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Ohio State University

Osu: Introduction to Computer Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to computer animation, written at an advanced level. Includes an overview of computer animation and discusses its heritage, history, software tools, and more. Lots of embedded links to information on related topics.
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Free Computer Help for Everyone

For Students 9th - 10th
ComputerHope.com offers an archive of free computer-related information, including tutorials, troubleshooting tips, hints and more. Select "Hardware Listing" and "Software Listing" to choose from the extensive directory, or perform a...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Software Engineering in Java

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT course is an introduction to Java programming and software engineering. The focus is on developing high quality software that solves real problems.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Network and Computer Security

For Students 9th - 10th
This MIT course on network and computer security covers topics such as security in multi-user distributed systems, cryptography, authentication, intrusion detection, and many other security topics.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Computer Programming: Meet the Professional

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the diversity in the careers of computer science and computer programmers by meeting people in this field from all over the word.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Computer Basics: Basic Parts of a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the basic parts of a desktop computer.
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Other

Beanz: How to Build a Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
Building your own computer is a great way to not only save money, and get more processing power, but also to learn about the less obvious parts of software programming.
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Other

The Digi Barn Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site chronicles the innovations in computer technology including computer hardware, computer software and computer advertising.
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Other

The Entertainment Software Rating Board

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides content ratings of software and online gaming sites. Ratings provide information about possible inappropriate content and gives approximate age levels for each game or website. A great resource for parents.
Lesson Plan
Code.org

Code Studio: Computer Science: Course 1

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Early readers create computer programs that will help them learn to collaborate with others, develop problem solving skills, and persist through difficult tasks. Their ultimate end task is to create a custom game or story.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Automatic Floor Cleaner Computer Program Challenge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn more about assistive devices, specifically biomedical engineering applied to computer engineering concepts, with an engineering challenge to create an automatic floor cleaner computer program. Following the steps of the...
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Brain Is a Computer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about the similarities between the human brain and its engineering counterpart, the computer. Since students work with computers routinely, this comparison strengthens their understanding of both how the brain works and...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Our Bodies Have Computers and Sensors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about the human body's system components, specifically its sensory systems, nervous system and brain, while comparing them to robot system components, such as sensors and computers. The unit's life sciences-to-engineering...
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Other

Tucows: Sponsored Software

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge, annotated collection of Internet-related shareware for Windows and Macintosh users.
Unit Plan
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Computer Science: Hardware and Software

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how hardware and software work together and how they affect computing systems.
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Other

The History of Computing Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a the history of computing devices, software, computer companies and biographies.
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Other

Business Software Alliance: 2018 Global Software Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
BSA's study estimates the volume and value of unlicensed software installed on personal computers across more than 110 national and regional economies.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize: Presenting Information on Computers

For Students 6th - 8th
There are many different types of software and you have to decide which software is the best for you and your project. It's important to think about your audience who will see your final project. This tutorial looks at different ways to...
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documenting the important advances in hardware and software that made computer chess a reality.
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Selling the Computer Revolution: Marketing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a collection of marketing brochures from the computer industry. The collection can be viewed by company, decade, computer application or software category.
Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Apple Computer Shortcut Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Molecular Expressions: Computer Microscope Simulator

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive computer microscope Java tutorial explores how the hardware (QX3 microscope) and computer software work together to produce digital images.
eBook
Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Michael Morrison's History of Computer Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
This Carnegie Mellon site features inventions and discoveries in the field of computer animation from the 1950s to the 1990s.