2/03 Week Two: Getting Started
Happy Week Two!
Dear Students,
Welcome, all students! It was truly a pleasure seeing students in our first class of the semester. For those who may have missed our orientation, worry not! You can catch up on all the essential information in our Week One lesson, conveniently available on our class website. As we dive into Week Two, we're excited to continue our exploration of the program and share more insights with you. Over the next 18 weeks, we'll cover a wide range of information.
Last week (1/31 Week 1, Orientation, and Introduction)
It was wonderful to meet many of you last week during our orientation sessions. Our semester is off to a great start with positive energy, teamwork, collaboration, and a common commitment to learning. We are very optimistic about what we can do together to optimize our brain health. If you were unable to attend the session or would like to review, the orientation lesson is posted on our Brain Fitness Basics class website and you may access it at any time. There is a recording of the class for week one (orientation session); make sure you see it. It is full of important information.
This Week (2/5 Week Two, Getting Started)
This week we will become more comfortable with the two websites we use for this class, and a few more reminders about getting started in the brain-training exercise program BrainHQ. We will discuss the ideal ergonomics when working in your device, the history of BrainHQ (Posit Science), consider research on the effectiveness of the exercises, and review the six BrainHQ exercise categories. We will compare using the Personal Trainer to selecting individual exercises. Various help options will also be examined.
It's easy to access our Zoom sessions and we highly recommend and encourage you to attend this week to learn all about the class and our websites and why brain fitness is important.
BrainHQ
We have set up a BrainHQ license for every student. To access BrainHQ exercises, click here. If you are encountering any problems getting on either website, please contact us right away and let us help. For issues with your BHQ license please send an email to Erika Peralta: eperalta@sdccd.edu
Zoom Sessions and Links
We have two online Zoom sessions. You may attend whichever one is most convenient. It's easy to access our Zoom sessions and we highly recommend and encourage you to attend at least one. In addition, we also have our Brain HQ Lab session on Tuesdays via Zoom. Join our Brain HQ Lab session if you have any questions regarding Brain HQ, the class, or would like to join us; remember, all are welcome.
Below is the schedule of Basics Zoom sessions.
Basics Zoom Sessions
§ Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:30 AM (Yael Lorberfeld, Instructor, with Sharon Gregory)
§ Thursdays, 10 - 11:30 AM (occasional in person meeting at JCC) (Yael Lorberfeld, Instructor)
Brain HQ lab (all welcome)
Tuesdays 12:30 - 2 (Yael Lorberfeld, Instructor, with Mari Rios-O'Brien)
Quick Links
● Brain Fitness website: http://bfclass.com/
○ Weekly e-mails: Weekly Emails
○ Zoom classrooms: Zoom Classroom
● The Basics class has its own website as well: BASICS class website
● For the BrainHQ exercises, just click: www.brainhq.com
Basics Instructors
Your instructors are here to help you so please let us know if you have any questions. For the Spring 2024 Brain Fitness Basics class, your instructors are:
Yael Lorberfeld
ylorberfeld@sdccd.edu
and
Ericka Peralta
eperalta@sdccd.edu
Sharon Gregory
sgregory001@sdccd.edu
Mari Rios-O’Brien
mriosobrien@sdccd.edu
Your instructors,
Yael Lorberfeld, Erika Peralta, Sharon Gregory, Mari Rios-O’Brien