Computers, Technology and society - lessons online

Hello people,

Learning takes place everywhere, any time.... That's no news. What is new is the way we can access the information on a wide variety of media  nowadays ( well actually it has been a while!!!)
On the internet you can have text, pictures and sound and all combine makes learning fun and more appealing. ( hopefully)
Check out this example for learning basic Key vocabulary on computers
Check out this cool site with lessons on Introduction to computers
Check out this cool lessons on the topic technology and society

Information access? - Sharing is the key!!!

Some people say that access to information should be free to everyone. Throught the internet everyone can have this access. However we forget that most information belongs to someone or to some institution. Free access to information doesn't mean that we can simply ignore copyright issues although  in the internet we seem to forget this. It's so easy to access information nowadys. It's all there and available anytime, anywhere, through your mobile phone, in your iPad or tablet. And we forget there is a mind behind each piece of writing, each video, each song or game .... and we share and share ....
Creative commons license allows you to do this legally.  As sharing is the key word of this new digital revolution, do it freely and legally but protect copyright. Don't forget that intellectual property is property and must be protected.

Check this tutorial and learn how to avoid plagiarism:
tutorial
Also learn about Creative Commons Licenses an Public domain.

abuse and safety online safety online

Safer internet day Be safe online - don't expose yourself. Sexting is not a good for you!!!! Think about the consequences!!! Be safe online - don't accept everyone as friends. It's ok to say NO

Child abuse and safety

Child abuse in the real world What is child abuse?

Source: familyrights.us via Alexandra on Pinterest

So what can children and teenagers do to prevent abuse? First say no to strangers, even if they look harmless Here are some situations that look harmeless but might not be: Share your ideas about how to be safe. Source:mSpy

Virus and internet security

What are virus. What kind of virus are there? How do they spread? Watch this animation: here is a cool animation COMpaRE THE two videos which one presents more clearly the information which one more appealing

Read more about different types of viruses at this cool site


 what can you do to protect yourself and be secure online? HERE ARE SOME TIPS

Internet, the web and the future

Many people don't know the difference between the Internet and the web. But in fact they are two different things. Here is a video tutorial to explain : What is the internet? The internet is developing what is the future of the internet? how different is the web2.0 form the Web3.0 ( semantic web)

E books - everyone can make one!

listen to ‘E-books’ on Audioboo

Here is an example:

Desktop publishing

listen to ‘Desktop publishing’ on Audioboo

In the cloud - Software as service

Watch this video tutorial to learn about cloud computing In the cloud you can find Software as service - SaaS- and Platforms as Service.
 There are a lot of applications that you can use for free and some trial versions you can try. Some are totally online , so you don't have to download anything into your computer, nor bother with complicated processes of installing programs. An good exemple of software as service is Zoho. With it you can everything you need, publish and share with you friends or colleagues.

The Cloud and web2.0 tools

What is "the cloud"? Which are its main advantages? Listen to this recording in one of my favourite recording apps and find out:

listen to ‘advantages of cloud computing’ on Audioboo

Which are the most obvious disadvantages? Do you use it? Which apps and services do you use? Share your ideas and applications you use with your friends. Present tools that you can use to work, share, acess information online. Here are some of my favourites: animoto What does it do? Animation of photos.

This is great for your photos and for small presentations. You can include music and many frames. It's great for story telling too.
Another cool tool is   go animate With this you can create little videos. And also make short presentations using story telling techniques.