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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Window-Eyes More About the Global Menu: Menu Verbosity Settings

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice accessing the Window-Eyes control panel and defining what items in the dialog box.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using e-mail to Communicate with Students in an Inner City; Celebrating Diversity through a Penpal Program

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils communicate with students at another school through e-mail to help them become better acquainted with using a PC and e-mail. In the second lesson plan, the same type of method is used to explore diversity among communities.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Green Your Pc: Help Your Computer Save Power

For Students 6th - 8th
Check out this science fair project to determine how much power your PC really uses, and if it is an energy hog, how you can reduce its appetite for energy. You will learn how to profile and streamline your computer's power usage, while...
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Interactive
ACT360 Media

Act Den: The Museum of Modern Technology

For Students K - 1st
Informative, fun, and humorous tutorial that uses cartoon characters to provide an introduction to information technology. The tutorial covers operating systems/desktops, email, the world wide web, and networks.
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Handout
US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Network and Computer Systems Administrators

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about network and computer systems administrators.
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Graphic
Other

E Cycle Best: A Concise History and Evolution of Tablet P Cs (Infographics)

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out the illustration of the progress of personal computing tablets. Could it be true that they actually began in the nineteenth century?
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Article
History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: P Cs Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The personal computer (PC) has become a common fixture in virtually every home, business and classroom. This lecture series describes the history of the personal computer.