Class 1  

1/13

Internet Browser  (Netscape/Internet Explorer)

Working with Computers, Appendix A Appendix B

Establish an e-mail account and E-mail the instructor giving her the address and a self-assessment of your computer skills

Class 2

1/20

Internet Browser (Netscape/Internet Explorer)

Working with Computers, Appendix C

Activity 1—Internet Searching.  Evaluate 5 web sites using the Web Evaluation form

**Begin semester long assignment of creating bookmarks of sites explored in specific categories.  Category 1—web site evaluation

Class 4  

2/3

Word Processing (MS Word or other word processing program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 1 and 2

Create a brochure for a school related topic.  New Category --Standards based education

Class 5  

2/10

Desktop Publishing (MS Word, Publisher or other word processing program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 3

Create a newsletter for an educational topic.                   **New Category Resources on the web

Class 7  

2/24

Presentation (PowerPoint or other multimedia program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 16 and 17

Create a slide show that is about you.  The show should showcase your talents.  Include a title slide, a graphic, a digitized picture, and a sound in your presentation.  New Category--Schools on the Web.

3/2

Mid-term

Hands-on test—all answers recorded on disk

Class 10  

3/16

Spreadsheets (MS Excel or other spreadsheet program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 5 and 6

Create a spreadsheet concerning your budget requests for technology and technology related materials for a classroom/school.  **New Category —Copyright and Legal Issues dealing with the web

Class 11  

3/23

Spreadsheet and word processor (Excel or other program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 7, 8 and 4

Write a letter in a word processor to make your budget request.  Import a chart from your spreadsheet into your letter as a visual to justify your needs.  **New category—resources for development of web pages

Class 12 3/30

(DUE 4/13)

Databases (MS Access or other database program)

Working with Computers, Chapter 9-11

Create a database to display your long-term project of collecting web sites and evaluating them for student use.   **New category -- Clip Art sites appropriate to age level that you teach or work with in your job.

Class 14  

4/13

Organizers and desktop publishing (MS Scheduler or MS Outlook)

Working with Computers, Chapter 12-15

Create a calendar for next week using an electronic organizer.   

Class 15  

4/20

Presentations (PowerPoint or other presentation software)

Final Project Presentations  

Articles Due**

Class 16  

4/27

Final Exam

Hands-on test—all answers recorded on disk