COMPUTER SKILLS ONE
Course Information
MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS:
How Computers Work Unit Test
Word Processing Assessments
Spreadsheet Assessments
Presentation Projects
Keyboarding Technique Grades / KB Timed Writings
Internet Research Project
Internet Safety Unit Assessment
EVALUATION:
Assignments are weighted with the following scores:
40% = Projects and Tests
30% = Classwork & Textbook Exercises
Daily Work (exercises), Quizzes, and Assignments from the Word Processing, Spreadsheet, and Presentation programs
30% = Keyboarding
Keyboarding Technique Grades, KB Drill Lines, www.TYPESY.com and Typing.com Lessons, One-Minute Timed Writings
Pacing Guide
Computer Basics
History of the Computer, Input/Output/Storage/Processing (Buying a Computer)
Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety
Appropriate Online Behavior; CyberBullying; Social Networking
Microsoft Office Common Features
Ribbon Tool, Quick Access Toolbar, Saving, Creating Folders, Undo/Redo, Cut/Copy/Paste, Format Painter, Spelling and Grammar Check, Using Help, EMailing Files, and the Snipping Tool.
Word Processing (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Pages)
Microsoft Word Basics and Editing Features, Formatting lines of Text, Paragraphs
Using the Thesaurus, Using the Dictionary, Saving, and Printing Documents
Setting the Margins and Tabs / Creating Headers and Footers
Inserting Columns / Inserting Citations
Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers)
Microsoft Excel Basics, Changing the Appearance of the Worksheet
Organizing the Worksheet, Entering Worksheet formulas and Functions
Managing Multiple Worksheets / Saving and Printing Worksheets
Presentation Software (Microsoft PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote)
Microsoft PowerPoint Basics, Creating and Enhancing Presentations
Inserting Headers and Footers
Homework is minimal to none.
Formative assessments may be graded to show the level of mastery, but may or may not count
as a grade in the grade book.
Please refer to CANVAS for all assignments listed.
Also, check your grade in CANVAS / Skyward often; it is to your benefit.