Computer Lab! Ms. Ames’s Fourth Grade. June 16, 2006Ms. Ames's Fourth Grade2 Topics Passwords...

Computer Lab!Computer Lab!

Ms. Ames’s Fourth GradeMs. Ames’s Fourth Grade

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TopicsTopics

• Passwords

• Taking Care of Your Computer

• Awesome Autocorrect

• Google images

• PowerPoint Tricks

• Excel Magic

• Symbol Secrets

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PasswordsPasswords

• Choosing a password– Don’t pick something easy to guess– Don’t pick a word– Tricky: bread5football– Really tricky: breAd$footbAll23

• Don’t tell anyone your password– (except your parents)

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Keeping your password safeKeeping your password safe

• Don’t write it down near your computer

• Don’t type it in chat or email– Even if the other person says they are

“official”

• Find another way to share with friends

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Taking Care of Your ComputerTaking Care of Your Computer

• Get permission before installing software– Beware of adware (especially in games)

• Give your PC a checkup– Anti-virus (updates)– Firewall– Run these (or something like them)

• Spybot Search and Destroy• Ad-Aware

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Awesome AutocorrectAwesome Autocorrect

• Tools / Autocorrect

• Create your own abbreviations

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Google imagesGoogle images

• Safesearch On

• Questions?

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PowerPoint TricksPowerPoint Tricks

• Headers & Footers

• Design Template

• Hyperlinks– Custom Slide Show– Jump to pages– Link a shape– Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Jump to passwords

Action Settings

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Excel MagicExcel Magic

• Create Columns

• Do Math

• Pie Charts

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Symbol SecretsSymbol Secrets

• Insert Symbol

• Other Languages

• Equation Editor