Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Wednesday, Sept 3- 8th Grade- Finish Keyboarding and Start Publisher Unit


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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 09-03-2014



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Desktop Publishing- Publisher

Standards:
DP- 3 Know the Design Principles



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can find the different Publisher Tabs and Groups,
I can use the different design principles.
Students will be able to quickly find the Publisher features they need. Students know the difference between different design principles.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Tabs, Groups, balance, proximity/unity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast, white space
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
Page 5 type lines 1 and 2  
Use your right and left INDEX fingers for the F and J exercise.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@Review home keys.
The A S D F J L ; keys are called the home keys.
Each finger controls a specific key and is named for its
home key: A finger, S finger, D finger, and so on, ending
with the Sem finger on the ; (semicolon) key.

Finish Keyboarding Unit
In teams students will answer the Posture and Technique Review questions
on the last page. Review your packet carefully for the answers. You will need
to write out the questions and correct answers for each question you miss.  

@Review different types of templates available
@Explain about the Publisher Ribbon and Notes Guide
@Review the Publisher Ribbon (tabs and groups)
@ Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/
Publisher folder/ Design Principles PowerPoint
Independent Exercise- Getting to know the Ribbon:
@ Go to the Applications button and open up the Publisher software.
(you will see a green P)
@ In pairs, you will complete the Publisher Ribbon Worksheet.

Independent Exercise- Understanding Design Principles
Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/
Publisher folder/ Design Principles PowerPoint
For Slides 46 through 48
The following questions will be on the test.
Write the number of the question, the red words in the question
and then look through the Design PowerPoint to find which Design principle
(balance, proximity/unity, alignment, repetition/consistency, contrast
or white space)  is described.
For example, you would write:
1. the location, date, time, and cost are centered.
And then the answer to this question is found on slide 21.
You would write that design principle.
Higher Order Thinking Questions
Where are Publisher 2010 features?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will work in pairs to review the new concepts.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #1:Students will practice touch typing the home row keys
with a game called HomeKeys Kennys.    
Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing.

Exit Activity #2:
Practice on the beginner level (#1 home row keys) at http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
Choose beginner if you are in the beginner category
Choose intermediate if you are in the average category
Click to turn off the sound.

Exit Activity #3:
Match the correct design principle with its definition.
Play until you reach a million dollars.
Answer the questions correctly to win.
Lesson Reflections

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