Monday, January 5 Skill Building

Skill Building Day:

Warmup: 121 book page 31, each line 3x, ds

One minute timings on page 36

Micropace: Guided Writings

Downhill Slalom Contest



Tuesday's Presenters:

Period 2: Cody, Andrew, Austin, Jasper

Period 6: ?????

Friday, Dec. 19 Presentations and Skills Building

Note: Your PowerPoint presentation should be completed by today with limited class time allowed once you get back from break.

Beginning of class, all of you who have presented can warm up in Micropace and then take a timing on TW 54, page 49. Others need to start immedicate work on completing the PowerPoint.

Presenters Today:
Period 2: Cody, Andrew, Austin
Period 6: Joseph, Jordan, Kristen

After presentations: Let's Build a Snowman Competition

Thurs. Dec. 18 2 Presentation Today

Warmup: Micropace: Game
Timed Write on TW 54, page 49

Presentations Today:
Period 1: Kyle and Kaci
Period 2: Mia Kue, Cee, Joseph

Assignment after each presentation:
Type in a Presentation Journal using Word the following:

1. Date
2. Presenter's name
3. Two interesting or important facts you learned for the presentation

Wed., Dec. 17 Sign up for Presentations and PowerPoint

Warmup: Micropace: Game
Timed Write on TW 54, page 49

Sign up for your day to do your research presentation.

Learning in PowerPoint:

• Slide Transition
• Slide Animation
• Slide Notes

Tues. Dec. 16, PowerPoint

Warmup:
Handout using Week 14 document
3' timed writing for accuracy on TW 54, page 49

• Work on PowerPoint for Career Report
• Sign up for presentations begins tomorrow!

Monday, December 15 Skillbuilding and Edit Research Report

Warmup:
Handout about the season.
3' timed writing for accuracy on TW (to be announced)

Due Today: Your final graded research report. Take your edited copy, improved your report and submit it printed and stapled in page order.

After you turn in your report, work on your PowerPoint Presentation of you career research using slide two in your file as an outline of what your slide show presentation requires that was created in class last Friday.

Friday, Dec. 12 PowerPoint

Warmup: Micropace Game (5 minutes)
Timed Write, 3 min. accuracy on TW 53 about Professional Dress on the Job

Learn to set up your Career Report into a PowerPoint Presentation

Thurs. Dec. 11 Career Report Draft Due

Warmup: Micropace Game (5 minutes)
Timed Write, 3 min. accuracy on TW 53 about Professional Dress on the Job

Due Today: Research report draft.

All of you done work in Microsoft PowerPoint for practice by doing the following from the Red Book:
1. Page 365, Exercise 1 (read through the directions and guidelines, then prepare the slide show on page 366. (have teacher check your presentation on screen)
2. Page 367, Exercise 2 (again read the directions and guidelines, then prepare the slide show on page 368. (have teacher check your presentation on screen)

Wed. December 10, Career Report Works Cited Page

Warmup: Things I've learned from my children (honest and not kidding) handout

Writings pages 11-12 in 121 text.



Career Report draft due Thursday:

Type together the Works Cited page (will need your handout with your source information)

Continue working on the body of the report. Remember the Summary must have a summary of what you need to know and do to enter the career field, and what you learned from doing this report about this career.

Tuesday, December 9 Career Report

Warmup: Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols Practice
Speed Timings on On-Minute Guided Writings pages 11-12 in 121 text.

Career Report Progress Check and Working on completionn of the draft.

Note: The report must have in-text citations and you must use at least three references

Monday, Dec. 8 Career Report Draft Progress Check

Warmup: Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols Practice
Speed Timings on On-Minute Guided Writings pages 11-12 in 121 text.

Career Report Progress Check and Working on completionn of the draft.

Thurs. and Friday, December 4-5 Skill Building and Career Report

Warmup from handout ("So You Think You Know Everything") for 10 minutes.

Take one Timed Writing (3 minute, accuracy) on TW 52, page 48

Career Report:

You should have the outline of the report typed by now as side headings for your MLA, Career Research. Work on the content for each part of the report. You can also refer to the report handout.

