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Computer Skills 1

WEEK

Today
Semester Two
Sem 1 - Black Dates Sem 2 - Red Dates
The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.
Bill Gates (1955 - ) , Business @ The Speed of Thought .
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY

Jan 30

 

NO SCHOOL

GRADE DAY

Feb 1 Day 1

Startup:
The Hat

Intro Activity

Word:
First Word Document
Basic formatting
Process of saving/organizing

Feb 2 Day 2

Startup:
Intro Syllabus - get signed - Due Sept 12

Internet:
Google search -#1 Ipod Nano

 

Feb 3 Day 3

Startup:
Intro Syllabus - get signed - Due Sept 12

Local vs Server:
Folder organization
Server login

Microtype
MicroType Startup

Feb 4 Day 4

Startup:
Check T: and Tech2

Internet
Finish Ipod Nano Search

Microtype
Finish Lesson 1

Word Doc
First word doc should have...

Feb 6 Day 5

Startup:
MicroType Finish Lesson 1 & Start Lesson 2

Excel:
<last first practice>
Begin basic spreadsheet
Intro formulas

 

Feb 7 Day 6

Startup:
Open Last First Internet - work on Ipon Nano if not done

Internet
<last first Internet >
Google Search - Dinner & Movie

 

Feb 8 Day 7

Startup:
MicroType Finish Lesson 2

Excel:
<last first practice>
Insert Columns, Rows
More Scores
Totals

 

Feb 9 Day 8

Startup:
<Last First Internet> - Make sure Dinner and Movie is done. If done, work on MicroType

Word:
Goal Essay - Type an essay - follow format - talk about scoring guide - expectations - Click here for more details

Feb 10 Day 9

Startup:
MicroType - Through lesson 3

Excel
<last first practice>
More totals, add more info, averages

Clean Up:
Are you all caught up?

Feb 13

NO SCHOOL

FURLOUGH DAY

 


Feb 14 Day 10

Startup:
Open up your Goal Essay - continue working on this. Turn this in today

Internet:
<last first search >
Computer Terms - when done with essay - begin working on this.

 

Feb 15 Day 11

Startup:
MicroType - through lesson 4

Excel
<last first practice>
Percentage
Headings
Categories
Sub Totals
Edit - Fill - Series

Image Work
Gimp - Techie Picture - click here for instructions

Feb 16 Day 12

Startup:
work on your Techie Picture

Excel
<last first practice>
Sorting
Anything else needed for assignment

 

 

Feb 17 Day 13

Startup
MicroType - through lesson 5

Work
Work on:
Search
Techie Picture
MicroType
Make up Work

Feb 20

NO SCHOOL

PRESIDENT'S DAY

 

 

Feb 21 Day 14

Startup:
MicroType - Done through lesson 6

Time Left:
Work on GIMP image or make up work

 

Feb 22 Day 15

Startup:
MicroType - Through Lesson 7 - I will record on Friday

Image Work
<last first techie>
5 faces
text
last first techie.jpg
Turn in image on Friday

Excel --
Gradebook Spreadsheet Assignment - click here

Feb 23 Day 16

Startup:
Work on Gradebook, image, or get caught up on search or Microtype

Internet:
<last first search >
Begin Ego Search (should be activity #4)

 

 

Feb 24 Day 17

Startup:
MicroType - Through Lesson 8 - I will record progress today.

Video
New Technology - Sixth Sense - TED presentation

Excel --
Gradebook Spreadsheet Assignment - click here

Are you all caught up?

TOP

Feb 27 Day 18

MicroType
Through Lesson 8

Internet:
<last first internet >
Begin Ego Search (should be activity #5)

 

 

Feb 28 Day 19

Startup
Work on Gradebook Spreadsheet

Internet
<last first internet>
Finish Ego Search today
Turn this in at end of period
Make sure Internet Search document has all five activities:

  1. 5 words
  2. Ipod nano
  3. Dinner & Movie
  4. Def'ns
  5. Ego Search

Excel
<last first gradebook>
Work on Gradebook See Directions

Feb 29 Day 20

Gradebook
Check Directions and work on Gradebook

Internet
<last first internet>
Make sure you have all 5 parts done

MicroType
Through Lesson 9 -

Mar 1

NO SCHOOL

SNOW DAY

(WEIRD, HUH?)

