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Private Lessons & Tutoring
Private Lessons & Tutoring
Reach your ultimate potential and turn inspiration into life-changing skills with MacInspires Private Lessons & Tutoring. Choose from the following subjects or ask us about a specific interest.
Age doesn’t matter, we instruct students from 5 to 95!
Private lessons are custom scheduled for the student; can be once a week for continuous weeks, skip a week, or visit every day during a break and so on.
Join us at one of our Makerspaces or we can come to you…
| DIGITAL COLLEGE PORTFOLIO ARDUINO & RASPBERRY PI ELECTRONICS & WEARABLES ROBOTICS 3D DESIGN & PRINTING AUDIO, MUSIC & FILM PRODUCTION STOP MOTION ANIMATION |
WEBSITE CODING (HTML) & DESIGN JAVA, JAVASCRIPT, C++ & PYTHON CODING SCRATCH CODING MINECRAFT MODDING VIDEO GAME DESIGN (Unity) PRODUCT INVENTION & DESIGN ENGINEERING & DESIGN |
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| Private @ Makerspace or Remote (one student): 1 Hour Session: $100 5 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $449 5 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $629 10 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $799 10 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $1099 |
Semi-Private (two students): 1 Hour Session: $130 5 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $599 5 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $849 10 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $999 10 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $1,299 |
At-Home (one student): 1 Hour Session: $150 5 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $699 5 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $999 10 Session Enrollment, 60 Minutes: $1,199 10 Session Enrollment, 90 Minutes: $1,799 |
MacInspires works with our clients to organize private group classes at times best for the students. Contact MacInspires to discuss Private Group Enrollments.
classes:
Coding with Arduino
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
Arduino is a simple computer that can sense and control more of the physical world than your normal desktop computer. For example, an Arduino could be programmed to recognize the sound of a knock at the front door and then unlatch the lock. Arduino boards are based on an easily accessible development environment for writing code and software, making it perfect for projects small and large. Arduino can also be used to develop interactive objects, like a light that turns on and off in response to a hang being waved in front of a switch, making it the perfect tool to help watch your technological projects physically come to life! Arduino code is based off of Java and C++, the core programming languages that have become the foundation for coding. In this course, each student will learn the basics of these languages and write code to make their own technology project or idea come alive. Students receive their own Arduino kit, and actually code and build their creations to take home and use, complete with an Arduino Uno, Arduino case, LEDS, servo, toy motor, sensors and more!
3D Printing Intro
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Beginner
Normal printers print ink left to right, but 3D printers print plastic left to right, front to back, and up and down! As the plastic is printed, it solidifies into whatever 3D form you design, from a handy kitchen or office tool to home-made toys to anything your mind envisions! In this enrollment, students will first learn the basics of 3D design and printing by applying math, science, and technology skills in a fun way. Students start by creating a house, anything from their own future mansions to lunar dwellings. Then, students work to master 3-D printing and design skills by re-creating a scene from around town or a made up location, exploring their creativity and making anything from recreations of their school grounds to a made up city, whatever their minds can come up with! This course offers a great introduction to get excited about the possibilities of 3D printing and technology!
Social Media 101
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, BookFace, LinkThis, LinkThat… Social Media is everywhere and here to stay! At MacInspires we have social media experts for the beginners and the pros and our private class is guided towards your personal specific needs, as apposed to a business’s promotional use of Facebook (which we also consult on!). We can get you hip to the verbiage of tweets, hashtags, timelines, and status updates and show tips for how to share photos, organize your page, and search! Great for learning what your kids are up to and how to properly set up privacy settings.
Photoshop & Illustrator!
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Advanced
Want to get familiar with the all empowering features of Adobe Photoshop and/or Illustrator? MacInspires teaches people of all skill levels, from those who have never used the programs to those who want to hone their photo or design skills… Learn how to edit photos, make graphics for the web, for print, and more. Our experienced teachers have designed everything from album artwork to professional websites.
