Mr. Brown's Word Processing

Description:
Word Processing introduces and/or improves the touch method of entering alphabetic information, numeric information, and symbols by teaching correct key stroking technique. Composing and formatting skills are developed and refined. Proofreading, composing, editing, and file management will also be covered.

WEBSITE:
webdesign.geringschools.net
A web site created by students in web page design containing some educational links and information related to technology at Gering Public Schools.

WEBSITE:
http://freetypinggame.net/
This website contains keyboarding games, quizzes and tests to encourage students to refine their keyboarding technique.

BOOK:
Century 21 Keyboarding & Information Processing
This book will be kept in the classroom and used by students to complete various assignments.

BOOK:
Shelly Cashman Series Microsoft Office Word 2003
This book will be primarily used to teach tools available in Microsoft Word as well as some formatting, composing, and editing.

TEACHER EMAIL:
bbrown@geringschools.net
This email may be used to increase communication with instructor and should be shared with student’s parents. Please feel free to contact me with any problems, suggestions, and questions.

Overview: The following information is intended to provide all students a general idea of the direction of the class. It is subject to change at any time depending on classroom situations.
Quarter 1 2008

Week 1	8/18 – 8/22	Introductions, introductory activities. Learn parts of computer. Begin home row keyboarding technique.
Week 2	8/25 – 8/29	Refine Home row keyboarding technique Begin learning common letters, H,E,I,R Conduct Preliminary keyboarding assessment.
Week 3	9/2 – 9/5	Review H,E,I,R letters Begin learning O,T,N,G, Left Shift, and Period keys. Introduce Microsoft Word Screen.
Week 4	9/8 – 9/12	Review Letters O,T,N,G, Left Shift, and Period Keys. Reviews parts of Word Screen. Review and assess parts of a computer.
Week 5	9/15 – 9/19	Assess student’s ability to use proper keyboarding technique and demonstrate improvement. Begin instruction on toolbars in Word. Lecture on common vocabulary associated with Word. Learn keys U,C,W, Right Shift, B and Y
Week 6	9/22 – 9/26	Review keys U,C,W, Right Shift, B and Y. Learn keys M, X, P, V, Q, and Comma. Introduce Numeric Key bad and correct technique for using it. Review toolbars in Word.
Week 7	9/29 – 10/3	Complete instruction on keyboard. Assess students on improvement in keyboarding technique. Introduce block letter formatting.
Week 8	10/6 – 10/10	Students will complete lessons from UNIT 11 pg. 123 of Century 21 Text. Lecture on terminology associated with formatting a letter. Lecture on parts of a letter.
Week 9	10/13 – 10/17	Review and Assess students’ ability to produce a letter using correct block format.

Week 10	10/20 – 10/24	Specific assignments not yet defined
Week 11	10/27 – 10/31	Assignments to be provided near beginning of quarter 2
Week 12	11/3 – 11/7	The general goal of Quarter 2 will be to move to more formatting and composing and away from keyboarding and typing technique.
Week 13	11/10 – 11/14
Week 14	11/17 – 11/21
Week 15	11/24 – 11/28
Week 16	12/1 – 12/5
Week 17	12/8 – 12/12
Week 18	12/15 – 12/19