Throughout the summer months Giant Campus will be conducting weekly Youth Computer Camps at the Family Resource Center located @ 710 Oakfield Drive, Suite 153 in Brandon. These camps are fun and engaging for young minds. All of the campers will learn essential computer skills while working on fun projects.
Campers ages 6-18 will have a week of creativity, featuring engaging projects like building a website, animating creatures using Flash and creating video projects with Windows MovieMaker.
Join us for an action-packed week of tech-based projects this summer. For more information contact our office at 813-655-9281. Click here to view/download our Computer Camp schedule.
Date: June 8-12
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Age Group: 6 to 8
Topic: Make Your Own Money and Spend it
Description of Camp: Campers will create money with their faces on it. Create projects throughout the week to earn their money. Spend their money at the end of the week on prizes provided.
Date: June 15-19
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Age Group: 9 to 11
Topic: Create a Underwater Animation
Description of Camp: Campers will animate sea creatures in an underwater setting. They will burn the project to a CD to take home to share with family and friends.
Date: June 22-26
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Age Group: 12 to 14
Topic: Create a Website
Description of Camp: Campers will create different web pages about their favorite things. They will burn the project to a CD to take home to share with family and friends.
Date: June 29-July 2
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Age Group: 15 to 18
Topic: Creating a Video
Description of Camp: Campers will learn how to edit and enhance their video by adding music, animation, and much more…
Date: July 6-10
Time: 1:00pm – 3:00pm
Age Group: 6 to 8
Topic: Animate Dexter’s Laboratory
Description of Camp: Campers will animate the characters in the cartoon Dexter’s Laboratory. They will burn
The MacDill Family Resource Center hosts Delightful Sounds the first Friday of each month @ 10:00. This hour long interactive music, dancing and fun program is provided through our Friends of Military Families. Please sign up by calling 655-9281.
Giant Campus offers Free on-site and online training courses to prepare you for Microsoft Office 2007 Certification.
Certification represents an exciting opportunity for individuals to become more efficient and innovative utilizing the powerful new features and functionality of the 2007 Office.
Are you ready to take the first step in becoming a Microsoft Certified Application Specialist?
- Certification ensures that you are equipped with in-demand skills using Office 2007.
- Giant Campus courses provide the first step in the training preparation for Microsoft Office Certification. Baseline skills will be developed to prepare you to take certification exams.
- Microsoft Office Certification exams test actual software skills that are relevant to the workplace, giving you a chance to succeed on the job.
Giant Campus schedules Free daily courses at the Family Resource Center. Walk-in open lab sessions are also available every day. Call our office to schedule an appointment with a trainer.
Free Microsoft Office 2007 training courses on Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook and Windows Vista are offered at the Family Resource Center located in Brandon to the MacDill AFB military community.
For more information on how Microsoft Office Certification can work for you contact our office at 813-655-928 for course dates and times. Stop by the Family Resource Center to pick up your FREE Quick Reference Cards for Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista. We encourage you to use this valuable resource!
Giant Campus offers technology training courses at the Family Resource Center from 9:00am to 4:00 pm each day. We are currently offering classes in Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista.
If you can't attend one of our instructor-led classes, our convenient @Home self-study option will allow you to take classes online from your home. Each day we also offer walk-in help sessions. Feel free to just drop by for help on any of our courses or technology topics. Our instructors are happy to assist you!
For more information on classes offered at the Family Resource Center, call 813-655-9281 and ask for Laura Morton or check the events calender on the website.
We offer hundreds of online tutorials to provide quick answers to all your software questions. Stop by the Family Resource Center to pick up your FREE Quick Reference Cards for Microsoft Office 2007 and Windows Vista. We encourage you to use this valuable resource!
TroopTube is the new video-sharing web site for troops and their families. TroopTube is sponsored by Military OneSource and is the only video sharing site for military families approved by the Department of Defense.
Users can share videos privately with family members or publicly with the larger community. Click here to access TroopTube.