Lesson 6

Getting Started (View, Edit and Email eActivities, continued)

We will begin by having you download a special file that contains eActivities for this lesson and also introduce you to new terminology. Once we cover the terminology, you will be ready to view and edit eActivities downloaded from the web.

Part I

The file you are about to download is a very special type of file, called a Virtual ClassPad file or vcp file for short. A vcp file can only be opened by the ClassPad Manager.

Below is a general overview of the ClassPad’s memory and how you view the contents of a Virtual ClassPad file (vcp file). It is almost as easy as 1 2 3!

In general, what you will do in a moment is this:

  1. Download a Virtual ClassPad file (vcp file) to your personal computer (PC).
  2. Open the vcp file inside your ClassPad Manager to make it the “Active file”. We will discuss “active files” a little later.
  3. Open the eActivity application and click the toolbar button to see the eActivities.

1. Let’s get started: Downloading the Virtual ClassPad file (vcp file)

  • Click Lesson_06.vcp
  • Choose the Save or Save As… option
  • Open the Save in dropdown box (near top)
  • Brows to your My Documents folder and select it
  • Select the CASIO folder and then the ClassPad Manager folder
  • Click Save
  • Click Open Folder
  • Double click on Lesson_06.vcp to open it <- Easy way to open!

2. Alternative way to open a Virtual ClassPad File

  • Right click on your ClassPad (a "context menu" will appear)
  • Select File and then Open...
  • Browse to your Lesson_06.vcp file (It should be in My Documents/CASIO/ClassPad Manager folder)
  • Select Lesson_06.vcp
  • Click Open

3. Viewing the eActivities

4. Saving your changes

5. Terminology

  1. Virtual ClassPad File
    • A file with the extension .vcp ("vcp" stands for "virtual ClassPad")
    • A file that can only be opened within the ClassPad Manager or copied to a handheld ClassPad 300
  2. Context Menu
    • A menu that appears when you right click on a Windows object
    • When you right click on the ClassPad Manager, a "context menu" appears

Part I


Practice Exercises

Before beginning the practice exercises, open a word document, type in the following information and then save it as Lesson6 in your CASIO folder within My Documents:

  • Date: (enter today's date)
  • To: (put your instructor's name here)
  • From: (put your name here)
  • Re: Lesson 6
  1. Please open the eActivity application and clear the window.
  2. Open the L6_PartI_a eActivity that you completed in step 4 (the one that ends with your initials).
  3. Scroll to the very top and get a screen capture of your eActivity. Paste the screen capture into your Lesson6 document (under a title of PART I).
  4. Scroll to the very bottom of your eActivity and get a screen capture. Add two spaces following the first screen capture and paste this one.
  5. Open the next eActivity, L6_PartI_b.
  6. Before beginning, read the eActivity quickly. Be sure to expand the strip labeled Instructions by clicking its icon. When finished, click the icon again to close the strip.
  7. As you work through the eActivity, it should look like this:
  8. Complete the sentence at the bottom of the eActivity.
  9. With your completed sentence showing, get a screen capture. Add two spaces following the second screen capture and paste this one.
  10. Save your work as an eActivity named L6_PartI_b_your initials here.
  11. Open the next eActivity; the one named L6_PartI_c.
  12. Before beginning, read the eActivity quickly. Be sure to expand the strip labeled Instructions by clicking its icon. When finished, click the icon again to close the strip or click the small x in the upper right corner.
  13. As you work through the eActivity, make a note of which equations are linear (straight lines). Remember to clear the graph window after you drag and drop an equation to it. This will make it easier to see the next graph.
  14. When you have typed in the answer for exercise 1, get a screen capture showing your answer. Paste it on the line following the other screen captures.
  15. When you have typed in the answer for exercise 2, get a screen capture showing your answer. Add two spaces following the last screen capture and paste this one.
  16. Save your work as an eActivity named L6_PartI_c_your initials here.