Mar 2 Day 21

Quiz Next Week

Excel
see Directions - Time to work on Gradebook - will start grading next week

Internet
<last first internet>
Make sure you have all 5 parts done - turn this in.

Word Activity
If all done with Gradebook and Internet Search - Start the About Me project. Select the link for details.

Mar 5 Day 22

Video
Steve Jobs Advice

Access:
Intro to Access - Coaches

Excel
Talk about sorting -- I will start grading Gradebook Spreadsheets today

Word Activity
Work on the About Me project. Select the link for details.

Mar 6 Day 23

Startup

  • Have your Gradebook Spreadsheet open (if I haven't graded it yet.
  • Work on About Me, Coaches, or Microtype

 

Mar 7 Day 24

Startup
MicroType - I will be checking this today.

Excel
I will finish grading Gradebook Spreadsheets today (hopefully)

Access:
Intro to Access - Coaches

Word Activity
Work on the About Me project. Select the link for details. Find images - save to folder.

Mar 8 Day 25

Startup
MicroType - I will be checking this today if you got more done or I didn't check yesterday

PowerPoint
Video - basic set up - talk about what to do with this.

Make up work
Any grading or make up work...

Mar 9

NO SCHOOL

6 week grades

 

Mar 12 Day 26

Startup
MicroType - Alpha Practice (finish through Lesson 11) - If all done with Alpha Practice - work on Skillbuilding

Access:
Discuss Answers to questions- Coaches

Powerpoint
Work on your About Me Powerpoint. If not done with paragraphs - finish those.

Mar 13 Day 27

Startup
Start a new Word Document - save it as Last First Internet2- See this link for instructions.

Quiz
We will take a quiz - monitors off

PowerPoint
Work on About Me Powerpoint

 

 

 

Mar 14 Day 28

Startup
MicroType through Lesson 12

PowerPoint
Work on About Me Powerpoint - Each slide should have text and image(s). If "done" - think about adding animations (with a purpose)

Internet
Last First Internet2- Search Haley Hotel

 

 

 

Mar 15 Day 29

Startup
Work on Internet2, or About Me (Word & Powerpoint). If done with all of those - work in MicroType.

About Me
Make sure Word doc is done and ready to turn in - Finish Powerpoint - Turn in both parts.

 

 

Mar 16 Day 30

MicroType
Through Lesson 13

Database
Nations Database - Download Database. Save it to your Thawspace folder. Answer the Questions.

Internet
Last First Internet2- If you have not finished the Search for Haley Hotel work on that. If Done with everything - you can start this: 3 questions - add this to your Internet #2 Document

TOP

Mar 19 Day 31

Startup
If not done with Nations questions - finish those - otherwise work on Microtype - should be through Lesson 13

Nations Database
We will talk about the Day 1 questions

Internet
Haley Hotel and 3 questions - add this to your Internet #2 Document

Mar 20 Day 32

MIcroType
Through Lesson 14

Nations Database
Click here for Day 2 questions

 

Mar 21 Day 33

Startup
About Me (Word and PowerPoint) or MicroType through Lesson 14 or Internet Search (2 activities)- you choose

Turn in
About Me - Word Document and Powerpoint

Nations Database
Finish Day 2 questions

Internet Search
We will begin the 3rd activity in your Internet Search 2 Driving Directions

Mar 22

 

NO SCHOOL

SNOW DAY

(VERY WEIRD, HUH?)

 

Mar 23 Day 34

CD Cover Activity
You will create a CD Cover - Turn it in by the end of the period.

Make Up Work
Internet Search (3 Acts)
Nations DB (2 days)
About Me (both parts)
MicroType (14 lessons)

 

Spring Break

Mar 26 - 30

Apr 2 Day 35

Startup

  • If CD Cover not done and turned in - finish this and turn it in
  • Nations - Day 2 Questions
  • MicroType (Through Lesson 14)

Nations Database
Talk about Day 2 questions

Apr 3 Day 36

Quiz
Open a blank word doc and be ready for a quick quiz

Video

Go Over Quiz

Nations Database
More about filtering - quiz on Thursday

Apr 4 Day 37

Startup
Finish through Lesson 15

Internet Search #2
Act #1 - Haley Hotel
Act #2 - 3 Questions
Act #3 - Driving Dir
Act #4 - Google News

Time to Work
If all done with 20 Microtype lessons and Internet Search #2 assignments- Begin the Web 2.0 assignment.

