Program Information Technologies

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

CLASS I

PURPOSE.

To develop the ability to recognize the functional characteristics of a computer.
Collect, organize, and represent information using a computer.
Recognize and know how to use the basic functions of an operating system.

GOALS
Guide the use of elementary writing, computing and graphics applications. Work with multimedia objects.
Encourage the use of the Internet to research data for interpersonal communication activities, recognizing the limits and risks of Internet use with particular reference to privacy protection.

MAIN TOPICS COVERED
Computers, information and society.
Architecture and components of a computer.
Functions of an operating system.
Working with multimedia objects.
Word processor: Word.
Presentation tools:Power Point.
Spreadsheet:Excel.
Language of a web page, making pages in HTML.