About the CTC
In 2000 the PNA received a matching
grant from the Technology
Division
of the City of Seattle to develop
a new Community Technology Center for residents of Seattle's north end
neighborhoods. The center has nine teaching stations and two community access stations.
The CTC has been up and running for over two years with classes
meeting each quarter.
The following classes were offered in
various quarters
-Access Basics
Access: Inventory Systems for the Small
Business
-Accessible Web Design
-An Alternate Taste of
Computing
-Basic Digital Image Wizardry
-Buying a
Computer: Workshop
-Computer Basics
-Curso de
Computacion Basica (Basic Computer Course in Spanish)
-Database Design
-Healthy Computing
-Internet
Basics : Internet 101
-Introduction to Computers
-Monotonous Tasks Made Exciting
-More Effective Web
Searching
-Producing Web Pages for Fun
-Seniors
Training Seniors in Computer Basics
-Shopping on the Web
-Under the Hood: Hardware Removal and Installation
Public Access Computers: 750Mhz – 256MB
RAM – 20GB Hardrive
OS: Windows 2000
Programs : Acrobat Reader 5.0, Excel, PowerPoint &
Word 2000, Eudora Email, Internet Explorer, PKZip, SSH FTP, and
Microsoft Photo Editor.
Peripherals: A shared
printer.
Lab Computers: 750Mhz – 256MB RAM – 20GB
Hardrive
OS : Windows 2000
Programs: Acrobat Reader 5.0; Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher & Word 2000;
Visio 2002; Photoshop Elements; Outlook Express; Internet Explorer;
Mavis Beacon Typing Tutor; Real Player; Winamp; Windows Media Player;
Encarta (2 computers); PKZip and WS_FTP.
Peripherals :
A CD-RW drive, a scanner, a shared laser printer and a color
printer.
Server: DELL Pentium III, 800 with 512MB
RAM
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