Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Tuesday

Essential Question- What is a personal business letter?

·      Start up: Peters Online Typing http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Lessons 15 and 16

I am coming around to check Memo 24B-1, 24B-2 and 24B-3 today. Be sure they are complete. 

Complete any unfinished activities or memos.

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Don’t forget the Word basics test on Friday!

Monday, August 20, 2012

Monday

Essential Question- What does format text mean? Give examples.

·         Start up: Peters online typing  http://www.typing-lessons.org/ Lessons 13 and 14

                      Go to  Learn2type.com and take a words per minute typing test

·         Microsoft Word Basics handout that will be a guided activity with the class.

o   Test on Friday!

Complete the following activities:

Word It! Activity 5 Texting Phrases

Use common formatting features

·      Change color of text

·      Change size of font

·      Use number toolbar

·      Insert trademark symbol

·      Add a double strikethrough through the text

·      Drop cap

Word It! Activity 6 Symbols

Use common symbols and special characters in a document.

Make you email address your first. last name @gcssk12.net

For example: Helen.perry@gcssk12.net

Friday, August 17, 2012

Start up: Peters Online Typing http://www.typing-lessons.org/

      Lessons 10-12

Be sure all work for the week is complete and saved in your Word folder.

When all is finished, complete the following in the Word It book:

• Activity 19 Good News Memo
• Activity 20 Cell Phone Memo

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Essential Question- What are shortcuts? What is the shortcut for copy?

• Start up: Peters Online Typing http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Lessons 7-9

·        Create and edit industry appropriate documents - Memo

o   Reference Initials

o   Attachment/Enclosure notation

o   Bold/Italic/Underline

o   Bullets and Numbering

·        Page 60-61 - 3 memos

·        Save in your Computer Ap/Word folder

• Word It! Activity 3 Shortcut Keys
• Use control keys for commonly used editing tasks
• Word It! Activity 4 Party Invitation
• Format page orientation
• Vertically center align text on a page

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Essential Question- What is a memo?

• Start up: Peters Online Typing http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Lessons  4-6

• Learn to type and properly format office memo on pg. 56 in the Century 21 book
• Save as 22B-MEMO1
• Memo 2 and Memo 3 Pg. 57
• Save as  22B-MEMO2 and 22B-MEMO3

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Essential Question- What is a tab?

·      Start up: Peters Online Typing http://www.typing-lessons.org/

Lessons 1-3

·      Learn to clear and set tabs

o   Activity 9 and Activity 10 in Century 21 book pg. 55

o   Save Activity 9 as WP1ACT9 and Activity 10 as WP1ACT10

·      Word It! Activity 1 Like It or Not

• Create and save a word document
• Save an edited document with a new name

·      Word It! Activity 2 Headers and Footers

• Insert headers and footers in a document
• Insert page numbers in a document
• Print preview a document.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Welcome to my class! Glad you are here!
Today we will:

•  Take a Pre-test at http://quizstar.4teachers.org/index.jsp
•   Word per minute tests at www.Learn2type.com
• Create a new folder titled Computer Applications.
• Go to www.tagxedo.com and create a wordle with words that describe you or things that you enjoy doing.