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Workplace Technology Skills
Syllabus
Assignments
| Mon, Aug 26 | Welcome / Expectations / Journal 1 - Why I took the class? What do I want to learn? Past computer knowledge (target: 6 sentences) | How to customize the MacBook? |
| Tue, Aug 27 | Workplace Tech Folder / MacBook (gestures, programs, dock, menu bar, preferences, stage manager) / MacBook Questions / Student Webmail | |
| Wed, Aug 28 | Student Webmail / Email Etiquette | |
| Thu, Aug 29 | Webcams / Study Guide | |
| Fri, Aug 30 | Interactive Dictionary / Quiz | |
| Tue, Sep 3 | Journal 2 - EMAIL (at least 3 words per line) / review for MacBook Email Assessment / assignments due | |
| Wed, Sep 4 | MacBook Email Assessment / Web Search | |
| Thu, Sep 5 | Identify features of Keynote, Slides, and PowerPoint / Evaluate Web Information | Know - Presentation software uses slides to organize information and graphics in a presentation.
Understand - Presentation software options affect appearance of presentations. Do - Create a presentation using presentation software |
| Fri, Sep 6 | begin About me presentation / begin Internet Activity | |
| Mon, Sep 9 | Journal 3 - How does using presentation software enhance a presentation? (target: 4 sentences) / About Me Presentation / Internet Activity | |
| Tue, Sep 10 | determine About Me Presentation order / Internet Activity due | |
| Wed, Sep 11 | About Me Presentations | |
| Thu, Sep 12 | Finish Presentations / Outline / Google Drawing with callout | |
| Fri, Sep 13 | Car Value / Word Processing Vocabulary | Know - Word processing software (Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, and Google Docs) uses a computer to write, store, retrieve, and edit documents.
Understand - Word processing software can create a variety of documents. The use of software features alters the appearance of the document. Do - Format characters and use the Help features |
| Mon, Sep 16 | Word Processing Pre-Test / Journal 4 - Why is cybersecurity important? (target: 3 sentences) Create a personal cyberbullying statement / Famous Person Report (sources and formatting) / Word Nature Scene with callout (10 objects) | |
| Tue, Sep 17 | Famous Person Report (paragraphs) / finish Word Nature Scene with callout (10 objects) | |
| Wed, Sep 18 | Collage (6 classes and 9 your choice) / Invitation / Memo | |
| Thu, Sep 19 | Interest / Tabs and Leaders / Searches, Presentations, and Word Processing Quiz | |
| Fri, Sep 20 | Charts / Newsletter / Pen Pal | |
| Mon, Sep 23 | Journal 5 - problem solving / Pen Pal - Mail Merge / Comparison Table | |
| Tue, Sep 24 | Greece Information Sheet | |
| Wed, Sep 25 | Bagel Mania / Chart | |
| Thu, Sep 26 | Formatting Page / Word Processing Quiz | |
| Fri, Sep 27 | Adobe Acrobat | |
| Mon, Sep 30 | Journal 6 - What are 3 things that you have learned in Word Processing? / Word Processing Review | |
| Tue, Oct 1 | Word Processing Assessment | |
| Wed, Oct 2 | Adobe Acrobat - Menu and Form | |
| Thu, Oct 3 | Online Maps / Spreadsheet Vocabulary / Spring Sales | Know - Spreadsheet software (Excel, Numbers, Google) create spreadsheets to solve problems involving numbers.
Understand - Spreadsheet software can create and manipulate workbooks Do - format a spreadsheet to enhance its appearance |
| Mon, Oct 7 | Journal 7 - What do you know about spreadsheets? How do you start a function? / Formula Practice / Frog Census | |
| Tue, Oct 8 | Functions / Car Comparison (in Sheets) | |
| Wed, Oct 9 | 12 Days of HS / Golf Tryouts | |
| Thu, Oct 10 | Workbook Formatting / Occidental / Rainfall | |
| Fri, Oct 11 | Charts / Spreadsheet Quiz | |
| Tue, Oct 15 | Journal 8 - What is fill in spreadsheets? How and when is it used? (target: 4 sentences) / Seattle Spreadsheet | |
| Wed, Oct 16 | Alamo / Voting / Angel Tree | |
| Thu, Oct 17 | Stocks / Spreadsheet Review | |
| Fri, Oct 18 | Halloween Spreadsheet Activity | |
| Mon, Oct 21 | Journal 9 - What type of music do you listen to the most and why? / Spreadsheet Review / install Adobe Photoshop | |
| Tue, Oct 22 | Spreadsheet Assessment | |
| Wed, Oct 23 | Audio files (using Quicktime) - song in YouTube and reading a poem/summary for at least 20 seconds / Online Shopping | Graphics Editing pixel based vector based |
| Thu, Oct 24 | Adobe Photoshop (lasso, eraser, and transform tools) - combining images | |
| Fri, Oct 25 | Photoshop - filters | |
| Mon, Oct 28 | Journal 10 - What do you like, dislike, and what did you learn in Photoshop? (target: 4 sentences) / self in poster, brand mashup, repeated parts, scribble art | |
| Tue, Oct 29 | You be the Jury / Photoshop (compound word and new animal) / Photoshop Quiz | |
| Wed, Oct 30 | Adobe Illustrator - Get to know Illustrator (vector based, tools, shape builder) - back of cell phone, house, begin robot | |
| Thu, Oct 31 | Adobe Illustrator - finish robot and effects | |
| Fri, Nov 1 | Adobe Illustrator Quiz | |
| Mon, Nov 4 | Journal 11 - Which software was vector based and how is it different from pixel based? (target: 3 sentences) / Software Review Project | |
| Tue, Nov 5 | Software Review Project | |
| Wed, Nov 6 | Final Essays / Software Review Project due | |
| Thu, Nov 7 | Veterans Day PowerPoint Assessment | |
| Fri, Nov 8 | Software Choice | |
| Mon, Nov 11 | Veterans Day / You be the Jury | |
| Tue, Nov 12 | Journal 12 - Class Eval / Review | |
| Wed, Nov 13 | Prepare for Final | |
| Thu, Nov 14 | Period 5 Final | |
| Fri, Nov 15 | Period 4 Final |
