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Lesson One Lesson Two Lesson Three

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - MySpace®

  • MySpace defined
  • MySpace web site
  • Search window
  • Menu bar
  • Search for people on MySpace
  • Screen name defined
  • Search for display name
  • Search for e-mail address
  • Enter MySpace site
  • Details of MySpace page
  • Uses of MySpace Blog feature
  • MySpace Blurbs feature
  • MySpace Details feature
  • MySpace Friends feature
  • Add to Friends option on MySpace
  • Send Message option
  • Instant Message option
  • Add to Group option
  • Forward to Friend option
  • Add to Favorites option
  • Block User option
  • Rank User option
  • Log on to MySpace
  • Join MySpace
  • Create a profile
  • Upload pictures
  • Make new friends
  • Secondary e-mail defined
  • Primary e-mail defined
  • Allow others to see your birthday
  • MySpace safety tips
  • Upload pictures to MySpace account
  • Practice Lesson Files
  • Photo size
  • Photo type
  • Edit profile
  • Verify e-mail address
  • Confirm MySpace account
  • Home link
  • Browse link
  • Invite others to be friends
  • Film link on Myspace
  • Inbox link
  • Blog link
  • Join MySpace groups
  • Events section
  • Post event
  • Add videos to MySpace
  • Create e-mail
  • New friend request
  • Friend Request Manager
  • Interests & Personality link
  • Networking options
  • Song & Video on Profile section
  • Music copyright rules
  • Search artists on the MySpace Music page
  • Add song to profile
  • View My Profile option
  • Music player
  • Profile Editor link
  • Background options
  • Pre-formatted themes options
  • Account Settings link
  • Change Password option
  • Privacy settings
  • IM privacy settings
  • Download IM program
  • Add event to Calendar
  • RSVP to event
  • Calendar options
  • Manage Calendar options
  • Send reminder
  • Create new event
  • Blogging
  • Comments on blogs
  • Customize blogs
  • Post a blog
  • Delete blog entry
  • My Bulletin Space section
  • Post bulletin
  • Change my “Top Friends” link
  • View Online Friends link

Section 3 - YouTube

  • Add videos to MySpace
  • Guidelines for loading videos on MySpace
  • Name videos
  • Formats
  • Add video to profile on MySpace
  • Add video URL code to MySpace
  • YouTube defined
  • Google™ video defined
  • Categories of videos
  • View videos
  • Share videos
  • Register and sign up
  • Search for video clips
  • Embed video code
  • Copy embedded video code
  • WMV video format
  • AVI video format
  • MOV video format
  • MPG video format
  • Editing ability
  • Standard account
  • Confirm e-mail address
  • Add videos
  • Add titles to videos
  • Add tags to videos
  • Add categories to videos
  • Add descriptions to videos
  • Public videos
  • Date options for videos
  • Map options for videos
  • Satellite options for videos
  • Comments on videos
  • Video responses to videos
  • Rate videos
  • Use Quick Capture
  • Upload a video

Section 4 - Music and Radio on Your Computer

  • Search for online radio stations
  • Listen to streaming radio programs
  • Install a player on your computer
  • Windows Media® Player 11
  • Media player defined
  • Download media player software
  • Save media player
  • Validate media player
  • URGE™ defined
  • Download URGE
  • Stream radio broadcasts
  • Locate radio station
  • Internet radio defined
  • Sirius™ radio defined
  • Listen online
  • Subscription-based Internet radio
  • Live365.com® radio web site
  • Locate genre of radio station
  • Pandora® defined
  • QuickMix® defined
  • Create new station
  • Music Genome Project®
  • Transfer music from a CD to a media player
  • Rip music from CD
  • Create playlist
  • Name playlist
  • Remove songs from playlist

Section 5 - iPods and iTunes

  • iPod® defined
  • iPod nano defined
  • iPod shuffle™ defined
  • iTunes® defined
  • Install iTunes
  • Download iTunes
  • Configure applications to iTunes
  • iTunes Library
  • Rip music from CD to iPod
  • Connect iPod to computer
  • Sync iPod to computer
  • Sync computer to iPod
  • Playlist defined
  • Sorting Library
  • Search for song in Library
  • Narrowing search type for songs
  • Play songs directly from iTunes on computer
  • Create playlist in iTunes
  • Name a playlist
  • Drag songs into playlist in iTunes
  • Manually sync iPod to computer
  • Use iPod as external hard drive
  • Select music to sync to iPod
  • Sync TV shows to iPod
  • Sync movies to iPod
  • Sync podcasts to iPod
  • iTunes Store
  • Set up iTunes account
  • DRM-free music defined
  • Browse movies in the iTunes Store
  • Search for music in the iTunes Store
  • Purchase music from iTunes
  • Elements on the iPod
  • Hold switch
  • Fast-forward
  • Rewind
  • Main screen
  • Shuffle songs
  • iPod click wheel
  • Select specific music to play on the iPod
  • Hold switch features
  • Sleep mode on iPod

