More Celebrity Sightings at 808!

A few months back, there was a post about the power of GIMP, the freeware image-editing program. A few days ago, we dusted off the program and fired it up again, allowing the kids of 808-812 to see their heads on the bodies of their favorite celebrities, athletes and even cartoon characters! Check out the familiar faces that are now the newest 808-812 celebrities!

Above: Paulos, who wanted to be "the fat guy from Family Guy"
Below: Desi as his favorite singer, Michael Jackson, in the "Thriller" video.

Above: Doodie making his silliest face as the President of the United States.
Below: Davonte is the new face of the $100 bill.

Below: Davonte, Jhkyos and Feldano are the Celtics' newest "Big 3," just in time for the start of basketball season.

Want to start making your own funny pictures? Download GIMP here.

Want to put your face on a playing card, a logo or on any kind of money from all over the world? Check out a cool website that allows you to do just that here.

Free Online Typing Tutor

For most kids and teens, typing on a keyboard comes naturally. In fact, some are probably more comfortable typing things up than they are writing words out by hand.

Do you remember learning to type? Chances are you probably don't, it's just considered second nature at this point.
However, for those who aren't familiar with computers, learning to type can be a confusing process. Learning to correctly use a keyboard is the first step one must take when learning how to use a computer for the first time.

Recently we had an adult here in the CLC that was unfamiliar with computers, and wanted to learn from the very beginning. We started her off with learning how to type efficiently, as pretty much everything one does on a computer requires typing skills.

Explaining how to correctly position one's hands and how the keyboard is set-up only gets people so far; the best way to learn is by doing.

This is where online typing tutors come in handy. We pointed the woman to a typing website, Typing Web, which bills itself as a free online typing tutor. The website offers lessons for people ranging from beginners to experts, and features an on-screen guide and multiple exercises designed at increasing familiarity with a keyboard.

Our adult typist went through many of the lessons on her own the other day, and emerged more familiar with the keyboard and more confident in her ability to learn to type.

Typing Web, which is free to use, can be accessed here.