Tech Tricks
Cursor Symbols
Tech Key Terms
Can I Google that?
Digital Citizen
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To copy text quickly you can...
type Ctrl + c, highlight text > right click > select copy, highlight text > go to Edit > select copy
100
The arrow cursor means...
Click to select this object
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Define: Computer
An electronic device that stores and manipulates information. Unlike a calculator, it is able to store a program and retrieve information from its memory. Most computers today are digital, which means they perform operations with quantities represented electronically as digits.
100
What is gmail?
Gmail is the name for Google's email service.
100
True or False: I should follows my parent's rules and guidelines for the internet even when I am at a friend's house or at school.
Wherever you are, you should go by your parent's rules. There may be additional rules based on where you are. For example, if your friends parents' have extra rules for your friend, you'll have to go by those too. When you're at school or at a library you should go by the rules there, but you should always talk with your parents about what they think is best.
200
To paste text you can...
CTRL + V, or highlight text > right click > select Paste, or go to Edit > select Paste
200
The hour glass cursor means...
"I'm thinking"
200
Define: Email
An email is an electronic message that is sent from one computer to another. Some emails have attachments, such as pictures or video clips, and some are just all text.
200
What are 3 ways you can organize your notes from your research.
Note cards, graphic organizer, venn diagram, data list/sheet, KWL chart...answers will vary
200
You're online and you get a message from your Internet service provider asking for your password. They say they need it to fix your account. Should you give it to them?
You should never give out your Internet password to anyone (even your best friends) other than your parents. AOL and most other Internet service providers will never ask you for a password and sometimes people will pretend that they work for the Internet service provider to get your password.
300
Where is the application tool bar / task bar?
On the bottom of the screen / desktop
300
The hand cursor means...
This is a link. If you click on it a link will open.
300
Define: Desktop
The main display screen on the computer where all the main menu options can be found. It is what you see when you first log-in to the computer, or when you have closed all the games/applications.
300
Name three creative ways to present information for a report.
PowerPoint, brochure, newsletter/newspaper, interview, video, animation...answers will vary
300
What is Digital Citizenship? 1) The list of rules and guidelines for responsible technology use. 2) A website used to track US citizens. 3) An agency that keeps track of what you do online.
1) The list of rules and guidelines for responsible technology use. If a teacher talks about digital citizenship, they are referring to making smart choices online and staying safe when you use social media.
400
Name the home row keys
ASDFJKL;
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The diagonal, two arrow cursor means...
Click and drag to resize the object.
400
Define: Download
To download something onto your computer means to get a file from the Internet, a disk or someone else’s computer and save that file to your own computer or disk.
400
You are studying __________. Write a list of 4 possible search terms / key words you might use to begin your research.
Answers will vary
400
Why should you check the "about" tab on a website when doing research?
To ensure that a source is reliable.
500
Why are the home row keys important? Name 2 reasons
They help you to locate the main keys without looking. You can begin to type more quickly when you know where to put your fingers. They allow you to find keys more quickly....answers will vary.
500
Draw what the cropping tool / cursor looks like.
See image
500
Define: Cloud computing
Cloud computing means storing and accessing data and programs over the Internet instead of your computer's hard drive. The cloud is just a metaphor for the Internet.
500
Name 5 resources you can use to research for a paper/project. The internet source only counts as 1 source.
The library, encyclopedias, magazines, newspapers, interview someone, atlas, dictionary, almanac...
500
Why do you have to create a bibliography when you do research?
To give credit to the authors of the sources you are using. To avoid plagiarism. Answers will vary.
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