Parents-
Please read and review with your son/daughter the information in the syllabus. Once read, do the following:
- Simply sign a blank sheet of paper saying:
- "I have read and understand the information in the syllabus"
- "My child agrees to comply with the rules/requirements"
- Make sure your child PRINTS their name on this sheet as well
Goals:
The student will:
Demonstrate the use of technology as a problem solving tool by performing advanced level competence in the following areas of study:
Word processing, Spreadsheets, Database Management, Graphics, Internet based Research, Management Skills in a Windows XP operating environment
Demonstrate an understanding of proper Web Design techniques at a beginning level of competence.
Projects
Web 1 students will be working on several major projects during the semester. To be successful, students must be able to:
- Stay focused and take advantage of the class time provided
- Continue to work on the same project for multiple days
- Review and improve their project as we work toward perfecting the finished product
The first 6 to 9 weeks students will be working with Word, Excel and Access on several major projects.
The last 9 to 12 weeks we will be devoted to web design. All coding will be done in notepad.
Objectives:
The student will:
| Enhance Word Processing Skills | Inserting and formatting images, word art, files, charts and symbols. Formatting fonts, paragraphs, borders, and bullets. Inserting and manipulating tables. Integrate with Excel and Access |
| Enhance Database Management Skills | Create a relational database. Extensive searching techniques, query and report building. Integrate with Word/Excel and create a forms to make the database user-friendly. |
| Enhance Spreadsheet Skills | Basic design strategies. Special formatting functions. Variety of math functions. Many business related projects. Integrate into Word and Access. Error trapping using data validation, formatting options, sheet protection and macros |
| Enhance Graphing Skills | Proper use of bar, line, pie charts. Analyze tables of data. Integrate into Word. |
| Develop Internet Skills | Improve Internet research techniques. Improve skills working in an integrated environment (moving between Word, Excel, the Internet). Students will be asked to make and use a gmail account. Tremendous tools are available with a simple gmail account and we will learning to use them. If parents have a problem with this, please contact me. We will work out a solution. |
| Enhance Networking Skills | Opportunitues to practice file management on a local PC, file server and web server will be provided. |
| Web Design | Roughly half of this course will be spent learning proper Web Design techniques. Students will learn how to:
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Grading:
A student entering Web Design 1 must have good skills in the Office products, Word, Excel and Access. Success in this class is greatly determined by the student having a proper background and a willingness to investigate and explore. Students are also given the freedom to create their own problem solving strategies so the ability to work independently is very important.
Due dates for projects/assignments will be given from time to time and these will be posted on the website in the assignment list. Students are encouraged to continually work on assignments until they meet all requirements. There will be absolute due dates for projects and checking the website and paying attention in class for these dates is important.
Below is a grading scale. It is a standard scale that most teachers use.
| A | 90 - 100% of possible points |
| B | 80 - 89% |
| C | 70 - 79% |
| D | 60 - 69% |
| F | below 60% |
Conduct:
- Respect others in the room, both person and property.
- Respect the equipment. It is a privilege to work on the computers. Failure to treat the computers with respect may result in losing the right to use them.
- No food or drink of any kind is allowed in the lab.
- No video games of any kind and no head or earphones.
- No downloading of any unauthorized material off the Internet.
- Internet use should be related to class activities.
- Any use of a "proxy server" to avoid district Internet filters is a serious matter and will involve administrative action.
- Students are expected to do their own work. School policy will be enforced if a student is caught cheating.
Student Expectations
- Be on task - activity not related to the assigned task is unacceptable and may result in a student being taken off the computer for part or all of that class period.
- Treat everyone respectfully - teachers, students, guests and substitute teachers should be treated in an appropriate and respectful manner.
- Be willing to offer assistance to other members of the class - we are a class, as such, everyone (students and teacher) is expected to offer ideas and assistance to the class.
Completing All Assignments:
Students are expected to complete each assignment to the best of his/her abilities. Students that do not turn in assignments may be required to attend "homework club". Details about this program will be available on the Sprague website and other literature
TAG:
Computer classes offer all students the unique opportunity to work beyond the assignment. Students are encouraged to utilize the many features of computer software and their own creative abilities to enhance the curriculum to meet their needs. In each subject/course students will be pre-assessed on the knowledge and skills that will be learned in the subject/course. The purpose of this pre-assessment is to find out what students already know in order to provide differentiated instruction. All students are encouraged to "think outside the box" to find unique challenges and problems to solve.
Formal or informal pre-assessments may include end of chapter/unit tests, student input and self-evaluation, placement test, specific teacher observational data, lab demonstration or test, work samples, fist of five, thumbs up/thumbs down, or other forms of pre-assessment. Below is a list of differentiation strategies that may be used.
| Differentiation Strategies | ||
| Acceleration | Enrichment | Multiple Intelligences |
| Independent Study/Project | Compacting | Learning Styles |
| Assignment Modification | Tiered Assignments | Critical Thinking |
| Cluster Grouping | Contracting | |
