NAME: 701 QUIZ EP
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER VIRUSES
		SENTENCE MATCHING

HOW TO:

THIS IS AN EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT, SO IT IS OPTIONAL.

THIS IS BASED ON A STORY IN 99 ABOUT THE ‘MELISSA EMAIL VIRUS’

YOU MAY BE ABLE TO FIGURE IT OUT ON PAPER.

IF YOU CAN, LOOK IT UP ON THE WEB.

ALSO, on http//auciello.tripod.com there is a COMPUTER VERSION

OF THIS QUIZ THAT SCORES IT!

EP = EXTRA PROJECT = EXTRA 100 POINTS OF CREDIT. LEARNING IS A

LIFELONG JOURNEY – THERE IS NO REST FOR THE WICKED – THIS ASSIGNMENT

IS A REST AREA ON THE SUPERHIGHWAY 0F LIFE. ENJOY IT. “HACK” AWAY

AT IT. BECOME A “HACKER” NOW, AND AVOID THE RUSH!

NAME: 701 SOL
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		MOUSE CONTROL
		NAVIGATING MENUS
		CLICK-DRAG,
		COPY-PASTE
		PRINT-SCREEN – IMPORTING GRAPHICS
		CLIPBOARD
		STRATEGY

HOW TO:

HOPEFULLY, sol.exe (SOLITAIRE) IS ON THE GAMES MENU OF YOUR COMPUTER.

(it is also on the INTERNET, YOU MAY WANT TO JUMPSTART YOUR WEB RESEARCH SKILLS BY TRYING TO FIND IT, LATER I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO FIND IT BY USING A SEARCH ENGINE LIKE YAHOO OR GOTO.

LOAD IT BY CLICKING ITS ICON.

SET OPTIONS TO STANDARD STYLE. USE MOUSE TRAILS, PICK AN CARD COVER

THAT YOU LIKE. (I LIKE THE SWAYING PALM TREE LEANING TOWARD THE BLUE OCEAN ON A WHITE SAND BEACH.)

THEN DEAL YOURSELF A HAND. CHEAT A LITTLE – GO THRU THE DECK AND COUNT

ACES AND KINGS. DO NOT – REPEAT DO NOT – PLAY THIS GAME UNLESS 5 OR MORE

ACES AND KINGS ARE UNCOVERED. START BY BUILDING ACE ROWS (TOP) AND KINGS ROW (BOTTOM). TRY TO DEVELOP A WINNING STRATEGY. Be sure to add several lines about your winning strategy at the bottom on the page. Strategic Planning and documenting it are the most important parts of this assignment.

DESCRIBE THIS STRATEGY, WHEN YOU WIN. WHEN THE CARDS ARE FLYING IN THE AIR, HIT THE <Print Screen> Key (this copies the screen to the clipboard).

THEN OPEN UP WORD PAD [CLICK START – PROGRAMS – ACCESSORIES – WORDPAD]

WRITE YOUR NAME AT THE TOP.

HIT THE <ENTER> KEY ABOUT 15 TIMES. THEN DESCRIBE YOUR STRATEGY.

INSERT THE CURSOR JUST BELOW YOUR NAME, CLICK EDIT – PASTE

(THE IMAGE GETS PASTED ), MOVE THE IMAGE AROUND WITH THE ARROW

KEYS (ASK FOR HELP HERE). CENTER IT NICELY. CLICK PRINT.

PUT IN NOTEBOOK.. YOU JUST EARNED 100 POINTS.

IF YOU CAN’T BEAT SOLITAIRE IN 1 HOUR, SKIP IT, AND COME BACK TO LATER.

[EVENTUALLY, I OR A CYBER-TUTOR WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO DO IT.]

