Assignment #1: Saving & Finding Files on the Mac (5 points)

DUE in Week 2

A. Saving Files (2 points)

1. On the desktop of your Macintosh, create a folder called "Assignment1" (no space between the word "assignment" and the number "1". )

2. Launch Microsoft Word. Create a document that has your name at the top, then your answer to the following question:

Given what you know about technology and education, and what you've read your text so far, which one of the following topics do you think you would like to start exploring for your Position Paper?

Media awareness or media literacy
Software design and use for Elementary students
Software design and use for Secondary students
Information Technology policy in schools
Information Technology in the school curriculum
Access and equity with regard to computing resources in schools
(If you have a more specific idea of your interest or other interests, please describe that, too!)

3. Save this file in the "Assignment1" folder with the following name: "<Your Name> PaperTopic"

4. Save a copy of this file in your Blackcomb account.

5. If you have a floppy drive on your computer, save a copy of your file on a floppy disk as well.

When you're done, show your instructor or TA that you have completed the assignment.

B. Finding Files (3 points)

1. Open a blank email message to your instructor using the SFU WebMail interface.
   
   
2. Using the Macintosh file finding utility locate the file, "Word Read Me". Write the full path to this file in your e-mail message. Then copy the first three of four sentences in this file into the email message addressed to your instructor.
   
   
3. Using the Finder, hunt around in the folders in the hard drive and find a piece of mathematics software. Add the name of this software and its path to it to the email message, and send it.