Computer 8 Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR

Ms. Stacy Schuh

CLASSROOM

104

TELELPHONE

629-5500 ext. 2104

COURSE NUMBER

1380 A/B

E-MAIL

schuhs@tracy.k12.mn.us

RESOURCES                                                                               

Goodwill Community Foundation website www.gcflearnfree.org as well as various handouts and web links.  Most assignments and textbook material will be available online in Schoology.

REQUIRED MATERIAL

Folder, pencil or pen, and couple pieces of paper.

DESCRIPTION

Students will work with Microsoft Office to improve on word processing, spreadsheets/graphs, and presentations.  The Microsoft Office programs used for this course will include Word, Excel and PowerPoint.  Students will also use various web resources and applications to better prepare them for future high school classes.  In addition, keyboarding skills will be refined and computer terminology will be defined.

OBJECTIVES

Students will be able to:

• ·        Copy and move text, use the Office Clipboard, find and replace text and special characters, and use the thesaurus to find synonyms.  As well as indent paragraphs, copy and paste formats, use the Reveal Formatting task pane, format hanging indents and first line indents, and format bulleted and numbered items.

• ·        Create footnotes and endnotes, insert time stamps, and display the number of words in a document.  As well as search for clipart, add a picture to a document, size a picture, and format a document in columns.

• ·        Create a table, enter data, and format the table and the cell contents.  Insert a symbol and hyphenate a document, apply styles to text and paragraphs, create a style and view and modify a document in Outline view.

• ·        Create and update a table of contents, divide a document into sections, create different headers and footers in each section, and insert section page numbers.  Students will be able to create a hyperlink to a web page and a document heading, produce a newsletter, create labels and record and run a macro.

• ·        Create a workbook and enter data, save, print and close a workbook as well as create headers and footers in a workbook, change the width of columns, select cells, and format alignments, fonts and numeric data.

• ·        In Excel, use formulas to perform calculations, enter formulas by pointing, display formulas in cells and copy cells and formulas.

• ·        Determine how to present data in a logical and organized format, locate date in a worksheet and replace it, and copy and move data.  Using Microsoft Excel, students will be able to use basic functions, insert functions into a formula, and understand absolute cell references. 

• ·        Insert and delete rows and columns, change the print orientation and margins of worksheet, add and remove page breaks.

• ·        Organize data using multiple sheets in a workbook, copy and move data between sheets, refer to data in different sheets, and link cells.

• ·        Print an entire workbook, create pie, bar and line charts.

• ·        Work with multiple files in an application, copy text between documents, and copy data between workbooks and applications.

• ·        Create embedded and linked objects in Excel worksheets and Word documents.

• ·        Input information using proper technique for the touch key method of keyboarding.

• ·        Create, edit and present presentations using 3 different software applications.

• ·        Utilize current technologies needed to be successful high school students.

EVALUATION

All assignments will be given a point value and grouped with similar assignments.  33% of your grade will be calculated on the completion of daily assignments and on task work, 34% will be calculated on the projects, quiz and test scores, and the final 33% on keyboarding technique and skill improvement.

Daily work will be awarded as a weekly grade with each day having a value of 5 points. If a student is absent, they must make up the learning target from that day to earn the daily points.

Daily assignments and drop boxes for turning in electronic documents are on Schoology.

EXPECTATIONS

• Obey all TAHS rules

• Follow directions the first time they are given

• Respect the people, equipment, and furnishings in the classroom

DISTANCE LEARNING

At some point in the school year there may be a time that we are distance learning. A few things to remember.

·        When attending a class zoom meeting it is important to be respectful to your classmates. Making sure that you are dressed appropriately, not laying in your bed,  not on your cell phone, paying attention to what is happening in class.

·        E-Learning day assignments will be posted by 10:00 am to Schoology. Assignment directions will describe hand-in details.

CLASS ETIQUETTE—helpful hints to get along with your teacher and peers in class

1.     Please arrive on time for class. Entering class late is disruptive to others and on-going activities. Do NOT come to class and then ask me to go to your locker or the bathroom. You have time to take care of that between classes. If it is work time, you may ask to have your planner signed to get a drink or go use the rest room but do not wander or disrupt others learning or you will lose your privileges to use the rest room or get a drink during class time.

2.   When I am talking; you should be listening.

3.   If you have a question, ASK.  Class activities will be posted in Schoology also.

4.   If you miss class, you are responsible for obtaining your make-up assignments.

Please start your getting-ready-to-leave activities (packing up computer, putting on jackets, changing into your running outfit) only after the class has officially ended which is when the bell rings or when directed by your teacher.  Properly log off of your computer, carefully pack up your backpack, push your chair in, and throw away any trash that you have generated before leaving.