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Want to feel more comfortable in Zoom? Sometimes struggle with the sound? Video? We will start with the basics, and then move to more complex tools like sharing, running videos in zoom, and even break out rooms if there is interest.

If you are a more experienced participant, let’s dig deeper into features such as managing participants, chat, reactions, audio and video nuances, sharing, and controls. Review essential controls, especially concerning audio or video. Experience breakout rooms, polls, and backgrounds. Review signing up for a free account, downloading apps on multiple devices, and signing in with a meeting ID. Prepare to be an OLLI instructor assistant for a Zoom class.

If you are a more experienced participant, let’s dig deeper into features such as managing participants, chat, reactions, audio and video nuances, sharing, and controls. Review essential controls, especially concerning audio or video. Experience breakout rooms, polls, and backgrounds. Review signing up for a free account, downloading apps on multiple devices, and signing in with a meeting ID. Prepare to be an OLLI instructor assistant for a Zoom class.

Be an effective Zoom host! Review the key functions of hosting: scheduling meetings, creating ad-hoc meetings, managing admits and participants, using chat including document uploads, recording, and dive deep into sharing. Learn about essential settings and managing audio and video, especially when sharing media. Share troubleshooting approaches, working with an assistant, and presenting tips. Great for anyone who wants to host a web conference.

No matter how beneficial or harmful, what's familiar gradually disappears from conscious awareness. We "habituate;" we stop appreciating what's wonderful in our lives. Learn how to see your world anew, to regain sensitivity to the great things in your life, and to what should be changed, based on research reported by MIT prof Tali Sharot and Harvard prof Cass Sunstein on how to "dishabituate" or reignite your ability to see, feel, and assess what's good and what you can improve.

No matter how beneficial or harmful, what's familiar gradually disappears from conscious awareness. We "habituate;" we stop appreciating what's wonderful in our lives. Learn how to see your world anew, to regain sensitivity to the great things in your life, and to what should be changed, based on research reported by MIT prof Tali Sharot and Harvard prof Cass Sunstein on how to "dishabituate" or reignite your ability to see, feel, and assess what's good and what you can improve.

The discovery of Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff brought Arizona and the observatory to the public's attention, and they fell in love with this little planet. Diane will discuss Clyde W. Tombaugh's early years when he developed a passion for astronomy. Kevin will share the breathtaking details of Pluto's surface revealed by the New Horizons flyby mission. He also will explain why Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and why Arizona made Pluto the state planet.

The discovery of Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff brought Arizona and the observatory to the public's attention, and they fell in love with this little planet. Diane will discuss Clyde W. Tombaugh's early years when he developed a passion for astronomy. Kevin will share the breathtaking details of Pluto's surface revealed by the New Horizons flyby mission. He also will explain why Pluto was downgraded to a dwarf planet and why Arizona made Pluto the state planet.

Worldwide, more people have voted in 2024 than in any year in history. Political scientist Andy Herschkowitz will briefly summarize elections abroad, analyze the US election campaign and results, and then speculate on what the consequences may be going forward. Discussion will follow.

Worldwide, more people have voted in 2024 than in any year in history. Political scientist Andy Herschkowitz will briefly summarize elections abroad, analyze the US election campaign and results, and then speculate on what the consequences may be going forward. Discussion will follow.

Learn about what is changing in Medicare in 2025, as presented by Jana Bays, Medicare Benefits Supervisor for the Northern Arizona Council of Governments. Information on Medicare premium changes and Social Security cost of living increases, Medicare Advantage plans (restrictions, enhancements, or decreased benefits), and Congressional legislation and its potential impact. Also, learn about the federally funded SHIP program and the SMP programs that can help seniors with their medicare costs.

Retired heart specialist Richard McFaul will present a factual discussion on the heart and the circulation system: how this vital organ performs, what keeps it going, and what factors cause it to decline. Understanding how the heart works will lessen the chances of having it fail.

Missing In Action... these three words chill the blood of their survivors. Clayton Kuhles specializes in finding downed US military aircraft and recovering the personnel who were aboard. Since his first discovery in 2002 of a missing aircraft on the Burma/China border, Clayton has found and identified 29 aircraft and 296 MIA personnel.