Summer Technology Courses
The Tech Club now holds Summer Technology Courses. For more information on how to sign up, click here. These Courses will last 6 weeks and will include:
Official Microsoft/Macintosh Desktop Technician Courses
- Microsoft
Windows Course 2261B: "Supporting Users Running the Microsoft Windows XP
Operation System" - This course introduces rookie and veteran Tech
Club Students to the world of the MCDST, or the Microsoft Certified Desktop
Technician. Students will learn basic Microsoft Windows Computer Vocabulary
and Terminology, Basic Microsoft Windows XP Troubleshooting, Command Prompt
Commands, TCP/IP Troubleshooting, and sub netting.
- Microsoft
Windows Course 2262B: "Supporting Users Running Applications on Microsoft
Windows XP" - This Course continues on where 2261B left off. Students
will learn more troubleshooting techniques for Windows XP and how to configure
and troubleshoot problems in Outlook, Outlook Express, and Internet Explorer.
- Apple
MacOS X Essentials Course - This course is the only Mac Course
available for SI Tech Students. It teaches Mac OS X installation, editing
and configuring Users and File Permissions, file system troubleshooting,
command line commands, networking, network troubleshooting, Microsoft Windows
Computer Server interacting, sharing, posting web pages using a MacOS X
as a server, and basic troubleshooting/configuration for Peripherals (like
the GUI or Graphics User Interface), Printers, and Printer servers.
Additional Technology Training
- History of Computers Part I - This is the introductory seminar
to our summer tech course. We believe that we cannot fix computers without
knowing its history. Did you know that the first computer was the abacus
and counting stones? We didn't either. Don't worry, techies don't know everything.
This is a half day course that will only summarize the evolution of the
calculator and its eventual transformation into the Personal Computers we
all learned to love or hate.
- History of Computers Part II - In addition to the above mentioned
course, rookie or veteran Tech students will emerse themselves into the
anatomy of computers (both PC's and Macs) and the server that revolves around
all of what we do on computers in SI. We believe that it is a good idea
to receive some hands-on training in identifying different computer parts
and dissasembling and assembling computers. This training will take u
It is a one day class that teaches the basics of preventing/killing virus
infections, etc.
- Personal Computer Performance - This tech course introduces students to personal troubleshooting for either Windows XP Professional or Windows XP Home Edition. After the end of this seminar, students will be expected to know basic system maintenance, performance bottlenecks, and Upgrades. This half-day course will help prospective techies in home computing.
- Editing Webpages using Macromedia Contribute 3.0 - Many teachers and faculty in SI use the Macromedia Contribute 3.0 application to create and update their websites because of its user compatibility. Although this application is very user-friendly, problems are often brought up to the Tech club and Tech Staff. Also, often times, Tech Club students often had to bring the issue up to the Tech staff. In order to prepare for future events, the Tech club, along with the webmaster, created this half-day seminar to familiarize people with Contribute and troubleshoot simple and common problems.
- Creating and editing Video Projects using Mac and Windows - Video Project errors are a very common issue dealt with in SI. To add to the problem, the Tech sp the
other half of the day after History of the Computers Part I.
- Personal Computer Security - This course offers anti-virus, anti-spyware,
anti-phishing, anti-adware, and anti-spam advice as well as tutorials directing
Tech students in IM (Instant Messaging), Active Content, Personal Firewall,
Wireless Security, Patching, Passwords, and Backup Problems and Issues. taff decided to install an Application called Nero. This application functions similarly to Windows Media Player, but there are a few main differences. In order to ease the suffering included with the creation of video projects, the the Tech club has created this half-day course. Students, after this seminar, will know and be familiar with Windows Movie Maker, Mac OS X iMovie, and Nero for the PC.
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