1. Tablets Session 1 How to use more effectively

2. Class Information  Three two-hour sessions  2:30 – 4:30 pm Mondays  Randy Holt (928) 227-1895 or (928) 458-0956 (928) 227-1895 or (928) 458-0956 Adjunct Instructor at Yavapai College Adjunct Instructor at Yavapai College  Provide information on how to use device  Answer your questions

3. Operating Systems  What is an OS?  Android  iOS  Windows 8/10

4. What do you want to know?  What is your preferred name?  What tablet do you have?  What do you use your device for now?  What would you want to learn? Please list them on a piece of paper for me. This will give me an idea of what to cover during our sessions.  Class may become a workshop if there are several different readers/tablets.

5. Batteries  Lithium Ion  About 500 charging cycles (3 years)  Don’t fully discharge batteries  Turn off screen when not using it  Disconnect wi-fi to save power  GPS and Data also use power  Use a battery manager app

6. Display Screens  TFT-LCD  Touch screens, usually capacitive  TFT-LCD Display uses a lot of power

7. E-books  Formats Mobi Mobi Epub Epub Digital Rights Management (DRM) Digital Rights Management (DRM) How to remove from books you ownHow to remove from books you own  Libraries  Amazon membership  Google Play  Free and discounted e-books http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/ http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/ http://www.fkbooksandtips.com/ http://www.weberbooks.com/kindle/ http://www.weberbooks.com/kindle/ http://www.weberbooks.com/kindle/ http://landers.bookbub.com http://landers.bookbub.com http://landers.bookbub.com http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/ http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/

8. Calibre Library Manager  Store your e-books  Make an e-book from a.doc file  Convert to another format  Read e-books directly from Calibre  Free  Calibre-ebook.com  Multi-platform  Access e-books without DRM from website or application

9. Overdrive  Accesses epub e-books from libraries  Also audio books  https://www.overdrive.com/ https://www.overdrive.com/  Tablet apps  Install on computer (MAC, Windows)

10. Connecting to a Computer  USB to mini-USB (or iOS cable)  iOS needs iTunes program  Can access and put information on device as if it’s a hard drive  Wi-fi transfer on some devices  Be sure to “eject” when finished