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Canva for Beginners - Online Course
Unlock a world of creative possibilities with Canva, the ideal digital tool for novices. Create designs from scratch or use templates with step-by-step guidance for any digital image you need. Leave class with the confidence and skills to create online documents, business cards, email signatures, and more! -
Introduction to Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that helps format, organize and calculate data. Learn how to create and navigate spreadsheets, charts, basic formulas and functions, and Excel Theory. Keyboard and mouse skills required. -
Smartphone 1
What makes a smartphone "smart” and how do I get the most out of it? What apps are useful and how do I install them? How do I adjust my settings? Get simple answers to these questions and more. Bring your smartphone to class. -
Stop Playing Checkers with Your Retirement Taxes & Start Playing Chess
Most retirees manage their income and taxes one year at a time, reacting to whatever shows up on the return, like a game of checkers. But real retirement success comes from planning ahead and seeing how today’s decisions affect tomorrow… more like chess. Join us and learn how to: Avoid common “checkers-style” mistakes that can cost retirees thousands Use “chess-style” moves to reduce taxes on Social Security and manage Medicare premiums Build a retirement income plan that helps prevent surprise tax bills This isn’t theory. You’ll leave with a take-home workbook and practical strategies designed to help reduce your lifetime tax burden — so you can keep more of the money you worked hard to save. -
Financial Foundations: Your Blueprint to Thrive
Explore how certain money moves can help you set goals and accomplish them. Understand how to build a stable financial future and withstand financial setbacks. Learn about tools to pay debts, manage expenses and save money. -
Intermediate Microsoft Excel
Expand your basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel with an exploration of data manipulation (sort, filter, fill, text functions, join and split data) and formulas and functions (absolute vs. relative cell references, 3-D cell references). Prerequisite: Introduction to Excel or equivalent skills. -
Studio TV Production
Learn the fundamentals of operating SPNN’s production studio for television and live event broadcasting. This small‑group, hands‑on course introduces technical directing, switcher operation, camera coordination, and essential studio equipment. Create your own SPNN broadcast show or gain real studio production experience. -
AI: From Goals to Planning
A hands-on, beginner-friendly class for people who have an idea or goal but don’t know how to move it forward. Learn how to use AI tools to brainstorm, clarify direction, and create simple, actionable plans for your personal goal or idea with no technical background required. -
Portrait Photography
Build expressive portrait skills across two days, covering composition, posing, key camera settings, and easy studio‑lighting setups. Practice directing subjects and working with light while reviewing your images for growth. -
First Generation Home Buyer
Review the process of buying a home from A-Z and discuss unique funding that is only available to YOU- a first-time buyer. With one program, it is possible to buy a home for as little as $1,000 of your own funds. You are generally a first-time buyer if you have not owned a home in the past 3 years. -
Smartphone 2
Can you power on and off, receive calls and send text messages, but want to do more? Learn to download and use applications, surf the internet, text pictures, send email and more. Prerequisite: Smartphone 1 or equivalent skills. Bring your smartphone to class. -
Moving Your Aging Parents
Helping aging parents move can be stressful. Learn strategies to navigate reluctant family members, explore appropriate housing options, and understand the current market for buying or selling homes. Gain practical advice to make transitions smoother and ensure your loved ones feel supported throughout the process. -
Advanced Microsoft Excel
Discover advanced tips and tricks that can increase your productivity and get your specific questions answered. Topics include: conditional formatting, data manipulation, custom lists, conditional formulas and functions, use of the formula/function library, and more. Prerequisite: Intermediate Excel or equivalent skills. -
Smartphone 3
For those who have taken Smartphone 1 and Smartphone 2 classes or have equivalent skills, do a deeper dive into email settings, file/storage management, how the device can interact with a computer and more. Bring your smartphone to class. -
Microsoft Excel: Pivot Tables and Graphs
Discover how to make large amounts of data user-friendly! Pivot Tables can help you summarize substantial amounts of data and manipulate the information to create tables and charts for easy visual understanding. Prerequisite: A strong working knowledge of Excel. -
Your Will and Estate Planning Considerations
Gain a working understanding of Minnesota law regarding wills and information about the role of a will in your overall estate planning. Learn considerations for planning a will and receive tools and information for preparing your own valid simple will. If married, spouses are encouraged to enroll. -
Selling Online 101 - Online Course
Learn about selling on online marketplaces like eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Poshmark, and Amazon. While each selling site varies, there are common elements to effectively list your items so that they sell. Discuss pricing, packaging, and shipping basics, as well as how to find merchandise to sell. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your Class Confirmation email for your online meeting information and more information on joining meetings. -
Smartphone 4
For those who have taken Smartphone 3 or have equivalent skills, discover additional uses for texting, organizing/managing photos, file organization, calendar and account management on your phone. Get more information on how to transfer files from your phone, whether using the cloud or a computer. Bring your smartphone to class. -
Women and Wealth: Building Financial Confidence
Designed with a women’s perspective, this workshop recognizes the unique experiences that influence women’s financial lives. Learn practical approaches to planning, investing, and building long‑term security across different life stages. -
The Baby Boomer’s Guide to Medicare Planning
Are you turning sixty-five and wondering about Medicare? Would you like to understand Medicare Part A and B and the difference between Medicare supplements and Advantage plans? What are your choices if you are working and have a group plan? Learn when you can enroll and where you can make some comparisons to select the right option. -
Smartphone Photos for Beginners
Discover techniques for picture taking, editing, re-coloring, captioning, and more with your smartphone. Learn how to share that photo via text, email, or a social media platform and save it to the cloud for later use, or have it printed. Bring your smartphone to class. -
Start An Online Business - Online Course
Whether you’re dreaming, dabbling, or dead serious, discover the basic elements of starting and running an online business. Topics include types of web-based sales; where, how, and what to sell; getting paid; shipping/fulfillment; staying local vs going national, managing time; profitability; legalities, and more. This class is being offered using the Zoom online platform. Before registering, make sure your device meets the minimum requirements; view minimum requirements here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux. Please see your Class Confirmation email for your online meeting information and more information on joining meetings. -
Know your Smartphone/Tablet - Individual Instruction - In Person
Receive one-on-one instruction and learn how to get the most from your smartphone or tablet! You'll have 45 minutes of private instruction time to ask questions and increase your smartphone/tablet skills! All levels are welcome. Whether you've just received your first device, or you've got the basics down and want to learn about video chatting, apps, need help accessing your calendar or email from your other devices or assistance with organizing and transferring information between your phone, tablet, or the Cloud. When registering you will be asked to choose the level that sounds most like you, so your instructor can make the most out of your time together. If you are debating between two levels, choose the lower level as the one-on-one format of this class will allow your instructor to move quickly through the things you know, cover the things you don't, and then continue teaching you new things. El instructor habla español con fluidez; los hispanohablantes son bienvenidos. -
Introduction to Senior Housing
Looking for alternatives to single family living? Explore cooperatives, subsidized apartments, market rate independent rentals, and housing complexes that offer a continuum of care ranging from independent living to assisted living. Discuss options, consider the best fit for you, and plan your next steps.
