Program Materials Extension homemaker materials, 4-H project manuals, or other program support materials can be shared via computer. People with their own computers will have access to all the materials from states in one location in narrative form. Teaching ideas, exercises, and activities might be suggested and probably for less cost than the printing of traditional materials as we know them today. Call up the previously written publications . . . Budgeting and Forecasting With a spreadsheet package, a county will be able to more easily keep office budgets, expenditures, and a variety of other records.
Forecasting can be helpful in long-term program development processes.
Recordkeeping A database program will allow records of volunteer training, with the names and addresses of the volunteers for future use. Copies of lesson outlines on various topics can also be stored and later updated with current information, eliminating much of the staff preparation time. Planning Events Planning and conducting major events such as the county fair and workshops will be helped in the future by the use of an office computer. Summary Hopefully, this has only started your thinking of how we will use computers in the future to reach more of our clientele in new and creative ways. Become comfortable and experiment with ways of using a computer themselves in their work.