Section 6 - Cell Phones I

  • Styles of cell phones
  • Cameras on cell phones
  • Soft keys on cell phones
  • Side buttons on cell phones
  • Charge a cell phone
  • Headphone jack
  • Text messaging on cell phones
  • Bundle text messaging costs into phone’s service plan
  • SMS
  • Short message service
  • Number of characters in text messaging
  • Contact list
  • Add text messaging address from Contact list
  • Punctuation marks in text messaging
  • Send text message
  • Text message language
  • T9 Word
  • Text on nine keys
  • Predictive software while text messaging
  • Send text message to computer
  • Camera icons on cell phones
  • Take pictures on cell phones
  • Viewfinders on cell phone cameras
  • Save pictures on cell phones
  • Download pictures from computer
  • Store photos using Pix Place
  • Send pictures using picture messaging on cell phones
  • Create new text message
  • Voice commands on cell phones
  • Turn on the Voice Activation feature
  • Settings and Tools menu on cell phones
  • Train the phone for voice commands

Section 7 - BlackBerry® and Personal Digital Assistants

  • BlackBerry® defined
  • BlackBerry features
  • BlackBerry Pearl™
  • Turn on BlackBerry
  • Multiple features per key on BlackBerry
  • Trackball defined
  • Scroll wheel defined
  • Speakerphone key
  • Lock keyboard on BlackBerry
  • Address Book option in BlackBerry
  • Add new name and address to address book in BlackBerry
  • Sure key defined
  • Add picture to new address in BlackBerry
  • PIN defined
  • Make call on BlackBerry
  • End call on BlackBerry
  • Phone log on BlackBerry
  • Text message defined
  • Send text message on BlackBerry
  • SMS text on BlackBerry
  • Symbol key on BlackBerry
  • Shift key in text message on BlackBerry
  • Copy and cut text in text message on BlackBerry
  • Cost of sending text message on BlackBerry
  • Send PIN message on BlackBerry
  • Take picture on BlackBerry
  • Send picture on BlackBerry
  • Save picture on BlackBerry
  • Rename picture on BlackBerry
  • Set up BlackBerry for e-mail
  • Use setup Wizard on BlackBerry
  • Compose e-mail on BlackBerry
  • Send e-mail on BlackBerry
  • Select picture to e-mail on BlackBerry
  • Profiles tool on BlackBerry
  • Ringtones on BlackBerry
  • Browse the Web on BlackBerry
  • Enter web page on BlackBerry
  • Bookmark web page on BlackBerry
  • Download BlackBerry desktop software on computer
  • BlackBerry Desktop Manager defined
  • Bluetooth® feature on BlackBerry
  • Install BlackBerry drivers on computer
  • Sync BlackBerry with computer
  • Sync Outlook® with BlackBerry
  • Import data defined on BlackBerry
  • Export data defined on BlackBerry
  • Refresh defined on BlackBerry
  • Automatic sync on BlackBerry
  • Manual sync on BlackBerry
  • Back up BlackBerry to computer
  • Restore data from computer to BlackBerry
  • Application loader on BlackBerry

Section 8 - iPhones

  • Home button on iPhone™
  • Touch screen on iPhone
  • Favorites on iPhone
  • Recents on iPhone
  • Contacts on iPhone
  • Keypad on iPhone
  • Voicemail on iPhone
  • Sync computer with iPhone
  • iTunes® with iPhone
  • Charge battery on iPhone
  • Text message on iPhone
  • Add to Favorites option on iPhone
  • Make call from Contacts list on iPhone
  • E-mail from Contacts list on iPhone
  • Maps on iPhone
  • Satellite view on iPhone
  • Mail on iPhone
  • Refresh screen on iPhone
  • Safari™ on iPhone
  • Web browser on iPhone
  • iPod® on iPhone
  • Swap key on iPhone
  • Merge calls on iPhone
  • Hold calls on iPhone
  • Answer calls on iPhone
  • Calendar on iPhone
  • Music library on iPhone
  • Pinching fingers on iPhone
  • Wallpaper on iPhone
  • YouTube on iPhone
  • Stocks on iPhone
  • GPS on iPhone
  • Weather reports on iPhone
  • Clock on iPhone
  • Calculator on iPhone
  • Notes function on iPhone
  • WiFi mode on iPhone
  • Airplane mode on iPhone
  • Hot spots from iPhone

