Computer Literacy 1 and 2
The focus of this web page is on the portion of the Computer Literacy courses that deal with information literacy skills and with responsible and ethical online behavior. For further information about the entire curriculum, read the Computer Literacy 1 course description, the Computer Literacy 2 course description.
Selected Computer Literacy 1 Assignments and Handouts
- Netiquette
- Copyright FAQs (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
- Online Catalog Exercise [PDF]
- Database Exercise [PDF]
- Evaluating Search Tools [PDF]
- Elements of Website Evaluation
- Worksheet for Evaluating Web Sites [PDF] and instructions [PDF]
- Evaluating Web Sites “Tour”
- Survey of Internet use
Selected Computer Literacy 2 Assignments and Handouts
- Whodunnit?: “Sourcing” Web Pages
- Finding and Selecting Articles
- Information about copyright and fair use (including sample permission letter)
- Project Selection Catalog [PDF]
- Lynda.com (thousands of instructional videos on all kinds of software)
- Safari Tech Books Online (full text searching!)
Teacher Resources
- Scenarios for Teaching Internet Ethics
- Crap Detection 101.2
- Multigenre Tools
- Using Lync
- Lynda.com Tutorials (requires UIUC NetID and password)