Tuesday, December 2 Career Research Report

Period 2 Activities:
1. Using your sites for your research, develop either a file for your notes showing your source and location or handwrite your research notes and in the notes show your source and location.
2. Receive Research Report handout and compose a paragraph for the introduction.

Period 3 Activities:

1. Warmup on Micropace Drills working on the tab sections with the "dots".
2. Students who did not have time to print their MLA report yesterday on cell phones, need to print the report, front to back in order to save paper.
3. Timed Writing (3 minute, accuracy) on TW 52, page 48
4. Receive Research Report handout and compose a paragraph for the introduction
5. Work on the first section of the report

Monday, December 1 MLA Format

Warmup: MLA handout, "A Call to Action" work on the Works Cited page (Ctrl + Enter) forces a new page, and center the title, Works Cited); type the references in block style with no indents.

Learning:
1. Format the Works Cited into hanging indented paragraph format
2. Inserting in-text citation into the body of the report

Career Report:
Set-up and the first paragraph

Friday, Nov. 21 MLA format and Career Research

Warm-up:
Add the Works Cited to your MLA Report

Due Today:
Research notes (Period 2 you have both the handout due of your sources and research notes)

Thursday, Nov. 20 MLA Report Format and Research

Warm-up on MLA cell phone report
a. covering today how to format (1.) long quotes and (2.) Works Cited references of more than one line.

Period 2 Time to find 2 more research sites and brainstorm research sites and notes
Period 3 Notebook essentials and working on research notes

Wed., November 19, Career Research--MLA Format

1. Warm-up: Continue Cell Phone content report (handout)
2. Period 2: Finish Start Your Research Assignment example
3. Brainstorm important information to find in your research
4. How to collect notes and sources from your research

Notebook Checks This Week!

Tuesday, Nov. 18 Career Research

Warmup: "A Call to Action:" continue from yesterday.

Period 2: Finish handout "Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources" from last Thursday.

Link the "Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources" activity to the new assignment handout: "Stasrt Your Research Assignment."

Monday, November 17 Review and Career Research

1. Warmup: "A Call to Action:" using MLA format (new: in-text citations)
2. Review the process and outcome of the Work Scenario Project
3. Period 2 Needs to finish the Basic Web Citation exercise

Assignment:

Are you ready to turn in the assignment from Friday: Start Your Research Assignment handout?

Friday, Nov. 14 Finish Work Scenario and Yesterday's Handout

Today's Activities:

1. Warmup is from the handout, “Friends”, for 15 minutes and save the document as friends.

2. Finish “Work Scenario Project” assignments today. Please ask the teacher for the handout.

3. *Students from Period 2 need to complete yesterday’s assignment, “Basic Style for Citations of Web Sources” by answering as many of the 7 parts of information from the source at www.bls.gov/k12/index.htm and turn the paper into the in-basket with your name on it.

4. Students who have finished Activities 1- 3 above, get the handout from the teacher, "Start Your Research Assignment, ” and start working on the activities on this paper (write your name on the paper and write down the information requested). Hold on to this handout for Monday.

Thursday, November 13 Getting Ready for Your Career Research Report

Warm-up:
First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs. Those who have already turned in the report for a grade can work in Micropace Drills and Game, then take a 3 minute timed write on TW 29, page 24.
Review the MLA format:
1. 4 line heading
2. page numbering
3. works cited

Assignment: Citing Sources from the Web Activity (handout)

Next continue working on the work place scenario handout for google.com if you have not finished all three jobs

Those who have completed the jobs for google.com need to send me an email on what career your are interested in doing your research report and then bookmark or copy paste into a file at least three websites that will provide you some great information about your career.

Wed. Nov. 12 Citing Sources from the Internet

Warm-up:

First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs.

