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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
6 of 6
Instructor
Britt Legg

Week 6 · 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 three versions of one practice page on our site. It has made-up entries, no sign-in, and sends nothing anywhere. No AI account is needed. At the end of class, you take the post-test.

NameWorkstation

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.
Check
A test you can run: type this, and you expect to see that.
AI agent
A program that changes a file for you when you ask it to.
Request
The words you give an AI agent. It says what to change and what must stay the same.
Version
One saved copy of the page. Version 2 is the agent’s change. Version 3 is the repair.
Bug
Something that does not work the way it should.
Bug report
A short note that lets someone else see the bug: the steps, what you typed, what you expected, what happened.
Retest
Run the checks again after a change, the old ones as well as the new one.
Focus ring
The thick outline that shows which control the keyboard is on.
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, a test table, 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 6 worksheet. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Week 6. Click Worksheet in the Week 6 row.a page titled Week 6 · 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 6? The weeks are in order. Keep rolling the wheel toward you.

PART 1 OF 4 · MICROSOFT EDGE

Test the page before you change it

GOAL 1
POINT A · YOU START HEREA practice page you have not tested yet.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA test table with a note on each of the four rows: library, learning, zzz and LIBRARY.

Open version 1 It opens in a new tab. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.

My test table. Write what you see after each search. Short notes are fine.

Search forWhat I saw in version 1
library
learning
zzz
LIBRARY
Know your screen: Search fictional resources: type here. · Category: one kind of entry, or all. · Reset filters: clears everything. · The line below says how many were found.
  1. 1
    Find Part 1 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 1.the heading Part 1 of 4, a gold button named Open version 1, and a table named My test table.
  2. 2
    Open version 1. Click the gold button Open version 1.a new tab whose name starts with Version 1, with a search box.
  3. 3
    Read the list. Look at the entries under the search box.three entries and the line 3 fictional resources found.
  4. 4
    Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
  5. 5
    Search for library. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
  6. 6
    Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
  7. 7
    Search for learning. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
  8. 8
    Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example none found.
  9. 9
    Search for zzz. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe same line, No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
  10. 10
    Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
  11. 11
    Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 1 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
  12. 12
    Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example 1 found.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 1.

The result looks different? Click Reset filters, then type the word again.

Closed the Version 1 tab by mistake? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab and click Open version 1 again.

CHECK YOURSELF

Which check can a partner run without guessing?

A. The page should feel friendly · B. Type zzz. The page says no entries match. · C. The search should be good

My answer:

PART 2 OF 4 · MICROSOFT EDGE

Ask for one change, with limits

GOAL 2
POINT A · YOU START HEREVersion 1, tested. The page cannot search categories.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA request in the My request box, and a written guess for library, learning, zzz and LIBRARY.
  1. 1
    Find Part 2 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.the heading Part 2 of 4 and a large box named My request.
  2. 2
    Read the request. Read the four lines on the slide.Please change only this file.
    Let people search the category too.
    Keep searches working in any letter case.
    Keep the message for no matches.
    four short lines: one change, a limit on where, and two things that must stay the same.
  3. 3
    Type the request. Click the My request box on your worksheet. Type the four lines. Press Enter after each line.Please change only this file.
    Let people search the category too.
    Keep searches working in any letter case.
    Keep the message for no matches.
    your four lines in the My request box.
  4. 4
    Guess: library. Write what you think will happen when you search for library in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
  5. 5
    Guess: learning. Write what you think will happen when you search for learning in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
  6. 6
    Guess: zzz. Write what you think will happen when you search for zzz in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.
  7. 7
    Guess: LIBRARY. Write what you think will happen when you search for LIBRARY in the new version.your guess in the box. There are no wrong guesses yet.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the My request box? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 2.

Made a typing mistake? Press Backspace to erase the letter before the blinking line.

Not sure what to guess? Say it simply: found one, found two, or found nothing.

CHECK YOURSELF

Which line of the request keeps the page from losing something it already does?

A. Make the page better. · B. Keep searches working in any letter case. · C. Add anything you like.

My answer:

PART 3 OF 4 · MICROSOFT EDGE

Check the agent’s change

GOAL 3
POINT A · YOU START HEREYour guesses from Part 2, and version 2 of the page.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA test table for version 2 and a bug report with four parts: steps, what you typed, what you expected, what happened.

Open version 2 It opens in a new tab. It is the agent’s change.

My test table. Write what you see after each search in version 2.

