Monday, May 16

Word Processing Apps: 1st period (8 - 9:00 am)

• NOTE: Today we meet for an hour, tomorrow we will meet for TWO hours...
• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• Introduction to:
• The Class Website - Hint... You're on it if you're reading this on your monitor.
• Let's make a bookmark...
• Jupiter Grades - How you will access your grades for this (and other classes) and submit some lessons.
• Let's make another bookmark...

Spreadsheet Apps: 2nd & 3rd period (9:05 - 11:10 am)

• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• What do you know? What do you want to know? Let's find out with a quick form.
• Let's get to spreadsheeting... Ew. That sounds a bit disgusting... How about let's get to sheeting? Ugh, that was even worse... Just open to Chapter 1 and lets get to Excelling... Hey! Now that's much better!
• Handout: Chapter 1 Worksheet - Due this Wednesday

Keyboarding I: 5th period (12:40 - 1:40 pm)

• Welcome to Key I!
• Syllabus and Rules
• Let's discuss proper typing.
• I will be keeping an eye on you throughout the term, watching your form, so please:
• Sit up straight
• Feet firmly and flatly on the floor
• Arch your fingers and place your fingers on "home row"
• Don't know "home row"? Well, that's were we'll be starting at today
• Let's explore the keyboard and become familiar with "Home Row".
• A, S, D, F for your left pinky, ring, middle, & pointer finger
• J, K, L, ; for your right pointer, middle, ring & pinky fingers
• Label the Keys Exercise
• Extra Practice: Check out this great interactive site to help you become familiar with the keys on your keyboard.
• We'll be using some online resources this term so let's begin:
• Navigate Chrome to This Website... It's Typing.com and we'll be using this site for at least the first three weeks of class
• Create your account
• Don't forget to write down your user name and password somewhere.

Desktop Publishing: 6th periods (1:45 - 2:45 pm)

• Syllabus Review
• Rules Review
• What do you know? What do you want to know? Let's find out with a quick form.
• Term Long Project Handout: Your Theater
• We'll be using all of the skills from this class to create an awesome theater that you will be running!
• Publisher: Chapter 4 Begin
• Handout: Publisher Chapter 4 Worksheet - Due Wednesday (yes, this Wednesday, you groaners)