1. The Legend of Information Technology: A Link to the Future By Quoc Tran Making Information Available to the World with HTML and Web Pages Presentation of Information with MS PowerPoint IDLE (Integrated Development and Learning Environment) Programming with Python Computational Thinking Data Analysis and Visualization with MS Excel Dynamic Webpage Programming with JavaScript Desktop Publishing with MS Word Computations Thinking is thinking at multiple levels of abstraction For solving problems For designing systems For understanding the power and limits of human and machine intelligence Computational thinking also means being able to go above the original whole and constructing a whole of wholes. Or going above the whole and thinking about the whole in a different way. Learning how to use Microsoft Word would help create incredible resumes and documents as well as making them stylish. The formatting of the document makes it easier to read as well as making it more appealing. Making Presentations with Microsoft Powerpoint has never been easier and it is the universal medium for presenting to any audience of any size. This is definitely a skill that all people with computers should learn. The internet allows people to communicate better. While some may believe that the internet has impaired the communication and socialization between people, I believe that it has in fact strengthened people relationships. The ability to put your own thoughts and knowledge into a web page and presenting it to the world is astonishing. Learning HTML to create Web Pages for the world is extremely useful and it is an essential skill for those who want to present information about their causes and movements to others. HTML is the basic and simple program that would allow you to design your website. Microsoft Excel allows you to organize and analyze a huge amount of data. Excel allows you to see what you want to see by filtering, hiding, and sorting out data by common names. It’s way better than writing it all on paper and looking at it. Excel is a must have for processing a huge amount of data such as a budget in a short amount of time. Excel also allows you to make different graphs to study trends and proportions of data. Excel is an extremely useful tool when it comes to math. Excel would do your calculations for you in bulk through the Autofill function. Excel is just as universal as Microsoft Word. Javascript is an advanced form of HTML. This allows you to make if/else statements and is used for designing functions and systems on the web. There is a lot of logic involved in Javascript and allows your program to work specifically and properly on the web. Javascript is a little more readable than Python and is a useful tool for making web pages and uploading them to the web. Python was named after Britiish comedy group Monty Python and it is one of the best tools to make situational statements. Python is also used to make web pages as well as making if/else statements to create programs and functions on the web. It is very similar to Javascript in which it uses logic to decide what to do next. Python will do what you want it to do as long as you program it right. Python can actually be used to make simple dungeon and dragons games with only text because actions are executed based on the player’s decisions.