FAQ Categories Resource Organization; QuickGlance Symbols; External Links; RTF and PDF Files; Link Descriptions; Keywords; Printing (IE and FireFox)

1. How are the resources organized?
Lessons and units submitted to SCCO are organized into subject tables, which provide a quick and easy reference.

2. What do each of the QuickGlance Symbols represent?
QuickGlance symbols provide SCCO users with a fast glimpse of SCCO resources.

Symbol	Descriptor	Explanation
&	English / French	Indicates an English or French resource.
	Lesson Preamble	Extensive background information is included with this resources.
	Lesson	Shows when a lesson plan is included with the resource.
	Handout	Resources bearing this symbol have a separate package of student handouts, many of which are ready to photocopy and distribute.
	Teacher Info.	Resources with this symbol indicate teacher information packages, which can be answers, notes, rubrics for a lesson/unit OR a resource that a teacher can use to enhance his/her own teaching strategies (books, web sites, etc.).
	Quick Download	Some resources come in complete, downloadable packages, which can be opened using your wordprocessing software (rtf files) or Adobe software (pdf files). All preamble, lessons, handouts, and teacher information is included.

3. Why do some links open in new windows?
External links (that is, links to web pages outside of the SCCO site) and resources that open in your word processor or Adobe Reader all open in a new window. This allows you to view items related to a lesson without leaving the lesson.

4. What is an RTF file?
RTF is a file format compatible with most word processing software like Microsoft Word. It actually is an acronym for "Rich Text Format". SCCO provides some files in RTF.

5. What is a PDF file?
PDF (Portable Document Format) is a universal file format developed by Adobe® that preserves all the fonts, formatting, graphics, and colour of any source document, regardless of the application and platform used to create it. In order to open these documents you must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer. Adobe Reader is free and may already be on your computer. If you are, however, unable to open a PDF file from the SCCO site, visit Adobe.com for a copy of their Reader.

6. What are Link Descriptions? I see them in some of the lessons.
Think of the Link Descriptions section as you would a footnote; this is where the essential links of a lesson are explained in detail.

7. Link rot can be a frustrating problem when using a web site. How does SCCO alleviate this problem?
People familiar with the internet are aware that it changes daily. A site visited today could be gone tomorrow along with its valuable resources; this is commonly known as "link rot". To combat this problem SCCO provides Keywords to find similar sites in its Link Descriptions section (see above). Simply type OR copy and paste these keywords into your favourite internet search engine to find a suitable replacement to any broken links within our lessons.

8. Printing: Why do SCCO resource print-outs look different than what I see on my screen?
In the interest of saving printer ink and paper space, print-outs of the resources on SCCO eliminate banners and navigation bars from your printouts automatically.

FireFox users may notice that the text on their Print Preview overlaps. This text overlap will not occur when the resource is printed.