Say Hello To Your iPhone or iPad
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Beginner
The perfect introductory class… Whether you’re a brand new iPhone or iPad owner or you just want to get more familiar with the basics of using it, this session will help you begin to really enjoy what your iDevice can do for you. Learn how you can better navigate its features and benefits. Know “what’s what?” on your iPhone and use all of the basic features of the apps that came with it. We will really help you enjoy all it has to offer! Intro classes can be redeemed once.
iCloud and iPurchases
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Intermediate
iCloud and iTunes in the cloud is a super resource for families with multiple devices or for the individual who wants to learn how to keep their life organized and in sync. Imagine being able to access your iTunes purchases, your photos, and your most important documents from anyplace, anytime. Have MacInspires help you get your iPhone, iPad, and computer all in sync and enjoy the amazing features of iCloud. The best part is you don’t have to plug your iPhone or iPad into your computer to sync or back them up anymore! We can also fix any and all of those pesky Apple ID or syncing issues.
Say Hello to Your Mac
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Beginner
Just got a new Mac and have no idea what to do with it? New technology can be scary and overwhelming. Let MacInspires help you become comfortable with the basics of how to operate a Mac. MacInspires experts guide you through the learning process to help you remove the fear, frustration, or confusion of starting something new. Your computer should be fun – not frustrating! Whether you’re new to a Mac or converting from the PC world, this class teaches you the basics of how to navigate the Apple Operating System. In addition, this class includes best practices for taking care of your computer, organization, how to save things and find them later and how to customize your new computer to your needs. Intro classes can be redeemed once.
Simplifying Your Passwords
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Beginner
One of the biggest challenges we face today is remembering all of the usernames and passwords that we have. As technology advances, it requires us to create more and more usernames and passwords and nothing is more frustrating then keeping track of all of it! We have some really easy solutions for you. We will simplify this process from things already built into your Mac, iPhone, and iPad as well some great simple software like 1Password that will help eliminate your password nightmare.
Dropbox–Share, Store, and Sync
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Intermediate
Dropbox – Dropbox can let you access all of your important files from any mobile device or computer – A magic filing cabinet that syncs between all of your devices. We will show you how to set it up and how it works. Learn all of its benefits from sharing photos or files and syncing those files so they are always backed up. It’s simple to use and extremely effective when you learn the fundamentals of how it works.
MICROSOFT OFFICE & APPLE IWORK
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Intermediate
Learn the fundamentals and then master Microsoft Office or Apple iWork at MacInspires. Discover the essentials of any of these amazing programs; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. MacInspires makes learning these programs approachable and fun, based on your needs, desires or project. MacInspires will teach editing tools, formatting, short cuts, cell structure, sharing options and more. Get comfortable with your environment and discover great tips for whatever you are working on.
Mac Tips and Tricks
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 60 Minutes • Beginner
After you come for the “Say Hello” class and you’re comfortable with the basics of your Mac, let MacInspires teach you all of the stuff that you would never learn in a book or at the Apple store. Our tips will make you more productive and enable your creativity to run wild! Master shortcuts, trackpad secrets, search functions, create 1 step PDF’s, and other great cool tricks to navigate your Mac like a pro. Intro classes can be redeemed once.
Protecting your Kids with Parental Controls
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
In today’s information overload kids have access to more stuff than they probably should. Protecting them as well as setting up their technology to be a resource and not a distraction is important. MacInspires makes it stress-free for any parent to easily learn how to set up built in parental controls on your or their Mac, iPhone, iPod or iPad and keep your child safe in the digital environment.
Apple Mail, Contacts, and Calendar
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
This is a more advanced class than MacInspires’ Apple Mail Class. MacInspires experts help you sync Apple Mail, Contacts, and Calendar, providing more in-depth advice into your specific technological needs. This class is also for those frustrated with mail, sync, or organizational problems, like duplicate contacts.
iPhoto/Photos Made Easy
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
Photos are our life, and there is no better way to organize, edit, and share your best stuff than with a solid understanding of iPhoto. A perfect class for anyone who wants to learn the ins and outs of organizing their photos, importing photos, the art of simple editing, and the best way to share your favorite shots with others. From cropping to color enhancements, we will help you get the most out of iPhoto with great tips. iPhoto also allows you to create unique projects such as custom photo calendars and hardcover photo books, printed professionally through iPhoto sent right to your door. Recently Apple introduced Photos, the replacement to iPhoto, we are here to help with the transition and learning all the tips above with the new program.
