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This is a brief presentation I put together for a clients 3rd Grade Boy Scout troop. I based this off the worksheet shared on http://meritbadge.org/wiki
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Computer Merit BadgeDoug Richards, Centriq Social Business
• So what exactly is a computer?• Is it smart?• Can it do my homework?
• How does a computer work?• Processor• Memory• Storage• Language
Computers
• Is a computer the same as the Internet?• Draw a picture of the Internet
• How can you be safe online?• Keep secrets – don’t share;
• Age• Location
• Address• City
• Parents names• School name• Your name
The Internet
• What is a search engine?• How does it search?
• Robots and Spiders, oh my!• Web Robots
• Asks for pages
• Web Spiders • Crawl the page
• How is it so fast?• Teamwork
Search Engines
• Three tips your parents (probably) don’t know• Keyboard shortcuts (Windows)
• Alt + Tab• Ctrl + F• Alt + F4
• Windows Key + M
Computer Magic
How do computers get sick?• Bugs• Worms• Virus
How do you know?• Moves slow• Won’t wake up• Forgets things• Asks lots of questions
What should you do?• Tell an adult• Run a Virus Scan• If its an emergency – call a PC doctor
Computer First Aid
• How a computer works• About the Internet• How to be safe online• About search engines• Computer Magic• Computer First Aid
Doug Richards
What did you learn today?