READINGS FOR APPLIED TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOPS

1. Operating Systems. Affirm that you can create a folder and a file on a computer and move the file from one folder to another. Demonstrate that you have played music or a sound recording on a computer.

2. E-mail. Send me an e-mail, with a document attached. It could be item 2 or 3 above.

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/94attach.htm

http://www.learnthenet.com/english/html/36compr.htm

http://www.softsea.com/review/CryptoMite.html

3. Web Searching and Internet Use. Provide a one-page print out of a web search.

http://searchenginez.com/tutorial.html

http://hanlib.sou.edu/searchtools/searchtips.html

http://www.faculty.umb.edu/william_holmes/internetemail.ppt

Holmes’ Web Searching Tips

4. Web Page Development. Provide a printout of a web site you’ve created. The web page must have a web link and inserted graphic image. It may be created either with web authoring software or by saving a document with hyperlinks as HTML output if you do not have a current site.

http://www.reviseict.co.uk/websites/word.shtml

http://www.ncsu.edu/sciencejunction/route/usetech/createwebpage/index.html

http://www.1clipart.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

Holmes’ Simple Web Page Creation Notes

5. Word Processing. Submit a copy of a paper you have written that contains citations, a footnote, a table or chart, and references. The paper must follow a consistent, recognized style.

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HP051900461033.aspx

Holmes’ Word Processing Tips

6. Spreadsheets. Provide a copy or a printout of a spreadsheet you’ve created. It must have at least one formula and a chart. If you created a spreadsheet for Community Portraits, that will normally meet this criterion.

http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/excelformulas/ss/formula_begin.htm

http://www.csub.edu/~jross/classes/GS390/Spreadsheets/ExcelCharts/CreateChart.htm

http://spreadsheets.about.com/od/c/g/cell_ref_def.htm

Holmes’ Spreadsheet example file

7. Slide Show Presentations. Develop a presentation that has a title page, a list, and a chart. You must also insert a graphic image and the background of a box or of a slide must be changed from all white.

http://www.faculty.umb.edu/william_holmes/ppcreate.htm

http://www.wiziq.com/forum/messages.aspx?TopicID=249

http://www.spfldcol.edu/homepage/dept.nsf/BC81220B343BE6788525738E005FDA74/F0BB3C96C5ED8A898525754700505502

Compiled by: William Holmes 2009.