Name: ______

Date: ______

Web Exploration

Welcome to South Texas Academy for Medical Professions! One of the important things that we emphasize to assure your success at its full potential here at our campus is being sure you know how to navigate around our school’s website. Through this exploration you will acquire significant knowledge that you will apply during the span of your high school endeavor.

Complete Steps 1 – 21 and answer the corresponding questions (1 – 10)

  1. Open “Internet Explorer”.
  2. In the address bar, type:
  3. Looking to the right of the screen, scroll down past “Calendar”,“Upcoming Events”, and “Contact Us”.
  4. Continue looking, below the Blackboard link locate the “Drop pin” icon: Click the link, to the right of the icon.

What is the name of the link that correlates with step 4? Q1______

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  1. In the address bar, type:
  2. On the Medical Academy Home Page. Look for the 6thtab Under the following banner:
  3. What is the name of the tab? Q2______
  4. Look at the Light Blue Column on the right. Now Place your cursor on “Faculty & Staff” and go down to the 2nd link below. Click on “Schedule Change Request”

What was the name of the link you clicked to get to “schedule Req.”? Q3______

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  1. Go back to the Medical Acad.Home page. Click the “Five Schools, One Journey” Banner (top).
  2. Search for the icon proceeding below:

What is the name of the link that correlates with this icon? Q4______

Click on the link and explore.

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  1. Go back to the Medical Academy Home page. (click on Home or See step 5.)
  2. Go to the tab labeled “Students” and Click on it (Students)
  3. On the “Students” page, notice this grid:


Choose the link with the x,y coordinates : (3,2)
Where does the link selected in step 9, take you? Q5______

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  1. Go back to the Medical Academy Home page. (click on Home or See Step 5.)
  2. Under “Quick Links” (right hand side column) choose the icon that corresponds to the term similar to what teachers used prior to “dry-erase boards”. Click and explore.

What is the name of the link you choose? Q6______

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  1. Go back to the Medical Academy Home Page. (click Home or See Step 5.)
  2. Look for the Closed envelope icon under “Quick Links”.

What is the name of the icon you choose? Q7______

Where did the link take you? Q8______

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  1. Go back to the district website (
  2. Look for the tab labeled Calendar. Click on 2013 – 2014 Calendar and read it.

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  1. Go back to the Medical Academy Home Page. (See Step 5.)
  2. Look at the links labeled “Recent News”.

What is the name of the secondicon? Q9______

If you click on “Read More” you will see the latest bus schedule.

What is the name of the third link? Q10______
Great Job! If you have more time explore our website and the district website.