HJHS CTE INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS & BASIC COMPUTER REPAIR

COURSE SYLLABUS
SCHOOLYEAR 2013-2014 INSTRUCTOR: MR. ZACHARY CAMACHO

EMAIL ADDRESS: zachary.camacho@cnmipss.org SCHOOL WEBPAGE: www.d8hjhsweebly.com CLASSROOM: D8 CLASSROOM #: 237-3468

A. DESCRIPTION This is one of the Career Technical Education (CTE) Courses. This course reviews and applies the basic uses of various computer applications that are commonly used in everyday tasks. Emphases are on basic functions or uses of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, also creating, designing and updating a website and Windows Live Moviemaker. However, it also meets the needs of many students other interests as needed and a course that provides students with a general feel for the subject of computer application. B. ORGANIZATION: This is a lecture & activity-lab course in which topics are presented by the instructor, hands-on activities are explained via demonstrations, and assigned projects are completed by students both during class and outside of class when needed. Projects and activities will be approached in various settings such as whole group, small groups, pairs, and individual. This Intro to Computers course assumes little previous computer experience or training, so the initial emphasis is safety, the uses of equipment and basic procedures. C. COURSE OBJECTIVES: 1. To introduce students to the use of computers in a general sense. 2. To introduce the major parts of the computer that allows it to function. 3. To introduce students to the various types of applications commonly used today. 4. To introduce students to the importance of storing and saving of files saved in the computer. 5. To provide students with opportunities to develop basic computer skills in respect to everyday demands in word processing and graphical presentations. 6. To be able to update a website. 7. To be able to keep a digital working folder of activities and assignments up to date as a portfolio (a folder which provides an overview of assignments completed/started). This will be stored on student computers and backed up via network in the instructors computer. Page 1 of 5

8. To be able to work in a group. 9. To be able to critique a peers work. 10. To be able to write an essay.

D. COURSE TOPICS: This course will cover the following topics: 1. Equipment and basic computer procedures and troubleshooting. 2. File saving examples, creating contact sheet for beginning of course. 3. Networking 4. Installing software 5. Basic Keyboarding 6. Photo editing via freeware 7. Web searching 8. Virus protection 9. Creating files and saving; save/save as. 10. Creating a few PowerPoint presentations. 11. Designing, creating and updating a website 12. Creating, naming and saving a worksheet in Microsoft Excel, averaging, sum, formatting, etc. 13. Emphasis on dos and donts of plagiarizing, copy and pasting, cutting and pasting, and converting files. 14. Easy, yet, efficient shortcuts in Microsoft applications. 15. Basic computer repair/troubleshooting.

E. REQUIRED SUPPLIES: 1. Pencil/pen 2. 1in. binder 3. Filler paper 4. Optional: flash drive minimum 4gb

F. GRADING PLAN: Coursework will be weighted as follows: PSS weight frequency 1. Final Exam 15-25% 2. class work 10-20% 3. quizzes/tests 20-40% 4. Special Project 10-20%

G. COURSE RULES 1. RESPECT OTHERS PRIVACY 2. BE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR WORK. 3. YOUR PORTFOLIO IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. 4. UTILIZE LAB HOUR WISELY. Page 2 of 5

H. COMMUNICATION If you have any concerns you may share it with instructor or even email and visiting the class website and clicking on Contact Us tab. Note: creating an email account if you do not have one already will be part of class assignment (if allowed by parent).

I. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE (the following may not be done in the order listed) 1st qtr 9/3-11/08 2nd qtr 11/12-1/31 3rd qtr 2/3-4/9 4th qtr 4/10-6/18

WEEK OF GETTING TO KNOW THE COMPUTER HARDWARES TURNING ON THE COMPUTER AND PROPERLY SHUTTING DOWN CREATING A FOLDER FOR STUDENT PORTFOLIO FILE SAVING EXAMPLES WITH MICROSOFT OFFICE PRINTING QUIZ

WEEK OF CREATING FILES AND SAVING, SAVE AND SAVE AS DIFFERENTIATION SAVING FILES WITH DIFFERENT EXTENSIONS OPENING FILES IN DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS FLASH DRIVE MAINTENANCE AND VIRUS PROTECTION QUIZ NETWORKING

WEEK OF CREATING A DIGITAL MAP FROM YOUR HOUSE TO HOPWOOD USING WINDOWS PAINT BASICS OF POWERPOINT: CREATE FILE-EDIT-SAVE-PRESENT 1ST POWERPOINT PROJECT WITH 5-10 SLIDES MAXIMUM TOPIC: AUTOBIOGRAPHY

WEEK OF INTRO TO MICROSOFT EXCEL: CREATE FILE-EDIT-SAVE-EMAIL/PRINT CREATING WORKSHEET WITH SAMPLES OF THE FOLLOWING: AVERAGING, SUM, FORMATTING CREATING A SHOPPING LIST AND BUDGET SHEET BASICS OF WEB SEARCHING OPENING LINKS IN NEW WINDOW QUIZ

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WEEK OF PLAGIARIZING, COPY AND PASTING, CUTTING AND PASTING, CONVERTING FILES MINI RESEARCH/PROJECT (STUDENT CHOICE OF TOPIC AND APPLICATION) SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION OF RUBRIC CLARIFICATION ON CITATIONS IN RESOURCE PAGE

WEEK OF SHORTCUTS IN WORD, PPT, EXCEL, INTERNET EXPLORER MINI RESEARCH/PROJECT PRESENTED.

WEEK OF WORKING SESSION PROJECTS FOR CONTENT CLASS (INDIVIDUAL)

WEEK OF PRESENTATION OF PROJECT

WEEK OF COMPARISON OF APPLICATION AND ITS USES QUIZ

WEEK OF INTRO TO WEBMAKING ACQUIRE LOG IN NAME AND PASSWORD FROM TEACHER BEGIN DESIGNING WEBSITE

WEEK OF INTRO TO WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER SAVING FILES ADDING TRANSITIONS AND EFFECTS

WEEK OF UPDATE WEBSITE SEE AGENDA ON WEBSITE OR CLASS

WEEK OF CREATE A PROJECT SAMPLE ON MOVIE MAKER (VIDEO SLIDESHOW) LIMITED TIME ON PROJECT

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WEEK OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECT

WEEK OF MICROSOFT EXCEL SURVEY PROJECT

WEEK OF EDITING PICTURES VIA BASIC APPLICATION IN PC (PHOTOSCAPE) COPY PICTURES FROM WEB INTO SINGLE FOLDER FOR ARCHIVING AND MANIPULATING

WEEK OF CREATE A SLIDESHOW CONTAINING ANY ALLOWED PICTURES QUIZ ON MOVIE MAKER

WEEK OF WEBSITE UPDATE BASED ON AGENDA ON WEBSITE OR CLASS

WEEK OF CONTINUE SLIDESHOW

WEEK OF INTRO TO: ATTACHING MOVIE INTO POWERPOINT PRESENTATION PRESENT POWERPOINT WITH MOVIE

WEEK OF VIDEO PROJECT TIED TO CONTENT AREA

WEEK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY APPRECIATION TEAMWORK WEEK OF VIDEO PROJECT- CHOICE OF TOPIC

WEEK OF VIDEO PROJECT CONTENT ARE OR LIBRARY

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