8/7/2019 Streamlining ict-design.org 1.2 http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/streamlining-ict-designorg-12 1/13 ict-design.org COMPUTER COURSE 1.2 – Tech Savvy: Streamlining We are off and running. I hope that you attained some new and possibly useful information from the first session of our computer course. This is just a reminder that you will receive a CERTIFICATE if you attend 9 or more of the course offerings. YAY!! REVIEW I hope that all of you remember: PrintScreen – PrtSc used to Copy a Screen Shot in to the RAM (Memory of the computer) to be pasted in the program of your choice In addition to this command, you can use ALT + PrtSc to get a screen shot of only the program you currently have open Note that when you install StumbleUpon you have the option to turn on enhanced searching. I highly recommend this addition. VIDEO The video you just watched is called “Pay Attention” and can be found on Youtube There is a great follow-up site for it at: http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/221/35/ Now on to … 1
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We are off and running. I hope that you attained some new and possibly
useful information from the first session of our computer course. This is just a reminder that you will receive a CERTIFICATE if you attend 9 or more of the course offerings. YAY!!
REVIEW
I hope that all of you remember: PrintScreen – PrtSc used to Copy a Screen Shot into the RAM (Memory of the computer) to be pasted in the program of your choice
In addition to this command, you can use ALT + PrtSc to get a screen shot of onlythe program you currently have open
Note that when you install StumbleUpon you have the option to turn on enhancedsearching. I highly recommend this addition.
VIDEO
The video you just watched is called “Pay Attention” and can be found on Youtube
There is a great follow-up site for it at:http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/content/view/221/35/
SHIFT + F3 – Changes Text to Upper case, Lower Case and Sentence Structure in WORD
USE THESE ALL THE TIME
CTRL S – Save
CTRL A – Select All
CTRL X – Cut
CTRL C – Copy
CTRL V – Paste
When Selecting Multiple Files:
CTRL Select – to select individual files
Shift Select – to select a range
ON THE LAPTOP
Fn (Blue Key) – means Function
Fn + F8 – Mute Sound
Fn + or - The Brightness of the Screen
[Repeat] Fn + F11 – Turns the NumLk on (This makes the Blue keys function and is greatfor inputting marks into grading programs if you are just using numbers)
WOW MOMENT: This means that everyone has to “Ooooh and Aaaahhhh!!”
CTRL Scroll – To Resize Text in Browsers
OR
CTRL + Makes the font size bigger
CTRL - Makes the font size smaller
F5 – Refresh a Browser Window
F5 (In PowerPoint) – Starts a Presentation
F6 – Moves the cursor to the address window in a Browser
F11 – Fullscreen Mode in Browsers / Out of Fullscreen Mode
SAFETY AND SECURITY ON (and OFF) THE INTERNET
Any time that you are putting in important information, like banking or credit card info.,
always make sure of two things:
1. In the Address Bar (URL) there should be an HTTPS://
The S means that the site is Secure
2. Also, you should note that in the bottom right hand corner a lock will appear in the browser window. This little icon reinforces the fact the site is secure
Getting rid of Cookies is a primary concern; especially if you areusing a shared computer.
First of all, what is a COOKIE?
“HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels
of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by thebrowser each time it accesses that server. HTTP cookies are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information about users, suchas site preferences or the contents of their electronic shopping carts.”
“ Cookies are in fact only data, not program code: they cannot erase or readinformation from the user's computer…This information can be collected in a
profile of the user.”
Wikipedia
To get rid of these:(Firefox) Tools Clear Private Data
“In the Microsoft Windows operating system, index.dat is a file used by the InternetExplorer web browser. The index.dat file functions as an active database, which runsas long as Windows is active. It functions as a repository of redundant information,such as web URLs, search queries, and recently opened files.”
The Controversy:
“Internet privacy groups contend that the use of index.dat files in the Windowsoperating system is an invasion of privacy. One of their main complaints is thatthe index.dat files cannot be deleted or erased easily, because they are alwaysopen when Windows is running.
Also, when this file grows larger than 80MB in size, degraded web performancewill occur.
Another contention is that the operating system gives a false sense of security.Even after the user has cleared the internet cache folder, temporary internet filesfolder, and history folder, the index.dat files on Windows continue to store all thevisited web addresses and cookies and some temporary files. Some people statethat this will eventually cause the index.dat files to grow very large, while theaverage user remains unaware of what is going on.”
Wikipedia
To get rid of this file and much more, use the Internet Windows Washer , by EUsing
10 and 2 Approach: 10 minutes of speaking and 2 minutes of application, or vice-versa
2 Students to 1 computer: Having 2 students work on one computer causescollaborative learning. Hence, synergistic learning is occurring because onestudent may explain to another where their mistakes may have been. The 2students may also begin to explore in more depth the process of thestrategies that are taking place compared to a student working in isolationwho may become complacent with the fact the task is done.