A WebTask is an invention designed by the Four Corners Virtual Resource Center for adult learners. It is an online assignment for students who want to learn how to do something in a short amount of time while learning related reading, writing and math skills. Generally speaking, tasks are listed in order of technical difficulty. For example, if a student has never used MS Word, assign the Title Page Task first since it teaches the basics of opening the program and using the tools in Word. Instructors should review the skills needed to complete the task before assigning it to students. Most tasks require some assistance, depending on the computer and functional literacy of the students. Other tasks require more help. All of the tasks listed are written between the fifth and sixth-grade reading level. NOTE -> Students are encouraged to ask for help. Computers are different and students may be confused when they see a screen that doesn't look like the image shown. Also, there are things like "pop up" windows and links that open new windows on the Internet. The may discourage users. Instructors need to be available to encourage students to complete each task. You feedback is essential. Please send us your comments as you use these  modules with your student, using the Friendly Feedback Form. WEBTASKS ARE DESIGNED TO TEACH READING/WRITING AND, IN MOST CASES,  MATH  ALONG WITH CONTENT. EACH INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE PROJECT. SOME ALSO INCLUDE SCIENCE. SELF-SCORING RUBRICS FOLLOW ALL TASKS. Click on a topic OR scroll to read a description of skills covered in each, before visiting the Task. Developed with MS Office 2000 Computer Literacy Learning Applications Learning about Self with Technology Create Your Own Desktop Computer Jigsaw   Create a Title Page in MS Word   Create My Own Stationery in MS Word   Create A Life Table in MS Word Create My Own File Cabinet in Windows My Own Song   Search, Find, and Keep Create a Word Picture Create a Comparison Chart    EXCEL Create a simple  budget sheet in EXCEL Part 1 Calculate budget figures in EXCEL Part 2 Calculate Interest in EXCEL Part 3 Run  Balances  in EXCEL Part 4 POWER POINT Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 1 Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 2 Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 3 Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 4 WORD  ( Be sure to complete the Word Title Page, Stationary, and Table tasks on the left before going to the following tasks if you are new to computers.) Create a professional letter (Template) Create and send a personal letter Create a one-page flyer Create a Valentine's Announcement Send letters using Mail Merge ACCESS Personalize a short address list Expand a personal database Change data in a business model Create a short business database THE WEB Create a short list of Favorites (Explorer) or Bookmarks (Netscape) Astrotask (Intro) Aquarius Aries Cancer Capricorn Gemini Leo Libra Pisces Sagittarius Scorpio Taurus Virgo

WebTasks: Basic Computer Literacy (In order of technical difficulty)
 

	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
Create Your Own Desktop Back to top	Reading Instructions to complete project	Working with the control panel to modify the desktop; saving a file			Customize the desktop
Computer Jigsaw   Back to top	How computers work and their major parts Complete sentences with related vocabulary	Label major parts of a computer; shift between sites and local screen;		Write vocabulary words in context	Create a jigsaw puzzle
Create a Title Page in MS Word   Back to top	Reading Instructions to complete project	Opening MS Word and using basic  text and formatting features (word 2000 or above)			Create a title page for a document
Create My Own Stationery in MS Word Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating and using stationary	Opening, modifying, and saving  MS Word templates	Expressing decimals and fractions	Commenting on what was learned; writing a letter	Create a stationary page for repeated use as a template; write a short letter following a model
Create A Life Table in MS Word Back to top	Read and follow instructions on  creating tables;	Create a table in MS Word; add text and attributes to table	Computing numbers of cells in rows and columns; measuring area; solving word problems	Filling in blanks in word problems	Create a table showing different times in your life
Create My Own File Cabinet in Windows Back to top	Read and follow instructions on working with MS Windows Explorer	Study MS Windows Explorer and manipulate files among folders		Write a short description and complete sentences	Create your own folder and place files in it
My Own Song   Back to top	Read song lyrics and follow instructions on exploring music sites	Apply features of a musical Website; shift windows during the process		Write a song	Create a song using a simple model
Search, Find, and Keep MSWORD Back to top	Read and follow instructions on finding and using online dictionaries; looking up words	Processing an online search for dictionaries and looking up words online; copy and paste definitions	Work with digits	Write sentences with new words	Create a personal dictionary in MS Word
Create a Word Picture MSWORD Back to top	Read and follow instructions on evaluating two pieces of art;	Observe two works of art on a Website; shift windows	Solve word problems; figuring price of art	Describe an image following a model; describe another image; describe art in own words	Create a Word Picture
Create a Comparison Chart   MSWORD Back to top	Read and follow instructions on assessing the value of microwaves online; read and interpret chart information	Create a chart in MS Word; observe templates on the Internet; shift among windows open	Work with cubic feet measurements and converting figures		Create a comparison chart of two microwaves

