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Getting Started in Computer Basics
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Grade Level:
6
Subject:
Getting Started and Digital Literacy
Topic:
Getting Started, Navigating in the Course, Introductions and Chapter Lessons
Objective:
At the conclusion of this lesson, students will be able to:
Describe the relationship between data and information
Differentiate among laptops, tablets, desktops, and servers
Describe the purpose and uses of smartphones, digital cameras, portable media players, e-book readers, and game devices
Identify technology used by home users, small office/home office users, mobile users, power users, and enterprise users
Other Information:
Bricklin, creator of VisiCalc (the first successful spreadsheet program). He emphasizes that digital literacy implies a general knowledge of computers. “What does it mean to be computer literate? It does not mean knowing how to use a particular program, it means knowing how to use a computer. Car literate doesn’t mean knowing how to drive the particular car you learned on, it means being able to get into any car on any road and drive.”
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Textbook: Discovering Computers 2014
Software: You will need an Internet connection, a Web browser, an ISP account with e-mail program or an account on a Web mail service. A computer or laptop that supports Office 2013.