Review the MLA format:

• 4 line heading


• page numbering


• works cited

Citing Sources from the Web Activity (handout)

Monday, November 10 Finishing Work Scenario Project

1. First 15 minutes: Type in Word the next MLA report, The Recent History of Alcatraz in double-spaced indented paragraphs.
2. Use the rest of class today to finish the Work Scenario Project (remember there are 3 jobs: one is an email, one is a memorandum, and one is a letter). For each job you must make up appropriate information to fit the situation.
3. If you finish the project before the end of class, work in Micropace on the drills, game, timing on TW 24, page 29

Friday, November 7 MLA Format

1. Warm-up: Indian Island Massacre
2. Formatting the Report in the MLA (Modern Language Association) format, printing and stapling your report.
3. Micropace: 1, 3' timing and a Timed-Writing Report for the week
4. Continue working on the Work Scenario Project

Thursday, Nov 6 Work Place Scenario

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.

Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23



Work Scenario Project (handout). Read the instructions and proceed with your duties.

Wed., Nov 5 Start Work Scenario Project

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.
Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Letter Home Assignment Due Today:Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. Next print out the mailing address and the return address on an envelope.

New Assignment: Work Scenario Project (handout). Read the instructions and proceed with your duties.

Tuesday, Nov. 4 Letter Home with Envelope

Warmup: Continue Indian Island Massacre.
Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Letter Home Assignment:
Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. (This letter will be mailed home). Today you will be printing an envelope for the letter.

Monday, November 3 Reports and Letters

Warmup in a new Word Document this week called Indian Island Massacre. This is a report with a center title, double spaced indented paragraph style which will be submitted for a grade later this week.

Micropace Timed Write: 3 minute, TW 28, page 23

Assignments from Friday to finish:
Period 2: use the unarranged letter copy from page 102, Document 3, replacing the writer as you and replacing the date with today's date. This letter is to Ms. Barbara Knight.
Period 6: use the unarranged letter copy from page 123, Document 1, replacing the writer as you and replace the date with today's date. This letter is to Mrs. Alice M. Wiggins.

New Assignment:

Compose a letter to your parent/guardian with a table of your grades and your improvement goals for the new quarter. (This letter will be mailed home)

Friday, Oct. 31 Happy Halloween!

Warm-up:

Micropace: Drill Practice--Adjacent Keys and Concentration

Timed Writing--TW27, page 23--set for 2 minutes, take two

Print a daily Task Report!

Assignment:

1. 
   Period 2 use the unarranged letter copy from page 102, Document 3, replacing the writer as you and replacing the date with today's date. This letter is to Ms. Barbara Knight.


2. 
   Period 6 use the unarranged letter copy from page 123, Document 1, replacing the writer as you and replace the date with today's date. This letter is to Mrs. Alice M. Wiggins.

Thursday, October 30 Block Style Letter

Note: Students who have not finished Microtype Numeric Keypad must finish today and get their fingers graded during the skill building part of class.

Next, complete the typing of the Block Style Business Letter you started yesterday.

Finally, once you complet the letter go to Microtype and warmup for 4 minutes on the game and then take two, 2 minute timed writes on TW27, page 23. Raise your hand when you have completed the timings so you can share your results.

Assignment:
Record the 7 parts of the business letter on your printout of the letter.

Next assignment is typing from unarranged letter copy:

1. Period 2 use the unarranged letter copy from page 102, Document 3, replacing the writer as you and replacing the date with today's date. This letter is to Ms. Barbara Knight
2. Period 6 use the unarranged letter copy from page 123, Document 1, replacing the writer as you and replace the date with today's date. This letter is to Mrs. Alice M. Wiggins.

Wed. October 29 Finish Numeric Keypad and Learning to Type a Letter

All students who have not finished Numeric Keypad Lessons 1-4 are to work on the lessons. Mrs. Herndon will grade your finger reaches when you let her know that you have completed all 4 lessons.

Students having finished and have been graded on the Numeric Keypad Lessons are to work in Micropace: Game and then two, 2 minute timed writes on TW27, page 23. Have Mrs. Herndon check your Microtype tasks on the main menu when you finish your Micropace tasks.