Section 9 - High Definition Televisions in a Home Theater

  • High definition television defined
  • HDTV defined
  • Setup of viewing room for HDTV
  • Picture resolution quality
  • Adjusting HDTV for a bright room
  • DVD defined
  • HD-DVD player defined
  • Digital tuner defined
  • Analog signals defined
  • HDTV format
  • Progressively scanned lines defined
  • Interlaced lines defined
  • Progressive scan defined
  • Upconvert defined
  • True sound defined
  • Viewing room size
  • Viewing room lighting
  • Viewing room budget
  • Resolution specs on an HDTV
  • Plasma HDTV
  • Rear projection HDTV
  • LCD defined
  • Liquid crystal HDTV
  • LCD HDTV
  • Front projection HDTV
  • High altitude adjustment on a plasma HDTV
  • Ghosting defined
  • Side viewing issues in HDTV
  • Digital Light Project defined
  • DLP defined
  • Contrast ratios defined
  • Liquid crystal display defined
  • Default picture settings
  • Set video source devices on HDTV

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Online Photo Sharing

  • Sharing photos online defined
  • PhotoBucket® online photo service
  • DropShots online photo service
  • Picturetrail online photo service
  • Smilebox® online photo service
  • PBase® online photo service
  • Shutterfly® online photo service
  • Snapfish® online photo service
  • Kodak® Gallery online photo service
  • Charges for online photo services
  • Prepare photos for upload to online photo service
  • Resize and compress photos
  • Photoshop® Elements
  • Edit and enhance photos in Photoshop Elements
  • Image size defined
  • Resampling defined
  • Constrain proportions defined
  • Pixel dimensions
  • 4 to 3 picture ratio
  • Join online photo service
  • Set up user name for online photo service
  • Set up password for online photo service
  • Upload photos from computer to online photo service
  • Add titles to photographs
  • Create sub albums
  • Move photos into sub albums
  • Edit photos
  • Share photos
  • Delete photos
  • HTML tags
  • IMG codes
  • Share albums
  • E-mail albums
  • Create slide shows
  • Rearrange photos in slide shows
  • Create custom slide show styles
  • Save slide shows
  • Name slide shows
  • Create remixes
  • Insert graphics into photos
  • Add text to photos
  • Add borders to photos
  • Add fade options to photos
  • Add music to photos
  • Add video clips to photos
  • Publish remixes
  • Name remix shows
  • Add text to remix shows
  • Add borders to remix shows
  • Add fade options to remix shows
  • Add music to remix shows
  • Add video clips to remix shows

Section 3 - Blogging

  • Blog defined
  • Web log defined
  • Links to other web sites on a blog
  • Online diary
  • Impact of blogs
  • Update blogs
  • Blogs as a social venue
  • Facebook®
  • LiveJournal™
  • MySpace® blogs
  • Safety regarding blogs
  • Parental controls on blogs
  • Use different e-mail address than main address
  • Netiquette rules
  • Flames defined
  • Travel blogs
  • TravelPost.com
  • Read blogs online
  • Web sites reviewing other blogs
  • Web log review
  • Create a blog
  • Blogger.com™
  • Templates for a blog
  • Name the blog

Section 4 - Cell Phones II

  • LG® Chocolate™
  • Slide phone
  • Navigation wheel on cell phone
  • Download ringtones
  • Verizon Wireless®
  • Browse for ringtones
  • Ringback defined
  • Ringtone defined
  • Purchase ringtone
  • Set ringtone as default
  • Song ID feature
  • ID new song
  • Analyze Musical DNA
  • Download song on cell phone
  • Play music on cell phone
  • Download music software
  • Sync music to cell phone
  • Bluetooth® Wireless Technology defined
  • Pairing defined
  • Pairing headset with cell phone
  • Bluetooth menu
  • Adjust volume on Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth device
  • GPS defined
  • Global Positioning System defined
  • Set GPS location
  • Download GPS software
  • Find destination using GPS
  • Driving directions with GPS
  • Locate present location using GPS
  • Update maps on journey using GPS

