FRPC will offer a course on Wise Computing—a Practical Guide to Stewardship with Computers on Saturday September 15, 2012. So if you consider yourself as inexperienced OR a routine computer user who would like to expand their understanding and skills OR a computer geek who would like to learn some new tricks, please consider signing up . Please see the detailed course outline posted below. The course will explain ideas in plain language while introducing you to concepts that will help you and protect you while using these tools. Topics are listed below.
To register please email wise-computing@faithreformed.org
1. Introduction: What computers are and are not: what the average user needs to know
a. Basic equipment and how it works
b. Terminology and what it means
2. Operating Systems: a non-zealous point of view
a. What does the OS do?
b. How does it affect me?
c. What are the stewardship points associated with the OS?
3. Applications 101
a. Practical tools for everyday life
b. Fun tools for everyday life (i.e., photo editing, video, graphics, etc)
c. What are the stewardship points associated with applications
4. Applications 201: A detailed look at Word Processing
5. Applications 202: A detailed look at Spreadsheets
6. Applications 203: A detailed look email, chat, and other communications applications—May 26
7. Applications 204: Calendaring and Planning tools
8. Applications 205: A detailed look at Presentations
9. What's that Buzz? Networks You Think You Know
a. The Internet: the basics
b. Cellular Networks: 3G, 4G, LTE and other jargon
c. WiFi
10. Safe Computing
a. Internet Hazards
b. Malware
c. Protecting your identity and privacy
11. Making Good Choices: What computer is right for me?
a. Personal Computers (Desktops and Laptops)
b. Tablets
c. Smart Phones
12. Social Networking: Risks and Rewards
13. Multiple Computers in my life
a. Networking
b. Juggling devices
c. Where's my stuff?
d. What are the stewardship points associated with multiple computers
14. Putting IT All Together: A final overview