Apr 5 Day 38

MicroType
Through Lesson 16

Nations Database
Turn in Day 1 and Day 2 questions (should be in the same Word document)

Internet Search #2
Act #1 - Haley Hotel
Act #2 - 3 Questions
Act #3 - Driving Dir
Act #4 - Google News

Time to Work
If all done with 20 lessons and Internet Search #2 assignments- Begin the Web 2.0 assignment.

Apr 6 Day 39

Access
Quiz.

Internet Search #2
People of History (computers) - Add this to Internet Search #2

Apr 9 Day 40

MicroType
Put covers on today
Through Lesson 16

Word
Show how to work with images

Time to Work

  • Internet Search #2
  • MicroType
  • Web 2.0 Assignment

Apr 10 Day 41

MicroType
With covers on today
Through Lesson 17

Excel
Begin Work on Nations Spreadsheet

Internet Search
Act #1 - Haley Hotel
Act #2 - 3 Questions
Act #3 - Driving Dir
Act #4 - Google News
Act #5 - People of History
Finish and turn this in

Apr 11 Day 42

Access
Make Queries - what is a query, why use them, how do you make them?

 

Apr 12 Day 43

Startup
Work on Access Queries

Access
Make sure you have all queries done - let's combine them - do some basic stats

Apr 13 Day 44

Excel
Graphs on Nations Query Spreadsheets - click here for details.

 

 

 

 

TOP

Apr 16

NO SCHOOL

FURLOUGH DAY

Apr 17 Day 45

Startup
MicroType - Through Lesson 18

Excel
Nations Query Spreadsheets - add graph

All Done with Everything?
Work on Web 2.0 - Find some fun stuff

Apr 18 Day 46

MicroType -
I WILL CHECK PROGRESS TOMORROW-
If done with 20 Lessons - Go to Skillbuilder

Excel
Yesterday - we added graphs to our spreadhseet - click on link for details.
Add details to graphs - see notes

All Done with Everything?
Work on Web 2.0 - Find some fun stuff

Apr 19 Day 47

MicroType -
COVER YOUR FINGERS - I WILL RECORD TODAY-
If done with 20 Lessons - Go to Skillbuilder

Excel
Add details to graphs - answer questions - we will turn this in tomorrow

If all done - continue MicroType or work on Web 2.0 assignment. .

Apr 20 Day 48

Startup-
Quick activity - I will let you know

Excel
Make sure you have all information for Nations - turn this in

Image Editing
Begin finding images for project

If all done - continue MicroType or work on Web 2.0 assignment. .

Apr 23 Day 49

Startup
MicroType Lessons or Skillbuilder (with covers)

Image Editing
Project - save it as a PSD

Apr 24 Day 50

Startup
MicroType Lessons or Skillbuilder (with covers)

Image Editing
Project

Apr 25 Day 51

Startup
MicroType Lessons or Skillbuilder (with covers) - Last check of progress

Image Editing
WOrk on project

Make Up Work
Last Chance

Apr 26 Day 52

Startup
MicroType Lessons or Skillbuilder (with covers)

Image Editing
New Project - we will turn this in next week - Today we will add text

Apr 27

NO SCHOOL

GRADES/ INSERVICE DAY

Apr 30 Day 53

Excel
Click here to see the start of Jane Oly's TV habit

Image Editing
Work on Image Project - we will turn this in tomorrow

Internet Search
History of Computers

May 1 Day 54

Startup
MicroType Timing
Practice

Access
Click here for Advanced Queries

May 2 Day 55

Startup
Finish Nations Queries and/or Jane Oly Spreadsheet

Excel
Jane Oly - Create 2 Graphs
I will start grading Jane Oly this week - read this information to make sure you are ready to be graded.