GarageBand
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
Two decades ago it would cost you tens of thousands of dollars to start a studio and fill it with instruments and complicated equipment. Today, you have a full-fledged recording studio built right into your Apple computer, for free! MacInspires’ staff, with a wealth of music experience, will teach students how to use GarageBand to record live music, play music with the GarageBand sounds, pick and choose loops (musical phrases), and more! Whether you don’t know anything about music at all or you practice your instruments every day, GarageBand is an the best way to start recording and expand your musical education.
iMovie Filmmaking
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Intermediate
Become a Director, Camera Man, Screen Writer…and the whole rest of the cast too! Learn the process of creating a short film using iPhones, storyboards and lots of imagination. All proper stories have a beginning, middle, end, key characters, and important actions and storyboard drawing and script writing help us to create these elements and the proper setting and narrative for a film. After planning their films, students will learn the best techniques to shoot footage with iPhones and iPod Touches and bring their story boards and scripts to life. Students will be tasked with some filming at home in between classes and are asked to bring back home-footage for editing in class. Students will finish the films with original soundtracks and effects, like green screening and merging sounds, leaving with a finished short that will be sure to entertain family and friends and the skills and knowledge to continue exploring and making more videos!
Making Music with Logic Pro, Pro Tools or Digital Performer
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Advanced
Discover what the professionals use in major studios!! Learn the essentials of recording, editing, and mixing your project with all the popular digital audio work stations such as Logic, ProTools, Digital Performer and more. Become well-versed in music composition and song development as well as setting up a workspace, recording, editing, arranging, and mixing like a pro.
Website Coding
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Advanced
Get your hands deep into coding and build a website with just code! Learn the aspects of HTML, CSS, and other languages that make the internet work! We make it fun and easy by building a project website for anything you want! This class is for beginners or those who want to refine their website design skills. MacInspires specializes in teaching WordPress, often integrating WordPress instruction with coding education.
3D Printing Part II
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Beginner
Take the techniques learned in our 3D Printing Introduction class to the next level with 3D Printed Product Design. In this enrollment students will learn how to solve a problem or need with a 3D printed product of their own design. Can’t get that last bit of toothpaste out? Design and print a toothpaste squeezer! Have a radio controlled car with a broken plastic part? Let’s recreate the missing piece! Creating products that will be used in real life applications requires proper planning, measurement, prototyping and testing, and learning from mistakes to make the product perfect. It’s amazing for students to build on key STEM skills and experience the process of envisioning a product, designing and creating it, and then physically holding it in their hands weeks later!
MacInspires HackSpace
Call to Schedule your Private Class! • 90 Minutes • Advanced
Designing your own products, tools and more through 3D Printing is exciting. Pairing 3D Printing with Arduino allows us to take that creativity to the next level and invent electronic products of all varieties, even including programmed and moving parts! A hackspace is a workplace where people with interests in computers, technology, science, and digital art, meet, socialize and collaborate. The MacInspires Hackspace guides the creation of original projects that combine advanced 3D Printing, Arduino, electronic skills, and more. Students are guided to create an original product of any type: a useful tool, object, a striking piece of art, a musical instrument, digital clothing or their own custom game console! Students can get started on an idea from previous enrollments or find inspiration through the diverse range of projects MacInspires teachers and students have previously created.
group enrollments:
FALL ENRICHMENT SERIES
MacInspires Fall Enrichment Series starts the week of September 19th!
Students with all levels of experience are welcome, from beginner to advanced.
Each program is five 90 minute sessions the same day each week.
Students enrolled in MacInspires courses receive 10% off of STEAM Kits and Products to take home.
Click Here to Download Printable Greenwich Fall Schedule
Click Here to Download Printable Larchmont Fall Schedule
Five 90 Minute Weekly Sessions: $260
For Subject Descriptions Please See Below!
Inventing with littleBits
Get hands on with the skills of science, technology, engineering, art and math with littleBits! This class uses reusable modular electronics called littleBits to create inventions and custom toys! The possibilities are endless! We give students the tools and knowledge required for their invention. It’s up to them to come up with the inspiration for the idea and the final circuit.
