Training provided for the Katy Area Retired Educators April Meeting

1. Technology
Hindie Becker Dershowitz
Katy Area Retired Educators

2. Comments, Questions, Answers
https://todaysmeet.com/KARETX

3. Questions and Answers

4. Pinterest
http://www.pinterest.com/hindie/retired-educators/

5. Members Phone Types
66/13%
9.68%
1.61%
24.19%

6. What type of phone should I buy?

7. Types of Technology
● Computers
● Tablet
● Phablets
● Smart Phones

8. Travel and phone charges?
● Ask your carrier
● Request an unlock key or travel plan
● Buy a SIM Card
● http://goo.gl/BlrtwY

9. Iphone tips
● Passcode
● Signature
● Siri
● Find My iPhone
● iCloud
● iTunes

10. Simple Passcode
● Turn on Settings
● Click on Passcode or Touch ID and
Passcode if iPhone 5c or 5S
● Simple Passcode is 4 digits
● Advanced passcode can be words or
sentences

11. Signature
● Tap Settings
● Tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars
● Tap Signature
● Type your signature
● Choose all accounts or specific accounts

12. Siri
● Click on for list of commands
● Say Options for list of commands
● Set up in Settings, Siri
● Tell Siri your information
● Tell Siri your contact relationships
● Tell Siri to make Screen brighter

13. Find my Iphone
● Click on Settings
● Tap on iCloud
● Sign in with your Apple ID when
prompted
● Turn on Find my iPhone

14. iCloud
● Settings
● iCloud
○ Your iTunes password
● http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/pc.
html

15. Setting up Email
● Launch Settings
● Tap on Mail, Contact Calendars
● Tap on Add Account
● Tap on Type of account
● For Outlook, you might need to try Microsoft Hotmail or
Microsoft Exchange
● Add Email address and password
● http://www.imore.com/how-set-outlookcom-email-
your-iphone-or-ipad

16. Syncing iTunes to IDevice
http://www.wikihow.com/Sync-an-iPod
● Plug your device into your computer
● Once iTunes is launched you’ll see your device in left column
● Click on Edit and drag down to Preferences
● Click on Advanced to set up location of music on your computer
● Bottom of left column click the plus sign to create a new playlist
○ If you don’t see the left column, click on View and highlight
show SideBar

17. Syching iTunes to iDevices
● Click on Music in the left Sidebar
● Choose between Songs, Albums
● Right Click on any Song or Albums and click to add to your Playlist
● Click on your device when done and then click Synch

18. Internet
26.81%
54.8%
19.35%
29.03%

19. Passwords
● Contains #, Letters and Special
Characters
● Not found in Dictionary
● Mix of upper and lower case letters
● Different passwords for every account
● Common Craft Video
http://www.commoncraft.com/video/secure-passwords
●

20. Remember my Passwords
● ICloud Keychain
○ http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5813
● Dashline
○ https://www.dashlane.com/
● Password Wallet
○ http://www.selznick.com/products/passwordwallet
● Last Pass
○ https://lastpass.com/

21. What is The Cloud?
● ICloud
● DropBox
● Google Drive
● SkyDrive
● One Drive
● Box

22. DropBox
● Set up Account
● Sign up and wait to download
● Get Free Space
● Create Folders
● Drag files to folders

23. Cookies?
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-
US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-
preferences
Internet Explorer 1;
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-
us/windows-vista/block-or-allow-cookies

24. Smart Search
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/03/a-wonderful-new-google-
cheat-sheet-to.html

25. Google Inside Search
http://www.google.com/insidesearch/tipstricks/

26. Digital Footprints
Google Yourself
Wait before posting

27. Photos

28. Photo Editing on the Computer
PicMonkey: http://www.picmonkey.com/
Pixlr Express: http://pixlr.com/express/

29. Flickr Mobile App
● Idevice and Android
● Edit
● Apply Filters
● Resize and Crop
● Flip the pictures

30. Social Media Sites
https://www.facebook.com/KARETX

31. https://twitter.
com/possbeth/status/451301998122782720
/photo/1

32. Facebook Security
● Click on Lock to update privacy
● Who Can see my Stuff?
● Who Can Contact Me?
● Who Can Look Me Up?

33. How do I get started on Twitter
● Twitter.com and create an account
● Search for people to follow
○ You will be sent emails with recommendations
○ TRTA
● Write a Tweet
● Reply, Retweet

34. Twitter
● # Hashtag allows you to follow topics or
meetings
● Click on to bring up other options

35. Twitter

36. Bookmarks?

37. Bookmark on Internet Explorer
● Click on the Star icon in top right corner
○ Save BookMark
○ Find Bookmarks
● Right click on Bookmark

38. Internet Explorer
● Right Click on House
○ See Favorites Bar
○ Change home page

39. Safari on an Apple Computer
● http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-
Bookmark-in-Safari
● Click on Bookmarks
● Add Bookmark
● Add

40. Bookmark on an iPad/iPhone
http://www.wikihow.com/Bookmark-on-
an-iPad
● Tap the Action Button
● Tap the Bookmark icon (it will say bookmark)
● Name it and click on Save

41. Bookmarks on FireFox
http://www.wikihow.com/Bookmark-a-
Page-in-Mozilla-Firefox
● Click on Bookmarks
● Click on Bookmark this page
● Place in folder you have created

42. Bookmark on Chrome
http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-
Bookmark-in-Chrome
● Click on Bookmarks
○ Then Bookmark this page
● Click on the Star and then place in
folder

43. Favorite Apps
● Evernote
● Flipboard
● AnyList
● Pocket
● Slice
● PaperKarma

44. Places to Find Apps
● Google
● Young children
○ http://www.appysmarts.com/appset/best-educational-apps-for-5-6-
year-olds,id_34.php
● AppShopper
○ http://appshopper.com/
● AppSaga
○ http://appsaga.com/
● AppShopper
○ http://appsaga.com/

45. More answers
I’ll add more answers to questions asked on
the survey and also today to the KARE
website.

46. Finding/organizing Documents

47. Editing Addresses

48. Paperless