Active Computing Anatomy Augmented Reality Cognitive Surplus Collaborative Consumption i computing that tries to influence emotion ii human like or rexct to emotion Work w o direction or control our normal sense of surrounding objects overlay of info displayed i Leisure time tools to be creative ii e g Web 2 0 interet only consumption individuals ability to create collaborate joining group to use specific product more efficiently set of techniques used in processing retrieving info technology any print in the real world host live link online info video content Seeing skills progress confidence excitement i plan to strengthen mind of those with strong math skills Africa ii by creating African Institute for Mathimatical Science AIMS facilities iii 15 in progress Google Project 10100 Understanding working for something larger than self i Understanding Computer Capabilities Limitations using them wisely ii how computer is constructed how its functions to get most out of it iii avoid hacking viruses iv better at Maintaining upgrading troubleshooting Elections Violent Acts Erik Hersman Juliana Rotich Kenya Collects E mails texts blogs tweets maps makes publicly available Asking large s of people for small donations via Internet i e KickStarter com capital start business i large amounts of data are analyzed investigated ii spot patterns trends within data that otherwise not obvious Those w easy access knowledge those who don t i Social Networking voice their complaints about gov the killing of Khaled Said ii The gov shut down internet violent riots i A posting on YouTube ii 50 recorded voices Computer Literacy Crisis Mapping Tool Ushahidi Crowdfunding Date Mining Digital Divide Egypt Riots 2010 Eric Whitacre s Virtual Choir Information Technology IT Mastery Next Einstein Initiative NEI Purpose QR Quick Response Code Software Web 2 0 1 Technology on the World Stage How can becoming proficient w technology help you understand participate in important issues in the world at large i Political environmental or questions addressing the global digital divide it s important that you become proficient w technology to be able to participate ii Technology can be the means by which you find your voice in the world impact others in meaningful ways 2 Technology Our Society How can knowledge of technology help you influence the direction our society takes i Technology is changing how we think how we connect w each other how we purchase consume product services ii By using technology you can become a creator of new pieces of music connect w people from around the world collaborate to create consume 3 Technology at Home What does it meant to be computer literate i You understand the capabilities limitations of computers know how to use them wisely ii Enables you to make imformed purchasing decisions use computers in your career understand ethical legal societal implications of tech today anyone can do become copmputer literate 4 Technology at Home How does being computer literate make you a savvy computer user consumer i by understanding how computers are constructed various functions you ll be able to get the most of your computer ii Avoid hackers viruses internet headaches protect privacy separate privacy security risks from those don t need to worry about iii Maintaining upgrading troubleshooting good purchasing incorportate latest technologies into existining equipment 5 Technology Your Career How can becoming computer literate help you in a career i computer increasingly become part of daily lives difficult to imagine any career not using computers ii Help you be a more productive valuable employee Computer Programs Instructions tell computer what to do and enables different tasks Tools Web Based Service online collaboration sharing among users The first personal computer PC no monitor keyboard or mouse Released 1975 Made by Steve Jobs Steve Wazniak in Wazniak s garage 1976 start of the Apple Computer Company Steve Jobs June 1977 The first fully contained microcumputer Highly successfu in the business world sold for 1 300 Color monitor keyboard sound game paddles ROM Read only memory Computer aimed at the business market did well in Europe Released October 1977 by Commodore Computer aimed at the U S consumer market Just one month after its release in 1977 it had sold about 10 000 units The first portable computer released in 1981 The 1 795 computer weighed about 24 5 pounds and had a small 5 inch screen IMB s first portable computer Coined the term PC to describe all personal computers Time Magazine s 1982 Machine of the Year A programming language that beginning programming students could easily learn The key language to the PC Developed by Wozniak introduced n 1977 the operating system that controlled the first Apple computers Developed by Gary Kildall was the operating system designed for the Intel 8080 chip the processor for PC s Altair 8800 Apple I Apple II Commodore PET TRS 80 Osborne IMB PC Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code BASIC Disk Operating System DOS Control Program for Microcomputers CP M MS DOS An operating system for the IBM PC created by Bill Gates Eventually the operating system used by all PC s running on the Intel chip Visicale The first spreadsheet program created by Harvard Business School student Dan Bricklin his friend Bob Frankston More than 10 000 copies sold in its first year Lotus 1 2 3 Second version of the spreadsheet after the VisiCalc Added integrated charting plotting database capabilities to spreadsheet software Released in 1983 Third releaseed spreadsheet application came on the market in 1985 One of the first spreadsheets to use graphical user interface The first word processing application avail for PC s in 1979 Gave PC s the ability for word processing Microsoft Excel WordStar Word for MS DOS Precursor to Microsoft Word Introduced in 1983 in pages of PC World magazine on the first magazine inserted demo disk WordPerfect PageMaker Graphical User Interface GUI Best DOS based word processor was eventually sold to Novell was later acquired by Corel 1980 The first desktop publishing software released in 1985 A type of user interface that features on screen objects such as menus icons manipulated by a mouse Xerox Alto Xerox s first PC 1972 never sold commercially included a word processor based on the What You See Is What You Get WYSIWYG principle that incorporated a file mgmt system w directories folders It had a mouse could connect to a network Star
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