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Workplace Technology Skills
Syllabus
Assignments
| Thu, Aug 27 | Welcome / Expectations / Bell Ringer - Why did I take this class? What do I hope to learn from this class? Past computer knowledge / Passwords | What are useful features of Webmail and MacBook? |
| Fri, Aug 28 | Bell Ringer - What is an operating system? Do you prefer macOS or Windows? Why? / MacBook gestures, programs, dock, menu bar, preferences, stage manager / MacBook Questions / Student Webmail | |
| Mon, Aug 31 | Bell Ringer - Which MacBook feature do you find most useful and why? / Student Webmail (to, cc, bcc, reply, reply all, signature, folders/labels, contact list / Email Etiquette / Calendar Event | |
| Tue, Sep 1 | Bell Ringer - What options does calendar invite offer and how does the calendar keep you organized? / Add 10 events to calendar / Send event invite / Webcam / Study Guide | |
| Wed, Sep 2 | Email MacBook Assessment / Web Search (boolean terms - and, or, not) | |
| Thu, Sep 3 | Bell Ringer - What presentation software have you used? What features did you find beneficial? / Presentation software comparison / Quality of information found on the Web | Utilize presentation software features to create a presentation |
| Tue, Sep 8 | Bell Ringer - What are 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of using presentation software? / Begin About Me Presentation / Begin Internet Activity | |
| Wed, Sep 9 | Bell Ringer - How do you determine what to include and what features to use in your presentation? / About Me Presentation / Internet Activity | |
| Thu, Sep 10 | Bell Ringer - What should you check to be ready for your presentation? / Prepare for presentation / Determine presentation order / Internet Activity due | |
| Fri, Sep 11 | Bell Ringer - What are 3 things a presenter should do during a presentation? / About Me Presentation Form | |
| Mon, Sep 14 | Bell Ringer - How does an outline help to organize ideas? What does the (+, -) function indicate in an outline? / Outline in Microsoft Word / Google Drawing (shapes, background color, and callout) | Use word processing features to create personal and professional documents |
| Tue, Sep 15 | Bell Ringer - Why should you investigate car value sites before buying a vehicle? / Car Value / Word Processing Vocabulary | |
| Wed, Sep 16 | Bell Ringer - Which famous person are you interested to learn more about and why? / Famous Person Report (sources and formatting) / Word Nature scene with callout (10 different objects) | |
| Thu, Sep 17 | Bell Ringer - Which drawing software Google/Word do you prefer and why? / Finish Famous Person Report / Finish Word Nature Scene with callout | |
| Fri, Sep 18 | Bell Ringer - What 3 Word features do you find most useful and why? / Microsoft Word (Collage (6 classes and 9 your choice), Invitation, Memo) / Prepare for Web Searches, Presentation, and Word Quiz | |
| Mon, Sep 21 | Bell Ringer - How do you change margins? / Interest (mortgage) / tabs and leaders / Searches, Presentation, and Word Processing Quiz | |
| Tue, Sep 22 | Bell Ringer - What is portrait and landscape for a document and where can it be changed? / charts / format newsletter / pen pal | |
| Wed, Sep 23 | Bell Ringer - Explain the 4 alignment options / pen pal and mail merge / France comparison table | |
| Thu, Sep 24 | Bell Ringer - How does a table organize and enhance a document? / France Information Sheet | |
| Fri, Sep 25 | safety online / online shopping | |
| Mon, Sep 28 | Bell Ringer - What are tabs and leaders? / Format Bagels | |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Bell Ringer - What does pdf stand for? Why is it commonly used? / Adobe Acrobat (menu & form) | |
| Wed, Sep 30 | Bell Ringer - How does formatting enhance documents? / Formatting Page (word help) | |
| Thu, Oct 1 | Bell Ringer - What are 3 things that you learned in Word Processing? / Word Processing Review | |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Word Processing Assessment | |
| Mon, Oct 5 | Bell Ringer - What do you know about spreadsheets? / Online Maps / Spreadsheet Vocabulary and features / Spring Sales | use spreadsheet features to format, perform calculations, and represent data |
| Tue, Oct 6 | Bell Ringer - Idenfify 3 formatting options used in spreadsheets / formula practice / frog census | |
| Wed, Oct 7 | Bell Ringer - What does all functions start with? Give 5 examples of formulas/functions / Functions / Car Comparison (in Google Sheets) | |
| Thu, Oct 8 | Bell Ringer - What is fill and when is fill used in spreadsheets? / 12 Days of High School / Golf Tryouts (if function) |