Letter Unit (handout):
Learn to format a professional letter which is a written form of communication to individuals outside your place of work. Compare the letter to the memorandum, that is for the purpose of communicating to individuals within your place of work.

Tuesday, October 28 Accuracy Building

Micropace:
Drill Practice, Finger Row: 1st finger, 2nd finger, 3 finger
Open Screen: 3, 1 minute number timings
Timed Writings: 3, 1 minute fixed accuracy on TW27, page 23

Gaggle: Email an attachment (Your Workability Goals)

Numeric Keypad in Microtype: Once you finish Lesson 1, 2, 3, 4 have your finger reaches checked by Mrs. Herndon

Monday, Oct. 27 Focus on Accuracy

Warmup on Micropace Drills, Finger Row, Bottom Row
Timings on numbers and 1 minute timed writes

Mirotype for completing all four lessons and grading

Compose at least one paragraph in Word on what you will do to improve or maintain your Workability Grade this semester. Workability are employable skills: on time, daily attendance, on task, putting forth your very best effort the entire class period, showing respect for yourself and others.

Friday, Oct. 24 Email and Numeric Keypad

Warmup in Word, Week8 from handout

Timings



Microtype: Numeric Keypad Lessons 2 to 3



Gaggle.net

Check your email for yesterday's assignment grade



As time allows:

Compose in Word a block style paragraph on how your will improve your workablility grade in this class

Thursday, October 23 Email

Warmup in Word, Week 8 handout: "Twenty-one reasons why the English language is so hard to learn."

Timings

Learn to email at www.gaggle.net

Assignments:
Email your paragraph typed in Word from yesterday on how you will improve your keyboarding techniques this semester.

Microtype: Numeric Keypad, Lesson 2 due today (reaches up to 7, 8, 9)

Wed. October 22 Numeric Keypad and Composing

Warmup:
Word, Week 8, handout, "If a dog were your teacher, you would learn stuff like:" bulleted listed items.
Timings

Microtype: Lesson 1 must be completed

Assignment: Type a paragraph about how you will improve your typing technique grade this semester. (this will sent as an email tomorrow)

Tuesday, Oct. 21, Web Referencing and Numeric Keypad

Warmup in Word, Week 8 from the handout: What if Dr. Seuss did Technical Writing? as an indented, double spaced paragraph.
Timings

Smiley Assignment:

1. What is needed to reference a website source?
2. Type the source information below your table
3. Complete your 15 smileys with descriptions
4. Proofread what you typed
5. Place a Filename and Pathway footer on your paper
6. Print Preview Before Printing

Introduction to Numeric Keypad (Microtype)

Monday, Oct. 20 Table of Email Smileys

Incoming Activity:
1. Warmup from handout about the Pillsbury Doughboy Obituary
2. Take 30 second timings

Assignment:
Create a table with a title showing 15 different email smileys with a short explanation of each one
Use the following website: www.seekwellness.com/wellness/smiley_file.htm

Friday, Oct. 17 Skill Buidling and Email Etiquette

Incoming Activities:
1. Complete Memo to Mrs. Herndon, Oct. 15 OR Micropace Game
2. Staircase of Speed
3. Number Timing

Computer Search on Email Etiquette:

1. Complete table
2. Compose your Email Creed

Thurs, Oct. 16 Email Etiquette

Incoming Activities:
1. Complete Memo to Mrs. Herndon, Oct. 15 ORMicropace Game
2. Staircase of Speed
3. Number Timing

Computer Search on Email Etiquette:
Directions:

1. You will go to www.google.com and in the search window, type email etiquette.
2. In Word, center the title: Email Etiquette
3. Next, in the same document create a table with 5 columns, and 4 rows
4. Change the row heights to .5"; change the column heading to center vertically and horizontally
5. Center the column headings: Web Address (URL), Etiquette Rule 1, Etiquette Rule 2, Etiquette Rule 3, Etiquette Rule 4
6. In each row, record the web address and under each column in that row, type a new etiquette rule that you will apply when emailing

