Bell Ringer:
1. Look at the picture on the top of page 20 through 21 to see which fingers to use for keys V, right shift , and the period .
2. Open up your MRI (messes make some moms mad) Word document and type line 6 on page 20, line 10 on page 21 and line 14 on page 21.
What are we learning today?
PowerPoint techniques/icons/buttons
Guided Practice:
@Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys V, Right Shift, and the period.
@Students will grade the 5 Purpose questions and then write the correct answers on their test study guides.
@ Miss W will model the techniques on the “Skills Checklist” the class will practice these skills and then will apply them to their Presentation project.
@Students will help each other during the skills practice.
Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (LanguageArts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides)PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that classtomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old andnew features of PowerPoint 2010.
Exit Activity:Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game called HomeKeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys whileplaying.Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thursday, August 30th- PowerPoint Techniques
Bell Ringer:
1. Look at the picture on the top of page 17 through 18 to see which fingers to use for keys T, N, and C.
2. Open up your MRI (messes make some moms mad) Word document and type line 6 on page 17, line 10 on page 18 and line 14 on page 18.
What are we learning today?
Cell Phone Policy
1. Warning
2. Teacher takes phone and gives back at end of class (if given willingly)
3. Phone is sent to office for parent to pick up
4. Office Referral
Keys T, N, C
7th Grade and 8th Grade August Keyboarding Olympic Winners announced
When should you use PowerPoint?
How to determine the purpose of your presentation?
PowerPoint techniques
Guided Practice:
@Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys T, N, and C.
@Miss W will review the most missed Tab and Group question
(Home Tab/Drawing Group to fill in a shape)
@Students will see or review PowerPoint about “When should you use PowerPoint? How to determine the purpose of your presentation?”
Independent Exercise:
Students will work in groups and answer the 5 questions on the PowerPoint. They should EACH type or write the question and the letter of the correct answer. After we review the answer choices, students will write out the complete answer.
Guided Exercise:@ Miss W will model the techniques on the “Skills Checklist” the class will practice these skills and then will apply them to their Presentation project.
@Students will help each other during the skills practice.
Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language
Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides)
PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class
tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and
new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game
called HomeKeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while
playing.Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
1. Look at the picture on the top of page 17 through 18 to see which fingers to use for keys T, N, and C.
2. Open up your MRI (messes make some moms mad) Word document and type line 6 on page 17, line 10 on page 18 and line 14 on page 18.
What are we learning today?
Cell Phone Policy
1. Warning
2. Teacher takes phone and gives back at end of class (if given willingly)
3. Phone is sent to office for parent to pick up
4. Office Referral
Keys T, N, C
7th Grade and 8th Grade August Keyboarding Olympic Winners announced
When should you use PowerPoint?
How to determine the purpose of your presentation?
PowerPoint techniques
Guided Practice:
@Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys T, N, and C.
@Miss W will review the most missed Tab and Group question
(Home Tab/Drawing Group to fill in a shape)
@Students will see or review PowerPoint about “When should you use PowerPoint? How to determine the purpose of your presentation?”
Independent Exercise:
Students will work in groups and answer the 5 questions on the PowerPoint. They should EACH type or write the question and the letter of the correct answer. After we review the answer choices, students will write out the complete answer.
Guided Exercise:@ Miss W will model the techniques on the “Skills Checklist” the class will practice these skills and then will apply them to their Presentation project.
@Students will help each other during the skills practice.
Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language
Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides)
PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class
tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and
new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game
called HomeKeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while
playing.Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
Monday, August 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 29- PowerPoint- When should you use it? Determine purpose.
Bell Ringer:
1. Open PowerPoint.
1. Open PowerPoint.
2. Work in groups to finish your Ribbon Worksheet.
Find the buttons/icons and list their tab and group.
Find the buttons/icons and list their tab and group.
3. When you have turned in the Ribbon Worksheet to Miss W. look at the picture on the top of
page 11 through 12 to see which fingers to use for keys M, R, and I.
page 11 through 12 to see which fingers to use for keys M, R, and I.
