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“Helping Families and Schools Harness the Power of Computers”
     Welcome to our second issue of Computer Safari. Greetings to our customers, students, and anybody else who does not know us yet. We are the geeks that will happily show you the way, whenever you are lost. In order to make you happy and get you to join our geek kingdom we are offering a bunch of cool classes that will benefit you greatly. One of them is the Robotics class. After attending this class you will have a little Robot at your service that will do everything that you wish, including dishes and laundry. Not quite. Apologies for any possible disappointment. Attendance in this class will instead offer you skills applicable to today’s real world needs. You will be closer to understanding logic, mechanics, electronics, and computer control Through use of wireless data transfers, light and touch sensors you can command the robots to move within their surroundings. You will be building these little machines in teams of 6 people. Soon after you will be able to compete with other teams and see whose robot lasts the longest in a one-on-one robot survival of the fittest. If you thing that this sounds cool, and you would like to have a friendly robot by your side, let us know and we will make it happen.

     For those of you that do not like robots much (how come?) and instead you would like to build computers, we are offering "How to build a PC" class. From megabytes to mother boards you will be able to learn the ins and outs of today's powerful personal computers. This class will give you		 the working know-how to build a new computer or to fix your present one. Not only will you know the terminology of our computer frenzy society, but you will also be able to identify and configure today’s common computer components.




Volume 1, Issue 2
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  • Cool Robotics
  • Awesome Web Page Design
  • The Exciting World of Electricity
  • Graphic Arts
  • Multimedia
  • Power Keyboarding
Cool Web Sites

duJour.com (www.dujour.com) Love puzzles? This site’s chock full of them, including MondoTrivia, Riddle duJour, The Labyrinth, and other mind-twisters.

uproar (www.uproar.com) You will be in an uproar over this site where you can win anything from meat to money by being the best at Trivia, Bingo, Guess the Celebrity and other online games.

mrat.com (www.mrat.com) If you have enough games to fill a virtual toy chest but you are short in other areas, check out this site for freeware, browsers chat programs etc.

 
Meet the Future Geeks
Kira Yamada– Little Friends Preschool.
 
    Although I have recently started teaching at the site, I see much potential in Kira. She likes to explain what she does as she works and is not afraid to help her friends if they are in need of assistance. She is quite familiar with the various software that we are using and quickly picks up new concepts as they are being introduced to her. In addition, Kira is developing skills that will be invaluable to her in the future. Congratulations, Kira! Keep up the great work!

Teacher: Christian Neeves

 Isaiah Prado– Nuuanu YMCA
  
   I chose Isaiah for the Student of the Month award because of his wonderful enthusiasm for computer class. Whenever we meet in the hallway, he is beaming from ear to ear because he is coming to Computer Safari. He has been an avid learner on the computer. I especially enjoy watching him with a new program. He is full of curiosity and truly delights in learning new things.

     He is very friendly to our teachers and the other students. I also appreciate his ability to share and work with a partner. Isaah is a wonderful student and I have thoroughly enjoyed having him in our class. Good job, Isaah!

Teacher: Debbie Doerr

 Trevor Kaaihue at Merry Go Round Preschool.

     Trevor has made great strides in his computer competency and as a student. He is able to identify different animals and their habitants. Not only is Trevor’s knowledge growing in the thematic units but also in computers. Trevor is able to successfully use both a mouse and a touch pad to manipulate the mouser on the screen. Trevor has also proven to be an excellent student willing to learn and try anything that is set before him. Trevor has also been an excellent teacher in our class by giving pointers to the younger students in the class. Trevor Kaaihue is truly an inspiration to me.

Teacher: Noreen Nakaoka
Software Review for children classes

By Joy Ishimoto

Creative Writer 2 is an excellent program to create banners, posters, cards, newsletters, and other projects. This software includes an extensive variety of graphics and sounds, as well as special effects which allow you to add sound and movement to graphic or typing.
     For those who are having trouble starting a project, Creative Writer 2 has project ideas, which are templates for projects. During January and February Computer Safari students have been exploring Creative Writer, creating an array of projects. Elementary students have made family newsletters for the New Year, which included their resolutions and goals for this year 2000. Our latest project was a poem writing activity where students were to complete a poem written by Shel Silverstein.

 

 Geek Advice

This column is dedicated to the most commonly asked questions from our customers. If you would like some geek wisdom, give us a call or come and pay us a visit. Don’t hesitate, we lonely geeks welcome dialogue.
Q. Should I leave my computer on or off when I am not using it?

(by Jason -The Young Geek)

     If you only use your computer for about one hour a day, you should turn it off and leave it as such until you need to use it again. Since the computer is running at a constant temperature and voltage, this will make its components last longer.

     If you visit your computer often (say, 10 minutes intervals) you should leave it on and power it down at night. However your computer will not be hurt by leaving it on all night. Microsoft Windows has a program that automatically switches your hard drive into a low power mode after 30 minutes of inactivity, which does not use much electricity.

     Thus it is healthier for your computer, if you are using it constantly, to leave it on all day or overnight.