for Version 3 Basic Edition
Lesson 2
Introduction to Main and the Soft Keyboard
Welcome
In this lesson, we will eventually explore the ClassPad’s Main application and the soft keyboard. To begin, though, we need to cover some terminology that is common to all PC applications and some specific to the ClassPad.
Lesson Goals
•To learn basic window terminology
•To become comfortable using the Main Application
•To learn how to use the soft keyboard
•To learn how to change number format
In Lesson 2, you will learn how to:
•Identify specific parts of a window
•Use the ClassPad’s soft keyboard
•Store a number in a variable and clear variables
•Use the Main application’s buttons and menus
•Change number format
•Change from base 10 to other bases
Upon completion of this lesson, you will be able to answer the following questions:
1.What is an application?
2.What are two ways to open the soft keyboard?
3.How do I change from the abc keyboard to the 2D keyboard?
4.What does the 
button do?
5.What does the 
button do?
6.What are mode settings and how do we change them?
7.What information shows in the status bar?
8.What is a single variable?
9.What is the imaginary unit?
Time required
About 60 minutes.
