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Knowing Technology Course Series Information

Pre-Course Assessment

Post-Course Evaluation

Session I - Knowing Technology I: Your Digital Devices

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:12/6/2024
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline: Home computing devices are changing the way we live daily life, work, and play. This course is for home users of computers and digital technology. Get to know what home digital devices can do for you. Get to know how to save money and get the best use of these new technologies to enhance your life. This class is the first class in the Knowing Technology series.

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Session II - Knowing Technology II: Your Digital Networks

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:12/13/2024
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline: Home computing networks are changing the way we live daily life, work and play. This course is for home users of digital technology. Discuss how the Internet, the World Wide Web, wireless devices and even the Internet of Things (IoT) are impacting your life. Get to know how to save money and get the best use of these new technologies to enhance your life. This class is the second class in the Knowing Technology series.

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Session III - Knowing Technology III: Your Smartphone

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:12/20/2024
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Smartphones are liberating our computing capabilities. We can now access information anywhere at any time. Learning the capabilities of your smartphone is essential today. The class is designed to familiarize you with your smartphone. This class is the third class in the Technology series.

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Session IV - Knowing Technology IV: Cloud Computing

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/10/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline: Cloud computing is used every day for productivity at home and work. The different types of cloud computing will be discussed. An overview of cloud computing applications will be addressed. The class is the fourth class in the Technology series. Recommended prerequisites: Technology I, II, & III or equivalent knowledge.

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Session V - Knowing Technology V: Active Montgomery Website

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/17/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline: The Active Montgomery website is the cloud computing registration and facility reservation system that provides customers the capability to:
    • Register online for classes, camps, memberships, and lessons Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation offers.
    • Reserve a variety of public facilities. (Limitations Apply)
    • Pay online with assurance that the site accepts all applicable credit card industry security requirements.
    ActiveMONTGOMERY can be used with a PC, tablet, or other mobile device with internet access. The class is the fifth class in the Technology series. Recommended prerequisites: Technology I, II, III, & IV or equivalent knowledge.

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Session VI - Knowing Technology VI: Microsoft 365 Part I

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/24/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Microsoft 365 is our cloud-powered productivity platform. With a subscription to Microsoft 365, you can get: The latest productivity apps, such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and so much more. Part I provides an introduction to the online Microsoft Office Application Suite. The class is the sixth class in the Technology series. Recommended prerequisites: Knowing Technology I, II, III, IV, & V or equivalent knowledge.

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Session VII - Knowing Technology VII: Microsoft 365 Part II

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/31/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Microsoft 365 is our cloud-powered productivity platform. With a subscription to Microsoft 365, you can get The latest productivity apps, such as Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneDrive, and so much more. Part I introduces the online Microsoft 365 applications. The class is the seventh class in the Technology series. Recommended prerequisites: Technology I, II, III, IV, V, & VI or equivalent knowledge.

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Session VIII - Knowing Technology VIII: Your Digital Security Part I

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:2/7/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Everyone has created a digital footprint. Everyone has a digital identity, whether it's your password, username, SSN, IP address, or home address. Protecting and controlling your digital identity starts with understanding what it is, and how you control its use. This class will familiarize you with the first level of digital information security requirements – password and authentication processes. The class is the eighth class in the Technology series. Highly recommended prerequisite courses: Technology I, II, III, IV, V, VI, & VII or equivalent knowledge.

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Session IX - Knowing Technology IX: Your Digital Security Part II

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:2/14/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:This class is the second part of the digital security class. It is designed to provide the tools to understand and use the latest digital security measures to secure your digital assets. The class is the ninth class in the Technology series. Highly recommended prerequisite courses: Technology I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, & VIII or equivalent knowledge.

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Session X - Knowing Technology X: Your Digital Privacy

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:2/21/2025
  • Time:9:30 - 10:30 AM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Your digital privacy is under attack every day, every hour. Protecting and controlling your digital identity starts with understanding what it is and how you control its use. Learn the actions you must take to protect your digital identity and privacy. Learn about the defaults you must change on your social media apps to minimize your digital data footprint. This course is designed to provide you with the tools to protect your digital identity and privacy today. The class is the tenth and final class in the Technology series. Highly recommended prerequisite courses: Technology I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VIII, & IX or equivalent knowledge.

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Required Textbook & Materials

None

Materials:

Please bring a Flash Drive/Memory Stick 512MB or larger to class which will enable you to save your class work.

Videos

Data Brokers

Social Media

Digital Footprint

VPN's

Support Links:

Technical Terms, Jargon, Acronyms, and Abbreviations

Digital Literacy Links

Computing Devices Help Links

Cloud Computing Links

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) Links

Platform as a service (PaaS) Links

Software as a service (SaaS) Links

Cloud Storage

Cloud Office Applications

Cloud Social Media

Cloud Media Services - Music

Cloud Media Services - Video

Cord-Cutter Calculator

Encryption Products and Services

BitLocker

Encryption Software Tools 2018

VPN Services

Device Fingerprint Elimination

De-identification

Implementing DO-NOT-TRACK

Implementing Anonymous Searching

Destroying Tracking Cookies

Disable Third-Party Cookies

Destroying Click-Stream Data

Password Policies

Cyber Insurance

Google Deatomization Tools

Privacy Apps

Secure Email Services

Credit Monitoring and Freeze

Dark Web Scan

PC Magizine "Best of"

Robocall Blocker Apps

iOS & Android

iOS

Android

Colleges and Universities