Prerequisites for Computers Merit Badge:   (Please be sure to bring your blue card with you)

1.     Please bring your copy of the Computers Merit Badge booklet with you to the KSU merit badge University event.

2.     Please download and print a copy of the Computers Merit Badge Worksheet at http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Computers.doc or
http://www.usscouts.org/mb/worksheets/Computers.pdf

a.     Write your name and Troop or Crew number on page 1.

b.     Read carefully and thoughtfully all of the requirements and think about which ones you know about or have a special interest in.  Write down any information that you already know, and things you have already done.  This will save you time during the Merit Badge event on Saturday and will make it easier to share your knowledge with the class. 

c.     Please bring your worksheet to the merit badge event to keep track of your progress and to show your work.

3.     For requirement number 1, ask your Parent, Scout Leader or Teacher about conversing with strangers on the internet via chat, e-mail, or online games, and why you should not give out personal information to people you don’t know. Write down what they say and be prepared to share it with the class. 

4.     Complete two of the items under requirement number 6, print the output and also put it on a CD or flash drive, and bring it with you to the class on Saturday.  Alternatively, you may e-mail it to yourself and access it online at the class. We'll pick a third one to do in class.  

5.     Pick and work on one of the items for requirement number 7, print any output AND also put it on a CD or flash drive, and bring it with you to the class on Saturday.  Or you may e-mail it to yourself and download it at the class. 

6.     Look at requirement number 9.   Think about why you chose the Computers Merit Badge.   Write down on your worksheet, three careers in the computer industry that interest you.  Find out what training or education is required for your favorite of these three.  Be prepared to discuss your choices with the class.