This is a brief presentation I put together for a clients 3rd Grade Boy Scout troop. I based this off the worksheet shared on http://meritbadge.org/wiki

1. Computer Merit Badge Doug Richards, Centriq Social Business

2. So what exactly is a computer? Is it smart? Can it do my homework? How does a computer work? Processor Memory Storage Language Computers

3. Is a computer the same as the Internet? Draw a picture of the Internet How can you be safe online? Keep secrets – don’t share; Age Location Address City Parents names School name Your name The Internet

4. What is a search engine? How does it search? Robots and Spiders, oh my! Web Robots Asks for pages Web Spiders Crawl the page How is it so fast? Teamwork Search Engines

5. Three tips your parents (probably) don’t know Keyboard shortcuts (Windows) Alt + Tab Ctrl + F Alt + F4 Windows Key + M Computer Magic

6. How do computers get sick? Bugs Worms Virus How do you know? Moves slow Won’t wake up Forgets things Asks lots of questions What should you do? Tell an adult Run a Virus Scan If its an emergency – call a PC doctor Computer First Aid

7. What did you learn today? How a computer works About the Internet How to be safe online About search engines Computer Magic Computer First Aid Doug Richards drichards@centriq.com