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Knowing Technology Course Series Information

Pre-Course Assessment

Post-Course Evaluation

Session I - Your Computers

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:12/5/2025
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:What computers do you use? How do they work? This session is for beginners who want to gain an understanding of the computers they use daily.

  • Class Intro Presentation
  • Knowing Technology I Presentation

Session II - Your Smartphone

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:12/12/2025
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:We explore understand Cellphone Technology, Terminology, Basic Smartphone Navigation, Basic Operations to include Voice Calls, Video Calls, Messaging, and Email. We explore Apps, Settings, and Privacy and Security.

  • Knowing Technology II Presentation

Session III - Networks & The Cloud

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/16/2026
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:You will learn about wired, wireless, the World Wide Web (WWW), the Internet, The Cloud, and the Internet of Things (IoT).

  • Knowing Technology III Presentation

Session IV - Internet Browsers & Your Files

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/23/2026
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Networks involve using an Internet Browser. You will learn the types of browsers for your computers, how to surf the web and how to configure your browser for safe Internet surfing. We will explore how to store information in computer files and how to manage your digital files on your computer and in the cloud.

  • Knowing Technology IV Presentation

Session V - Social Media Apps

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:1/30/2026
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Cloud Apps are used every day at home and at work. We will cover how to use them to access information and media services to save money.

  • Knowing Technology V Presentation

Session VI - Your Digital Security

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:2/6/2026
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • Location:Montgomery County Recreation - Plum Gar Recreation Center, 19561 Scenery Dr, Germantown, MD 20876
  • Outline:Everyone creates a digital footprint. Learning how to protect your digital identity starts with understanding what it is, and how you control its use and keeping digital information private in the digital world.

  • Knowing Technology VI Presentation

Session VII - Your Digital Privacy

  • Day:Friday
  • Date:2/21/2025
  • Time:11:00 - 12:30 PM
  • 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

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