Computer Fix-it Basics -- Simple and basic computer fix-it class, both hardware and software. Bring your computers, bring your questions. Thursdays 6:30 - 7:30 pm
  • Rocket Science 101 -- Get a feeling for the rock bottom basics of aerospace engineering and orbital mechanics by playing Kerbal Space Program, a popular simulator that is informative and fun. Bring your own computer or use one of ours. Fridays 5 - 6 pm.
  • Old School Gaming -- Come enjoy an hour of retro-gaming, virtually killing your friends in a Doom deathmatch. Bring your own computer or use one of ours. Fridays 6:30 - 7:30 pm
 

PAST CLASSES (We are always open to suggestions, so if you have a class idea, let us know).
ROP Intro to Computers On going class on Wednesday afternoons. Computing is easy once you get over the fear and confusion many new users face. Let our staff show you the basics of PC and Macintosh navigation, and pretty soon you'll be typing documents and showing off on Photoshop. Really. Contact ROP instrutor Cheryl Rhodes
Designing with Photoshop This ongoing drop in class is a basic primer for using Photoshop CS3 software, a design tool preferred by graphic designers worldwide. Learn how to use layers, tools, masks, and more. Basic Mac skills required. Taught by ROP instructor Blake More
Introduction to Dreamweaver Ongoing class covering the basics of Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver software is an industry-standard visual web HTML editing tool. Dreamweaver allows the user to create interesting, dynamic web pages, and this course will cover Tables, Framesets, Text and graphics formatting, Linking, JavaScript rollovers and child windows, Site management, Image maps, FTP (uploading your site), Meta tags, and Forms. Basic Mac skills required, plus Photoshop skills. For more information or to sign up, contact ROP instructor Blake More
DJ ABC Tuesdays Computer expert, Calvin Pullen is at the Arena Technology center on Tuesdays. He will be available to assist youth and adults in basic DJ skills & theory, including beat-matching, audio levels, programming and set composition. He will also introduce DJ software options for both Mac and PC as well as share various recording options that people can put on their home computers or laptops. For more infornation, contact Calvin Pullen
Digital Storytelling Tell your digital story using Brainglow, a stand alone multimedia application developed by the Bay Area Video Coalition
Taught by Blake More. Click here for more info
iMovie Instructor Wendy Biswurm teaches a iMovie video class, for youth and adults.  This class introduces students to the basics of video editing and adding music and special effects to your video.  If you have your own project, please bring video to edit, including cables needed to connect to the ATC IMacs.  ATC has a video & flip cameras available for signing out if you want to have some material to work with.  For more infornation, contact Wendy Biswurm
Tech Health Tues On Tuesdays, Calvin Pullen is aso available to help youth and adults get more familiar with PC and Windows maintenance, and also will be offering laptop troubleshooting & repair.  For more infornation, contact Calvin Pullen
ROP Intro to the Internet If computing is the path to efficiency, then the internet is the escalator. Come find out what the information superhighway can do for you...create email, surf the web, research, check the surf...if you can think of it, chances are, you'll find it on the web. Ongoing, M-F.
BYOM--LAN Party for Gamers ATC is planning to host BYOM (bring your own mouse) Lan "parties" for gamers, but needs to hear back from the gaming community as to what sort of games people want to play, and when. He asks gamers to understand that limitations--both of hardware and software--will, unfortunately, disqualify some games, but emphasizes that *all* game suggestions are welcome. Organized byBrendan Mobert.  Email us for more information.
Wings 3-D An Intro to 3-D modeling" will use the open source software "Wings 3-D" to teach three-dimensional modeling. Taught by Brendan Mobert.  Email us for more information.
What is Open Source
Computing?		 "What is Open Source" aims to explore Linux, open-source software and the thriving community of developers creating free and open software that promise to once again make computers a vehicle of social change and personal expression. Taught by Brendan Mobert.  Email us for more information.
SRJC Online Come into the center and use our high speed intenet access to visit Santa Rosa Junior College Online. Sign up for the classes you want and use ATC as your virtual classroom. We'll help you create a weekly schedule and stick to it. Click here to visit SRJC online.
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