Computer Expert Badge
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This page has been created to help us earn our Computer Expert badge.
The most important thing to remember when using a computer, tablet, phone or other device that can connect to the internet is to always be safe and secure.
Review the Girl Scout Internet Safety Pledge.
Keep this pledge in mind whenever you are using any electronic device.
We are adding two more items to the list found in the pledge:- Never buy anything online whether from a store or in a game without the approval of your parents or guardians.
- Do not share IDs or Passwords with anyone other than parents/guardians.
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Steps to Earn the Computer Expert Badge
Note: Many of the following task require searching for information.
Parents should help with any searching.
People use search engines such as Google, Bing and Yahoo to search the internet.
Another good resource (often linked from search results) is Wikipedia.org
Note that most of the information on the internet is unverified. This means we are not able to prove that it is correct. You should always be careful about believing things that you see or read on the internet.
The following are the main tasks plus options for the Computer Expert Badge. Several sample sources of information have been listed here. There are many more available. (Way too many to try to list here!)
Note: Some main topics have sub-topics. Girls are required to complete only one of the subtopics, but are welcome to do more if they want to explore further. Links for each sub-topic are only suggestions. Please feel free to use your favorite search engine to find the desired info.
- Paint or Draw With an Art Program
- This has been completed in Computer Class by all girls.
- Find Some Cool Facts - Complete One of the Following:
- Create a list of 5 favorite facts to share about an animal
- Learn 5 facts about your local history.
- Online Art Walk - Take an Online Tour of an Art Museum
- https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the-metropolitan-museum-of-art
- https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
- https://www.guggenheim.org/collection-online
- https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/about/artproject/
- https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en
- http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en.html
- http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivaticani/en/collezioni/musei/museo-gregoriano-egizio.html
- https://artsandculture.google.com/partner?hl=en (Natural History)
- Take a Trip Online - Complete One of the Following:
- Road Trip: Visit a Map Site to view your town or some other place of interest
- Ossining (Google Maps)
- Approach to SAS (Google Street View)
- https://www.google.com/streetview/ Great starting point for interesting places.
- Egypt Pyramids (Google Street View)
- https://www.google.com/streetview/#us-highlights
- Magic Kingdom Orlando (Google Street View)
- Learn about another country; location, language money, holidays, etc.
- Blastoff! Find 5 interesting facts about another planet in our solar system.
- Road Trip: Visit a Map Site to view your town or some other place of interest
- Make a Connection - Send an E-Card, Email or Use an Online Contact Form
(Use the above link if you want to send a thank-you to the company that restored our power after the recent storm.)- Have More Computer Fun - Complete One of the Following
- Play an online game from a kid-friendly site.
- https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
- http://pbskids.org/
- http://www.safekidgames.com/ (Old site - many games may no longer work.)
- Create a 5 song playlist.
- Create and print your own personalized stationery.
- Play an online game from a kid-friendly site.
- Paint or Draw With an Art Program