Wed. Oct. 15, Memorandum with Table

Incoming Activities:
1. Complete Memo to Mrs. Herndon, Oct. 13 OR
Micropace Game
2. Staircase of Speed
3. Number Timing

Learn to create a table

Assignment:
Create a Memorandum with a table from the handout

Tuesday, Octobler 14, Memorandum

Incoming Activities:

• 15 minutes: Finish Memo to Herndon Oct. 13 from yesterday
• Print with a filename and pathway footer
• Set up Micropace (a different skill building program from Microtype)

Period 6 only: After the first 15 minutes completing yesterday's memorandum, you will do the

• Staircase
• Take 12 staircase timings
• Set up Micropace
• Have Mrs. Herndon evaluated your homerow to number row reaches

Monday, October 13 What is a Memorandum

Incoming Activity:
Notepad, new document, name it Week7: 121 text page 4, p - t, 1x, repeat
Timings: Staircase of Speed, Number Reaches

Learning:

1. What is a memorandum?
2. What is the format of the memorandum?
3. Type a copy of the memorandum format by completing Memorandum Assignment No. 1 using Word

Friday, Oct 10 Completing Storage Assignment

Incoming Activity:Notepad, Week 6: 121 text, page 4, k-n, 1x repeat
timings

Assignment: Due Today, Measurement of Storage and Memory*print preview before printing and your filename and pathway must be included as a footer

Microtype: Continue Red Section Lessons at your bookmark

Thurs, Oct. 9 Storage and Memory Assignment

Incoming Activity:
Notepad, Week 6: 121 text, page 4, f- j, 1x repeat
timings

Assignment: Measurement of Storage and Memory
*print preview before printing and your filename and pathway must be included as a footer

Microtype:
Continue Red Section Lessons at your bookmark

Wed., October 8--Learning the Measurement of Storage

Incoming Activities:

• Notepad, Week6:
• 121 Text, page 4, a-e, each line 1x, repeat
• timings (alphabetic staircase and numbers)

Learning Measurement of Memory and Storage:

• PowerPoint on the Measurement of Storage and Memory
• Assignment in shared drive to save in your folder

Tuesday, October 7 Reviewing Block and Indented Paragraphs

Incoming Activity:

• Use the 121 book, page 1; do lines 11-20, each line 2x, ds between lines
• Alphabetic Staircase Timing

Learning:

1. Homerow to number row reaches
2. Reviewing Block and Indented Paragraph Assignment:
IT 203, page 41, 17e
IT 201, page 62, 35d, paragraph 1 only
Before printing make sure you read through what you typed (proofread), place a filename and pathway footer on the document, print preview

Microtype: Continue Red Section lessons in order of Bookmarks

Monday, Oct. 6 Reviewing Paragraph Styles

Incoming Activity:
Note: if you do not have a grade for Friday's Indented Paragraph assignment, complete it during warm-up and have the teacher grade your work on screen (IT203, page 20, 9e; IT201, page 38, 20e)
Use the 121 book, page 1; do lines 1-10, each line 2x, ds between lines
Alphabetic Staircase Timing

Learning:

• Homerow to number row reaches

Reviewing Block and Indented Paragraph Assignment:

1. IT 203, page 41, 17e
2. IT 201, page 62, 35d, paragraph 1 only
3. Before printing make sure you read through what you typed (proofread), place a filename and pathway footer on the document, print preview

Friday, October 3 Grading Finger Reaches Review

Incoming Activities:
Microtype: Red section continued and grading finger reaches
Assessment Questions

Learning:
Indented Paragraphs and double spacing and an appropriate centered title:
IT 203, page 20, 9E; IT201, page 38, 20e

Boggle Game if time, or continue Microtype

October 2 Thursday, Grading Finger Reaches

Incoming Activity:
Warmup in Notepad, Week 5: IT 203, page 18, 8e, each line 2x
IT 201, page 37, 20b, each line 2x
Timings: Staircase

Learning:
Table related terms using the Boggle board:

