Welcome to the February issue of the CAP newsletter, ______________________________________________________________  DIGITAL PHOTO SKILLS Pictures help capture important memories and have really become a huge part of western culture. With growing technology trends and photo sharing capabilities increasing, digital photos are becoming more significant in peoples lives. In fact, Facebook is now the number one photo sharing website worldwide. Many CAPsites chose to focus on the fun and wild things that computers can do with your digital photos. CAPsites have covered a range of computer related digital photo services, from teaching basics, like uploading pictures from your camera, to more advanced skills like using Photoshop and digital retouching techniques. Since so many people now own digital cameras camps focused on improving people’s knowledge of the many things they can produce with their new toys. There is information posted to the WIKI including a helpful digital photography handout with all the basics. Check it out at http://capstats.ocl.net/wiki/index.php?title=Digital_photography_Handout ______________________________________________________________ GENEALOGY CAMPS: This camp is usually more popular with Senior populations, but knowing your ancestry can be interesting to people of every age. Genealogy can get quite complex depending on how detailed people want their research to be. Many people study genealogy as a hobby, and therefore typically pursue their own ancestry. Professional genealogists obviously engage in more complex research and may conduct research for others, publish books on genealogical methods, teach, or work for companies that provide online databases. Either way when practicing genealogy one should try to understand not just where and when people lived, but also their lifestyles, biographies, and motivations. There are many useful websites that can help you trace your history centuries back. Useful Websites: NO FEE WEBSITES: _________________________________________________________________ INTERNET HELP: The Internet can be a big and scary concept for people who are new to computer technology. With so many possibilities, not being Internet friendly is a huge disadvantage in todays technologically dependent world. The Internet opens many doors and once any initial apprehension is overcome new users often become quite comfortable and even dependent on what the Internet can offer them. At first just straight information is useful. Basic instruction on different browsers, how to use hte various search tools and an emphasis on the wide range of information available online is important to making these camps a success. Today email is almost essential to keep in touch with family and friends. A how to guide for emails, setting up an account and how to use it is always helpful. Also, email etiquette is often forgot in instantaneous communication, but is a necessary skill and should be addressed in any tutorial. Internet safety and other important tips about personal privacy on the Internet is important to share with CAP users, especially in a post-Facebook society. Overall, the being able to navigate the Internet has truly become a necessary skill in 2008.
_________________________________________________________________________ THEME CAMPS: With new fads, crazes and hypes endless happening in Western society themed camps which capitalize on the latest greatest thing often prove to be quite popular. Children's camps focusing on Disney, Harry Potter or Hannah Montana, Teen camps focusing on Facebook and Adult camps for the latest cooking trend or sports event help create awareness about CAP and can get people in the door initially. Once they experience once CAP has to offer, it is likely they will return for the service and try other tutorials or camps available. Theme Camps often coincide with Holidays such as Christmas, Halloween, March Break or Easter which can be busier CAP times anyways.
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Stats: From April 2007 until March 1 2007Number of People who Visited a CAP site: 2,378,703.5 Total Number of Camps Conducted for the Following Groups: Have a success story? Take a minute to share the great programs that are taking place at your CAP site with the rest of Ontario, send your stories and photos to your Regional Co-ordinator. Stories and ideas will be shared, space permitting, in the upcoming Newsletters.  The Government of Canada provides funding for this initiative.
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