This software is PUBLIC DOMAIN and may be copied, distributed, and altered freely.
Requires: Macintosh, HyperCard 2.1 or higher
Keywords: MACINTOSH LITERACY SKILLS TESTS KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
The MAC LITERACY TESTS folder contains two HyperCard stacks I designed to teach and ensure students' basic computer literacy skills on the Macintosh.
1) MAC LITERACY TEST
Covers basic skills on:
- clicking & double-clicking
- windows (resizing, moving, zooming, closing)
- navigating through folders and volumes for Open and Save dialog boxes
- Shut Down procedures (Quit, close windows, Shut Down)
This is structured somewhat like an obstacle course. Students are timed on how many seconds it takes them to finish all the operations. You can tell students to practice it until they can do it in under so many seconds to be "literate" (about 55 seconds).
2) KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS TEST
Covers universal keyboard shortcuts for:
- New (Command-N)
- Open (Command-O)
- Close (Command-W)
- Save (Command-S)
- Quit (Command-Q)
- Undo (Command-Z)
- Cut (Command-X)
- Copy (Command-C)
- Paste (Command-V)
- Outlined buttons in dialog boxes (Return or Enter)
This is a random-order simulation quiz--meaning it looks a like real screen with real menus, not questions & fill-in-the-blank answers. If the student does the wrong keystroke, it tells the correct keystroke and restarts the quiz. Students are timed on how long it takes them to do all keystrokes (no mistakes). You can tell students to practice it until they can do it in under so many seconds to be "power users" (about 25 seconds).
For some reason mysterious to me, many of my 7th & 8th graders loved racing each other to break new records. I didn't mean for it to be fun! ;-)