4. Open a Word document and type line 6 on page 11, line 10 on page 12 and line 14 on page 12.
What are we learning today?
Fire Drill Safety
Keys M, R, I
When should you use PowerPoint?
How to determine the purpose of your presentation?
Fire Drill Safety
Keys M, R, I
When should you use PowerPoint?
How to determine the purpose of your presentation?
Formative Assessment: You will NOT be graded on your answer.
Open PowerPoint and carefully review the File tab, Slide Show tab and the View tab.
Open PowerPoint and carefully review the File tab, Slide Show tab and the View tab.
1st and 2nd periods:
Read 8th Grade survey question and write down your code.
Go to http://PollEv.com to submit your answer.
Read 8th Grade survey question and write down your code.
Go to http://PollEv.com to submit your answer.
6th and 7th periods:
Read 7th Grade survey question and write down your code.
Guided Practice:
Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys M, R, and I
Students will see a presentation about when they should use PowerPoint and how to determine the purpose of their presentation.
Independent Exercise:
Students will work in groups and answer the 5 questions on the PowerPoint. They should EACH type or write the question and the letter of the correct answer. After we review the answer choices, students will write out the complete answer.
Students will work in groups and answer the 5 questions on the PowerPoint. They should EACH type or write the question and the letter of the correct answer. After we review the answer choices, students will write out the complete answer.
Homework: Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language
Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides)
PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class
tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and
new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game
called HomeKeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while
playing.Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game
called HomeKeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while
playing.Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Tuesday, August 28 MS2010 PowerPoint Ribbon
Bell Ringer:
Look at the picture on the top of page 8 to see which fingers to use for keys H, E, and O.
YOU are responsible for looking at the new keyboard picture each day and reading the finger placement paragraph. Leave the book open to right page for the next class :)
Practice on the beginner level (#1 home row keys) at http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
Click to turn off the sound.
Take a screen print of your score and save it
to a word document.
What are we learning today?
Keys H, E, O
How the 2010 Microsoft PowerPoint Ribbon Interface looks different than
MS2007 & MS2003.
Formative Assessment (NOT for a grade, just to see what you know!)
Read question at http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTg1NTIzMDIzMQ
Go to http://pollev.com/ to submit your answer code
Guided Practice:
Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys H, E, and O
Students will receive a Ribbon Guide sheet that they need to
keep.Students will review the Ribbon concept.
Hunt Worksheet.
Homework:
Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides) PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Look at the picture on the top of page 8 to see which fingers to use for keys H, E, and O.
YOU are responsible for looking at the new keyboard picture each day and reading the finger placement paragraph. Leave the book open to right page for the next class :)
Practice on the beginner level (#1 home row keys) at http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
Click to turn off the sound.
Take a screen print of your score and save it
to a word document.
What are we learning today?
Keys H, E, O
How the 2010 Microsoft PowerPoint Ribbon Interface looks different than
MS2007 & MS2003.
Formative Assessment (NOT for a grade, just to see what you know!)
Read question at http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTg1NTIzMDIzMQ
Go to http://pollev.com/ to submit your answer code
Guided Practice:
Miss W will review the correct finger placement for keys H, E, and O
Students will receive a Ribbon Guide sheet that they need to
keep.Students will review the Ribbon concept.
Independent Exercise:
Students will work in pairs and complete the PowerPoint Ribbon ScavengerHunt Worksheet.
Homework:
Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides) PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Exit Activity
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game calledHome
KeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing.
Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
High Scores will be recognized.Miss W. will explain how there will be an
OlympicKeyboarding competition each month for prizes.
Monday, August 27- Touch Typing Muscle Memory
Bellringer
Get your keyboard items out of your folder.
Go To Zenworks and Pull up PowerPoint. Click on the "yes" button if it comes up.
Let Miss W know if you do not have access to PowerPoint.
Students will turn to page 3 of the Glencoe Keyboarding
Connections textbook to review finger placement and home keys
What we are learning today?
