Mr. Walker

                                                               8th Grade

 

Course Description:  This is a 9 week course that will focus on valuable computer skills in the areas of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  In addition, students will learn to build a webpage and discuss potential careers.  Lastly, students will continue to build on basic keyboarding skills learned in 6th grade and 7th grade. 

 

Required Materials:  Every student should arrive to class before the bell rings with their notebook, folder, pen/pencil, and any other materials as instructed by the teacher.

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Week 1

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• Review basic keyboarding skills

 

Week 2-3

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Microsoft Word

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• Formating Review

• Business document creation

• MLA Reports

• Newsletter Project

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Week 4-5

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Microsoft Excel

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• Formatting

• Spreadsheet creation

• Inserting formulas, functions

• Creating charts

• I Want that Car Project

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Week 6

 

Microsoft PowerPoint

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• Professional presentation using PowerPoint

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Week 7-8

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• Webpage Design

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Week 9

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• Career and College discussion/websearch

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