Computer Skills Units of Study
Kelleen Farrell, Instructor
E-Mail: kfarrell@sonic.net
Website: kidzlearn.org
Phone: 209-257-5527 (w)
Unit 1: Operating Systems
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- Understand the binary system
- Navigate through windows using the heirarchical system
- Organize their work using folders and subfolders
Lessons: Explore the OS10 operating system .
Assessment: Scvenger Hunt and electronic notebook
Unit 2: MSN WORD
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- identify the tools available in MSN WORD using both icons and the tool menu
- use these tools to format documents
Lessons: Through a variety of projects, students have created documents that required using the grammar and spell check, header and footer, insert page numbers and dates using icons.
Assessment: Daily checks on progress. Projects are returned to be redone when students fail to use the appropriate tools.
Unit 3: Spreadsheets and Databases
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- create spreadsheets using MSN Works and MSN Excel
- create formulas to calculate totals and averages
- use footers
- use databases to organize information using Appleworks
Lessons: Students are creating basic spreadsheets and using the icons and formulas list to calculate totals and averages for lists of values. They are also formatting the spreadsheets and printing them in order to learn how to control the print output.
Assessment: Daily checks on progress. Projects are returned to be redone when students fail to use the proper tools.
Unit 4: PowerPoint
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- create powerPoint presentations
- use slide transitions and animation to enliven their presentations
- understand the importance of headings and subheadings in the creation of presentations
Lessons: Students are creating presentations using PowerPoint. They are adding transitions, animation and sound to their presentations and are using the outline format to make changes and to understand the importance of outlining to the creation of a presentation.
Assessment: Daily checks on progress. Powerpoint presentations.
Unit 5: I Movie
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- create a one minute commercial using transitions, effects and sound
- identify effective advertising
- use sound, transitions and effects to enhhance their movie
- film video
- effectively combine still pictures with video in their movie
Lessons: Students will film video and take pictures and combine these in a one minute movie. They will learn to use transitions between scenese, add epecial effects, and add music and narration to their movie.
Assessment: Daily checks on progress. Presentation of movie.
Unit 6: Web Page Design using HTML and Web Editors
Objectives:
students will be able to:
- use HTML tags and attributes to create a simple web page
- use layout effectively and econimoically
- create links to their own pages and to the internet
Lessons: Students are creating simple web pages using the header, image, font, and a href tags. Further projects will include the use of tables to format the web page.
Assessment: Daily checks on progress. Projects are returned to be redone when the web page does not load as intended. Presentation of student work.