http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:11:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Open the document we were working on last Computer Skills lesson, the one about the Socceroos. You should find it in the edupublic (P:) drive in the Year 9/10 CompSkills folder. Read and understand the tutorials titled "Word - Selecting Text" and "Word - Find and Replace". Then do the following. Use ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=49 Word has a variety of language tools that will not only correct spelling and grammer but help you use a variety of descriptive words by finding synonyms. Also Word can be used to create a "hypermedia" document, connecting your file to the Web or other files (image, text, sound, movie ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=46 What is "Multimedia?" Multi- means more than one. Media- forms of communication. For example text, pictures, sounds, movies, animation. The Internet was originally a text only medium, even pictures could not be displayed in browsers with text. Computing in general has undergone a revolution over the past 20 years with the growth of ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=43 Spreadsheets can be used for many applications from financial book-keeping to statistics. Spreadsheets are more than just rows and columns, a well designed spreadsheet should be "dynamic". This feature of a spreadsheet means it will change and adapt according to the data input. If the data changes, so too does ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=41 Year 7/8 The next Computer Skills project for you to do is to crete a Newsletter using MS Word. Eventually this will involve formatting a page with a header and footer, re-sizing and inserting images, formatting text and creating text columns. Here's an example that I created... Before you start you need to ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=32 Creating documents using Microsoft Word allows for the manipulation and display of text and other information. Tables, which are made up of rows and columns that form cells, can be utilized to organize information in your document.   Formatting text, structuring your document, and adding a little bit of aesthetic appeal to ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=24 Today we will look at Internet safety. Safety when using the Internet is important for all, especially young people. The ‘Net can be used by people who may intend you harm. It is perfectly suited for people who whish to hide their identity. People WILL lie about their name, age, location, looks ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=22 Year 9,  To start this year we will be working with DBMS's. Our first task will be to create a simple database of the class students. We will talk more about that next lesson. For now I would like you to have a look at the page "What is a Database?" ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=16 Year 7/8, here's a challange for you all. How fast is your mouse? Click here and keep the red square away from the blue blocks and the side walls. First student to score 30 seconds will recieve 10 minute free-time credit. You will need to show me your score to claim ... http://www.trcs.nsw.edu.au/compsk/?p=7