Section 5 - Webcasting

  • Download videos to your computer
  • Videos defined
  • Size of video files
  • Download video viewing software
  • Windows Media® Player
  • Apple® QuickTime®
  • RealPlayer®
  • Streaming videos defined
  • Share Video option
  • Streaming international sites
  • Listen to live broadcasts
  • Download Windows Media Player
  • Check traffic on live cams
  • Live cams defined
  • Traveler information on live cams
  • Locate live cams on highways

Section 6 - Video Cams

  • Types of video cams
  • Download IM program
  • Download Windows Live™ Messenger
  • Setup Wizard for Windows Live Messenger
  • Options menu for Windows Live Messenger
  • Enter display name for video cam
  • Enable audio and video settings on video cam
  • Add a contact to the video cam
  • Call using video cam
  • Send message to offline contact
  • Sign out of video cam

Section 7 - Burning DVDs and CDs

  • Types of file storage
  • CDs defined
  • DVDs defined
  • Floppy disk defined
  • Compact disc defined
  • CD-R defined
  • CD-Recordable defined
  • CD-RW defined
  • CD-Rewritable defined
  • Nero®
  • Burn a CD
  • Intellectual property defined
  • Violation of copyright laws
  • Copyright laws
  • Nero StartSmart
  • Make Audio CD option
  • Add Files and Folders dialog box
  • Select drive to burn CD
  • Label CD
  • Verify data while burning CD
  • Create a data disc
  • Erase CD
  • Quick-erase CD
  • Full-erase CD
  • Select erase speeds
  • Burn a DVD
  • Create DVD
  • DVD formats
  • DVD-R format defined
  • DVD+R format defined
  • DVD-RW format defined
  • DVD+RW format defined
  • Different international video formats
  • NTSC video format
  • PAL video format
  • Length of video clip
  • Resolution of video clip
  • DVD-1 size defined
  • DVD-5 size defined
  • DVD-9 size defined
  • Create Chapters option
  • Design styles for videos
  • Flash drives defined
  • Pen drives defined
  • Thumb drives defined
  • USB ports defined
  • Move file to flash drive
  • Safely Remove Hardware icon

Section 8 - MP3 Players and Downloading Music

  • DAP defined
  • MP3 defined
  • Flash-based players defined
  • Hard drive-based players defined
  • Speakers for MP3 player
  • Charge MP3 player
  • Download files from personal computer to MP3
  • Music for sale controversy
  • Digital Rights Management defined
  • DRM defined
  • Windows Media® Player
  • Media player
  • Windows Vista®
  • Windows® XP
  • Start media player
  • Rip music from CD
  • Media libraries
  • Music Library
  • USB port
  • Configure MP3 player with computer
  • Sync tab on media player
  • Transfer music from computer to Sync list
  • Transfer music from Sync list to MP3 player
  • Disconnect MP3 player from computer
  • Delete files from media player
  • Shuffle music defined
  • Turn off Auto Sync feature
  • Videos on the MP3 player
  • Buy music for MP3 player
  • URGE™
  • eMusic®
  • Napster®
  • Amazon®
  • Preview songs prior to buying
  • Search for music by genre
  • Create account with URGE
  • Subscribe to URGE
  • Purchase album
  • Purchase individual song
  • Add more memory to MP3 player
  • Lock MP3 player
  • Battery life indicator
  • Turn on MP3 player
  • Organize music by genre
  • Scroll down MP3 player screen
  • Play button
  • Seek option
  • Set bookmark option
  • Play mode option
  • Play playlists
  • Shuffle option
  • Control volume

Section 9 - Podcasting

  • Podcasting defined
  • Subscribe to a podcast
  • Subscribe to podcasts through iTunes® or MP3 player software
  • Aggregator defined
  • Podcatcher defined
  • Sign up for podcasts
  • Podcasts directory
  • Research for podcasts
  • Free podcasts
  • Download podcasts
  • Play podcasts
  • Check for new episodes of podcasts
  • Change settings for new episodes of podcasts
  • Set up podcasts from a web site
  • RSS defined
  • Really Simple Syndication defined
  • RSS feed link

Section 1 - Introduction

Section 2 - Home Theater Overview

  • Audio/video receiver
  • A/V receiver defined
  • HDTV
  • Multi-channel audio system
  • High definition DVD player
  • Digital video recorder
  • Advanced gaming system
  • Universal remote control
  • CD players
  • Digital video recorders
  • Video cameras
  • Analog signals to a TV
  • Digital signals to a TV
  • Old style turntables
  • Cable systems
  • Satellite systems
  • Viewing room size
  • Viewing room lighting
  • Viewing room budget
  • Plasma HDTV
  • Seating arrangements for home theater
  • Power requirements based on room size
  • Watts per channel
  • Side viewing issues on HDTV
  • Continuous watts per channel
  • Liquid crystal HDTV
  • Room acoustics
  • Sound absorption in a viewing room

