LEARNING GOAL: The Language of Office TechnologyStudents will understand all basic terminology of office and internet technology and be able to speak the language when working within a computer classroom.
LESSON OVERVIEW: We have kept ourselves pretty busy with websites, new vocabulary, quizzes, and typing over the last few weeks of school. This is the last week of vocabulary and then we will move into some other types of writing that don’t require definitions. Today will include some tips on how to borrow images from the Web and how to borrow them legally.
DAILY SCHEDULE (85 MINUTES): PART 1: SOLO WORK (10-20 Minutes) PART 2: CLASS DISCUSSION / NEW MATERIAL (30-50 Minutes) PART 3: DAILY ACTIVITY (10-20 Minutes) PART 4: CLOSING (5 Minutes) PART 5: HOMEWORK
PART 1: SOLO WORK Step 1: Find your assigned computer Step 1a: Classroom helper pass out name tags Step 2: Log on to your assigned computer Step 3: Go to and log on to your typingweb.com account Step 4: Begin your next typing practice lesson Step 5: Remember, you are trying to reach at least 15 WPM on each of the Beginner Lessons (all 9 of them)
PART 2: CLASS DISCUSSION / NEW MATERIAL Step 1: Go to the class discussion web site Step 2: Begin reading new lesson material until class discussion activity start Step 3: Once the class discussion activity starts, follow along on the web site and be prepared to read the material out loud to the class
PART 3: DAILY ACTIVITY Step 1: Vocabulary Quiz #2 (D-I) Step 2: Type Vocabulary Words (O-P) to your Weebly Website Step 3: Retrieve Images from the Internet
PART 4: CLOSING Step 1: Classroom helper collect and put away name tags Step 2: Close all open applications (Microsoft Office applications, web sites, etc.) Step 3: Gracefully shut down your computer Step 4: Turn off your display Step 5: Push your chair under the desk and pick up any trash
PART 5: HOMEWORK Homework #5 is a writing assignment related to Lessons 1.9.
Create a new Journal page text box on your Weebly Website and write a new journal entry (Journal Topics #3 - described below). This Homework assignment may be hand written and subsequently typed into your Weebly Website during class.
Journal Topic #4 (HW #5): Using Class Vocabulary Words in a Story
For this writing assignment you may write on any topic you choose but you are to use a minimum of five class vocabulary words in your story and they must used in the same context as they were defined in class. This writing assignment should be a minimum of three paragraphs in length.
This homework writing assignment is to be completed by Wednesday, February 8, 2017.