Introduction

Introduction to Principles of IT

I. Before moving into the course you will need to EMAIL:

• joy@arpisd.org and SHARE the link to your slide deck. Here is an example of a slide deck for the beginning of the year.

• Ethical Use Assurance (or Confidentiality Form) and Copyright Assurance

  • Acceptable Use Policy

  • Social Media Policy

(3) Email joy@arpisd.org the name and contact information of your Technical Help Desk (i.e. Laramie or Brian) person. Email me their name, email, phone, campus, district.

II. Understanding How this Course is Setup

• Create a Google Folder (PIT_Lastname_Firstname) Share this folder with your teacher. Put the link to the shared folder on your first slide. Put all your assignments in subfolders for each MODULE....like the ones you see below:

MODULE_1

MODULE_2

MODULE_3

MODULE_4

MODULE_5

• Create Portfolio in Google Slides (Lastname_Portfolio) Keep the slides outside of your subfolders.

  • Share Slides with joy@arpisd.org

    • If you do NOT know how to create a share, please watch this video. Sharing Folder & Slides

  • Put the date at the top of each slide AND the MODULE # You are working on. Use a slide or 2 for what you have learned each day.

• Bookmark Principles of IT Website on your first slide

• IF YOU NEED HELP: Please send me the URL and copy some of the text on that page where you are having issues. Here is an example:

Dr. Rousseau, I cannot get to this video Watch video on History and Future of Technologies . The URL for the page I found this on is : https://sites.google.com/arpisd.org/principlesofit/module_04

III. Software needed for this course:

• A video viewer (VLC Media Player is free)

• Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Slides

• Email

• Chrome Browser

• Notepad++ (free) Download here: https://notepad-plus-plus.org/

IV. Websites that need to be available to students

• https://www.w3schools.com/html

• Youtube

• https://www.rasmussen.edu/

• Lynda.com

• https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/essentialskills

• https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test

• http://www.personalitytype.com/career_quiz_2/

• https://tea.texas.gov

• https://www.careerfitter.com/free_test/careerbuilder

• https://www.16personalities.com/

• https://www.thebalance.com/the-myers-briggs-personality-test-and-your-career-2062787

• https://www.thebalance.com/free-career-aptitude-tests-2059813

• http://www.texasrealitycheck.com

• http://www6.texascaresonline.com/

• https://www.learnhowtobecome.org/computer-careers/it/

• https://www.esafety.gov.au/educators/classroom-resources/cybersmart-challenge/cybersmart-forever

• https://www.teachthought.com/technology/cybersecurity-tips-for-students/

• https://its.ucsc.edu/security/student.html

• http://schoolinternetsafety.pbworks.com/

• https://its.ucsc.edu/

• https://spanning.com/blog/7-types-of-phishing-how-to-recognize-them/

• https://www.csoonline.com/article/2124681/what-is-social-engineering.html

• https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/teens

• https://www.thesocialdilemma.com/start-a-conversation/

• https://www.adobe.com/express/learn/blog/what-every-brand-needs-to-know-to-use-color-effectively

• https://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website

• https://www.techopedia.com/

• https://htmlcolorcodes.com/