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The Computer Education category features information and activities to help kids and teens learn about the history of computers, including hardware, software, networking, and typing.

Subcategories

• Summer Camps
• Typing

Resources in This Category

• Computers Can Be a Real Pain

  http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/k-ergonomics.html
  Explains how to sit properly, type on a keyboard, and use a mouse correctly while working on a computer. Learn how to take breaks that are recommended by doctors.

• How Computers Work

  http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0774696.html
  A guide that explains how a computer operates. Includes hardware, software, printing, the Internet, and a glossary of computer terms.

• How Stuff Works: Computers

  http://computer.howstuffworks.com/
  Contains a variety of information about hardware, the Internet, peripherals, security, and software.

• Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101

  http://www.jegsworks.com/Lessons/
  Lessons covering input, processing, output, storage, word processors, spreadsheets, and the web.

• Teach ICT for Students

  http://www.teach-ict.com/gcsehome.html
  Contains lessons, games, worksheets, and tests for hardware and software topics.

• Teach Me Computers

  http://teachmecomputers.tripod.com/
  Includes lessons on computer types, input/output devices, storage, applications, and operating systems. Also explains how to avoid computer-related health problems.

• The Brain vs. The Computer

  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bvc.html
  Compares the similarities and differences between a human brain and a computer.

• The Computer Technology Documentation Project

  http://www.comptechdoc.org/
  Contains a variety of guides on networking, security, hardware, operating systems, and programming languages.

• The Museum of Modern Technology

  http://www.actden.com/skills2k/
  A flash-based tutorial that covers operating systems, email, the web, and networks. Includes a quiz at the end of each lesson.

• Wikibooks - Computers for Beginners

  http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Computers_for_Beginners
  A wiki book that covers the basics of buying a computer, security, office programs, the Internet, multimedia, and networking.

• Wikipedia - Computers

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer
  Covers the history of computers and how they operate.

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