In “Computer Science Online ,” Episode, #184, Laura Nolette & Meredith Curtis discuss Laura’s Introduction to Computer Science course online at True North Homeschooling Academy and the essential computer skills for teens. Laura, a 30+ year veteran and continuing student of the IT world, offers some insight into why students need a computer science class and what they can learn in this one. Meredith and Laura talk about the computer related challenges they have helped homeschool students overcome as they learn online.

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• Basic history of computers
  
• What computers do
  
• How they work
  
• How they think
  
• What’s in a computer
  
• What works with a computer
  
• What is computer programming or game design
  
• The internet – How it works how it was built
  
• Internet safety
  
• How can you use the internet to make money?
  
• Office application
  
• How to make apps work
  
• How to find work on your computer
  
• How to organize your computer
  
• How to customize or personalize your computer
  

• Learn What They Need Now
  
• Learn What They Will Need in the Future
  
• Start with the Basics
  
• Using the internet to learn
  
• Using the internet to share or submit documents
  
• Compare & Learn To Use Different Systems
  
• Microsoft Office 365 – including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  
• Google Chromebook – including Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides
  
• MacBook or iMac – inclkluding Apple Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
  

• Been around computers since childhood
  
• Worked as a IT professional for over 30 years
  
• Involved in the beginnings of the internet
  
• Siblings are all IT professionals
  
• Taking more classes still
  

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