Minecraft Challenge
Learn how to create a specific type of helper in Minecraft to assist with accomplishing a series of challenges! This helper can be sent off on a task, returning items to you and more… Through Game-based learning students problem solve, learn patience and the core foundation of computer programming – Logic. Logic circuits are used to perform all the internal operations of a computer. This is not your average Minecraft you find at home, students will have fun exploring new aspects of Minecraft while learning computer logic and coding.
Intro to 3D Printing
Students learn the basics of 3D design and printing by applying math, science, and technology skills in a fun way. Students start by creating a house, anything from their own future mansions to lunar dwellings. Then, students work to master 3D printing and design skills by re-creating a scene from around town or a made up location, exploring their creativity and making anything from recreations of their school grounds to a made up city, whatever their minds can come up with! This course offers a great introduction to get excited about the possibilities of 3D printing and technology! For five session enrollments students will receive one print for each session.
3D Printing Part II – Product Design
Take the techniques learned in our 3D Printing Introduction class to the next level with 3D Printed Product Design. In this enrollment students will learn how to solve a problem or need with a 3D printed product of their own design. Can’t get that last bit of toothpaste out? Design and print a toothpaste squeezer! Have a radio controlled car with a broken plastic part? Let’s recreate the missing piece! Creating products that will be used in real life applications requires proper planning, measurement, prototyping and testing, and learning from mistakes to make the product perfect. It’s amazing for students to build on key STEM skills and experience the process of envisioning a product, designing and creating it, and then physically holding it in their hands weeks later!
3D JEWELRY DESIGN
Wear custom jewelry you design and make through 3D Printing! Students learn how to manipulate shapes in 3D Modeling Software to create their own earrings, pendants, chains, bracelets, rings, necklaces and more! MacInspires reviews proper design and measurement techniques critical to completing successful jewelry prints. Problem solving is encouraged, creativity is limitless!
Intro to Arduino & Microcontrollers
Arduino is a simple computer, or Microconroller, that can sense and control more of the physical world than your normal desktop computer. For example, an Arduino could be programmed to drive a robot forward and recognize if it’s going to hit a wall and make adjustments. Arduino boards are based on a development environment similar to Java and C++, making it perfect for projects small and large. Each student will learn the basics of these languages, write code and make the correct connections to make their own project or invention come alive. Micro controller inventions need to be wired correctly in addition to being coded correctly, a wonderful practice in engineering, details, patience and more! Micro controllers are used in an array of real world applications making this a wonderful subject to bring home and continue working on.
GarageBand
MacInspires’ staff, with a wealth of music experience, teaches students how to use GarageBand to record live music, play music with the GarageBand sounds, pick and choose loops (musical phrases), produce re-mixes and more! Whether you don’t know anything about music at all or you practice your instruments every day, GarageBand is an the best way to start recording and expand your musical education.
iMovie Filmmaking
Become a Director, Camera Man, Screen Writer…and the whole rest of the cast too! Learn the process of creating a music video, commercial or short film using iPhones, storyboards and lots of imagination. All proper stories have a beginning, middle, end, key characters, and important actions and storyboard drawing and script writing help us to create these elements and the proper setting and narrative for a film. After planning their films, students will learn the best techniques to shoot footage with iPhones and iPod Touches and bring their story boards and scripts to life. Students will be tasked with some filming at home in between classes and are asked to bring back home-footage for editing in class. Students will finish the films with original soundtracks and effects, like green screening and merging sounds, leaving with a finished short that will be sure to entertain family and friends and the skills and knowledge to continue exploring and making more videos!
Stop Motion Filmmaking
The featured technique as seen in movies like Wallace and Gromit and The Nightmare Before Christmas, stop motion filmmaking is an educational and unique way to get into filmmaking and technology. In these film-focused classes, students learn about the physics and science of stop motion animation and the way our eyes perceive movement to use this technique and create a short film. Stop motion animation employs real-world objects, like clay or 3D printed creations, photographed one frame of film at a time, over and over again, moving the real-world object ever so-slightly after each frame, eventually creating a short animated video when all the frames are “stitched” together. While learning the technical end making these videos, students also learn about the importance of the various elements of writing and storytelling, like story-arcs, content, and key moments and incorporate technology too! At the end of the class, bring home your own Stop Motion Creation!