• column
• row
• cell

Also learning to reach without looking to the tab key with the "a" finger
note: Period 6, I will need to grade your block paragraphs: page 33, 18b on screen

Microtype: Red Lessons continued

Wed Oct 1 Learning the apostrophe, hyphen, quotes

Incoming Activity:
Warmup for 15 minutes: IT201 and IT 203 will be using the books form IT201 today.
Turn to page 203 and type each line 1x after reading the following:

• the reach to the apostrophe(') is with the ";" finger straight to the key to its right. Spacing rule: There is no space before or after an apostrophe unless the apostrophe is the last character in the word, then space 1 time. Examples: May's house; it's; isn't; Herndons' family reunion
• the reach for the hyphen is ";" up to the hyphen (-). Spacing rule: there is no space before or after a hyphen in a hyphenated word. Example: well-dressed models
• the reach for the quotes is ";" finger straight over to the " " key using your left shift key to make the quote. Spacing rule: there is one space before the left quote, no space after; no space before the right quote. Example: Mrs. Herndon said, "Sit up straight in your chairs."

After the warmup, record the above three rules for the apostrophe, hyphen, and quotes in your notebook (Spacing Rules)

Assignment: Word document: turn to page 28 in today's text and do the composing Activity 4. Save the text as page 28, Activity 4. Directions: Key each line double spaced. In place of the blank line at the end of each sentence, key the word(s) that correctly complete(s) the sentence and use correctly either the word a or the word an before the blank line that is used in some of the sentences. Save your completed assigment for later grading.

Microtype:

Go to Lesson A of the Red Section and complete as much of the section as time allows. There are timings on Block Style paragraphs as well as on lines of sentences. Keep your eyes on the copy!

Tuesday, Sept 30 Block Paragraphs and Word Wrap

Incoming Activities:
Warmup:

• IT 203 Week5 IT203, page 17 or finish in Word, page 16, 7f to learn the Caps Lock and ?
• IT201 type the two block paragraphs using word wrap on page 33, 18b in Word; when done have the paragraphs graded on screen; go back to Week5 in Notepad and do page 34,18 c as time allows to learn CAPS lock and ?.
• Dictation: Reaches and Alphabet
• Timings: Staircase of Speed
• Assessment for 9/30

Learning:

Setting up a Boggle Board: All Students (purpose is to learn the following terms: table, column, row, cell. Also you will be composing your thoughts at the keyboard and navigating around the table with the TAB key (reach is the the "a" finger).

Monday, Sept. 29 Learning to Type Block Paragraphs

Incoming Activities:
Warmup in Notepad, (Week5): IT203, page 16; IT 2-1 page 33: each line 1 time
Dictation: Alphabet
Timings: Staircase of Speed (All Students)

Learning:
1.All students: 2 new vocabulary words: Block Paragraph and Word Wrap
2.Assigment using WORD: IT 203,page 16, 7f; IT page 33, 18b. Instructions: Type the two Block Paragraphs with a double space between the two using word wrap. This document will be saved by the page and section number and graded on screen.

Microtype:
Start Red Section, Lesson A

Friday, Sept 26 Printing Documents and Learning z and :

Incoming Activity:
Warmup in Microtype, Lesson 15 (working on q and comma)
Timings: IT203, page 19, even numberd: IT201, page 31, 16e

Learn z and colon

Printing: Proofread and correct any errors, Print Preview, Document must have a filename and pathway footer

Microtype: Lesson on z and colon: start with learn z

Thurs. September 25 Learning q and comma ,

Incoming Activity:

Warmup in Notepad Week4: IT203, page 267,11d; IT201, page 28, 14d. Each line two times, single spaced, double space between each group



Assessment: Get out your lined paper and write down the date: 9/25 (5 more questions today)



Learning:

Reach with the "a" finger up to "q"; reach with the "k" finger down to the , (comma). There is no space before the comma, one space after when used as punctuation in a sentence.



Do Micropace Lesson 15, starting at the learn "q" tab and move on.

