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Tech Literacy Syllabus

This 14-week technology literacy program syllabus covers various digital literacy topics through 16 lessons, including an introduction to computer hardware and software, operating systems like Windows and Mac OS, internet browsers and search engines, email and instant messaging, social networks, online commerce and media sites, word processing with Microsoft Word, spreadsheets with Excel, presentations with PowerPoint, and malware protection. The syllabus concludes with a post-assessment to evaluate participants' technology literacy.

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Tech Literacy Syllabus

This 14-week technology literacy program syllabus covers various digital literacy topics through 16 lessons, including an introduction to computer hardware and software, operating systems like Windows and Mac OS, internet browsers and search engines, email and instant messaging, social networks, online commerce and media sites, word processing with Microsoft Word, spreadsheets with Excel, presentations with PowerPoint, and malware protection. The syllabus concludes with a post-assessment to evaluate participants' technology literacy.

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Technology Literacy Program

Syllabus
lesson # topics description
intro to class rules & expectations, discuss interests
1
tech literacy pre-assessment test to document base-line knowledge

basic computer terms provide hand-out


your computer hardware & software explore for computer in class
2
your computer peripherals explore for computer in class
keyboarding skills - assessment & practice review and complete assessment online

operating systems discuss Windows, Mac OS, Linux, and others


intro to Windows discuss basic features
desktop overview review settings and functions
3
file storage overview explore hard drive organization
operating system utilities explore Windows utilities & aceessories
operating system games explore games included with Windows

internet overview quick history of world wide web, TCP/IP


assigning & managing URL's Domain Name System
plagiarism, fair-use, & attribution of sources review accepted standards
4 safety practices while online avoiding identity theft, fraud & stalking
cyber-bullying & privacy protecting yourself online
Digital Citizenship - responsibilities, proposed rights discuss net neutrality, security, online civility
your digital footprint discuss public info available about web users

internet browsers discuss popular browsers


5 using Firefox review features of Firefox
using search engines discuss popular search engines & use

using email discuss popular email options & use


using IM & videochat discuss popular IM options
6
instant messaging use Yahoo IM & videochat
Skype use Skype with and without video

social networks discuss popular social networks


7 using Facebook,Twitter & Linked-In review features of these 3 popular networks
using groups review features of Yahoo groups

subscribing to newsletters and blogs review availability & use


using eBay, PayPal, & Amazon explore use of each popular commerce site
8
using Hulu, Pandora, & You Tube review features of these popular media sites
using CraigsList review use of this classified ad listing

word processing discuss various options, like Open Office


9
basics for using Word basics for typing a letter & function menus
adding graphics, pictures, charts & tables in Word
10
other features and uses in Word

spreadsheets
11
basics for using Excel

adding graphics, pictures & tables in Excel


12
other features and uses in Excel

presentations
13
using PowerPoint

adding graphics, pictures & tables in PowerPoint


14
other features and uses in PowerPoint

Adobe Acrobat & pdf files


desktop publishing
Photoshop
audio & video editing
15
drawing & graphic art
page composition for books
ebooks
interactive documents - forms, tests,

malware
anti-virus software
16 anti-spyware software
simple troubleshooting & online help
tech literacy post-assessment

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