WebTasks That Teach Applications 
 

	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
Create a simple  budget sheet in EXCEL Part 1 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on opening Excel formatting  and manipulating data within each cell; adjectives and vocabulary building.	Create a simple budget spreadsheet in Excel; use online forms.	Apply math formulas to add, subtract and calculate a running total. Change decimal figures.	Define and explain terms	Set up a budget spreadsheet
Calculate budget figures in EXCEL Part 2	Read and follow instructions on adding calculations to the budget; adjectives and vocabulary building.	Add automatic calculations to budget categories in each month.	Apply sum formulas to different loan data.	Define and explain terms	Create a Personal Budget Sheet with automatic calculations
Calculate Interest in EXCEL Part 3 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on calculating interests on loans; adjectives and vocabulary building.	Apply Excel formulas; enter data for interest calculations.	Apply interest calculations to different loan information; solve problems.	Define and explain terms; calculate and express comparisons.	Create a Loan Page with automatic interest calculations
Run  Balances  in EXCEL Part 4	Read and follow instructions on creating a balance sheet for checking  or other accounts;  vocabulary building.	Apply Excel formulas and enter appropriate data to run a balance.	Apply positive and negative numbers in an account in order to keep a balance.	Define and explain terms. Write sentences about formulas learned	Create a check-balance page with automatic calculations
Power Point Back to top	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
About Myself PP Presentation Part 1 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a four-slide presentation on interests and plans.	Practice the basic functions of Power Point.	Create a time management chart and interpret time slots into percentages.	Define and explain terms. Write a paragraph describing interests and adding examples, following a model.	Create a basic three-slide PP presentation.
Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 2 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a four-slide presentation on interests and plans.	Add slides and graphics to a PP presentation	Intro to ratios and proportions using PP	Define and explain terms. Write a paragraph describing how you feel about learning Power Point.	Create a four-slide PP presentation with graphics.
Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 3 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a four-slide presentation on interests and plans.	Add animation to a PP presentation	Change ratios and proportions in PP shapes	Define and explain terms. Write a paragraph describing how you use animation in your everyday life.	Create and present a four-slide PP presentation with animated text.
Introduction to Myself in Power Point, Part 4 Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a four-slide presentation on interests and plans.	Add transitions to slides and play a PP show	Working with and measuring dimensions of a circle using PP	Define and explain terms. Write a paragraph describing a period of transition in your life.	Final Project: Create and present a four-slide PP presentation that includes slide transitions, animation, graphics and text.
Word	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
Create a professional letter (Template) Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a professional letter from a template	Open and modify templates, practice basic WORD skills	Find areas. Solve problems using decimals and fractions (multiplication).	Write a letter inquiring about a job opening	Write and send a business letter
Create and send a personal letter Back to top	Read and follow instructions on creating a personal letter from a template and from scratch.	Open, modify and copy a letter template.	Compute writing and margin areas using graph paper.	Write and send  a personal letter describing learning and growth.	Write and sent a personal letter
Create a one-page flyer Back to top	Read and follow instructions on how to create a sales flyer. Write and post and original flyer.	Open and modify a flyer template  and copy information for a flyer. Insert images. Learn from Web links.	Find areas dividing fractions and decimals	Write information for a flyer	Create a flyer for a community event
Create a Valentine's Announcement Back to top	Read and follow directions on how to create and announcement from scratch and introduce an art border.	Add an art border and modify font sizes, alignment  and color. Learn from Web links.	Finding and interpreting percentages from other measurements.	Write important information to announce an event	Create an announcement for a community event
Send Letters using Mail Merge Back to top	Read and follow directions on how to use Mail Merge to send letters to different recipients.	Create a database and apply Mail Merge features in Word.	Calculate the height and width of the text space in documents with different margins, by adding and subtracting fractions.	Write a process paragraph using a model. Write an original business announcement to send to different recipients.	Create and send a letter to different recipients using Mail Merge.
Access	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
Personalize a short address list Back to top	Read and follow directions on how to create fields and records in Access. Apply and explain vocabulary.	Open Access; create fields and records in table view.	Express ratios, fractions,  and percentages using database information.	Define terms; respond to comprehension questions; write a short paragraph following a model.	Create records for an address list.
Expand a personal database Back to top	Read and follow directions on entering fields and data from table and design views.	Enter fields and data from table and design views.	Calculate % discounts and total charges after discounts.	Answer comprehension questions about Access; write a short paragraph following a model.	Expand a personal database.
Change data in a business model Back to top	Read and follow directions on how to work with forms and tables using an existing business database	Use aspects of the database window; work with existing forms and tables; add and delete a record.	Calculate tax amounts for different products.	Answer comprehension questions; write a short description of a process.	Change a model database for a large export business
The Internet	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Project
Create a short list of favorite sites	Read and follow directions on how to conduct a basic search using keywords.	Conduct a search on the Web and save URLs  in folders.	Read and interpret graph and chart information.	Respond to comprehension and interpretation questions.	Create a short list of favorite sites in Explorer or Netscape.

