Lesson 6

Part III (View, Edit and Email eActivities, continued)

In this part, you will learn how to find eActivities that are in other vcp files and also how to activate vcp files.

1. Right click on the ClassPad Manager and select "Exchange Window" .

2. Click on the + sign in front of your "home folder". The + should change to a - and, CP101 and default should show.

3. Right click directly on default and select Activate.

4. Notice that default is now bold. This means that we will see what it contains when we open the eActivity Files dialog.

a. Close the Exchange Window by clicking on the X button in the upper right-hand corner (the ClassPad will reappear).
b. Open eActivity and click the X toolbar button.
c. Open your GeoLink eActivity. Note: Skip parts c-e if you are working on a different computer than the one used to complete Lesson 5.
d. Expand the Geometry strip.
e. Experiment with the equation you have linked to Geometry.

Part III

Practice Exercises

Knowing how to change from one Virtual ClassPad file to another is very useful. These practice exercises should help you become comfortable changing a vcp file to be active (so we can see its contents in eActivity).

  1. Please begin by opening the Exchange Window. [Hint: Right click on the ClassPad emulator.]

  2. Change the CP101 Virtual ClassPad file to the active (bold) file. [Hint: Expand your "home folder" and right click on CP101.]

  3. Close the Exchange Window.

  4. Open eActivity and then the Files dialog.

  5. Open the Lesson 06 folder so that the eActivities show.

  6. Get a screen capture and paste it into your Lesson_06 document (under a title of PART III).

  7. Next, we will learn another way to activate files.

  8. Right click directly on the ClassPad Manager (not Exchange Window).

  9. Highlight Recent Documents. Notice a list of recently opened documents appears. This is useful!

  10. Select default from the list.

  11. Open eActivity and then the Files dialog.

  12. Get a screen capture. Add two blank spaces following the first screen capture and paste this one.

  13. Again, right click directly on the ClassPad Manager.

  14. Highlight Recent Documents.

  15. Select CP101 from the list.

  16. Open eActivity and then the Files dialog.

  17. Get a screen capture. Add two blank spaces following the first screen capture and paste this one.

Note: We will work within the CP101 vcp file for the remainder of the course!

Quick review of the Exchange Window concept. When you get a ClassPad 330 handheld, you will be able to connect it to the computer and copy data to or from it. As soon as you connect a handheld, two additional panes appear on the left side of the Exchange Window. An icon for the connected handheld also appears.

Part IV

Reflection Exercises

You have just completed the sixth lesson in ClassPad 101. This was an important lesson because you learned about the Exchange Window and how to make a Virtual ClassPad file active for viewing in the ClassPad Manager emulator. Please take a few moments to copy and paste the following three questions at the end of your Lesson6 document and answer them.

  1. Approximately how long did it take you to complete this lesson?
  2. Do you feel as though you understand “active file”? Why or why not?
  3. Did you find any part of this activity difficult to follow? If so, which part? Also, how did you overcome the difficulty?

Assessment 6: View, Edit and Email eActivities