TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Program Analysis Using App Inventor
In computer science, program analysis is used to determine the behavior of computer programs. Flow charts are an important tool for understanding how programs work by tracing control flow. Control flow is a graphical representation of...
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Apple Computer Shortcut Keys
Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. Here is a listing of Apple Mac OS keyboard shortcuts.
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Unix / Linux Shortcut Keys
Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. Here is a listing of keyboard shortcuts for UNIX / Linux opearting systems.
ACT360 Media
Act Den (Digital Education Network) Software Tutorials
Free online tutorials for computer software, including FrontPage, Office, PowerPoint, and Outlook Express are generously offered at this website. Students will find it easy to follow Agent Max Millennium as he guides them through...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Using Waits, Loops and Switches
Students incorporate their knowledge of wait blocks, loops, and switches into their programming of the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots to perform different tasks depending on input from a sound sensor and two touch sensors. This activity...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Using J Unit
Learners focus on the testing phase of the design process by considering how they have tested computer programs in the past and learning about a new method called JUnit to test programs in the future. JUnit is a testing method that is...
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Power Point 2007 in the Classroom
Your cartoon hosts Sue and Jim will walk you through this tutorial on how to use Microsoft Power Point 2007.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using a Computer
In this online course students will learn about the basic functions and different parts of a computer and how to use one safely.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Equal Access Computer Labs
As increasing numbers of people with disabilities pursue educational opportunities that require computer use, accessibility of computing facilities becomes even more critical. The key is simply equal access. Everyone who needs to use a...
Other
Business Education Resource Consortium: Computer Science & Information Systems
In this online manual you will find examples of integrated performance activities developed to coordinate with the Computer Science and Information Systems Career Path in the Business Education Career Path and Model Curriculum Standards....
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Information About Computer Cd R Drives
Informative site detailing the use of CD-R technologies. Content includes a focus on the basics of CD-Rs, CD recording tips, multiple sessions CD-R, technical support and more.
Other
Finale Music: Finale Note Pad for Windows
A free music notation software program! From the makers of Finale, the industry standard for this type of software, Finale NotePad can be downloaded from Coda for free. Although it is an entry level version of Finale, it is quite useful.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Android Acceleration Application
This unit includes two sequential lessons. In the first, students create mobile apps that collect data from an Android device's accelerometer and then store that data to a database. This lesson provides practice with MIT's App Inventor...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Remote Control Using Bluetooth
Building on what they learned about wired and wireless electrical connections in the associated lesson, students use Android phones to take advantage of Bluetooth wireless connections to remotely guide LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots through...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Commanding a Robot Using Sound
Students continue their exploration of the human senses and their engineering counterparts, focusing on the auditory sense. Working in small groups, students design, create and run programs to control the motion of LEGO TaskBots. By...
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Use a Firewall
Firewall software forms the first line of defense against hackers and certain types of computer viruses. This site explains what a firewall can do to help secure a computer and what it cannot do. The site also discusses different types...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Flow Charting App Inventor Tutorials
Students design and create flow charts for the MIT App Inventor tutorials in this computer science activity about program analysis. In program analysis, which is based on determining the behavior of computer programs, flow charts are an...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Testing the Edges
Students gain experience using the software/systems (engineering) design process, specifically focusing on the testing phase. This problem-based learning activity uses the design process to solve open-ended challenges. In addition to...
Other
Computer Art Using Ms Paint
A site by Diana Hunter, an educator in Indiana. This site uses common software in PCs to introduce the use of computers in making art. There are lessons on design, Tessellations, Butterflies, Piet Mondrian, Landscapes with Spraypaint,...
Other
Children's Software Press: Book Report
Learn how your computer can help you write a book report, from the outline to the final draft.
Computer Hope
Computer Hope: Scanner Drivers
A useful chart containing computer scanner drivers from different companies. Also answers the question "How to determine what type of scanner I have"?
Other
Inspiration and Kidspiration: University of Wisconsin
This site features Kidspiration and Inspiration tools for active learning. Students and teachers will benefit from this comprehensive list of 50 different ways to use inspiration and kidspiration in the classroom and beyond.
Other
Myriad Software: Quantizing
Offers information on what quantizing is, how it works, when it's used. Also discusses its effectiveness.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Random Numbers
See how we can generate random values in our computer programs, and use those to make decisions and simulate natural processes.