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WEST VIRGINIA
Veterans Upward Bound
A TRIO program funded by the U.S. Department of Education
Course
Digital Literacy Level 2
Week
5 of 6
Instructor
Britt Legg

Week 5 · Worksheet

Follow along with the slides: each step there is a step here. Check the box when you see what You should see describes. Tonight you use two practice pages on our site. Every email address is made up and ends in example.com, so nothing is ever delivered. The practice sign-up page and Practice Mail cannot send anything outside the page. The practice passphrase is for the practice page only: never use it for a real account.

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Tonight’s goals

Check each one at the end of class if you can do it.

Words we use tonight

Tab
One of the page names along the top of Edge. Click a tab to switch pages.
Address bar
The long box at the top of Edge where you type a website name.
Cell
One box in an Excel sheet, where a column and a row meet.
Fill Color
The Excel button that paints the inside of a cell.
Chart
A picture of numbers, such as bars or lines.
Password
The secret word or words that open an account.
Passphrase
A long password made of several words in a row.
Two-step verification
A second lock. After your password, the site sends a code to your phone. Only your phone gets it.
Pressure words
Words that rush you, such as act now or stops today.
Link
Words you can click to go to another page. The words shown can differ from where the link really goes.
Trusted route
A way to reach a company that you already had before the message came: a letter, a card or a saved bookmark.
Report
Tell your email program that a message looks like a trick.
BEFORE WE START · MICROSOFT EDGE

Open this worksheet on your computer

It has every step from tonight, a box to check for each one, links to the practice pages, and a My result page at the end. If you have a printed copy, open it on screen too.

  1. 1
    Find the taskbar. Look at the bottom of your screen. The long dark bar there is the taskbar.the taskbar, with a round Edge icon on it.
  2. 2
    Open Microsoft Edge. Click the round blue-green Edge icon on the taskbar.a window with a long address bar at the top. This is Microsoft Edge.
  3. 3
    Go to the course website. Click the long address bar at the top of Edge. Type vublessons.com and press Enter.the VUB Learning page with course cards.
  4. 4
    Open the course. On the Digital Literacy — Level 2 card, click Open course.a page that lists the weeks of the course.
  5. 5
    Open your Week 5 worksheet. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Week 5. Click Worksheet in the Week 5 row.a page titled Week 5 · Worksheet. Leave it open. You will come back to it.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot see the taskbar? Move the mouse pointer to the very bottom of the screen. The bar appears.

No Edge icon on the taskbar? Press the Windows key, type Edge and press Enter.

Typed it in a search box and got a list of results? Click the long bar at the very top of Edge, press Ctrl and A, and type it again.

Cannot find the card? Roll the mouse wheel toward you to scroll down. The cards are in a row.

Cannot find Week 5? The weeks are in order. Keep rolling the wheel toward you.

