Computer Fun Badge
We will complete 6 of the following 10 activities:
And our AGENDA:  
	#5:  We will all introduce ourselves to the girls [~15-30 minutes]
	#1:  MAKE A LIST ON PAPER in groups of two.  [~15-30 minutes]
	#3/#9:  Play your game, taking notes so you can give an ORAL report. Play at least five times.  Group work encouraged.  [~ 1 hour]
	LUNCH BREAK
	#8:  Demonstrate that you can do at least FIVE things on the computer:  make & name a folder on the desktop, activate a program and use, drag information around, get ready to print, store, have a new desktop, screensaver. [~15-30 minutes]
	#4/#2:  Make webpages [~2 hours]
**END**

BADGE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Find computers being used for at least ten different purposes.  To do this, look through books, newspapers, magazines, or on the web, watch television, or in person.  Share what you have found with your troop members.

2.  Spend at least two hours learning something new from a computer, either by taking computer assisted instruction at a school or learning center or by using a computer educational toy.

3.  Help put on a demonstration of computer toys and games for your troop.

4.  Visit a business, bank, or other place that uses computers to solve problems:
* See the computer in action and find out some of the things for which it is used.
* Find out what language the computer uses, how information is put into the computer, and how information comes out.
* Learn how to use an automatic banking machine.

5.  Invite someone who works with computers to talk to your troop or group.   
Find out what she/he does with the computer, what training was necessary, and what other people are involved in keeping the computer working properly.
OR
Interview four different people and find out how computers affect their lives.

6.  Visit a computer store.  Compare different kinds of personal computers.  Ask someone to explain the basic options available to the average buyer. Decide which one you would buy.

7.  Read a computer magazine. Make a list of the types of information that can be found in the magazine and how this would help you use computers.

8. Learn how to do some basic computer operations. Demonstrate your ability to do the following:  make a folder on your desktop, start a computer program, create a file, print information, save something you have created.

9.  Play an electronic computer game at least five different times. Keep a record of how you do.  What skills are needed?  How can you improve?
or
Be a computer games reviewer.  Play at least three different video games and write a brief review of your opinions of each.  Include in your review:  comments on the objective of the game, the skills required, the eye appeal and quality of the graphics, the interest level, and the educational value.

10. Design your own computer fun activity.