Scavenger Hunt for The Study Skills Help Page

http://www.mtsu.edu/~studskl

The following is a scavenger hunt through The Skills Help Page, the home page for your learning strategies course. This activity should give you practice navigating the help page and help you discover useful resources to supplement your classroom experiences. If you do not have a computer at home, here are a few places you have access to free computer use and printing.

Instructions for each item are on this scavenger map. Your answers and findings should be recorded on the worksheet described as item #1.

Item #1

On the bottom of The Study Skills Help Page you will find the this icon Click on the treasure chest, download the pdf file, and print it. This is your answer sheet. When you have printed the worksheet, in blank #1 write where you printed it.

(This item involves downloading and printing a PDF file, Ask someone in the lab to help you if you have trouble. This is something you will need to do in this and other classes.)

 

Item #2           

Find the syllabus for your class. Locate the treasure chest in  block for the fourth class meeting.  Click on the treasure chest and follow instructions.

 

Item #3           

Virtual Field Trips for each unit are linked from the syllabus. However, you can get to the virtual field trips from the home page. Click on the link to Virtual Field Trips. In the worksheet blank for #3 write the page number in the text that corresponds to the Note Taking Fieldtrip.

 

Item #4           

Under What Your Mother Never Told You About College, name one tip that Bed Bath and Beyond gives to all college students.

 

Item #5           

Explain what did you do to get back to The Study Skills Help Page.

 

Item #6           

Power Points are also linked to the syllabus but can be accessed from the chart titled Power Point Presentations for Topics Discussed in Class. Click on first day musts and list one thing suggested that you did not do on the first day of class.

 

Item #7           

Name one of the ten categories scored on the Lassi sheet?

 

Item #8           

What part of the library must you go to so you can complete the Birthday sheet within your Library Assignments?

 

Item #9           

For Unit Test 1 Review, what order must you list the levels of Bloom's Taxonomy?

 

Item #10         

Name one of the quizzes given under Memory Principles Activities.

 

Item #11         

What colors do they use in the example for the Stroop Effect?

 

Item #12         

How many players can play in Unit III Jeopardy?

 

Item #13         

Name two learning outcomes for Unit I.

 

Item  #14        

Name two parts of the brain that Sam is dreaming about in Sam's Brainy Adventure under Brain Games?

 

Item #15         

Find the Unit Test III Evaluation ( Look at bottom of Unit III Review). How many study aids are listed?

 

Item #16         

Under Practice Tests and Games, go to link to audio lectures on page 118. What is the topic of the first lecture?

 

Item #17         

What are the categories listed on the challenge board for Memory Principles in reviewing for Unit Test II?

 

Item #18         

What is the URL for practice tests and other activities for Practicing College Learning Strategies?

 

Item #19         

Name 3 things you might do towards earning your 100 points for Exploring College LIFE Activities.

 

Item #20         

What are the first and third items listed in Essential E-mail Etiquette?

 

Item #21         

How many extra credit "what's your advice" assignments may you do?

 

Item #22         

Name your instructor for your section of this course?

 

Item #23         

Does your instructor teach other sections of this course? If yes? List them.

 

Item #24         

If you followed the practical suggestions for changing your (Frank/Webmail) password what would your password be?

 

Item #25         

How many reason are listed for reviewing a returned test?

 

Item #26         

Give the name of the Altavista translator?

 

Item #27         

Carefully read each item in Using Computers in KOM 161. Using the note taking methods we discussed(writing no more than necessary in order to remember) , summarize the information given there so that it fits into the blank on you answer sheet.

Item #28         

Read the section on technology used in the course. What are two ways to read your MTSU email?

 

Item #29         

Using the  link to Merriam Webster On-line Language Center look up the definition for the word lagniappe? Write the first definition given.

 

Item #30    

Name one out of the ten tips for surviving college?

 

Item #31

Check Course Requirements. State the policies for missed daily quiz and unit tests not taken on time.

 

Item  #32 What is your instructor's name, email address and phone number?