Search forWhat I saw in version 2
library
learning
zzz
LIBRARY
  1. 1
    Find Part 3 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.the heading Part 3 of 4, a gold button named Open version 2, and a table named My test table.
  2. 2
    Open version 2. Click the gold button Open version 2.a new tab whose name starts with Version 2.
  3. 3
    See the change you asked for. Look at the two lines on the slide.the words r.category added to the After line. The agent did what you asked: category is now searched.
  4. 4
    See the change nobody asked for. Look at the two lines on the slide.the part that turns capital letters into small letters is missing from the After line. Nobody asked for this.
  5. 5
    Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
  6. 6
    Search for library. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
  7. 7
    Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
  8. 8
    Search for learning. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningtwo entries, Community library and Practice Workbook Workshop. The new search works.
  9. 9
    Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example 2 found.
  10. 10
    Search for zzz. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
  11. 11
    Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
  12. 12
    Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 2 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters. Version 1 found an entry here.
  13. 13
    Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example none found.
  14. 14
    Bug report: the steps. Write it in your bug report.your steps, for example: opened version 2 and typed in the search box.
  15. 15
    Bug report: what you typed. Write it in your bug report.the exact word you typed, in capital letters.
  16. 16
    Bug report: what you expected. Write it in your bug report.what version 1 did with the same word.
  17. 17
    Bug report: what happened. Write it in your bug report.the message you saw instead.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 3.

Opened version 1 by mistake? The tab name ends in version 2 (agent result) for the agent’s change. Click that tab, or click Open version 2 again.

Not sure what to write in the report? Four short answers: what I did, what I typed, what I expected, what happened.

CHECK YOURSELF

The agent added category search, and the page looks the same. What next?

A. Trust it, because the page looks the same · B. Test the old searches too, not only the new one · C. Delete the page

My answer:

PART 4 OF 4 · MICROSOFT EDGE

Retest the repair

GOAL 4
POINT A · YOU START HEREA bug report about version 2.
POINT B · YOU’RE DONE WHENA test table for version 3 with all four rows, and a pass on the keyboard and zoom checks.

Open version 3 It opens in a new tab. It is the repair.

My test table. Write what you see after each search in version 3.

Search forWhat I saw in version 3
library
learning
zzz
LIBRARY
  1. 1
    Read the repair request. Read the four lines on the slide.LIBRARY finds nothing, but library finds Community library.
    Make both find the same entry.
    Keep the category search.
    Change only this file.
    a request that names the problem, what you expected, and what must stay the same.
  2. 2
    See the repair. Look at the two lines on the slide.the small-letters step back in the After line.
  3. 3
    Find Part 4 on your worksheet. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab at the top of Edge. Roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 4.the heading Part 4 of 4, a gold button named Open version 3, and a table named My test table.
  4. 4
    Open version 3. Click the gold button Open version 3.a new tab whose name starts with Version 3.
  5. 5
    Click the search box. Click the Search fictional resources box.a blinking line in the search box.
  6. 6
    Search for library. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type libraryone entry, Community library, and the line 1 fictional resource found.
  7. 7
    Write the library result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the library row.your note on the library row, for example 1 found.
  8. 8
    Search for learning. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type learningtwo entries, Community library and Practice Workbook Workshop.
  9. 9
    Write the learning result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the learning row.your note on the learning row, for example 2 found.
  10. 10
    Search for zzz. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type zzzthe line No matching resources. Try a different word or reset the filters.
  11. 11
    Write the zzz result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the zzz row.your note on the zzz row, for example none found.
  12. 12
    Search for LIBRARY. Click the Version 3 tab, then Reset filters. Type LIBRARYone entry, Community library. The bug is fixed.
  13. 13
    Write the LIBRARY result. Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. In your test table, write what you saw on the LIBRARY row.your note on the LIBRARY row, for example 1 found.
  14. 14
    Press Tab: first stop. Click the empty space to the right of the link at the top of the page. Press Tab once.a thick outline around the link at the top of the page.
  15. 15
    Press Tab: second stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the search box.
  16. 16
    Press Tab: third stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the Category list.
  17. 17
    Press Tab: fourth stop. Press Tab again.the thick outline around the Reset filters button.
  18. 18
    Zoom in. Hold Ctrl and press + again and again, until the number next to the address bar reads 300%.the page much larger. Words wrap, and nothing is cut off.
  19. 19
    Put the zoom back. Hold Ctrl and press 0.the page back at its normal size.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find the gold button? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab, then roll the mouse wheel toward you until you see Part 4.

Pressed Enter on the first stop? It leaves this page. Click the Back arrow at the top left of Edge, then go on.

The page stays big after you zoom? Press Ctrl and 0 to go back to the normal size.

CHECK YOURSELF

The repaired page finds LIBRARY. What else do you test?

A. Nothing; one bug is fixed · B. The searches that already worked · C. Only the colors

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.My test table
    My bug report
    My retest
    One habit for next time
    every box on the My result page filled in.

Show your instructor:

TAKE IT HOMEBefore you accept any change a program or an AI makes for you, run the checks that passed before the change, as well as the new one.
MY RESULT

What I made tonight

This page is your finished work. Fill in every box. Your instructor looks at it at the end of class.

COURSE REVIEW · WEEKS 1 TO 5

Course review

Twenty questions, one for each skill on the post-test. We go through them together. Write your answer letter on the line.

Week 1 · Make the computer fit you

1. Windows Settings. Menus, the clock and file names are too small to read. Which Windows Settings page fixes all of them?

