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Workplace Technology Skills
Syllabus
Assignments
| Mon, Mar 2 | Welcome / Expectations / Bell Ringer - Why I took this class? What do I want to learn? Past computer knowledge / Passwords | What are useful features of Webmail and MacBook? |
| Tue, Mar 3 | Bell Ringer - What is an operating system? Do you prefer Mac or Windows Operating System? Why? / Workplace Tech folder / MacBook gestures, software, dock , menu bar, preferences, stage manager / MacBook questions / Student Webmail | |
| Wed, Mar 4 | Bell Ringer - Which MacBook feature do you find most useful and why? / Student Webmail (to, cc, bcc, reply, reply all, contact list, signature, folders/labels) / Email Etiquette / Calendar event | |
| Thu, Mar 5 | Bell Ringer - What options does calendar invite offer and how does the calendar keep you organized? / Add 10 events to calendar/ Send event invite / Webcams / Study Guide | |
| Fri, Mar 6 | Webmail/MacBook Assessment / Web Search | |
| Mon, Mar 9 | Bell Ringer - What presentation software have you used? What features did you find beneficial? / Presentation Software Comparison / Quality of information found on the Web | Presentation tools and decipher reliable sources on the Web |
| Tue, Mar 10 | Bell Ringer - What are 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of using presentation software? / Begin about Me Presentation / Begin Internet Activity | |
| Wed, Mar 11 | Bell Ringer - How do you determine what to include and what features to use in your presentation? / About Me Presentation / Internet Activity | |
| Thu, Mar 12 | Bell Ringer - What should you check to be ready for your presentation? / Prepare for presentation / Determine presentation order / Internet Activity due | |
| Fri, Mar 13 | Bell Ringer - What are 3 things a presenter should do during a presentation? / About Me Presentation | |
| Mon, Mar 16 | Bell Ringer - How does an outline help to organize ideas? What does the (+, -) indicate in an outline? / Outline in Word / Google Drawing using shapes, background color, color, and callout | utilize Word Processing features to format documents |
| Tue, Mar 17 | Bell Ringer - Why should you investigate car value sites before buying a vehicle? / Car Value / Word Processing Vocab | |
| Wed, Mar 18 | 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 objects) | |
| Mon, Mar 23 | Bell Ringer - Which drawing software Google/Word do you prefer and why? / Finish Famous Person Report / Finish Word Nature Scene with callout | |
| Tue, Mar 24 | District and State Testing / Scheduling | |
| Wed, Mar 25 | Bell Ringer - What 3 Word features do you find most useful and why? / Microsoft Word (collage - 6 from classes and 9 your choice), Invitation, and Memo / Searches, Presentation, and Word Processing Quiz tomorrow | |
| Thu, Mar 26 | Bell Ringer - How do you change margins? / Interest (buying a house) / Tabs & Leaders / Searches, Presentations, and Word Processing Quiz | |
| Fri, Mar 27 | Bell Ringer - What is portrait and landscape in document formatting and where can it be changed? / Charts / Format Newsletter (Word help) / Penpal | |
| Mon, Mar 30 | Bell Ringer - Explain the 4 alignment options / Penpal mail merge / Comparison Table | |
| Tue, Mar 31 | Bell Ringer - How does a table orgranize and enhance a document? / Greece Information Sheet | |
| Wed, Apr 1 | Bell Ringer - What are tabs and leaders? / Format Bagels / save as pdf | |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Bell Ringer - What does pdf stand for and why is it commonly used? / Adobe Acrobat (menu and form) | |
| Tue, Apr 7 | Bell Ringer - How does formatting enhance documents? / Formatting Page (Word help) / Review for Assessment | |
| Wed, Apr 8 | Word Processing Assessment | |
| Thu, Apr 9 | Bell Ringer - What do you know about spreadsheets? / online maps / Spreadsheet vocab and features / Spring Sales | |
| Fri, Apr 10 | Bell Ringer - Identify 3 formatting options used in spreadsheets / Formula Practice / Frog Census | |
| Mon, Apr 13 | Bell Ringer - What does all functions start with? Show 5 formulas / Functions / Car Comparison (in Google Sheets) | |
| Tue, Apr 14 | Bell Ringer - What is fill and when is fill used? / 12 Days of High School / Golf Tryouts (if function) | |
| Wed, Apr 15 | Bell Ringer - How is the if function used in spreadsheets? / Workbook Formatting / Occidental (if function) / Rainfall (cell reference between worksheets) | |
| Thu, Apr 16 | Bell Ringer - 4 chart types and purpose of each / Charts / Spreadsheet Quiz | |
| Fri, Apr 17 | Bell Ringer - Why is it important to label worksheet tabs? / Seattle Spreadsheet | |
| Mon, Apr 20 | Bell Ringer - What is cell reference? / Spreadsheets (Alamo, Voting, Angel Tree) | |
| Tue, Apr 21 | Bell Ringer - How do you see yourself using spreadsheets in the future? / Spreadsheet Activity (Design (list directions on a sheet) and Complete (completed example on a sheet)) | |
| Wed, Apr 22 | Bell Ringer - What are three ways you can help the Earth? / Earth Day Presentation Assessment | |
| Thu, Apr 23 | Bell Ringer - What have you learned about spreadsheets / Spreadsheet Review / Install Photoshop | |
| Fri, Apr 24 | Spreadsheet Assessment | |
| Mon, Apr 27 | Bell Ringer - Explain reasons to modify a photo / Photoshop Tools (magnetic lasso and remove background) | |
| Tue, Apr 28 | Bell Ringer - Explain a photo that has special meaning to you / Photoshop (self in poster and filters) | |
| Wed, Apr 29 | Bell Ringer - What do you like, dislike and what did you learn in Photoshop? / Photoshop (brand mashup, repeated parts, and scribble art) | |
| Thu, Apr 30 | Bell Ringer - You be the Jury / Photoshop (compound word, new animal by combining 3 or 4 animals into one, and quiz) | |
| Fri, May 1 | Bell Ringer - What are the advantages of adding audio into projects? / Audio file (Quicktime) song on YouTube and read a poem/summary for at least 20 seconds | |
| Mon, May 4 | Bell Ringer - advantages of vector based images / Adobe Illustrator (get to know Illustrator) | |
| Tue, May 5 | Bell Ringer - Do you see yourself using Photoshop/Illstrator in your future? Why? / Illustrator (effects) | |
| Wed, May 6 | Illustrator Quiz | |
| Thu, May 7 | Bell Ringer - Why is computer maintenance important? / Computer Maintenance and Computer Components (notes and questions) | |
| Fri, May 8 | Bell Ringer - Why is cybersecurity important? Create a personal cyberbullying statement / Cybercrimes / Cybercrime research and create presentation | |
| Mon, May 11 | Bell Ringer - What did you learn about cybersecurity? / Present cybercrime presentation / Prepare for quiz | |
| Tue, May 12 | Bell Ringer - Do you know any victims of cybercrimes and explain? / Cybercrime case report / Quiz (computer system, maintenance, cybersecurity) | |
| Wed, May 13 | Final Essays / begin Software Review Project | |
| Thu, May 14 | Bell Ringer - Which software was vector based and how is it different from pixel based? Which do you rate better and why? / Software Review Project | |
| Fri, May 15 | Software Review Project due or Software Stations | |
| Mon, May 18 | Prepare for final | |
| Tue, May 19 | Final |
