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which could be developed into the [[Computers]] #6e ''short presentation''.<br> | which could be developed into the [[Computers]] #6e ''short presentation''.<br> | ||
- | '''7d'''. [[Computers]] #7d "Design a webpage…" is very similar to [[Communications]] #7b "Create a Web page…". | + | '''7d'''. [[Computers]] #7d "Design a webpage…" is very similar to [[Communications]] #7b "Create a Web page…".<br> |
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lesson video links, and cross-references to related Merit Badges and Boy Scout Awards.
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![]() | This is the Boy Scout Computers Merit Badge Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts can earn the Cub Scout Computers Belt Loop & Pin |
![]() | Computers requires prior counselor approval for requirement(s) #6e, 7c, 7d. |
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Status: | Elective | |
Created: | 1967 | |
Discontinued: | no | |
BSA Advancement ID: | 036 | |
Requirements revision: | 2006 | |
Latest pamphlet revision: | 2008 |
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Requirement resources
Many of the requirements can be satisfied using Free (often called "Freeware") and Open Source software programs.
1. How to Keep Children Safe Online From McAfee Protection
2. A Timeline of the History of the Computer - A History of the IEEE Computer Society - Computer History - Computer History Museum - The Virtual Museum of Computing - Historic Computer Images - CHAC History Pages - The History of Computers - Encarta: History of Computers
3a. Uses of Computers
3b. Uses of Personal Computers
4a. Parts of a Personal Computer - Computer hardware
4b. File Formats - Wotsit.org
5a. Computer Programs
5b. Programming Languages - A Complete List of Programming Languages
5c. Software Applications
5d. Computer Virus
5e. Internet - How Internet Infrastructure Works
- Lesson Videos: Internet Explorer
6. OpenOffice.org is a freeware office suite that includes word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database programs. It can opening and savesave to Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint files.
- Google Docs contains basic spreadsheet, word processor and presentation software. It imports Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint formatted files. Requires only a web browser and a (free) Google account.
6a. See the sample duty roster table in the Camping Worksheet Req. 4b.
6b. See the sample food list & cost table in the Cooking Worksheet Req. 3c & 5b.
- Microsoft Excel - Many great tutorials on using Excel.
- Lesson Video: Create a Budget in an Excel Spreadsheet
6c. Mail Merge Lesson Video: Mail Merge Word and Excel
- Microsoft Word - Great Microsoft Word tutorials.
- Mail Merge in MS Word - Great mail merge tutorial.
6e. The Citizenship in the Community #8 public presentation...of your community
could be given as a Communications #3 five-minute speech
using the techniques from Photography #4b to produce a picture story
and Art #1 to tell a story with...pictures
which could be developed into the Computers #6e short presentation.
- Microsoft PowerPoint - Great Microsoft PowerPoint tutorials.
- Lesson Videos: PowerPoint Presentation Basics - PowerPoint Presentation - More PowerPoint
6f. Court of Honor samples and links to a number of other sites.
- Here are Campfire songs, skits, and cheers.
- Lesson Videos: How to Use Google
6g. Irfanview is free (no cost) to download and use (though not Open Source).
- Paint.net is a free image editing and photo manipulation program for Windows PCs. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of powerful tools.
- Picasa is free photo organization and editing tool from Google that can help you make web pages, slide shows and share your photos. A similar application for the Macintosh is iPhoto.
- For those looking for more advanced photo editing software (or those using Linux) there's The G.I.M.P.. It is a good choice for those who can't use or afford Adobe Photoshop.
- Microsoft Outlook great email tutorials.
- Lesson Videos: Outlook Email
6h. Sample Computer chip based devices: Cell Phone - MP3 Player - DVD Players - Cars - Palm OS Devices
7b. Sketchup is a "3D modeling software tool that’s easy to learn, simple to use, and lets you place your models in Google Earth".
- QCad A free trial copy of QCad is available for downloading. The trial copy does have certain limitations (such as terminating after 10 minutes of use) but should suffice for this requirement and give a scout the chance to try a CAD program.
7d. NVU - free html editor with WYSIWYG capability for building web pages. Also, Linux users can use Quanta Plus (which is also open source, and similar to NVU.)
- HTML Programming - great tutorials.
- Notepad++ - A more stable free HTML editor also with WYSIWYG and a spacebar HTML tag entry
8. Glossary of Computer Terms - Online Dictionary of Computing
9b. DRM Information on music copyright protection.
10. Computer Science Career Guide
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6e. The Citizenship in the Community #8 public presentation...of your community
could be given as a Communications #3 five-minute speech
using the techniques from Photography #4b to produce a picture story
and Art #1 to tell a story with...pictures
which could be developed into the Computers #6e short presentation.
7d. Computers #7d "Design a webpage…" is very similar to Communications #7b "Create a Web page…".
Science Awards (Computer Science is an Applied Science)
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General Merit Badge information
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