Section 3 - Budgeting Your Home Theater System

  • “Theater in a Box”
  • Professional installation of a home theater system
  • Viewing habits when budgeting for a home theater system
  • Balanced home theater system
  • Audio-centric home theater system
  • Video-centric home theater system
  • Last year’s model shopping
  • Media server
  • Microsoft® Xbox®
  • Sony® PlayStation®

Section 4 - Sound

  • A/V receiver
  • True digital quality
  • Budget allocated to speakers
  • Multi-channels
  • Digital Theater Sound defined
  • DTS defined
  • Dolby® Digital 5.1 defined
  • Subwoofer speaker defined
  • Dolby Pro Logic® II defined
  • Pro Logic IIx defined
  • Neo:6 defined
  • 5.1 channels
  • 6.1 channels
  • 7.1 channels
  • THX Select
  • THX certification
  • THX Ultra2
  • Speaker placement
  • Volume settings on speakers
  • Delay settings on speakers
  • Frequency settings on speakers

Section 5 - DVDs and DVD Players

  • DVD defined
  • DVD size vs. CD size
  • Super Audio CD defined
  • SACD defined
  • Audio channels on a DVD
  • Layered data on DVD
  • Types of DVDs
  • Standard
  • Blu-ray
  • HD-DVD
  • Blu-ray defined
  • HD-DVD defined
  • DVD players supporting formats
  • Recording capabilities of DVD players
  • Microsoft Xbox®
  • Sony PlayStation®
  • Upconverting defined
  • Upconverting DVD player

Section 6 - DVR

  • DVR defined
  • Personal Video Recorder defined
  • PVR defined
  • Standard DVR defined
  • High definition DVR defined
  • Connecting DVR to A/V receiver
  • Instant replay on DVR
  • Satellite providers for DVR
  • Cable providers for DVR
  • Cable card to use for DVR
  • Record button on DVR
  • High definition antenna

Section 7 - Connecting

  • Cable plug-ins on back of A/V receiver
  • High quality video cables
  • High quality video connections
  • HDMI connector
  • Component video cable
  • S-Video cable
  • Composite cable
  • Price of cables
  • Video connections
  • Audio connections
  • High definition-specific connections
  • Analog connectors
  • Stereo analog audio connections
  • Dolby® Digital
  • Multi-channel analog connections
  • FR defined
  • FL defined
  • SL defined
  • SR defined
  • SW defined
  • Coaxial connectors
  • Optical connectors
  • Blu-ray™ player
  • Cable routing defined

Section 8 - Universal Remotes

  • Controlling everything from a remote
  • Universal remote control defined
  • Universal remote control features
  • Number of programmable buttons
  • Number of functions to control
  • Cost
  • Number of pre-loaded devices
  • Backlighting for night operation
  • USB port for computer connections
  • Rechargeable batteries
  • Docking station
  • Push through button defined
  • Custom labeling
  • Learnable capability of remote
  • Infrared sensor on remote
  • Internet programmable universal remote
  • Macro defined in universal remote
  • Activity defined in universal remote
  • Controlling everything from a remote
  • Controlling everything from a remote in multi-rooms
  • RF defined

Section 9 - Gaming

  • Play video games on home theater system
  • Connect to a personal computer and share files with the gaming system
  • Gaming system as a digital video recorder
  • Connect to the Internet to download games, music and video programming
  • Play songs from CDs
  • Connect an MP3 player and store music files on gaming system
  • Microsoft Xbox®
  • Sony PlayStation®
  • Connect gaming system to the home theater system
  • Location of Xbox
  • File sharing with gaming system
  • Microsoft® Windows Media® Center
  • Connect the Xbox to the cable modem
  • Connect the Xbox to DSL modem
  • Connect to Internet through a wireless network
  • Xbox wireless adaptor
  • Xbox USB connector
  • Media extender defined
  • Set up media sharing
  • Slide show through gaming system
  • Set up Xbox
  • Screen keyboard on gaming system
  • Game rating system
  • ESRB defined
  • Playing games with gamers from other countries
  • Select Xbox features
  • Microsoft Live™ site
  • Download online games
  • Restrict children from playing
  • Free demos of online games
  • Online gaming community
  • Video chat on gaming system
  • Xbox Live Arcade
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