CROCKETT COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CLASS

INTERNET LESSONS

Start a new file in MSWorks.
Highlight the lesson you need, copy and paste it to your document in MSWorks. Center each lesson title.

(Complete each sentence)

My name is
I was born on
My greatest talent is
My favorite school subject is
Someday I want to be a
My favorite thing to do is
My favorite place is
The person I admire most is
My favorite movie is
The best trip I ever took was to
If I could have 3 wishes they would be
The best thing about school is
The worst thing about school is
I would like to learn more about
I wish
I hope
I am most proud of myself for

Lesson 2. NEWS ARTICLE OPINION

Locate and read a news article of interest. Write your own editorial comment on the story. 1-3 paragraphs.
Title your page with the news article title and under it write down where you found the article.
News sites:
www.wmcstations.com
www.jacksonsun.com
www.cnn.com
www.msn.com
www.foxnews.com

Lesson 3. Computer History

Search the Internet to find answers to the following questions. You may copy and paste your answers.

• In what year was the first microcomputer produced?
• What occurred in 1979 that blasted the microcomputer into the telecommunication age?
• What was the first multimedia computer and in what year was it introduced?
• Name 3 people associated with the history of computers and what part did they play?

Lesson 4. Computer Terminology

Highlight, copy and paste this lesson into your MSWorks document. Highlight and move the correct term in front of it's definition. Use the Glossary in you book if you need help.

Part One:

• Application
• Browser
• Cursor
• Database
• Delete
• Dialog box
• Document
• Download
• Drag
• Edit
• E-Mail
• File
• Font
• Graphic
• Homepage
• Icon

• A program installed on a computer for use.
• Computer artwork.
• To receive a file or other information from another computer.
• A blinking vertical bar that shows you where text or objects will appear on screen.
• An organized collection of information.
• To remove permanently.
• A program that lets a computer communicate with web servers and display the information stored there.
• An on-screen symbol that represents a disk drive, directory, application, document, or other object that you can select and open.
• A pop-up window of options that appears when you choose a menu command followed by an ellipses (...).
• A paper.
• To hold down a mouse button, move the mouse pointer to a different position, and then release the mouse button.
• To make corrections.
• A collection of information stored on a disk under an identifying name.
• A set of characters with a specific design and a similar appearance. Each font has its own name, such as Arial or Times New Roman.
• A message sent as an electronic file from one computer to another.
• The main page of a web site and also a web page that a browser is configured to go to automatically when you open it, to provide a starting point for your web travels.

Highlight, copy and paste this lesson into your MSWorks document. Highlight and move the correct term in front of it's definition. Use the Glossary in your book if you need help.

Part Two:

• Internet
• Link
• Maximize
• Menu
• Menubar
• Minimize
• Modem
• Multimedia
• Program
• Save
• Spreadsheet
• Text
• URL
• Video
• Website
• WWW
• Windows 3.1

• A grid of columns and rows in which you enter text, numbers, and formulas.
• An object in a web page that you can click to jump to another page, or another part of the page you're on.
• The horizontal bar near the top of an application window.
• To enlarge an application to fill the entire screen.
• A global internetwork, a huge collection of computers and networks interconnected so they can exchange information.
• A list of commands that you can execute with a keystroke or by clicking the mouse.
• One of the many Internet-based activities.
• To reduce a running application window to an icon.
• A device that allows two computers to communicate over telephone lines.
• Any software installed for use.
• To store the contents of a document in a file on a disk.
• A predesigned document with the basic layout, formatting, and sample text already in place. You can use a template as a model for creating a new document.
• Typewritten words on a page.
• Advanced computer capabilities as playing video, sound clips and animation.
• As address you can type in a web browser to access a particular resource.
• A file of information stored on a web server.
• A computer operating system program designed to maximize productivity.

Lesson 6. Computer Related Jobs

Think about places you have been in the last few weeks - stores, theaters, home, school, etc. Create a list of where you saw people making use of technology as part of their job and tell what it was the person was doing.

CLICK HERE for career choices. Complete the survey and choose a career. Minimize your browser to keep it for a reference. Complete the questions.

• 1. What kind of career did you choose?
• 2. What things are you learning in school that are helping to prepare you for jobs of the future?
• 3. What will be your duties or resposibilities?
• 4. What are the educational requirement?
• 5. What is the current beginning range of pay?
  

7. My Temperment

Visit: Keirsey Temperament Sorter
Read the page.
Click on "Proceed To the Keirsey Temperament Sorter" link at the bottom of the page and select your answers. Click score. Tell how you scored and if you have made good career choices.