BEGINNING COMPUTER

 

WINTER 2012

 

 

MY E-MAIL IS bcctg@whidbey.com

 

CLASS SCHEDULE in Word format

 

CLASS SCHEDULE in .pdf format

 

DATE LESSON HOMEWORK HANDOUTS IN WORD FORMAT HANDOUTS IN .pdf FORMAT
1/9/2012 What Do the Words Mean?

Email before or bring to class on 1/23/2012

 

Write down TWO computer questions you'd like to understand.

EMAIL me the questions using the link on this page OR this link: MY EMAIL

 

Work with your keyboard

HO #1-Introductory Vocabulary

HO #2-Basic Computer Components

HO #3-The Toolbar

HO #4-The Keyboard

HO #5-Ergonomics

HO #6-Vocabulary

HO #7-Home Row

HO #8-Check Hard Drive

HO #1-Introductory Vocabulary

HO #2-Basic Computer Components

HO #3-The Toolbar

HO #4-The Keyboard

HO #5-Ergonomics

HO #6-Vocabulary

HO #7-Home Row

HO #8-Check Hard Drive

Link to Downloads

Adobe Reader

Open Office

 

How to Download the Class Handouts

 

How to Download the Class Handouts

SPECIAL HANDOUTS HOW TO PRINT YOUR SCREEN HOW TO PRINT YOUR SCREEN
How to Connect a Printer to the Computer Connect a USB Printer to your Computer Open Task Manager in Windows XP

Use Task Manager in Windows Vista

Use Task Manager in Windows 7

Change Your Mouse in Windows XP

Adjust Your Mouse in Windows XP (video)

Setting Your Mouse in Windows Vista

Setting Your Mouse in Windows 7

1/16/2012

MLK DAY - CENTER IS CLOSED - SEE YOU ON THE 23rd!!

1/23/2012

 "FILES"

& "FOLDERS”

Copying and Pasting

Work on this homework between 1/23/2012 & 1/30/2012

Practice Copy & Paste using handout #13

Create a folder on your desktop using Handout #9 (OR Handout #9V if you have Vista or Handout #9W7 if you have Windows 7)

Using Handout #72 on capturing the screen, send me any screen shots about which you have questions.

My email is  bcctg@whidbey.com

Write down TWO computer questions you'd like to understand. EMAIL me the questions

 

Work with your keyboard  

HO #9-Create a Folder in Windows XP

HO #9V-Create a Folder in Windows Vista

HO #9W7-Create a Folder in Windows 7

HO #10-About Windows

HO #11-Highlighting

HO #12-Change the Clock

HO #13-Cut and Paste

HO #14-Save vs. Save As

HO #15-Choose More Than One File

HO #16-Change File, Folder, or Icon Names

 

HO #72-Capture the Screen in Windows

HO #17-Change your Home Page

HO #9-Create a Folder in Windows XP

HO #9V-Create a Folder in Windows Vista

HO #9W7-Create a Folder in Windows 7

HO #10-About Windows

HO #11-Highlighting

HO #12-Change the Clock

HO #13-Cut and Paste

HO #14-Save vs. Save As

HO #15-Choose More Than One File

HO #16-Change File, Folder, or Icon Names

 

 

HO #72-Capture the Screen in Windows

HO #17-Change your Home Page

1/30/2012 Working with Email

HOMEWORK FOR 2/6/2012

Work on this homework between 2/6/2012 & 2/13/2012

 

Send ME an email with an attachment

My email address is bcctg@whidbey.com

Include BEGINNING HOMEWORK in the subject line

Create at least ONE other email for yourself

HO #23-Create Favorites in Internet Explorer

HO #24-Sort Favorites in Internet Explorer

HO #25-Print Screen

HO #26-Copy an Internet Article into Word

HO#822-Send Attachments Using Whidbey Net Web Mail

HO #23-Create Favorites in Internet Explorer

HO #24-Sort Favorites in Internet Explorer

HO #25-Print Screen

HO #26-Copy an Internet Article into Word

HO#822-Send Attachments Using Whidbey Net Web Mail

 
 

