[NFB-Krafters-Korner] OT: Mac & IOS Training

[Tammy Freitag]

Sharing this opportunity from John D. Panarese

I am Hoping to spread the word and get as many interested folks as
possible in online courses I plan to conduct in the near future.
However, please read the blow information and only respond by way of
the contact form or direct email to me that are stated in the text
below. Please do not post back to this list in regard to this matter.
Please also understand that this is all in the planning stages, so
your responses will certainly dictate and effect my final delivery and
course selections as well as the times and dates.
I thank you for your attention and any inconvenience, especially if
you are reading this more than once from other lists.

     I have mentioned here in the past that I was interested in
pursuing holding online courses of various kinds in the future. I got
a bit sidetracked and caught up in several other projects and tasks,
but I have slowly been contemplating and pondering the subject as time
has passed.

    What I would like to do is first offer some free courses to help
current users or potential users of the Mac and iDevices get
themselves started or familiar with a lot of the basics in an easy,
straight forward in systematic manner. With the current circumstances
created by the COVID19 pandemic, I also think free courses would be
helpful to many and appreciated as well.

   Obviously, if this project gains interest, it will expand and
include several intermediate and advanced areas of material regarding
the Mac or iDevices. I have plenty of ideas and thoughts, but it will
basically depend on the response from the community and the interest
of users.

    With that all said, let me present my ideas and thoughts as they
stand now. Please do pass this information along to as many possibly
interested people you know and share it with them all.

The How

     I plan to hold these courses in some kind of online or telephone
manner. This will come down to what the general consensus of the
interested people feel is best. I am looking at Free Conference Calls
as one possible avenue, while other conferencing solutions, such as
Zoom, has been suggested by many, along with a few others, including
Microsoft Teams.

The When

    At the moment, I'd like to start doing something in May.
Specifically, the weeks of the 11th or 18th are potential starting
points. Again, though, this will depend on the number of people
interested and their suggestions.

The What

     As far as the material I plan to present, here are some initial
topics I would like to offer.

• An Introduction to your Mac and MacOS using VoiceOver
• VoiceOver Basics on the Mac: Interaction to Navigation
•Basic Web Browsing on the Mac with VoiceOver and Safari
• VoiceOver and applications on the Mac
•An Introduction to your iDevice and its potential using VoiceOver
•VoiceOver and iOS: Basic Gestures and the Item Rotor Explained
•VoiceOver and Applications in iOS: A Crash Course
• Your Apple Devices and Their Connectivity and Potential Power

What I need from You

    Now, what I would like from those who are interested is to please
respond to my ideas for the how, when and what options. You can do
this by using the
https://macfortheblind.com/contact-us
Link on  the main page
 or you can email me directly at,
john at macfortheblind.com
     Please indicate in the subject that you are interested in
attending the online courses. Also, please tell me the following:
•What conferencing method might be desired or felt to be the easiest
for you to use?
•What days of the week and times of the day would be most convenient
for you to attend an online course that would last between one hour
and an hour and a half?
•Out of the topics listed above, please let me know which ones would
be of the most interest to you.

    Once I receive responses from the community, I will contact you
directly with details and set up the initial course time and material.
If I receive a mixture of suggestions, I will do my best to present
multiple courses with the desired topics to accommodate as many folks
as I possibly can.

    I thank you in advance for your interest, and I hope that I will
meet you online in the near future.
Take Care
John D. Panarese
Director
Mac for the Blind
Tel, (631) 724-4479
Email, john at macfortheblind.com
Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com

APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer

AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE

MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT

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Tammy