Technology Fundamentals

• Introduction
• Course Information (Google Document)
• Christian Perspective on Technology (Google Presentation)
• WCS Acceptable Use Policy (Google Presentation)
• What? So What? Now What? Presentations
• What? So What? Now What? Presentations (Google Presentation)
• Student Presentations Schedule (Google Document)
• Computer Basics
• Logging-in
• WCSgo.com
• Email
• Navigating Email System
• Trash vs. Archive
• Muting, Blocking, Spam
• Where the term "Spam" comes from (YouTube Video)
• Email Etiquette (Google Presentation)
• Composing Messages
• Reply vs. Reply All, Forward
• FACTS
• Google Classroom
• Bits & Bytes (Google Presentation)
• Laptop Components (Google Presentation)
  • Laptop Components Quiz
• "Cloud" vs. Local Computing (Google Presentation)
• Operating System Terminology (Google Presentation)
• Computer Icons
• Mouse & Keyboard Practice
• Troubleshooting (PDF Document)
• Typing
• Keyboard Layout (PNG)
• Typing Practice & Tests
• Typing Special Characters: International Keyboard
• Copyright & Copywrong
• Common Sense Media: Copyright and Fair Use
• Copyright Basics (YouTube Video)
• Copyright Flowchart
• Copyright & Copywrong (Google Presentation)
• Copyright Quiz
• Resources
• Google Image Search (& reverse image search)
• Openverse (public domain images & audio)
• Pixabay.com (public domain images)
• Unsplash.com (public domain image)
• Online Safety
• Articles
1. How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life (PDF)
2. Megan Meier's Story (PDF)
3. Bullied Teen Leaves Behind Chilling YouTube Video (PDF)
4. Alex From Target: The Other Side of Fame (PDF)
• Online Safety Questions (Google Presentation)
• Technology & Sex (Google Presentation)
• Worst Passwords of 2024
• Hack Attack Activity
• Google Phishing Quiz
• Technology and Your Health
• Articles
1. Eye Strain
2. Blue Light
3. Ear Buds
4. How to Cope with FOMO
5. Multitasking Damages Your Brain And Career
6. How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds (PDF)
7. Why We're All Addicted to Texts, Twitter and Google (PDF)
8. Tech Bigwigs Know How Addictive Their Products Are
9. I Make Video Games. I Won’t Let My Daughters Play Them. (PDF)
10. Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls (PDF)
• Ergonomics Expert Explains How to Set Up Your Desk (YouTube Video)
• Classical Conditioning from "The Office" (NBC.com video)
• How Do Cell Phones Impact Our Relationships (YouTube Video)
• Moby & The Void Pacific Choir: Are You Lost In The World Like Me? (YouTube Video)
• Technology and Your Health Quiz
• The Last Text (YouTube Video)
• The Internet & Social Media
• Search
• How Google makes improvements to its search algorithm (YouTube Video)
• Google Advanced Search
• Google Scholar
• Google Books
• Evaluating Sources
• Articles
1. 'Captain Marvel' attacked by trolls
2. Critics say the media make innocent blacks look dangerous (PDF)
3. How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet (PDF)
4. It was London's top restaurant. Just one problem: it didn't exist (PDF)
5. Have Online Reviews Lost All Value? (PDF)
6. A Facebook rumor about white vans is spreading fear across America
7. Viral WhatsApp Messages Are Triggering Mob Killings In India
8. The Macedonian teens who mastered fake news
• GetBadNews.com
• Spotthetroll.org
• (Mis)Information Superhighway (Google Presentation)
• Fact Checking Resources
• Snopes.com
• Factcheck.org
• Politifact.com
• Econofact.org
• USAfacts.org
• Allsides Bias Ratings
• Evaluating Sources Worksheet (PDF)
• Is Wikipedia a valid source?
• Is A.I. a valid source?
• Critical Ignoring
• Word Processing
• Google Docs
• Basic Operations
• Google Docs Skills Practice (PDF)
• Olympics Outline Assignment (PNG)
• Election Results Table Assignment (PNG)
• MLA Format
• Writing Papers in MLA Format (PDF)
• Sample MLA Paper - Spanish Peru
• Sample MLA Paper - ADHD Tutoring
• MLA Checklist (Google Document)
• MLA Citation Examples
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - MLA
• Styles
• APA Format
• Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA
• Microsoft Word 365
• Microsoft 365 Login
• Sample Flyer Assignment (PDF)
• Table & Outline Assignment (PDF)
• Spreadsheeting
• Basic Operations
• Google Sheets Basics Assignment (PDF)
• Graphing
• Graphs (Google Presentation)
• Microsoft Excel 365
• Microsoft 365 Login
• Excel Practice (PNG image)
• Image Creation & Manipulation
• U.S. Flag Design
• Google Drawing Practice (PNG image)
• Flowcharts (Google Presentation)
• Pixlr.com
• CAD & 3D Printing
• Tinkercad.com
• 3D Printing (Google Presentation)
• Slide Presentation Software
• Effective Presentations (Google Presentation)
• Choose Your Own Adventure (Google Presentation)
• CYOA Storyboard (PDF)
• Church Slideshows (Google Presentation)
• Other Links
• History of Communication Technology (Google Presentation)
• Counting Systems
• Abacus Demonstrator
• Slide Rule Demonstrator
• Morse Code Demonstrator
• Convert Image to Spreadsheet

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