Website Coding
Get your hands deep into coding and build a website with just code! Learn the aspects of HTML, CSS, and other languages that make the internet work! We make it fun and easy by building a project website for anything you want! Place photos, links, tables, and more into your site to make it your own. Students will also learn how to upload their website to the internet so it can be viewed by friends and family at home.
Scratch Intro
Want to learn computer programming, but unsure where to begin? This is the course for you! This course is an introduction to programming using the language Scratch, developed by MIT. Scratch is the computer programming language that makes it easy and fun to create interactive stories, games and animations. Learn how to create animated images and games in just minutes with a simple “drag and drop” interface. No previous programming knowledge needed. Join us as you start your computer science journey!
Robotics with Cubelets, Ozobot & MBot
Cubelets are robot blocks that make it fast and easy to engage in learning about STEAM. There’s no wrong way to build with Cubelets, so it is remarkably easy to transform these blocks into brilliant bundles of robotic fun!
Ozobots come to life when you create mazes, tracks and playgrounds on paper, game boards and digital screens. We’ll bring out lots of fun accessories and make the Ozobots come to life!
mBots are an all-in-one solution to enjoy hands-on experience with programming, electronics, and robotics. mBot is controlled by mBlock App inspired by Scratch. This easy-to-assemble mBot provides infinite possibilities to learn about STEM through MacInspires challenges including constructing the robot, pluging all the components in and programming it to avoid obstables or to battle in a Sumo ring with classmate’s bots!
Monthly Makers & littleBits Meetup!
Join us for a Sunday of Making with littleBits, circuits, Arduino and more! Bring in your own project or dig in with littleBits kits available to use for free!
littleBits makes a growing library of electronic modules that snap together with magnets for prototyping, learning, and fun. Each module has a specific function (motors, lights, sound, sensors, buttons, thresholds, pulse, wireless control, etc.), and all modules snap to make larger circuits. Building circuits is simple and intuitive, allowing anyone to create powerful, sophisticated electronics in a matter of seconds.
MacInspires will present an Intro Workshop to littlebits, covering the different modules by creating fun projects! We often participate in littleBits Challenges, contests to create with prizes for the best designs! Email, call or visit our Meetup.com page to sign up!
Larchmont:
Sunday, August 14th, 1:00 – 3:00
MAGLEV TRACK
MacInspires built a two lane MagLev Track for students to test and race their design and electricity skills! Using 3D Design Software students create unique maglev cars to fit the track, complete with places to glue on the magnets. We have wind fans ready to attach to the cars to have them travel down the track. We will measure how much weight they can hold, the balance of the car, how fast they are and other variables. The track is electrified, providing current to the vehicle and fan, similar to a slot car track, enabling students to learn how their favorite toys and real trains work!
WEARABLES
Wearable technology, or wearables, are clothing and accessories incorporating computer and electronic technologies, like an activity tracker. Designs often incorporate working functions and features, but may also purely exist for fun or art! In this class students will create their own wearable to take home and enjoy! Make a scarf that changes colors, or a hat that tells the temperature!
MICROCONTROLLER ROBOTICS
Build a robot chassis to hold motors, wheels, it’s microcontroller brain, ultrasonic eyes and more! Students create and code robots cars using Arduino Microcontrollers to achieve multiple challenges. First challenge, Complete the build! Second challenge, Code the bot to move in certain directions! Third challenge, add eyes so it can sense where it’s going and adjust accordingly! And Lastly, using your knowledge of Arduino and Robotics, add your own idea to the bot!
Prerequisite: Introduction to Arduino
Game Design
Students learn how to conceive, build and test their own two dimension iOS game! After being shown how to create a simple app, each student then creates their game. Using a visual programming language students drag and drop commands on the computer to create whatever their game requires. We then link the app to an iPad to try out! Apps can be uploaded online to enjoy at home.