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)
• Composing Messages
• Reply vs. Reply All, Forward
• Email Etiquette (Google Presentation)
• Google Classroom
• FACTS
• Bits & Bytes (Google Presentation)
• Different Counting Systems
• Laptop Components (Google Presentation)
  • Laptop Components Quiz
• "Cloud" vs. Local Computing (Google Presentation)
• Operating System Terminology (Google Presentation)
• 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)
  • Creative Commons (public domain images)
  • 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
  3. Bullied Teen Leaves Behind Chilling YouTube Video, Sexting scandal at Cañon City High involves hundreds of students
  4. Alex From Target: The Other Side of Fame (PDF)
• Sexting (Google Presentation)
• Online Safety Questions (Google Presentation)
• Worst Passwords of 2020
• Hack Attack Activity
• Technology and Your Health
• Articles
  1. Eye Strain
  2. Blue Light
  3. Ear Buds
  4. FOMO
  5. Multitasking
  6. Social Media Addiction
  7. Addictive Technology
  8. Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction (PDF)
  9. How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds (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" (Vimeo 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)
• HTML
• HTML on Codecademy
• HTML Editors:
  • Caret (install from Chrome Web Store)
  • Brackets
• Cooltext.com
• FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
  • net2ftp.com
• CSS on Codecademy
• Javascript on Codecademy
• The Internet
• 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, Wikipedia blames PR firm for skewing entries
    2. How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet
    3. It was London's top restaurant. Just one problem: it didn't exist (PDF)
    4. The movie that doesn't exist and the Redditors who think it does
    5. Have Online Reviews Lost All Value? (PDF)
    6. Critics say the media make innocent blacks look dangerous
    7. How Roger Ailes Polarized TV News (PDF)
    8. How the internet is loosening our grip on the truth (PDF)
    9. A Facebook rumor about white vans is spreading fear across America
    10. Viral WhatsApp Messages Are Triggering Mob Killings In India
    11. The Macedonian teens who mastered fake news
    12. What Is Election Hacking - And Can It Change Who Wins? (PDF)
  • Factitious
  • GetBadNews.com
  • Spotthetroll.org
  • Google Phishing Quiz
  • (Mis)Information Superhighway (Google Presentation)
  • Is Wikipedia a valid source?
  • Evaluating Sources Worksheet (PDF)
  • Fact Checking Resources
    • Snopes.com
    • Factcheck.org
    • Politifact.com
    • Econofact.org
    • USAfacts.org
    • Allsides Bias Ratings
• Google Docs
• Basic Operations
  • Google Docs Skills Practice (PDF)
  • Olympics Outline Assignment (PNG)
  • U.S. Elections Outline Assignment (PNG)
  • Election Results Table Assignment (PNG)
  • WCS Times Assignment (PDF)
• 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
  • Sample APA Paper - Spanish Peru
  • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office 365
  • Office 365 Sign-up
  • Office 365 Login
• Basic Operations
  • Sample Flyer Assignment (PDF)
  • Table & Outline Assignment (PDF)
  • Tab Stops
    • Tabbed Chart (PDF)
• Mail Merge
  • Overdue List (Excel Spreadsheet)
• Google Sheets
• Basic Operations
  • Google Sheets Basics Assignment (PDF)
• Graphing
  • Graphs (Google Presentation)
  • Data for Graphing
• Microsoft Excel
• Excel Practice (PNG image)
• Image Creation Software
• U.S. Flag Design
• Google Drawing Practice (PNG image)
• Flowcharts (Google Presentation)
• Flowchart Assignment
• Pixlr.com
• CAD & 3D Printing
• Tinkercad.com
• 3D Print Examples (Google Presentation)
• Willis Tower Project (Google Presentation)
• Slide Presentation Software
• Effective Presentations (Google Presentation)
• Choose Your Own Adventure (Google Presentation)
  • CYOA Storyboard (PDF)
• Church Slideshows (Google Presentation)
• Coding & Programming
• Hour of Code on Code.org
• Google Sites
• Google Sites
• Other Links
• History of Communication Technology (Google Presentation)
• Convert Image to Spreadsheet
• The Greatest Machine That Never Was (Video)
• How Floppy Drives Worked (YouTube Video)
• Moral Machine
• Virtual Turing Tumble
• Logic.ly
• thispersondoesnotexist.com
• recursivedrawing.com

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