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Title: "A Computer Parts WebQuest"

Author: David Molina

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Course: Middle/High School Computer Literacy

Topic: This WebQuest can be used in any introduction to computer class. It was designed for middle/high school computer literacy to be used in conjunction with teaching word processing software and parts of a computer.

Credits: All images on the WebQuest were obtained from the free Microsoft clipart on-line found at http://office.microsoft.com/clipart. A special thanks to Mr. Curtis Hughes from mrhughesclassroom.com for the link on the history of the laptop.

Standards: Although there are many other objectives that can be listed here, this WebQuest follows the following Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills:

The TEKS can be found at the following URL: http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/rules/tac/chapter126/ch126b.html#126.12

?126.12. Technology Applications (Computer Literacy),

(c) Knowledge and skills.

(1) Foundations. The student demonstrates knowledge and appropriate use of hardware components, software programs, and their connections. The student is expected to:


(A) demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication and networking components;

(B) compare, contrast, and appropriately use the various input, processing, output, and primary/secondary storage devices;

(C) demonstrate the ability to select and use software for a defined task according to quality, appropriateness, effectiveness, and efficiency;

(E) use technology terminology appropriate to the task;

(F) perform basic software application functions including, but not limited to, opening an application program and creating, modifying, printing, and saving documents;


(4) Information acquisition. The student uses a variety of strategies to acquire information from electronic resources, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:


(A) use strategies to locate and acquire desired information on LANs and WANs, including the Internet, intranet, and collaborative software;

(7) Solving problems. The student uses appropriate computer-based productivity tools to create and modify solutions to problems. The student is expected to:

(A) plan, create, and edit documents created with a word processor using readable fonts, alignment, page setup, tabs, and ruler settings;

(E) create a document using desktop publishing techniques including, but not limited to, the creation of multi-column or multi-section documents with a variety of text-wrapped frame formats;

(10) Communication. The student formats digital information for appropriate and effective communication. The student is expected to:

(D) demonstrate appropriate use of fonts, styles, and sizes, as well as effective use of graphics and page design to effectively communicate

(11) Communication. The student delivers the product electronically in a variety of media, with appropriate supervision. The student is expected to:

(A) publish information in a variety of ways including, but not limited to, printed copy, monitor display, Internet documents, and video