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!