Correct keyboarding techniques (the touch method - it means not looking at
the keys)and the Home Keys.
Guided Lesson:
While Miss W is passing out paper for assignment below, a short
2 minute video will play on the Smartboard “Why Keyboarding Skills are
Important” explaining the concept of muscle memory and typing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5i0ucO_JQ
Independent Exercise::
We will go over the rules for respectful behavior for our outside activity.
To learn the locations of the keys and the meaning of muscle memory students will
go outside with teacher and type words with their feet. They will also pair
up and help their partners with finding the more difficult letters by giving
directions (backwards, forwards, left or right).
After the outside activity, students will compete the first six practices
(JF, DK, SL, A;, GH, and Mixed Letters) at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/lesson/index/id/316/
TRY FOR ACCURACY NOT FOR SPEED. An
excellent typing time would be around 32 to 39 words per minute. If you are a
new typist a more realistic time would be around 14 to 17 words per minute. This
exercise is for a participation grade not a classwork grade. Record your progress on the score sheet. Try not to look at the keyboard while you type.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game called
Home KeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing.
Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
High Scores will be recognized.Miss W. will explain how there will be an Olympic
Keyboarding competition each month for prizes.
Homework:
Get your keyboard items out of your folder.
Go To Zenworks and Pull up PowerPoint. Click on the "yes" button if it comes up.
Let Miss W know if you do not have access to PowerPoint.
Students will turn to page 3 of the Glencoe Keyboarding
Connections textbook to review finger placement and home keys
What we are learning today?
Correct keyboarding techniques (the touch method - it means not looking at
the keys)and the Home Keys.
Guided Lesson:
While Miss W is passing out paper for assignment below, a short
2 minute video will play on the Smartboard “Why Keyboarding Skills are
Important” explaining the concept of muscle memory and typing.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5i0ucO_JQ
Independent Exercise::
We will go over the rules for respectful behavior for our outside activity.
To learn the locations of the keys and the meaning of muscle memory students will
go outside with teacher and type words with their feet. They will also pair
up and help their partners with finding the more difficult letters by giving
directions (backwards, forwards, left or right).
After the outside activity, students will compete the first six practices
(JF, DK, SL, A;, GH, and Mixed Letters) at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/lesson/index/id/316/
TRY FOR ACCURACY NOT FOR SPEED. An
excellent typing time would be around 32 to 39 words per minute. If you are a
new typist a more realistic time would be around 14 to 17 words per minute. This
exercise is for a participation grade not a classwork grade. Record your progress on the score sheet. Try not to look at the keyboard while you type.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game called
Home KeysKennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing.
Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
High Scores will be recognized.Miss W. will explain how there will be an Olympic
Keyboarding competition each month for prizes.
Homework:
Homework:Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, or Math) they want to create a short (7 slides) PowerPoint presentation during tomorrow's class. BRING your textbooks for that class tomorrow! We will be using the PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new features of PowerPoint 2010.
Everyone needs to return the blue Class information sheet by Tuesday to get a 90 for your first
grade. If you were absent today please review the video link above and read page 3 of the Typing book. Miss W will give you instructions on how to create the 2 visual graphic keyboards mentioned.
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Friday, August 24th- Home Row Keys
Welcome to the Computer Skills and Applications Class.
Bellringer
Students will color a small keyboard replica. Each color will represent a
different finger that should be used to type that letter while typing. Students
will reference page 3 of the Glencoe Keyboarding Connections textbook to see
which keys should be colored blue, red, yellow or green.
What we are learning today?
Correct keyboarding techniques (the touch method - it means not looking at the keys)
and the Home Keys.
Guided Lesson:
Look at the giant 15 page keyboard that is on the white board.
Miss W will explain proper keyboarding techniques (finger position, how to use the bumps on the F and J key, and the home keys)
Look at the giant 15 page keyboard that is on the white board.
Miss W will explain proper keyboarding techniques (finger position, how to use the bumps on the F and J key, and the home keys)
Students will turn to page 3 of the Glencoe Keyboarding Connections
textbook to see another example of finger placement and home keys.
