Technology Fundamentals

• Course Information (Google Document)
• Introduction
  • 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
  • Email Etiquette (Google Presentation)
    • Navigating Email System
    • Trash vs. Archive
    • Muting, Blocking, Spam
    • Composing Messages
    • Reply vs. Reply All, Forward
• RenWeb
• Google Classroom
• Laptop Components (Google Presentation)
  • What's inside the Apple iPhone 6S? (YouTube Video)
  • Google Pixel XL Teardown (YouTube Video)
  • Laptop Components Quiz
• Bits & Bytes (Google Presentation)
  • Different Counting Sytems
• "Cloud" vs. Local Computing (Google Presentation)
• Operating System Terminology (Google Presentation)
• Filenames and File Extensions (Google Presentation)
• Mouse & Keyboard Practice
• Troubleshooting (PDF Document)
• Typing
  • Typing Tests
    • Typing Club
    • Free Online Typing Tutor
    • 10 Key Typing
  • Typing Special Characters: International Keyboard
• Online Safety
  • Articles
    1. How One Stupid Tweet Blew Up Justine Sacco's Life
    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
  • Sexting (Google Presentation)
  • Online Safety Questions (Google Presentation)
  • Worst Passwords of 2017
• Technology and Your Health
  • Articles
    1. Ergonomics
    2. Eye Strain
    3. Blue Light
    4. Ear Buds
    5. FOMO
    6. Multitasking
    7. Self-Control
    8. Social Media Addiction
    9. Addictive Technology
    10. Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction
    11. How Smartphones Hijack Our Minds
  • 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)
  • Distracted Driving
  • Distracted Driving Simulator
• The Internet
  • How the Internet Works (Google Presentation)
  • Convert to binary tool
  • What is my Browser?
  • Visual route tracer
  • Internet speed test
  • Domain name registration
  • DNS (IP address) lookup
  • Whois search
  • Alexa Site Rankings
  • List of Top-level Domains
  • Search
    • The History of Search (Google Presentation)
    • Google Advanced Search
    • Google Scholar
    • Google Books
  • Evaluating Sources
    • Internet Research (Google Presentation)
    • Articles
      1. How the internet is loosening our grip on the truth
      2. The rise and rise of fake news
      3. The Macedonian teens who mastered fake news
      4. It was London's top restauraunt. Just one problem: it didn't exist.
      5. How I used lies about a cartoon to prove history is meaningless on the internet
      6. The movie that doesn't exist and the Redditors who think it does
      7. How to spot fake and misleading news
  • GetBadNews.com
  • Fact Checking Resources
    • Snopes.com
    • Factcheck.org
    • Politifact.com
    • Econofact.org
    • USAfacts.org
    • Allsides Bias Ratings
  • Social Media & Bots
  • Evaluating Sources Worksheet (PDF)
  • Is Wikipedia a valid source?
• Google Docs
  • Basic Operations
    • Sample Flyer Assignment (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)
  • EasyBib
  • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - MLA
• Styles
• APA Format
  • Sample APA Paper - Spanish Peru
  • Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL) - APA
• Copyright & Copywrong
  • Common Sense Media: Copyright and Fair Use
  • Copyright Basics (YouTube Video)
  • Copyright Flowchart
  • Is it Protected by Copyright?
  • Image in Donald Trump Jr.'s Skittles tweet pulled for copyright infringement
  • Copyright & Copywrong (Google Presentation)
  • Copyright Quiz
  • Resources
    • Creative Commons (public domain images)
    • Pixabay.com (public domain images)
    • Unsplash.com (public domain images)
    • Google Image Search (& reverse image search)
    • Photosforclass.com (properly attributed public domain images)
• Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office 365
    • Office 365 Login
  • Basic Operations
    • Sample Flyer Assignment (PDF)
    • Table & Outline Assignment (PDF)
  • Tabbed Columns
  • Mail Merge
• Google Sheets
  • Basic Operations
    • Google Sheets Basics Assignment (PDF)
  • Graphing
    • Types of Graphs (Google Presentation)
    • Data for Graphing
• Microsoft Excel
  • Excel Practice (PNG image)
• Image Creation Software
  • Google Drawing Practice (PNG image)
  • Flowchart Assignment
  • Pixlr.com
• 3D Printing
  • Tinkercad.com
• Slide Presentation Software
  • Effective Presentations (Google Presentation)
  • Google Slides
  • Choose Your Own Adventure (Google Presentation)
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Church Slideshows (Google Presentation)
• Coding & Programming
  • HTML & CSS
  • HTML Editors:
    • Windows: Use Notepad (in Accessories) or download and use Brackets
    • Macbook: Use TextEdit (and follow these Instructions) or download and use Brackets
    • Chromebook: Use Caret (install from Chrome Web Store)
  • FTP (File Transfer Protocol)
    • net2ftp.com
• Javascript
• Hour of Code
• 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
• Logic.ly
• Random Name Picker

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