Re: [school-discuss] a list of necessary topics for college intro to IT

[Marilyn Hagle <marilyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Those are all great ideas.  Maybe we could create this content as a group on a
Moodle site?

I am weak as a sysadmin person, but I could set it up on my
http://fineartsforall.org/moodle/mymoodle site and give those who wish to
contribute the appropriate permissions.

Then we make the backup .zip and anyone who wishes to use it can restore the
.zip file.

Marilyn



Quoting Burkhard Wölfel <versuchsanstalt@xxxxxx>:

> 
> 
> Am 03.01.2009 um 13:42 schrieb "Micheal Cooper" <cooper.me@xxxxxxxxx>:
> 
> > It would be a good exercise to compile a list of necessary topics for
> > college intro to IT classes, and such a list would really benefit a
> > lot of other people.
> >
> > What do you think should positively be included in an Intro to IT
> > course for college-age students?
> >
> > Some suggestions to get us started (please note, I am just
> > brainstorming at this point):
> 
> 0. How to find information on the web and how to ask questions the  
> smart way
> 
> >
> >
> > 1. The dangers of posting information online, such as slanderous
> > comments about others, photos of binge drinking and nudity, bragging
> > photos of juvenile and reckless vandalism or misbehavior... all of
> > which will someday be read by a job or college interviewer.
> > 2. How to mount a network share on Mac, Win, and Linux.
> > 3. OpenOffice
> > 4. How to read email suspiciously (don't open attachments, don't click
> > links, etc.)
> > 5. The importance of keeping a system up-to-date... particularly  
> > Windows.
> > 6. Using a spreadsheet to manage information in database-like lists.
> > 7. Power-searching on Google.
> > 8. How to write a subject line on email that will tell the recipient
> > that the message is not spam.
> > 9. Techniques for detecting phishing.
> > 10. ... <please continue>
> >
> > -- 
> > Micheal Cooper
> > Miyazaki, Japan (GMT+9, no DST)
> 


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