Resources

The Calvin Christian School website contains all sorts of information including announcements, news and calendars of events that are invaluable to students and parents.

• http://www.calvinchristianescondido.org/

Use the following websites to take surveys and quizzes for this class:

• • http://www.quia.com/pages/msteenstra/hscomputer (for Mr. Steenstra's High School Computer Class)

  • http://www.quia.com/pages/msteenstra/jhcomputer (for Mr. Steenstra's Junior High Computer Class

Use this website to see when your assignments are due, check your grades and more. You will need to enter your user ID and password to login. If you forgot your ID or password, you may visit the school office and they will tell you what it is.

• The CrusaderConnection

Google Docs Links:

• Calvin Christian School's Google Apps Logon Page

• Article: January in Review: Styles, Sparklines, Google+ sharing, and more

Here's a link to a list of Internet bookmarks I created for this computer class:

• Computer Class Internet Bookmarks

Interesting Stuff:

• The Evolution of the Web Interactive Website

  • YouTube Video on Google's Search Algorithm (can't watch at school)

• Best Surf Spots in Google Earth with Wannasurf (another YouTube video)

• Amazon Street View with Google Maps

• CNBC Article by Mr. Salzman entitled "Salzman: The Real Impact of Facebook"

Chapter 18:

• Google Basic Search (great article)

• Internet Explorer Tutorials

• Google Instant Search (great article)

• Another Google Instant Search article

• And yet another Google Instant article!

• Article on IE9

• The Wikipedia About Page

• Zuckerberg's [Facebook CEO] $100M Donation

• xxxchurch.com

• The Evolution of Search by Google (YouTube video)

Chapter 1:

• Binary Number System Tutorial

• Binary Number Conversion Tutorial

• Binary Number System Game!

• Binary Number System YouTube Video!

• Luxo Jr. by Pixar (YouTube)

• For the Birds by Pixar (YouTube)

Stock Market Project:

• EduStock Stock Market Tutorial

• PBS Investing 101

• "How the Stock Market Works" YouTube Video

Google Sites Created by High School Computer Students to Teach Google Docs!

• • https://sites.google.com/a/calvinchristianescondido.org/sharing-and-publishing-and-printing-with-austin-and-jeremy/

• https://sites.google.com/a/calvinchristianescondido.org/grigory-kyle-and-brooke-s-editing-and-formatting-a-google-document/

Internet Freedom of Speech versus Pirates and Crackers

• Document: SOPA Explained

  • Article: Feds shut down popular file-sharing website Megaupload

  • Article/Video: The Kids Should See This - PIPA/SOPA Breaks The Internet

  • Google - End Piracy, Not Liberty

• Article: SOPA and PIPA: Just the Facts

• Survey: SOPA and PIPA - Your Opinion

• JH Computer Class SOPA and PIPA Survey Results

• Extra Credit: Pirating Presentation

Internet Safety and Privacy

• Article: Why social media, mobile phones want your info

• Video: Protect Kids in Chat Rooms, IMs and E-mails

• Good to Know by Google

• Google's Approach to Free Expression

• How Google Protects users from Bad Ads

• Google: Inside view on ads review

Google Apps

• The Official Google Docs Support Page

  • Video: Using Google Docs Presentation

  • Video: Google Presentation

  • Video: Google Demo Slam: Epic Docs Animation

  • Video: How To Animate a Google Docs Presentation