Using your laptop to make a real difference in your teaching, Session 3: Connecting with the world

Welcome to Session 3 of Using your laptop to make a real difference in your teaching. In this session, we focus on Connecting with the world.

By the end of this session, you will be able to:

• explain commonly confused terms related to going online and the internet
• explain different ways to connect to the internet
• identify and solve connection problems
• explain what an internet browser does
• identify different internet browsers: Microsoft Edge, Safari, Chrome, Firefox
• use Microsoft Edge to browse the internet
• use OneNote Web Clipper to save information from the internet
• work safely online (communicate, avoid phishing and create powerful passwords) with a clear understanding of cyber security
• explain what it means to collaborate online
• use Microsoft Word and OneNote to collaborate online
• use Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp Web to communicate using video and voice online
• search effectively for online resources
• explain what copyright is
• explain the importance of Creative Commons and the different Creative Commons licences that exist
• use email and appointments in Microsoft Outlook
• connect a printer using a cable or wireless connection
• troubleshoot printer connection problems

During this course – Using your laptop to make a real difference in your teaching – you will learn all about how to use your laptop. The course includes the following sessions.

1. Your first laptop
2. Managing files
3. Connecting to the world
4. Using a display device with your laptop
5. Making it work with JUST ONE LAPTOP

Before you get started, we suggest that you download the Class Notes first so you can follow along during the training.

Download the glossary below to quickly remind yourself what the various computer terms mean.