At Conversa, you will have access to our high speed computers and internet connections. You can e-mail your friends, browse the web and even make a movie to send to your friends and family. There is no extra charge for access to the computers or the Internet, since it is included in the student fee.
For those students who are not familiar with computers or working on the Internet, we offer courses for the beginner and advanced user (see ESL Program.) We feel that learning how to use computers is almost as important as learning English.
Both PC and Macintosh computers with many different software programs. Some of these include:
| Netscape Navigator - An Internet browser that allows you to view the World Wide Web, send E-mail, subscribe to Newsgroups and much more. | |
| MS Explorer - an Internet browser that allows you to view the World Wide Web, send E-mail, subscribe to Newsgroups and much more. | |
| iMovie - Make your own movies. Become a STAR!. | |
| MS Word - The best word processor Microsoft has to offer. Not only can you type text, but also insert tables, graphics, pictures and more. | |
| MS Excel - A spreadsheet that can be used for simple mathematics to complex calculations. | |
| HotMetal Pro - Make your own webpage. | |
| Adobe PageMaker 6.5 - A professional publishing software program. | |
| Adobe PageMill 2.0 - Creating a Web page, using this program, is as simple as a click, drag and a drop. | |
| Adobe Photoshop 4.0 - The best design and production tool for photographs, graphics and more. | |
| SoftQuad HoTMetal Pro 3.0 - Design, print, and publish your own Web page using this simple program without learning HTML or any other code. | |
| Ichitaro 6.3 - The most popular word processor in Japan that can be used with an English based Windows program. | |
| QuickTime for Windows Movie Player 32-bit - View moving motion picture graphics with this program. | |
| QuickTime for Windows Picture Viewer 32-bit - Enables the user to view still photographs and other graphics. | |
| QuarkXPress - | |
| WordPerfect 7.0 - A word processor that allows you to do more than just word processing. |
Students can also use scanners, Zip drives, and 128K and 56K modems to complete any project they wish. All these features are available in the Student Computer Lab.
At Conversa, you will have access to computers to do assignments for your writing class. You will also have access to the Internet if you enroll in the General Intensive English program. Internet access is now a part of your Student Fee, which means all students enrolled in the ESL program can connect to the Internet.
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For more information, please E-mail us.
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