While Miss W is passing out paper for
assignment below, a short 2 minute video will play on the Smartboard “Why Keyboarding Skills are Important” explaining the concept of muscle memory and typing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5i0ucO_JQ
textbook to see another example of finger placement and home keys.
While Miss W is passing out paper for
assignment below, a short 2 minute video will play on the Smartboard “Why Keyboarding Skills are Important” explaining the concept of muscle memory and typing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG5i0ucO_JQ
Independent Exercise:
Students will create a visual graphic keyboard.
Students will create a 15 page paper keyboard. Look at the keyboard on the white board.
Draw 2 letters per page. Make the letters big and dark! Don't forget to draw the red lines, which divides the left hand's keys and the right hand's keys. Make sure your make the "bump" underline under the "F" and "J" keys.
Students will go outside with teacher and type words with their feet. They will also
pair up and help their partners with finding the more difficult letters by giving directions (backwards, forwards, left or right).
Students will create a 15 page paper keyboard. Look at the keyboard on the white board.
Draw 2 letters per page. Make the letters big and dark! Don't forget to draw the red lines, which divides the left hand's keys and the right hand's keys. Make sure your make the "bump" underline under the "F" and "J" keys.
Students will go outside with teacher and type words with their feet. They will also
pair up and help their partners with finding the more difficult letters by giving directions (backwards, forwards, left or right).
Afterward the outside activity, students will compete the first six practices (JF, DK, SL, A;, GH, and Mixed Letters) at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/lesson/index/id/316/
TRY FOR ACCURACY NOT FOR SPEED. An excellent typing time would be around 32 to 39 words per minute. If you are a new typist a more realistic time would be around 14 to 17 words per minute. This exercise is for a participation grade not a classwork grade. Record your progress on the score sheet. Try not to look at the keyboard while you type.
Miss Witkowski will be recording student book numbers as you type.
Exit Activity:
Students will practice touch typing the home row keys with a game called Home Keys
Kennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing. Try your best to click on the keys from memory.
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
High Scores will be recognized.
Miss W. will explain how there will be an Olympic Keyboarding competition each month for prizes.
Kennys. Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing. Try your best to click on the keys from memory.
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html
High Scores will be recognized.
Miss W. will explain how there will be an Olympic Keyboarding competition each month for prizes.
Homework:
Everyone needs to return the blue Class information sheet by Friday to get a 100 for your first grade.
If you were absent today please review the video link above and read page 3 of the Typing book.
Miss W will give you instructions on how to create the 2 visual graphic keyboards mentioned above.
Miss W will give you instructions on how to create the 2 visual graphic keyboards mentioned above.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Thursday, August 23 Classroom Expectations
Welcome to Miss Witkowski's Computer Skills and Applications class
Today we are going to review classroom expectations and rules.
I look forward to teaching you this year. Have a nice day! Miss W. :)
Homework: Remember to get your parents to sign the Blue Classroom Expectations sheet for a 100 on your first grade.
Supply List:
3 ring binder (may be paper binder with prongs), paper, pencil or pen, one
package of 3x5 index cards, optional but strongly recommended is a flash drive
to save projects.
We will be covering the following topics in class:
Keyboarding
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
PowerPoint
Publisher
Digital Literacy-Basics
Digital Literacy-Multimedia
Digital Literacy-MS Office Programs
Digital Literacy- Internet
Digital Literacy- Security
Digital Literacy- Privacy & Safety
Expectations:
Students will treat teacher and each other with respect and dignity.
*Students will listen when the teacher or another student is talking.
Students will be responsible for their own learning.
*Students will bring their notebooks, pencil or pen and other needed items
to class.
* Students will complete all assignments and be on time to class.
* Students will follow bathroom sign out procedures.
Students will treat computers with respect.
* Students will not go to web sites not assigned by teacher.
* Students will not change screen savers and/or background designs.
* Students will keep equipment in good working order and not write on desk or computer.