NAME: 701 EMAIL (700 EMAIL)
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		GETTING EMAIL ADDRESS
		COMPOSING
		SENDING
		PRINTING

NAME: COMPUTER SKILLS INVENTORY
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		INFORMATION COMPETENCY SKILLS
		TABLE PROCESSING IN WORD / EXCEL
		CATEGORIZING / ORGANIZING INFORMATION
		SELF-ASSESSMENT / EMPOWERMENT

HOW TO:

THIS ASSIGNMENT IS SELF-EVIDENT. JUST FOR STARTING IT, AND BEGINNING TO CHECK OFF THE SKILLS THAT YOU HAVE, AND CONTINUING TO UPDATE IT AS THE COURSE PROGRESSES, YOU WILL RECEIVE THE BIG 100 POINTS!

IN THE BUSINESS / MANUFACTURING WORLD, THE MODERN PRACTICE IS SELF-EVALAUTION THAT IS LATER VERIFIED. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS ABOUT YOUR TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT YOU KNOW, AND DON’T KNOW AND TRACKING AND MAPPING IT, AND MOVING FORWARD IN THE INFORMATION CENTURY.

EXTRA CREDIT IS ALSO REWARDED FOR EMAILING ME ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL SKILLS THAT SHOULD BE PLACED ON THIS INVENTORY LIST.

AGAIN, FOR STARTING THIS, AND CONTINUING TO UPDATE IT EVERY WEEK,

YOU WILL RECEIVE 100 POINTS.

NAME: 701-FONTS
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		UNDERSTANDING THAT A FONT HAS A SIZE,, STYLE, AND SPECIAL PROPERTIES (COLOR, BOLD, ETC)
		UNDERSTANDING APPROPRIATE FONTS FOR BUSINESS.
		SELECTING A FONTS THAT YOU PERSONALLY LIKE. (I LIKE ARIAL – BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT COULD BE PYSCHOLOGICAL.)
		PUTTING STYLE AND CLASS INTO YOUR WORK.
		PROPORTIONAL VS MONOSPACED FONTS.

HOW TO:

IN THE FORMATTING TOOLBAL, USUALLY SAYS “Times New Roman 10”, THERE ARE SCROLL BOXES THAT YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN TO SELECT A CERTAIN FONT, THEN

DO THE SAME WITH THE SIZE.

Do (5) very quickly, in different fonts, then then click the big “A” on the same toolbar. Guess What, note that it changes font color. Also you can highlight, (drag mouse over text), making it

Highlighted, then click “Font Color” and make your page very attractive.

There are additional skills here to be learned by those who have an ‘eye for color’ and are artists.

changing background with the Highlight Tool to the left of the big “A” you can achieve dramatic,

and vivid colorful results! Show me, and more importantly, show yourself

what you can do!

NAME: 701-MAP
SKILLS TO BE ATTAINED	CHECK OFF
		USING PAINT / PAINTBRUSH PROGRAM
		PROPORTION, DIRECTION, RIGHT-BRAIN ACTIVITY.
		DRAWING TOOL

HOW TO:

CLICK START –PROGRAM – ACCESSORIES – PAINT - FIND THE “LINE” TOOL (RUN CURSOR OVER TOOLS UNTIL YOU FIND IT – IT IS JUST UNDER THE SPRAY CAN.)

NEXT DRAW A MAP CONTAINING THE LOCATION OF YOUR HOME, AND THE

NEAREST SHOPPING MALL.

KEEP IT SIMPLE. USE STRAIGHT LINES AND CROSS STREETS. CLICK “A” TO

ADD TEXT TO YOUR DRAWING.

EXTRA CREDIT FOR ELABORATE WORK DONE IN PAINT. SHOW WHAT YOU CAN

DO!

ALSO, EXTRA CREDIT FOR GETTING A MAP FROM YAHOO, BASED ON YOUR ADDRESS AND ZIPCODE (GET HELP FOR THIS ONE), AND COPYING AND PASTING IT TO PAINTBRUSH, AND MARKING YOUR HOME AND CLOSEST COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES.

SHOW ME WHAT YOU KNOW!