 

Add Attachment in Gmail

Add Attachment in Yahoo

Add Attachment in Mozilla Thunderbird

 

Add Attachment in Hotmail

Add Attachment in Windows Live Mail

Add Attachments in Outlook Express

2/6/2012 Adding Attachments to Email Quick Launch Bar in Windows XP

Quick Launch Bar in Windows Vista

HO #29-Save Email Attachments to Hard Drive in Outlook Express

HO #29V-Save Email Attachment to Hard Drive in Windows Mail

Quick Launch Bar in Windows XP

Quick Launch Bar in Windows Vista

HO #29-Save Email Attachments to Hard Drive in Outlook Express

HO #29V-Save Email Attachment to Hard Drive in Windows Mail

Pin A Program to the Task Bar in Windows 7

Enable the Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7

Useful Windows 7 Tips

2/13/2012 Organizing Folders & Files Using Folders in Windows XP

Using Folders in Windows Vista

Using Folders in Windows 7

Difference Between a Folder and a File on Your Computer

HO #9-Create a Folder in Windows XP

HO #9V-Create a Folder in Windows Vista

HO #9W7-Create a Folder in Windows 7

 

HO #9-Create a Folder in Windows XP

HO #9V-Create a Folder in Windows Vista

HO #9W7-Create a Folder in Windows 7

 

HOMEWORK FOR 2/13/12 - to do between 2/13 & 2/20/2012

Download a handout from the website into a NEW folder on your hard drive

AND

Create at least ONE other new folder on your hard drive

Create  a new folder with a SUB-FOLDER on your hard drive.

Using Copy & Paste, move a file into your new sub-folder!

2/20/2012

 

Working With Your Computer About Tabbed Browsing in IE 7 VIDEO-Using Tabbed Browsing in IE 7

HO #17-Change your Home Page in older versions of Internet Explorer

 

HO #17-Change Home Page in IE 8 & 9

HO #17-Change your Home Page in older versions of Internet Explorer

 

HO #17-Change Home Page in IE 8 & 9

WHAT IS A BILLION?

DID YOU KNOW VIDEO

File Extension Website 1

About File Extensions

More About File Extensions

HO #49-HOW TO PRINT YOUR SCREEN

HO #49-HOW TO PRINT YOUR SCREEN
HOMEWORK FOR 2/20/12 to do between 2/20 & 2/27/2012

FIND NEW GROWTH IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD! THIS GROWTH CAN BE A LEAF, A PUSSY WILLOW, A SPROUTING DAFFODIL - ANYTHING OUTDOORS! :-)

 

LINKS ABOUT THE INVISIBLE WEB!

Resources to Search the Invisible Web from the  Purdue Online Writing Lab

The Invisible Web - from UC Berkeley

Stanford's Key To Information Literacy

The Invisible Web - links from About.com

How Search Engines Work

Evaluating Online Sources

Reliable Sources - a video

How to find anything on the Internet

PHOTOS FROM PETER & MARTHA
LINKS FROM CLASS ON 2/20/12

PETER - THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE AND SHARING!!! WE'RE SO LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEXT STORIES!

Alan Turing Books at Amazon.com

Bletchley Park Books at Amazon

Sir Robert Cockburn

Bletchley Park.org

2/27/2012 Writing A Letter HOMEWORK FOR 2/27/12 to do between 2/27/12 and 3/5/12

PRACTICE TYPING WITH THESE ONLINE LESSONS

Typing Lesson for keyboard practice #1

Typing Lesson for keyboard practice #2

Typing Lesson for keyboard practice #3

10-Key Tutorial #1

10-Key Tutorial #2

 

AND

Create a letterhead template AND then a document based on that template

HANDOUTS IN WORD FORMAT
HO-How to Write a Letter Using Word 2003

HO-How to Write a Letter Using Word 2007/2010

HO-Create a Header in Word 2003

HO-Create a Header in Word 2007/2010

HO-Create a Template in Word 2003

HO-Create a Template in Word 2007/2010

3/5/2012 Understand What Your Computer Needs