Wed. Sept. 24: Reinforcing Reaches and Spacing Rules Assignment

Incoming Activity:
Warm-up in Notepad Week 4: IT203, page 14; IT201, page 28. Type each line twice, single spaced, then double space between the two lines.

Speed building timings: IT 203, page 267, 11d: IT 201, page 27, 14b

Assignment in a new document in WORD:
IT 203: type page 14, 6f, each line double spaced, save the file as page 14, 6f
IT 201: type page 29, 15c, each line double spaced, save the file as page 29, 15c
(teacher will show class the steps in submitting a document for grading)

Computer Literacy: Work on the collage, get help from the teacher to submit the document for grading

Microtype: work on the p v lesson

Tuesday, Sept 23, Spacing with the Enter Key

Incoming Activity:

• Warmup in Notepad, Week 4: IT 203, page 13, 6c; IT 201, page 26, 13b each line 2 times and then double space (DS) between each two single-spaced lines.


• Technique Checks 30 seconds: IT 203, page 13, 6c; IT 201, page 27, 13 d

Learning:



Learn p and v



Work on your Literacy Project

Monday, Sept.22 Learning m and x; Computer Literacy Project

Incoming Activity:

• Warmup in Microtype at your bookmark.
• Open Up Notepad to Review all reaches
• Assessment

Learning:
m and x
IT203 types page 13, 6b each line 2 times, double space between each 2 lines
IT201 types page 26, 13b each line 2 times, double space between each 2 lines

Continue Computer Literacy Project as time allows (due on Friday)

Friday, Sept. 19: Basic Computer Literacy Project

Incoming Activity:

Warmup in Microtype continuing at yesterday's bookmark

All Students: 15 second timings in Microtype Open Screen

IT203, p. 12, 5F; IT201, p. 25, 12d

Basic Computer Literacy Project:

Teacher will provide guidelines and an example of the project before you begin on your own.

Thursday, Sept. 18 Review Practice and Computer Literacy

Incoming Activity:

Warmup in Notepad, Week 3: IT203, p. 263; IT201, p. 23

Technique Timings (30 second)

All Students:

Notes on Computer Functions and Begin your Assignment

Wed, Sept 17: Learn b and y

Incoming Activities:

Warmup: IT203, p. 262; IT201, p. 22.

Dictation

ALL STUDENTS: Timings: IT203, p. 262, 9c; IT201, p.22, 11b; Advanced use your staircase of speed handout

Learning: b and y

Tuesday, Sept 16 Assessment and Learning w and Right Shift

Incoming Activities:
Warmup: IT203, p. 10; IT201, p. 20
All STUDENTS: Assessment for 9/16

Learning w and s

Stay on Task! Sit up Straight! No Peaking at your Fingers!

Monday, Sept 15, Review Spacing and Learn u and c

Incoming Activities:
Open a new document for the week in notepad (after you type a few lines name the document week3)
Warmups: IT203, page 257
IT201, page 19
Dictation
15' Timings
Assessment (5 questions)

Learning:
"j" up to "u"
"d" down to "c"

Friday, September 12 Left Shift and Period Practice

Incoming Activity:
Go to Microtype and work on the lesson for Left Shift and Period Practice (Period 6 will have a bookmark to where you left off yesterday--continue from that point)

Learning:

1. ALL STUDENTS: Write down spacing notes for punctuation (file under notes in your notebook)
2. ALL STUDENTS: Timings: Microtype open screen:

• IT203, p. 257, 6D; Advanced p. 278, 16c
• IT201, p. 18, 8B; Advanced p.38, 20d

Enhancing a WORD Document with borders and graphics activity follows: Open up your title page

Thursday, Sept 11 Learning Left Shift, Period

Incoming Activities:

Open Notepad and then open your Week 2 Document:

IT203, p. 8

IT201, p. 15

Advanced Students: Complete 1 Red Letter Section (your section report due tomorrow).



