LaPoynor High School

1st Six Weeks Course Syllabus

Ms. O’Neill

 

Day of Week

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Class

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Week 1

 

08/25/2008

To

08/29/2008

 

Homework:  Acceptable Use Policy

·   Seating Chart

·   Course outline & major projects

·   Web site & quick reference guides

·   Student assessment of prior computer classes & knowledge.

 

Objectives:

·   Learns to navigate the hierarchical directory structure

·   Memorizes restricted character set

·   Creates folders & subfolders

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Topography

·   Write out and study restricted character set

·   Create folders & subfolders for class along with moving up a level

 

Homework Due:  Acceptable Use Policy

Objectives:

·   Recognizes parts of a typical window

·   Creates and saves a simple document

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Serif Font

·   Fills out window part names during discussion.

·   Practices windows functions of minimize, maximizes, restore & close.

·   Prints out quick reference as a study guide

Objectives:

·   Test on restricted character set and parts of a window  from Wordpad & Explorer.

·   Learns about topography and recognizes font types

 

Assignment:

·   VB - San Serif Font

·   Uses the font format, size and color to convey meaning to the words

 

Week 2

 

09/01/2008

To

09/05/2008

 

 

 

 

LABOR DAY

 

Objectives:

·   VB – Word Processor

·   Learn Word 2007 GUI

·   Flow document text using word wrap

·   Setting tab stops on the ruler

·   Create and format a memo.

 

Assignment: 

·   Type & properly format a memo to your boss requesting your vacation time.

 

Objectives:

·   Reteach memo layout

·   Editing text using selection, undo, redo and backspace

·   Using the Spelling & Grammar checker

·   Proofreading your documents

 

Assignment:

·   If your boss denied your request, edit, reformat & check your document for proper spelling & grammar.

Objectives:

·   Learn the proper layout of a full block business letter

 

Assignment:

·   Type, edit and properly format the block letter, pg. 48

 

 

Objectives:

·   Creating a letter head using the line tool and inserting symbols

 

Assignment:

·   Add a letter head to the block letter using the line tool and symbols.

 

Week 3

 

09/08/2008

To

09/12/2008

Objectives:

·   Learn the proper layout of a modified block letter

·   Using watermarks on letters

 

Assignment:

·   VB - watermark

·   Change format of block letter to modified block.

·   Do a save as & give new name

·   Insert a watermark from quick marks building blocks

Objectives:

·   Selecting text for cut, copy & paste

 

Assignment: 

·   VB - clipboard

·   Orientation, Part 1 of 4, pg 51-52

 

Objectives:

·   Finding and replacing text

·   Reteach font formats

·   Previewing & printing a document

 

Assignment:

·   Orientation, Part 2 of 4, pg. 55-58

Objectives:

·   Paragraph alignments

·   Reteach special characters

·   Hyperlinking a document

·   Using a Thesaurus

 

Assignment:

·   VB - hyperlink

·   Orientation, Part 3 of 4, pg. 61 - 63

 

 

Objectives:

·   Check for understanding

 

Assignment:

·   Business letter and memo test – formatting, spelling, layout, letterhead & watermark.

 

Week 4

 

09/15/2008

To

09/19/2008

Objectives:

·   Creating an electronic portfolio using hyperlinks

·   Reading a document on Screen

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Document  collaboration, p 64

·   Hyperlink the memo, block letter and modified block letter to the electronic portfolio.

Objectives:

·   Reviewing a document in shared pairs

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Peer editing, p 64

·   Creating a cover letter when applying for a job, Exercise 5, pg 77

Objectives:

·   Check for understanding during chapter review.

 

Assignment:

·   Skim chapter taking study notes, review vocabulary, quick reference guide, word commands & end of chapter questions, pg. 69 - 73

Objectives:

·   Test for knowledge, comprehension & application of using a word processor

 

 

Objectives:

·   Formatting a document

·   Setting the margins

·   Indenting paragraphs

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 1 of 6, 87-88

 

Week 5

 

09/22/2008

To

09/26/2008

Objectives:

·   Space before/after paragraph

·   Line spacing

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 2 of 6, pg 90

Objectives:

·   Tabs and Tab Stops

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 3 of 6, pg 92 - 93

Objectives:

·   Hanging & first line indents

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 4 of 6, pg 96 - 97

Objectives:

·   Headers & footers

·   Adding times, dates & page numbers

·   Adding graphics

 

 

Objectives:

·   Positioning a graphic

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 5 of 6, 102-103

 

Week 6

 

09/29/2008

To

10/03/2008

 

Objectives:

·   Pagination

·   Creating Footnotes & Endnotes

 

Assignment:

·   Training, p 6 of 6, pg 104 - 105

Objectives:

·   Templates

·   Reteach memo layout

 

Assignment:

·   VB - Template, p 105

·   Generic memo, pg 106 - 108

Objectives:

·   Creating an HTML file

 

Assignment:

·   VB - HTML

·   Contini picnic, p 108 -110

·   Convert student electronic portfolio with hyperlinks to an HTML file

Objectives:

·   Complete assignment

·   Prepare for chapter test

 

Assignment:

·   U.S. Presidents, p 119

·   Read Chapter Summary & Vocabulary, p 110 - 111

·   Review word commands & questions, p 112 - 115