Monday

Bell Ringer

Find your seat as indicated on the seating chart and fill out the information sheet.

Objectives

1. Understand the class guidelines and procedures
2. Get to know your classmates and the instructor
3. Review basic network procedures
4. Learn to create a Word document, insert an image and add text
5. Learn Windows XP terminology and Windows XP methods of file management

Agenda

• Bell Ringer - 3 things about you
• Snowball activity
• Grading, Class rules, procedures etc.
• Logging onto the Network
  • Login name
  • Password
  • Email passwords?
• Directory Structure
  • A,C,D,Y Drives
• Network Basics
  • Changing Passwords
  • Printing
    • Where
    • How to see if it made it to the printer (queues)
    • When to print
• Windows XP Tour
  • Windows XP items.
• Personal Introduction Pages
  • Create folders
  • Saving images
• Fireworks Intro - get the fw Design Basics folder from the K drive and save it to your Y drive
• Closure

Tuesday

Bell Ringer

Insert the pictures we saved yesterday into a word document

Objectives

1. Create and edit Word Art
2. Learn image editing techniques
   • Trimming and resizing an image.
   • Saving and Exporting images
3. Learn Windows XP items.
4. To learn the selected Windows XP shortcuts and their uses

Agenda

1. Bell ringer
2. Fireworks Intro - get the fw Design Basics folder from the K drive and save it to your Y
3. Create word art of your name - paste into Fireworks - export as a jpg
4. Keyboard shortcuts
5. Closure

Assignments:

Wednesday

Bell Ringer

Create this picture in Fireworks - you can use any bitmap instead of the hoop and ball. It is 400 by 300 pixels.

Objectives

1. Create and edit Word Art
2. To learn the selected Windows XP shortcuts and their uses
3. Learn to use selection tools in Fireworks
4. Learn to set fill properties in Fireworks

Agenda

1. Bell ringer
2. Keyboard shortcuts
3. Create word art of your name - paste into Fireworks - export as a jpg
4. Image editing project and finish the tutorial
5. Closure

Assignments:

Fireworks Intro

 

Thursday

Bell Ringer

Shortcut quiz

Objectives

1. Learn key computer hardware terminology, and key computer vocabulary

Agenda

1. Bell Ringer
2. Typing test - Typer Shark
3. Machine specifications
4. Vocabulary
5. Online purchase project
6. Closure

Assignments:

1. Find a computer system online and identify the key components and their specifications

Assignments:

Finish image editing project

Complete all practices in chapter 3

Begin Ch. 3 Exercise 2, 5, 7, 10

Purchase Project Answer Sheet

 

 

Friday

Bell Ringer

Go to this site and find the computer specifications for the sale add

Finish into pages and print them if you are not done

Objectives

Learn the Basics of Microsoft Word - New, Open, Save, Print,Views

Learn email basics

Keyboard shortcuts

Agenda

• Bellringer
• Email accounts and passwords
  • Set up distribution list
  • Terminology and basics
• Review Word basics -
• Chapter 3 Questions

Assignments:

Complete all practices in chapter 4
Microsoft Word Chapter 4

• Complete all reviews
• Chapter 4 Questions #1, 3, 4a, 8a, 9,11 a,c, 12b,d, 13, 15
• Chapter 4 Exercises #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 13
  

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