Netscape Composer Internet Assignment #4:
Weeks of November 13 and 20, 2006

by Dr. Data

Let's Learn Netscape Composer To Build Web Pages More Easily & Faster!
(Don't Need to Use Notepad and Mozilla FireFox)

Three Excellent On-Line Tutorials to learn Netscape Composer:

  1. http://wp.netscape.com/browsers/using/newusers/composer/
  2. http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/composer.html
  3. http://facweb.furman.edu/~pecoy/mfl195/composer/index.htm

Tips for using Netscape instantly:

  1. Open up Netscape
  2. Go to the Communications pull-down menu and select Composer
  3. This is a graphical way of constructing web pages without Notepad and no HTML coding!
  4. Click on any of the following Netscape Composer icons to give you instant results

Must Type Everything Below So That It Can Be Viewed in Netscape Composer/Navigator

Tables Must Have Borders

Hyperlinks Must Work in Netscape Navigator

Assigngment #4: Web Development

Carmody Middle School 7th Grade Computer Career Lab

Clarisworks Spreadsheet Instruction:

Academic Achievement, Skills & Teaching Standards Scorecard!

Non-Compliant: multiple problems in typos, formatting errors, spelling, grammar, did not follow directions. Zero points to 69 points.

Basic: Few mechanical errors in typos, formatting, spelling, grammar and did follow directions. 70 points to 79 points.

Above Average: no major mechanical errors in typos, formatting, spelling, grammar and did follow directions. 80 to 89 points.

Outstanding: exemplary creativeness in visual layout plus no mechanical errors in typos, formatting, spelling, grammar and did follow directions. 90 to 100 points.

Preliminary Pen Pal Letter: Completion has few mechanical errors in typos, formatting, spelling, grammar and did follow directions, zero to 100 points based on non compliant, basic, above average and outstanding work.

Final Pen Pal Letter: zero to 300 points based on non compliant, basic, above average and outstanding work.

For detailed word processing grading expectations, please go to: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/Assignment_Error_Summary.html

Lessons:
Skill(s) Taught
Non-Compliant
Basic
Above
Outstanding
1. Introduction Spreadsheet
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,11, 12, 18, 21, 14, 15, 16, 17
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

2. First Spreadsheet
1, 2,3,4, 5, 6,11, 12, 18, 21, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
3. Two-Three Day Spreadsheet
1, 2,3, 4,5,6,11, 12, 18, 21, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
4. Family Budget Spreadsheet
8, 9, 22
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
6. Food Storage Spreadsheet
8, 9, 22
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
7.Final Spreadsheet Project
22, 23, 24, 25, 27
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N

Total Score: _______ 900 Possible Points

Scale:
90 - 100 = A
80 - 89 = B
70 - 79 = C
60 - 69 = D
Below 69 = F

Database Skills Taught

1 - What is a spreadsheet?
2 - What is a cell?
3 - Cell address
4 - Entry bar
5 - Row
6 - Column
7 - Changing font size
8 - Formulas (Addition)
9 - Formulas (Subtraction)
10- Formulas (Division)
11- Formuilas (Multiplying)
12- Formulas (Average)
13- Formulas (Square Root)
14- Formulas Displayed
15- Formulas Not Displayed
16- Text Cells
17- Number Cells
18- Adjust column width?
19- Adjust numbers to currency
20- Adjust numbers to fixed decimals
21- How to print reports
22- How to copy formulas
23- How to set page margins
24- Underlining text
25- Undo command
26- Bold text
27- Using the help files

Student Name: _________________________________________ Period ___ Team ___

Compare how much easier it is to use Netscape Composer to HTML Coding tutorials below:
  1. Hyperlinks: http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html#HYPER
  2. Bullets: http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html#LIST
  3. Tables: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_tables.asp and http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html#TABLE
  4. inserting images: http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html#IMAGE
  5. Inserting background images: http://snowwhite.it.brighton.ac.uk/~mas/mas/courses/html/html1.html#BACKGROUND