A. Display: pick a larger Scale · B. Personalization: pick a new background · C. Sound: raise the volume

My answer:

2. Microsoft Word. One line of your flyer spills onto page 2. What do you try first?

A. Print both and throw one away · B. Narrow margins, then look at the preview · C. Cut words until it fits

My answer:

3. Outlook Calendar. Your weekly Thursday class moves to Wednesdays for good. What do you change?

A. Move just this one event · B. Add a Wednesday event and keep Thursday · C. Change the whole series, then look at next week

My answer:

4. Microsoft Word. You are writing a help request about a problem in Word. Which detail should you leave out?

A. The exact message on the screen · B. Your password · C. What you already tried

My answer:

Week 2 · Find it, check it, keep it

5. Microsoft Edge. You want a weekend farmers market in Lewisburg, WV that takes SNAP. Which question works best?

A. markets · B. food, then scroll for a while · C. Which Lewisburg, WV markets open weekends and take SNAP?

My answer:

6. Microsoft Edge. An AI answer says the senior center serves lunch on Sundays. The center’s website lists Monday to Friday. What is your next step?

A. Go by the center’s page, then call before you go · B. Believe what the AI said, since it came up first · C. Ask the AI again until it matches the page

My answer:

7. Microsoft Edge. A sign-up form for a library class asks for your bank account number. What do you do?

A. Fill it in, since a library asked · B. Give your card number instead · C. Leave it out and ask why they want it

My answer:

8. Microsoft Edge. You gave a friend Editor access to a file, but he only needs to read it. What do you do?

A. Leave it, since he probably will not change anything · B. Change his access to Viewer · C. Delete the file for everyone

My answer:

Week 3 · Make something people can use

9. Microsoft Word. You gave your section titles real heading styles in Word. What does the Navigation pane show?

A. Every heading, so you can click one to jump to it · B. Every comment in the file · C. Every picture in the file

My answer:

10. Microsoft Excel. Why type =SUM(B2:B4) in Excel instead of typing the total yourself?

A. It prints in a larger font · B. It makes the numbers bold · C. The total changes by itself when a cost changes

My answer:

11. Microsoft PowerPoint. A photo’s permission says to name the photographer. Which line on the slide does that?

A. Photo: found online · B. Photo: Dana Ruiz, used with permission · C. No line is needed if the photo is cropped

My answer:

12. Microsoft Word. How do you turn a Word handout into a PDF?

A. File, Save As, then choose PDF as the type · B. Insert, then Pictures · C. Review, then New Comment

My answer:

Week 4 · Work together without confusion

13. Practice Mail. Where should the deadline for a request appear in an email?

A. Only in your signature · B. In the subject line, and again in the message · C. Nowhere; people will ask

My answer:

14. Practice Mail. You Bcc ten neighbors. One passes your message to a stranger. Did Bcc fail?

A. Yes, Bcc is meant to block that · B. Yes, the stranger sees the ten addresses · C. No. Bcc never stops forwarding

My answer:

15. Practice Mail. Which greeting leaves nobody out of a message to a class of adults?

A. Hi everyone, · B. Hi ladies, · C. Hi boys and girls,

My answer:

16. Microsoft Word. In Word, what does Resolve do to a comment thread?

A. Deletes it for good · B. Closes it, and keeps it on record · C. Sends it to the owner by email

My answer:

17. Microsoft Edge. A page says "First month $1, then $15 every month." How much do you pay in the third month?

A. $1 · B. $16 · C. $15

My answer:

Week 5 · Keep your accounts and messages safe

18. Microsoft Excel. In a four-color pie chart, what helps a reader who cannot tell the colors apart?

A. Label each slice with its name · B. Use four shades of the same color · C. Make the chart larger

My answer:

19. Microsoft Edge. On a practice sign-up page in Edge, what does two-step verification add?

A. A longer password made by the site · B. A copy of your password on the page · C. A second proof, such as a phone code

My answer:

20. Practice Mail. A message claims to be from your electric company. Where do you find a safe number to call?

A. In the message itself · B. On your last paper bill · C. In a reply from the sender

My answer:

POST-TEST · MICROSOFT EDGE

Open the post-test

The post-test is a web page in Edge. We open it together from the course home. Then everyone answers on their own.

  1. 1
    Go to the course home. Click Course home at the top of your worksheet page.the course home page, with a button named Take the post-test.
  2. 2
    Open the post-test. Roll the mouse wheel toward you to Take the post-test. Click it. Not the gold Take the pre-test.a page named Post-test, with a box named Your full name.
  3. 3
    Click the name box. Click the Your full name box.a blinking line in the name box.
  4. 4
    Type your name. Type your first and last name.your name in the box.
  5. 5
    Start the post-test. Click Start the post-test.the words Question 1 of 20.

IF YOU GET STUCK

Cannot find Course home? Click the Week 6 · Worksheet tab. The row of links is at the very top of the page.

Opened the pre-test? Click Back in Edge and try again.

Made a typing mistake? Press Backspace to erase the letter before the blinking line, then type it again.

THEN ON YOUR OWNAnswer every question on your own. Raise your hand if the page stops working. When you finish, check that the page says Your results were submitted, then follow the page’s steps to save your PDF to the flash drive Britt gives you.