This course focuses on learning the standard computer applications of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher and MS FrontPage. Students will learn Adobe Photoshop as well. The class will utilize their knowledge of these skills to create documents, web graphics, and a web site for their very own virtual business.  Infused into the daily curriculum will be the basics of keyboarding while learning to increase typing speed.
 
Day Date Assignment
Monday WK 1 Greetings, Class & Me
Tuesday WK 1 Wordle, Windows XP Tips, PowerPoint: Day One
Wednesday WK 1

Mavis Beacon, Windows XP Tips, PowerPoint: Custom Layouts, Text Boxes & Images

Thursday

WK 1

Keyboarding, PowerPoint: Design Tips, Rule of 6's, Charts

Friday WK 1 Keyboarding, PowerPoint: SmartArt
Monday Wk 2 Keyboarding, PowerPoint: SmartArt
Tuesday Wk 2 Keyboarding, PowerPoint: Inserting Sounds and Checklist Review
Wednesday Wk 2 No School
Thursday Wk 2 No School
Friday Wk 2 No School
Monday Wk 3 PowerPoint: Final Day, Print Outline View
Tuesday Wk 3 PowerPoint Presentations
Wednesday Wk 3 PowerPoint Presentations
Thursday Wk 3 PowerPoint Presentations
Friday Wk 3 PowerPoint Presentations
Monday WK 4 MS Excel: Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data
Tuesday WK 4 MS Excel: Entering Excel Formulas and Formatting Data
Wednesday WK 4 MS Excel: Creating Excel Functions, Filling Cells and Printing
Thursday WK 4 MS Excel: Creating Charts
HW: What Business to Choose? Talk to Parents/ Guardians
Friday WK 4 Logo Creation: Photoshop Tricks -- Text, Shapes, Layers
Monday WK 5 Logo Creation: Photoshop Tricks -- Review, Brushes, Text Effects
Tuesday WK 5 District In-Service: No School
Wednesday WK 5 Logo Creation in Photoshop
Thursday

WK 5

Logo Creation in Photoshop
Friday WK 5 MS Word: Business Letterhead
Monday Wk 6 MS Word: Business Letterhead
Tuesday Wk 6 MS Publisher: Party Invitation Sample 1, Sample 2
Wednesday Wk 6 MS Publisher: Party Invitation Sample 1, Sample 2
Thursday Wk 6 MS Word: Business Letter Sample
Friday Wk 6 MS Word: Business Letter
Monday Wk 7 7th Grade Field Trip
Tuesday Wk 7 Photoshop: Business Cards Sample
Wednesday Wk 7 Photoshop: Finish Business Cards
Thursday Wk 7 MS Word: Newsletter Sample
Friday Wk 7 MS Word: Newsletter
Monday WK 8 MS Word: Newsletter
Tuesday WK 8 Parent Conferences: No School
Wednesday WK 8 Web Design, Tips, See Professional Samples, Plan and Sketch Web Layout
Thursday WK 8

Web Design, Dreamweaver:Table Size & Split Cells, Format Text, Cell and
Background Colors, Inserting Images

Friday WK 8 Web Design, Dreamweaver: Create Banner in Photoshop
Monday WK 9 Web Design, Dreamweaver: Create Banner in Photoshop
Tuesday WK 9

Web Design, Hyperlinks/Buttons

Wednesday WK 9

Web Design, Home Graphic--Animated Gif in Photoshop

Thursday

WK 9

Web Design, Image Tags and Rollover Images

Friday WK 9

Web Design, Employee Pictures & Animation Online Banner Ads 

Monday Wk 10 Web Design, Checking Hyperlinks, Internet Graphics and Splitting Cells
Tuesday Wk 10

Web Design: Products Page, Links and Copyright at bottom

Wednesday Wk 10 Web Design: Order Forms or Dynamic Drive Order Forms  
Thursday Wk 10

Web Design

Friday Wk 10 Web Design
Monday Wk 11 Web Design
Tuesday Wk 11 Web Design
Wednesday Wk 11 Web Design: Checklist, Last Day
Thursday Wk 11 Explain Digital Photography: Camera Parts and Functions, Rules, etc...
Friday Wk 11 Photography Rules, Photo Tips1, 2 and 3, Cool Tutorials, Shot of the Day: Rule of the Thirds
Monday Wk 12 Digital Photography & Photoshop: (1) Color to Black/White, Lasso and (2) Coloration with Red Eye, Cool Tutorials, Shot of the Day: Head Shot
Tuesday Wk 12 Digital Photography & Photoshop: Cool Tutorials, Shot of the Day: Close Up
Wednesday Wk 12 Digital Photography, T-Shirt Iron Ons
Thursday Wk 12 Digital Photography, T-Shirt Iron Ons, Survey
Friday Wk 12 Free Choice

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