Welcome to the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum. The goal of Digital Literacy is to teach and assess the basic concepts and skills needed to use a computer. Computer technology can help you in your everyday life to develop new social and economic opportunities for yourself, your family and your community.
Whether you are entirely new to computing or have some experience, this curriculum will help you understand computers better. From using the Internet, to sending e-mail, to creating a CV, the Digital Literacy Curriculum helps you develop the essential skills you need to begin computing with confidence.
ABCya! is a leader in free & exciting computer activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers! Activities are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way to learn. The activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade games are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. You can also find great elementary holiday activities here! Holiday activities available in grade level sections
ABCya! is a leader in free & exciting computer activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers! Activities are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way to learn. The activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade games are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. You can also find great elementary holiday activities here!
Making the world's knowledge computable
Today's Wolfram|Alpha is the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone. You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.
Anyone interested in the use of computers in education should watch this meticulous chronicle of a typical classroom "project," complete with missteps, trivial computer use and questionable teaching.
Our Technology Dictionary has over 14,000 technology and computer related terms. The Technology Dictionary consists of definitions of IT and computer terms including but not limited to programming languages, software, hardware, operating systems, networking, mathematics, telecomunications, electronics, and more. The Technology Dictionary is based on the FOLDOC (The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing) compiled and maintained by Denis Howe.
Remobo creates an Instant Private Network ™ (IPN) between users.
It's like a computer network for your social network...
Just login, add users to your buddy list, and Remobo will create a secure network for you to:
Remote control your home computer and access files while at work or traveling.
Privately share large files like photos & docs between computers or with friends & family.
Replace your existing, costly and difficult to use VPN software.
Run games, video conferencing, streaming media, secure instant messaging & more!
"Before Web 2.0, when you discovered a really good website, you bookmarked it in your browser so that you could quickly visit it again in the future. This worked well for the most part. However, a couple of problems arose with this method of bookmarking. When you bookmarked a site on one computer, it was only available on that specific computer. Change computers, and you lose your bookmarks. Another problem with this method of bookmarking is that you couldn't easily share your bookmarks with other people. And other people couldn't share their bookmarks with you."
RDPextra Vs Other RDP Provider
What is RDP?
Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a Communication protocol owned by the RDP providers like RDPextra, which allows users to connect to another Supercomputer remotely. It provides the graphical interface between the two computers which are connected remotely and feels as if you are sitting physically in front of the supercomputer irrespective of so much difference in your home computer and supercomputer location. It provides a cheap alternative without upgrading your home computer to a supercomputer at very less monthly prices.
How RDPextra Works?
It transmits Screen information from the remotely organized server by RDP extra to the client and activity input from the client to the server.
Key Features of Right RDP Provider.
There are numbers of factors you have to keep in mind while choosing the right RDP provider, for example;
Bandwidth
Speed of RDP
CPU Usage of RDP
Setup Policy of your RDP Provider
Technical Department & Resolution Department
Refund Policy of that RDP Provider
RDPextraVs Other RDP Provider
YOUR TRUST OUR VALUE
1. Bandwidth
Bandwidth can be Describe as the Range of maximum Data transfer in the network or in the internet connection. And there is a bridge between Bandwidth and Internet speed, If you have a large Bandwidth it Determines that your RDP is capable of better performance in uploading and downloading data from your Device. The Other providers provide RDP with a Limited Bandwidth Range and RDPextra Provides Unmetered Bandwidth So, there is no limitation in Uploading and Downloading Data from your Device.
Best alternative if suppose your internet provider has given you a limited bandwidth you can use Rdpextra. RDP to download and upload instead to your home internet which definitely has low speed and bandwidth because most of our plan comes with 10GBPS speed and unlimited Bandwidth.
2. Personal Dedicated Manager for resolution assigned by rd
" For the past three years, Digital Wish has been studying the process of implementing one-computer-per-child programs in 28 schools. Digital Wish is an educational non-profit on a mission to bring technology to American classrooms in order to prepare students to thrive in the global economy. The team just completed a $1.125M Federal ARRA stimulus grant, delivering computers, weekly educator trainings, a complete IT curriculum, and support to the 28 schools. Their trainers modeled the entire process of technology adoption and progressively reduced the initiative planning time from 18 months to just 6 weeks, saving schools tremendous amounts of time and money. Both teachers and students are reporting a wide range of gains including increased engagement in learning, technological proficiency, and dramatic improvements in the understanding of internet safety issues. The 2011-2012 data report is attached.
"
CS Unplugged is a collection of free learning activities that teach Computer Science through engaging games and puzzles that use cards, string, crayons and lots of running around.
The activities introduce students to underlying concepts such as binary numbers, algorithms and data compression, separated from the distractions and technical details we usually see with computers.
CS Unplugged is suitable for people of all ages, from elementary school to seniors, and from many countries and backgrounds. Unplugged has been used around the world for over twenty years, in classrooms, science centers, homes, and even for holiday events in a park!
About the Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Conceived by Mathematica creator and scientist Stephen Wolfram as a way to bring computational exploration to the widest possible audience, the Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and a remarkable range of other fields.
KidZui, the child-safe browser maker, has put out a Firefox extension that offers all the functionality of its standalone browser right inside of Firefox.
Once installed and activated by a parent, it locks the child (or anyone else for that matter) out of accessing non-Kidzui approved sites, or other areas of the computer, by taking up the entire screen. A password, which is chosen by the parent, is the only way to exit the KidZui browsing experience, essentially turning your computer into a kid-friendly Internet kiosk.
In Pictures online tutorials are based on pictures, not words. They're the easiest way to learn computer subjects.
There's no complicated multimedia, just pictures that show exactly what to do.
What! A podcast? I know what you're thinking. Sounds complicated. Sounds expensive. Sounds, well, technical. The truth is, listening to podcasts or watching videocasts in your classroom couldn't be easier-or cheaper. If you have a computer and an Internet connection, you already have all the equipment you need.
"Infographics are
visual representations of information, data or knowledge. These graphics can be
used to explain complex information quickly and clearly, such as in signs, maps,
journalism, technical writing, and education. They are also used extensively as
tools by computer scientists, mathematicians and statisticians to ease the
process of communicating conceptual ideas."