Learning:

ALL STUDENTS: Improving Skills Contest--Spy (divide class in have with equal share of advanced students)
ALL STUDENTS: 15' eyes on copy timings
IT203 p. 8, 6c; Advanced page 21, 10c
IT201 p.15, 6c; Advanced page 31, 16e
Learn Left Shift and period: "a" reaches over to the left shift key; "l" reaches to the "."

Wednesday, September 10 Notebook Assessment

Incoming Activity:
Place your notebook out on your desk and then go to warmup
Warmup in Notepad, Week 2: IT203 page 7; IT201 page 14. While you are warming up, your notebook will be graded.
Technique Timings
Reach Checks

Learning:
Learn n and g: "j" reaches to "n" and "f" reaches to "g"
Microtype, learning n and g

Tuesday, September 9 Learning o and t

Incoming Activity

• Warmup: it203 p. 6; it201 p.11
• Notebook Setup: Title page and one divider for assignments and one divider for notes.
• (checked in class tomorrow)
• Technique student checks

Learning:

"l" reaches to o

"f" reaches to t

Practice in Micropace o and t lesson

Monday, Sept. 8 Reinforcing Great Technique

Incoming Activities:

• Warmup for IT 203 page 5
• Warmup for IT 201 page 10
• PowerSchool Grades Explained
• Go over notebook Set-up; insert your title page into your notebooks
• Dictation Review
• Technique Check: Eyes on Copy (observing another typer)

Advanced Students: Warmup up on your next Red Lesson (I will be checking you on your red lesson progress at the end of the week)

Learning:

• Set up Microtype and a new account user


• Learn the reach: "k" reaches to "i"; "f reaches to "r"

Advanced Students: You will be receiving a handout to cover the "red book" exercises you will be completing over the next two week. You are to turn in your handout, paper clipped to the top of all your exercises you complete and print each day. Do these exercises in WORD with correct technique in the order giving on the handout.

Friday for Homerow Review, h and e Riches, Title Page

Incoming Activities:

• Warm-up on one of the web links from Wednesday on homerow keys (no looking at your fingers!)


• Last day to turn in your signed policies


• Third set of assessment questions this week: turn in your responses today

Learning:

1. "h" and "e" reaches


2. Open Week 1 in Notepad and and page 5 to yesterday's work.


3. Create a Title Page for your Notebook with the following:

• your name


• Mrs. Herndon


• Keyboarding/Technology


• Period #

Thursday, Sept. 4: Continue Learning Homerow and h and e

Incoming Activities:

• Warm-up in the textbook page 4 using Notepad (under start, program, accessories) --Make sure you are not looking at your fingers
• Turn in the bottom portion of your policies signed to Mrs. Herndon
• Participate in the 5 true/false question assessment
• Contest: longest touch-typed list

Review and Learning Assignments for today:

1. Learn to save work in a Keyboarding/Technology folder
2. Technique timings on page 4
3. Learn the reach to h and e (what finger reaches off of homerow to the h?); (what finger reaches off the homerow to e?).
4. Practice in Excel and then do page 5 in Notepad.

Wednesday, Homerow fingering

Today's Incoming activities:

• Turn in your signed policies (lower portion of the handout) for an A+

• Challenge Question with reward (Why is it important for me to learn to press the keys on the keyboard without looking at my fingers?)

• Policy Review Check Questions

Learn homerow with proper techniques:

1. sit up straight
2. feet on floor
3. wrists straight
4. keep eyes away from the keyboard

Web sites for homerow practice:

http://www.powertyping.com (select {Qwerty})

http://www.freetypinggame.net (practice f and j; d and k; s and l; a and ;)

September 2, 2008

This class will help you to do all these things:

• input information into the computer without having to look at the keys
• improve your grades in many courses by turning in your work typed, not handwritten
• improve your ability to research on the Internet
• improve your knowledge of personal finance
• learn to use your skills to help the community

Today you will:

1. Receive policies to be read and signed at home (earn extra credit if returned by tomorrow!); otherwise, the due date is this Thursday, September 9.


2. Determine if you can log on to the network.


3. Challenge question for tomorrow: Why should I learn to type without looking at my fingers?