Social Media for Small Business: Stay in the Game- Remote Learning Course Learn to effectively use social media for a variety of professional purposes including connecting with a larger network, improving relationships with existing customers and businesses, and channeling relevant information to the right people. Learn the nuts and bolts of social media platforms including etiquette and ethics, writing effective business content, identifying and how to target your audience, and doing it all on a budget! Includes Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Website Design & Management with WordPress WordPress has grown to become one of the world's most popular content management systems (CMS) and blogging tools. Creating a simple blog or website no longer requires knowledge of any programming language. Learn how to get your blog or website started from installing and configuring the software, to using themes, plug-ins, and widgets. At conclusion, you will have begun to design and develop your first blog or website along with managing and changing content, creating posts, adding pages, embedding video and changing media files. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Google Analytics: Why Every Business Should Be Using It Do you know how many people visit your website, where visitors come from, what websites send traffic to YOUR website, and which pages are most popular? Learn the answer to these by gaining the skills on how google analytics works, the proper setup, navigating google analytics, understanding reports, and utilizing dashboard. Maximize the amount of traffic directed to your website providing you with invaluable information for your business. Students must activate their My Northshore account prior to first class.

Digital Photography: Part 2- Shooting Challenges and Post Production: Remote Learning Course This course will challenge you with weekly photo assignments, critiques and advanced skills using your Digital Camera or IPhone. Explore more advanced photography topics including shooting in the raw format, capturing motion, utilizing selective focus, HDR shooting, and more. We will establish an efficient post-production workflow and learn to evaluate, organize and enhance our images using Adobe Lightroom Classic (the computer, not tablet/web-based version). This virtual class will meet live using the Zoom platform, which requires a computer with microphone, camera and internet access. Requirements: Any digital camera, Adobe Lightroom ($10/month subscription required), and a computer capable of running Lightroom. An external hard drive dedicated to your photo library is recommended.