PART 1 OF 3 · MICROSOFT EXCEL

Make a sheet that makes sense without color

GOAL 1
POINT A · YOU START HEREA blank workbook and a list of four fictional names.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA sign-in sheet where the words, not only the colors, say who is done, saved in Documents.
Know your screen: The Home tab: the buttons we need are here. · Fill Color: paints the inside of a cell. · A cell: one box in the sheet, where a column and a row meet.
  1. 1
    Open Excel. Press the Windows key on your keyboard. (Or click Start at the bottom left.) Type Excel and press Enter.the Excel start screen, with a Blank workbook tile.
  2. 2
    Start a blank workbook. Click Blank workbook.a grid of empty boxes called cells. The cell A1 has a green border.
  3. 3
    Type the headings. Click cell A1. Type Name and press Tab. Type Done? and press Enter.Name in A1 and Done? in B1.
  4. 4
    Type the four names. Type each name below in column A. Press Enter after each one.Ana
    Ben
    Cal
    Dee
    four names under Name: Ana, Ben, Cal and Dee.
  5. 5
    Check your sheet. Look at your sheet. Find the heading row and four names.a heading row and four names, with nothing in column B yet.
  6. 6
    Select the two done cells. Click cell B2. Hold the left mouse button down and drag to B3. Let go.a green border around B2 and B3, beside Ana and Ben. B2 stays white.
  7. 7
    Open the Fill Color list. On the Home tab, click the small arrow next to Fill Color.a list of colors under the button. The big block at the top is Theme Colors. Below it is one row named Standard Colors.
  8. 8
    Choose green. Look at the single row under Standard Colors, below the big block. Click its green square: the sixth from the left.B2 and B3 turn green.
  9. 9
    Select the two not-done cells. Click cell B4. Hold the left mouse button down and drag to B5. Let go.a green border around B4 and B5, beside Cal and Dee. B4 stays white.
  10. 10
    Open the Fill Color list again. Click the small arrow next to Fill Color.the list of colors.
  11. 11
    Choose red. In the single Standard Colors row, click the red square: the second from the left.B4 and B5 turn red.
  12. 12
    Look at your colors. Click any empty cell, such as D1. Look at the Done? column.two green cells and two red cells. No words yet.
  13. 13
    Add the words. Click cell B2. Type each word below. Press Enter after each one.Complete
    Complete
    Not yet
    Not yet
    a word in each colored cell. The colors stay.
  14. 14
    Read the sheet without color. Read down the Done? column. Ignore the colors.Ana Complete, Ben Complete, Cal Not yet, Dee Not yet. The words say it all.
  15. 15
    Save: open the File menu. Click File at the top left.a menu with Save As in the list on the left.
  16. 16
    Open the Save As box. Click Save As, then click Browse.a box titled Save As.
  17. 17
    Choose Documents. On the left side of the box, click Documents.the top of the box ends in Documents.
  18. 18
    Name the file. Click in the File name box. Press Ctrl and A together to shade the old name. Type Sign-in sheetSign-in sheet in the File name box.
  19. 19
    Save the file. Click Save.Sign-in sheet at the very top of the Excel window.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the arrow next to Fill Color? It is a tiny triangle right beside the paint bucket on the Home tab.

Painted the wrong cells? Press Ctrl and Z to undo, then select the right cells and try again.

A box asks you to sign in? Close it with the X. You do not need an account tonight.

CHECK YOURSELF

A chart shows two stores as blue and orange bars. In gray they look alike. What fixes it?

A. Make the chart bigger · B. Label each bar, or give one store stripes · C. Pick two brighter colors

My answer:

PART 2 OF 3 · MICROSOFT EDGE

Secure a new account

GOAL 2
POINT A · YOU START HEREA practice sign-up page with an empty email box and an empty password box.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA page that says Two-step verification is on.

Open the practice sign-up page It opens in a new tab. It is a practice page: nothing you type is saved or sent.

Practice passphrase: kettle orbit meadow quilt
For this practice page only. Never use it for a real account.

Know your screen: Email: your made-up email goes here. · Password: the page checks it when you click the button. · Create account: asks the page to check both.
  1. 1
    Find Part 2 on your worksheet. Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.the heading Part 2 of 3 and a gold button named Open the practice sign-up page.
  2. 2
    Open the practice sign-up page. Click the gold button Open the practice sign-up page.a new tab named Riverbend Reading Club · Practice sign-up.
  3. 3
    Click the Email box. Click the Email box.a blinking line in the Email box.
  4. 4
    Type a made-up email. Type learner@example.comlearner@example.com in the Email box.
  5. 5
    Click the Password box. Click the Password box.a blinking line in the Password box.
  6. 6
    Type a short password. Type Maple9Maple9 in the Password box.
  7. 7
    Click Create account. Click Create account.a red message under the button. The page says no.
  8. 8
    Read the reason. Read the red message under the button.the words too short and a number of characters.
  9. 9
    Shade the short password. Click in the Password box. Press Ctrl and A together to shade it.the short password shaded.
  10. 10
    Type the practice passphrase. Type the practice passphrase below. It is for this practice page only. Never use it for a real account.kettle orbit meadow quiltfour words with spaces between them in the Password box.
  11. 11
    Click Create account again. Click Create account.a new heading, Turn on two-step verification. A green note says the password was accepted.
  12. 12
    Read the reminder. Read the green note at the top.the words this one site only.
  13. 13
    Choose a text code. Click Text me a code.a page named Check your phone, with a drawing of a phone.
  14. 14
    Find the code on the phone. Look at the drawing of the phone. Find the six-digit code.the code 482913 on the phone.
  15. 15
    Type the code. Click the Code box. Type 482913482913 in the Code box.
  16. 16
    Click Verify. Click Verify.a green box that says Two-step verification is on.
  17. 17
    Read what you turned on. Read the green box.Two-step verification is on.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.