Astrology Tasks Be patient as each page loads. The interactive nature of the pages sometimes slows the page.
	Reading (Vocabulary building and exercises in all tasks)	Technical Skill (All tasks include completing and printing online forms)	Math	Writing	Science	Project
Astrotask (Intro) Back to top	Intro to Astrology Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Circles: diameters, degrees, rotations, and angles Using a protractor	Write definitions; defend an opinion	Difference between science and art	Create an image of the Zodiac with your Sign
Aquarius Back to top	Aquarius Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Prefix :UN Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Liquid measurements and equivalents.	Writing comprehension answers; describing self		Create a Collage of Yourself Create a model showing a scaled representation of the distances of planets to the sun.
Aries Back to top	Aries Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Synonyms and Antonyms Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions; writing equal and opposite meanings	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Building models to scale; relationships and equivalents Metric measurements.	Describe self and give examples of traits	Planet positions and distances in the solar system	Create a Collage of Yourself
Cancer Back to top	Cancer Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Discovering the Salinity Ocean Water	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Percentages; interpreting graph information	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Salt Water and Salinity	Create a Collage of Yourself
Capricorn Back to top	Cancer Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Discovering facts about the Earth.	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Measuring percentages of Earth elements	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Elements and their meaning	Create a Collage of Yourself
Gemini Back to top	Gemini  Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Description of different measurements and their conversions	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Measurement and  conversions	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Temperature scales in Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin	Create a Collage of Yourself
Leo Back to top	Leo Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Description of earth's elements	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Measuring percentages of elements in fire and air	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Elements of fire and air	Create a Collage of Yourself
Libra Back to top	Librta Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Descriptions of different weight measurements	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Converting weight units	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Weight units	Create a Collage of Yourself
Pisces Back to top	Pisces Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Characteristics of a good aquarium	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Measuring liquid weights and volume.	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Light/temperatures and growth in plants and fish	Create a Collage of Yourself
Sagittarius Back to top	Sagittarius Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Word problems	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Word problems with basic algebra	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Relative speed	Create a Collage of Yourself
Scorpio Back to top	Scorpio Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Geography vocabulary What is financial management	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Create an expenditure sheet and balance the figures	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Geography terms and applications	Create a Collage of Yourself Label geographical parts of a map
Taurus Back to top	Taurus Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Description of how musical notes are timed	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Fractions in music	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.		Create a Collage of Yourself
Virgo Back to top	Virgo Sign Intro w/ Situations and Suggestions Exercises: Comprehension and discussion questions Facts about water	Move between windows, printing,  online form completion of comprehension and discussion questions; definitions; check boxes for decisions Web Navigation	Solve problems related to water and its use	Short essay questions on topics; fill the blanks.	Facts about water	Create a Collage of Yourself

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