Computer+Projects+7


 * Teachers** (list): Hilary Caldwell
 * Textbook** (name, publisher, year):

"The learner will . . ." || **Standard(s)** || **No. of Days** || **Vocabulary Terms** || **Resources** || **Student Learning Activities** || **Assessment** || Keyboarding 8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.8.3, Tech. Exploration & Applications 8.9.1 || 6 || Toolbar, Formatting Palette, Italicize, Portrait, Landscape, ClipArt, WordArt || Microsoft Word || 1) Students will type a paragraph about themselves and follow directions to format it. 2) Students will complete an All-About-Me poster using only ClipArt and WordArt. 3)Students will complete 3 short assignments in Word following verbal instructions. They will be told where to place different objects and how they should be aligned. 4) Students will create a 2-column newsletter about a holiday. || Students will be assessed through their projects. || Keyboarding 8.8.1,8.8.2,.8.8.3, Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 22 || transitions, animation || PowerPoint || 1) Students will choose a topic to create a presentation on to practice the guidelines they have learned. 2)Students will create a Family Tree presentation using Inspiration to help organize their information. 3) Students will create a Fact Flipper to learn another use for PowerPoint. 4) Students will create an Animation project, similar to a flip book. 5)Students will create a final project at the end of the class. || Students will be assessed through their projects. || 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3, 8.4.4, Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 7 || software instrument, real instrument || GarageBand || 1) Students will create an original song using the software instruments in the program. 2) Students will create a podcast after researching a topic. Students will create an introduction using software instruments and record their voices. || Students will be assessed through their projects. || 2) Students will learn other ways that Inspiration can help them organize projects in different classes. || Students will be assessed through their projects. || Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 5 full days and for approximately 10 min. at the beginning of class each day || home row, posture, proper technique || www.typeracer.com www.powertyping.com || 1) Students will key practice lines from keyboarding websites. 2)Students will key lines from a variety of in class activities and worksheets. || Students will be assessed through speed tests and accuracy of the practice lines keyed. || 2)Students will create a Wordle from a list. || Students will be assessed through their projects. ||
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 * **Obj #** || **Unit** || **Objective:**
 * 1 || 1 || *learn about the toolbars and Formatting Palette
 * learn to make formatting changes
 * learn to make editing changes
 * learn to insert clipart and shapes from the file or another resource || Communications 8.4.1,8.4.2,
 * 2 || 2 || *presentation guidelines
 * learn about the toolbars and Formatting Palette
 * learn to make formatting changes *learn to make customized backgrounds *learn to insert buttons to transition from one slide to another || Communications 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3, 8.4.4,
 * 3 || 3 || *create a song using the software instruments
 * create a podcast using a real instrument (voice) and software instruments || Communications
 * 4 || 4 || *learn to use Inspiration to organize their writing or projects || Communications 8.4.2, Keyboarding 8.8.2,.8.8.3, Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 2 ||  || Inspiration || 1) Students will using Inspiration to organize the information they need for a Family Tree PowerPoint.
 * 5 || 5 || * review proper keying technique
 * practice keyboarding skills previously learned || Communications 8.4.2, Keyboarding 8.8.1,8.8.2,.8.8.3,
 * 6 || 6 || *edit photos taken from the Internet or in PhotoBooth || Communications 8.4.2, Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 2 || crop, rotate, saturation || www.picmonkey.com || 1) Students will edit photos using the tools available on the website. || Students will be assessed through their projects. ||
 * 7 || 7 || *create a word cloud from a paragraph and from a list || Communications 8.4.2, Tech. Exploration and Applications 8.9.1 || 1 || word clouds || www.wordle.net || 1) Students will create a Wordle from a paragraph they have keyed.