May 3 Day 56

Startup
MicroType - Skillbuilder or Alpha Practice
(We will do a timing today)

Image Editing
Project - turn this in today - I will give some instruction. Make a folder called "last first combo image"

Excel
I will start grading Jane Oly next week

Internet Search
History of Computers

May 4 Day 57

Startup
Work on Internet Search

Access
Start Address Book activity-

Excel
If you did not get Jane Oly done - make sure it is done

 

May 7 Day 58

Startup
Work on Address Book . All data should be entered - begin work on Queries (see directions). See if you can figure out how to create an input mask for phone number.

Other
Is Combo Image turned in?
Is Jane Oly done?
Is Internet Search done?

May 8 Day 59

Startup
Get a MicroType TIming

Access
Finish Address Book - Reports - click here for instructions - Also Create 3 forms

Other
Is Combo Image turned in?
Is Jane Oly done?
Is Internet Search done?

May 9 Day 60

Startup
Review Activity --
Memo Editing Ideas

Access
Finish Address Book - Reports - click here for instructions

Other
Is Combo Image turned in?
Is Jane Oly done?
Is Internet Search done?

May 10 Day 61

Startup
Access
Finish Address Book - Reports, Forms- Ready to grade

Excel
I will start grading Jane Oly today

May 11 Day 62

Access
Finish Address Book - Reports, Forms- Grade today

Excel
I will grading Jane Oly today

 

May 14 Day 63

Web 2.0
Tiny Url - Activity.

Publisher
Party Flyer -

Excel
I will finish grading Jane Oly today

May 15 Day 64

Startup
MicroType - Skillbuilder

StartUp
Publisher - Party Flyer - turn in when done

Access
Database Project - Music Database - Just get Part 1 done today

May 16 Day 65

Startup
Get a MicroType Timing

Access
Database Project - Music Database - work on Part 2 today

May 17 Day 66

Startup
Work on Music database or Make up work

Access
Database Project - Music Database - I will be checking Part 1 and 2 today - If done - you can add more CD's if you want

May 18 Day 67

Access
Work on Music Database - We will work on Part 3 today

 

May 21 Day 68

Startup
Get 2nd timing or replace timing

PowerPoint
Animation assignment - click for details

Access
Finish up Music Database - I will start grading on Wednesday

May 22 Day 69

Startup
Work with Music - Make sure you have 50 CD's and 5 queries. Check Directions.

Access
Work on Animation Powerpoint - Add title slide and closing slide

May 23 Day 70

Startup - MIcroType
Get 2nd timing or replace timing

Access
I will start grading today - Work with Music - Make sure you have 50 CD's and 5 queries. Check Directions.

PowerPoint
Animation assignment - click for details

May 24 Day 71

Grading
Grade Music Database

Powerpoint
Finish Animation Powerpoint

Web 2.0
If all work is done - work on Web 2.0 or play TyperShark

May 25 Day 72

Grading
Grade Music Database

Powerpoint
Turn in Animation Powerpoint

Web 2.0
If all work is done - work on Web 2.0 or play TyperShark

May 28

NO SCHOOL

MLK Day

May 29 Day 73

Startup
Microtype timing - make up work as needed.

Image
Work on Personal Logo

Info
Talk about final

May 30 Day 74

Startup
Microtype timing or Skillbuilder

Office
Work on Integrating Office project - click here for details

Image Final
Personal Logo - another option

May 31 Day 75

Startup
Microtype timing or Skillbuilder - or TyperShark (if all caught up)

Make Up Work
get any work done

WEB 2.0
Turn this in

Jun 1 Day 76

Last Day for MakeUp

 


Jun 4 Day 77

Talk about Final

Review
Word Review

Microtype -
or TyperShark

Jun 5 Day 78

Review
Excel Review

Jun 6 Day 79

Review

Jun 7 Day 80

Review

Any Last Bits for Final

Jun 8

Finals 1 - 2 - 3

Jun 11

Finals 4 - 5

Jun 12

Finals 6 - 7

Jun 13

NO SCHOOL

GRADES

Jun 14

NO SCHOOL

Jun 15

NO SCHOOL