
Level One
Day One
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Introductions (BCS 123 PowerPoint)
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Zoom Basics
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At AHFC Fire drill and Online Emergencies
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Outline and expectations
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Email account
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Outlook account
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Windows platform
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Role of Computers in everyday life
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Necessity of computers for employment
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Types of Computers
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Demonstrate Website
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Chat
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Bookmark
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Computers
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Hardware
- CPU
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RAM, ROM, and Flash Memory
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Motherboard
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Expansion slots
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Sound Card
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Graphics Card
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Network Card
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Buttons and Ports
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External Storage
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Video –Bits. Bytes, Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes, Terabytes
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Flash Drives
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CD or DVD ROM
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External Hard Drive
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Cloud Storage Video –Computer Basics: What is the Cloud?
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DAY TWO
Review from Day One:
- Review Zoom 101
- Chromebook Users
- Using the Touchpad on a Chromebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_M-p7km9fA
- Saving Files with Chromebook: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHCsaYrBlO0
- Overview of the Keyboard and mouse
- Adjusting Windows for optimum desktop utilization
- Hands on Project
- Maximize, restore down, minimize
- Moving a window with the mouse
- Taskbar showing all open programs
- Cascade, side by side, and stacked Windows on Taskbar
- Cycling the Programs: Control-Alt-Tab
- Maximize, restore down, minimize
- Hands on Project
- Software
- Operating Systems
- Purpose
- Types
- Windows
- MAC OS
- Linux (Free)
- Operating Systems
- Productivity Programs
- MS Office
- Word Processing
- Spreadsheets
- Presentations
- Data Base
- MAC
- Free software
- Libre Office, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.
- MS Office
- Operating System – Windows 10
- Demonstrate Desktop features of Windows 10
- Start Menu features and utility
- Managing Apps
- Settings
- System Settings
- Update and Security
- File Management and Windows Explorer (File Explorer)
- Video – File Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-EID5_2D9U
- Create a text document and save to desktop
- Project: Thanksgiving Dinner
- Creating a text document
- Moving, copying, renaming, saving etc.
- Deleting and restoring
- Documents Folder
- Flash Drive
- Rename flash drive – Demonstrate
- OneDrive – Demonstrate OneDrive
DAY THREE
- Internet
- Video – How the Internet Works:
- Searching for reliable Information
- GCF Learn Free – Technology
- Internet security
- Https vs http
- Antivirus software
- Email filters
- Span Folders
- Privacy Settings
- Video – Manage Your Digital
- Incognito Window on Google Chrome
- Video – How to Create a Strong Password
- Project – Download Miata-coconut-avocado-banana
- Save to Documents – BCS L1
DAY FOUR
- Microsoft Outlook Account
- Video – How Email Works
- Email – Security
- Phishing; Video – What is Phishing
- Examples of Phishing Emails
- Joe’s Mock Phishing Email
- Email Attachments
- Spam and Junk mail
- Junk Mail settings
- Create an outlook account
- PPT – Creating an MS Outlook Account
- Write down or save your account name and password!
- APP Launcher
- OneDrive
- Have everyone create a folder – BCS L1
- Import Images to this folder
- Project – Send an email with attachment (one image)
- One Drive
- Create a folder in One drive BCS L1
- Upload images from Documents to One Drive
- Kahoot!
Video Links
Computer Basics: Computer Basics: What is a Computer?