The page says the email is not allowed? Practice pages only take emails that end in @example.com.

The page keeps saying the password is too short? It needs 12 or more characters. Type the four practice words with a space between each.

CHECK YOURSELF

A friend uses her long email password for her new bank login. What is wrong with that?

A. Nothing. It is long, so it is safe · B. One lost password opens both accounts · C. Banks do not allow long passwords

My answer:

What does two-step verification add to your password?

A. A second lock: a code sent to your phone · B. A longer password made by the site · C. A way to log in without a password

My answer:

PART 3 OF 3 · PRACTICE MAIL

Check a message that rushes you

GOAL 3
POINT A · YOU START HEREA message that says your coverage stops today.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA reported message, and your worksheet showing the pressure words, where the link really goes, and a safer route.

Open Practice Mail It opens in a new tab. The message is made up. Nothing is sent outside the page.

A letter you already have

Maple Valley Health Plan · Member letter
Questions? Call Member Services: 304-555-0188
Website: maplevalleyhealth.example.com

Know your screen: From: who the message says it is from. · The blue link: words you can click. · The phone number in the message. · Report this message: warns your email program.
  1. 1
    Find Part 3 on your worksheet. Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.the heading Part 3 of 3 and a gold button named Open Practice Mail.
  2. 2
    Open Practice Mail. Click the gold button Open Practice Mail.a new tab named Practice Mail with one message in the Inbox.
  3. 3
    Open the message. Click the message from Maple Valley Health Plan.the message open, with a From line and a Subject line.
  4. 4
    Find the rush words in the subject. Read the Subject line. Find ACT NOW and stops today.two rush phrases in the subject.
  5. 5
    Find the rush words in the message. Read the message. Find act now, stops today and within 1 hour.three rush phrases in the message.
  6. 6
    Read the From line. Read the From line.the name Maple Valley Health Plan. Anyone can type that name, so it proves nothing by itself.
  7. 7
    Point at the link. Move the mouse pointer onto the blue link. Do not click it.a line at the bottom left of Edge that shows the real address.
  8. 8
    Read where it really goes. Read the address at the bottom left of Edge.maple-valley-confirm.example.net/login. It is not maplevalleyhealth.example.com.
  9. 9
    Find the phone number in the message. Find the phone number near the bottom of the message.304-555-0199.
  10. 10
    Find the number on your letter. Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab. Find the box named A letter you already have.304-555-0188 under Member Services.
  11. 11
    Compare the numbers. Look at the last four digits of both numbers.304-555-0199 is not 304-555-0188. The numbers are different.
  12. 12
    Report the message. Click the Practice Mail tab. Click Report this message.the button changes to Reported.
  13. 13
    Write your safer route. Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab. In Part 3, click the box and write what you would do instead.a sentence in the box that uses the number on your letter.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 5 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.

Clicked the link by mistake? Nothing happened. Practice Mail shows a warning and stays on the page. In real life, close the page and tell someone.

Cannot see the address at the bottom left? Hold the pointer still on the blue words for a second. Practice Mail also writes it under the link.

CHECK YOURSELF

An email says: pay in 30 minutes or lose power. What is the safest first move?

A. Click the button in the email · B. Do not click. Call the number on your paper bill · C. Reply and ask if it is real

My answer:

A caller wants the code just texted to you, right now. What do you do?

A. Read him the code · B. Hang up. Call the number on your bill · C. Ask him to call from another number

My answer:

WRAP-UP · MY RESULT

Check your work

  1. 1
    Fill in your result page. Turn to the last page of your worksheet, My result. Fill in every box.Words I added to my sheet
    My rule for a password
    Two-step verification
    Pressure words
    Where the link went
    My trusted route
    One habit
    every box on the My result page filled in.

Show your instructor:

TAKE IT HOMEPick one account that matters, such as your email. Give it a long password you use nowhere else, and turn on two-step verification. Next time a message or caller rushes you, stop and check through a number or website you already trust.
MY RESULT

What I made tonight

This page is your finished work. Fill in every box. Do not write your passphrase here. Your instructor looks at this page at the end of class.