Dear Parent,
Your child will be bringing you Randolph County’s Acceptable Use Policy to sign sometime this week. It explains Randolph County’s Internet policies and is a general permission form. We will be working on several computer projects during this class. Miss Witkowski strives to create real world applications for the computer skills taught to your child. Sample projects are creating web sites and placing student work online for our online newsletter. Safety is a critical concern and we need the following information for our classroom files. Please decide which choices work
best for you and your child. If you have any questions please email ewitkowski@randolph.k12.nc.us Please remember, you will also need to complete the RCS AUP
form in addition to this page.
To create a free web
site at Google Sites, your child will need to create a free email account.
Please check only one choice for each option.
****************************************************************************
___Yes- my child
may create an email account/web site with
their first name only.
___Yes- my child may create an email account/web site with “no” name listed online (it will be anonymous)
___No- I would prefer for my child to
not place this item online and to create all work on paper.
*****************************************************************************
The online school
newsletter/web site may include photos of your child.
___Yes- my child may have their
photo and their first name only on
the site.
___Yes- my child may have their
photo but “no” name listed online (it will be anonymous)
___No- I would prefer for my child to
not place their photo online.
****************************************************************************
Parent Name (print) :
________________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________________
Please provide your email
address.
____________________________________________________________________________
It will ONLY be used by Miss Witkowski to contact you about your child’s progress
in her class. ______
Today we are going to review classroom expectations and rules.
I look forward to teaching you this year. Have a nice day! Miss W. :)
Homework: Remember to get your parents to sign the Blue Classroom Expectations sheet for a 100 on your first grade.
Supply List:
3 ring binder (may be paper binder with prongs), paper, pencil or pen, one
package of 3x5 index cards, optional but strongly recommended is a flash drive
to save projects.
We will be covering the following topics in class:
Keyboarding
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
PowerPoint
Publisher
Digital Literacy-Basics
Digital Literacy-Multimedia
Digital Literacy-MS Office Programs
Digital Literacy- Internet
Digital Literacy- Security
Digital Literacy- Privacy & Safety
Expectations:
Students will treat teacher and each other with respect and dignity.
*Students will listen when the teacher or another student is talking.
Students will be responsible for their own learning.
*Students will bring their notebooks, pencil or pen and other needed items
to class.
* Students will complete all assignments and be on time to class.
* Students will follow bathroom sign out procedures.
Students will treat computers with respect.
* Students will not go to web sites not assigned by teacher.
* Students will not change screen savers and/or background designs.
* Students will keep equipment in good working order and not write on desk or computer.
Dear Parent,
Your child will be bringing you Randolph County’s Acceptable Use Policy to sign sometime this week. It explains Randolph County’s Internet policies and is a general permission form. We will be working on several computer projects during this class. Miss Witkowski strives to create real world applications for the computer skills taught to your child. Sample projects are creating web sites and placing student work online for our online newsletter. Safety is a critical concern and we need the following information for our classroom files. Please decide which choices work
best for you and your child. If you have any questions please email ewitkowski@randolph.k12.nc.us Please remember, you will also need to complete the RCS AUP
form in addition to this page.
To create a free web
site at Google Sites, your child will need to create a free email account.
Please check only one choice for each option.
****************************************************************************
___Yes- my child
may create an email account/web site with
their first name only.
___Yes- my child may create an email account/web site with “no” name listed online (it will be anonymous)
___No- I would prefer for my child to
not place this item online and to create all work on paper.
*****************************************************************************
The online school
newsletter/web site may include photos of your child.
___Yes- my child may have their
photo and their first name only on
the site.
___Yes- my child may have their
photo but “no” name listed online (it will be anonymous)
___No- I would prefer for my child to
not place their photo online.
****************************************************************************
Parent Name (print) :
________________________________________________________
Parent Signature:
____________________________________________________________
Please provide your email
address.
____________________________________________________________________________
It will ONLY be used by Miss Witkowski to contact you about your child’s progress
in her class. ______
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