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This curriculum is part of the Educational Program of Studies of the Rahway Public Schools.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Christine H. Salcito, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
The Board acknowledges the following who contributed to the preparation of this curriculum.
Maria Dagiantis
Subject/Course Title: Date of Board Adoptions:
Information Processing & Multimedia Presentations September 18, 2012 Grades 9-12
RAHWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRICULUM
UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 1 - Business Documents with Word
Content Area: Computer Applications
Unit Title: Information Processing Multimedia Presentations
Target Course/Grade Level: Grades 9-12
Unit Summary: Word is a powerful and easy to use software application that facilitates keying and formatting business documents effectively. Student will use Word to create and format professional looking documents. Student will also have the opportunity to work with projects that simulate realistic business settings.
Approximate Length of Unit: 10-12 Weeks
Primary interdisciplinary connections: *Language Arts, 3.1 Reading, 3.2 Writing, 3.3 Speaking, 3.5 Viewing and Media Literacy
LEARNING TARGETS
Content Area Standard Content Area Strand CPI
8.1 Educational Technology A. Technology Operations and Concepts 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8A.2, 8.18.A.4, 8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2
8.1 Educational Technology F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
Decision-Making
8.1.12.F.1
Unit Understandings
Students will understand how to create…. • Creative designs and production applying Word in a business setting. • Business documents using Microsoft Word • Business documents include:
• Block Letters • Memos • Multiple-Page Documents • Tables • Unbound Reports with Track Changes • Left bound Reports with Cover Pages • Documents with Graphics • Reports with Sections • Reports with Citations • Customize Document Themes • Merge Documents
Unit Essential Questions
• How do you create essential business documents using word? • How do you create documents with graphics? • How do you do reports with sections? • How do you do reports with citations? • How do you customize documents themes? • How do you merge documents?
Knowledge and Skills
Students will know… • Microsoft Word commands
Students will be able to…
• Create effective Word documents • Use a coordinated document theme for all documents • Work independently with few instructions • Create a memo, letter, table, two-page letter, unbound report and left bound report with a cover page • Create contact information, mail merge and an unbound report • Keyboard efficiently
EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
Assessment
Students will work independently to create…. • Block letters • Block letters with copy notations • Memos from a template and a distribution list. • Two-page letter and memo • Format tables • Unbound report • Report with track changes and comments • Left bound report with cover page • Report with footnotes and track changes • Memos with shapes and SmartArt • Memos with Pictures and Clip Art • Newsletters with columns and WordArt • Articles with pull quote and sidebars • Reports with sections and table of contents • Reports with citations and bibliography • Customize document theme • Custom/Theme • Mail Merge • Students will complete two projects- Creative Design and Production I & II
Learning Activities
What differentiated learning experiences and instruction will enable all students to achieve the desired results? • Create business letters using block format • Develop job knowledge and skills • Create memos • Use a memo template • Create multiple-page letters and memos • Create second-page headers • Create and format tables • Use table tools for design and layout • Format unbound reports • Apply document themes and styles • Work with comments and tracked changes • Format left bound reports • Create cover pages • Format documents with pictures, shapes, SmartArt, drop caps, clip art, and WordArt • Format documents with equal-size columns • Develop job knowledge and skills • Format reports with sections and a table of contents • Paste an Excel chart in a report • Format reports with citations • Format reports with bibliography • Create custom themes • Apply customized document themes • Merge from letters • Timed Writings
RESOURCES Teacher Resources:
• Integrated Computer Applications-Microsoft Office 2007 5ed. • Free Typing- Google
Equipment Needed:
• Computers, DVD-software, overhead projector and laptop connections for use with PowerPoint presentations.
RAHWAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS CURRICULUM
UNIT OVERVIEW
UNIT 2- Presentations with PowerPoint Content Area: Computer Applications
Unit Title: Information Processing Multimedia Presentations
Target Course/Grade Level: Grades 9-12
Unit Summary: PowerPoint is a powerful and easy to use presentation software application that facilitates communicating effectively with an audience. It will assume that students have had little or no formal instructions with presentations. Students may be familiar with many commands because they were used in the previous unit that was just completed.
Approximate Length of Unit: 10-12 Weeks
Primary interdisciplinary connections: *Language Arts, 3.1 Reading, 3.2 Writing, 3.3 Speaking, 3.5 Viewing and Media Literacy
LEARNING TARGETS
Content Area Standard Content Area Strand CPI
8.1 Educational Technology A. Technology Operations and Concepts 8.1.8.A.1, 8.1.8A.2, 8.18.A.4, 8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2
8.1 Educational Technology F. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and
Decision-Making
8.1.12.F.1
Unit Understandings
Students will understand how to create… • Presentations using themes • Work with tables and graphics • Add transitions and animations • Print notes, handouts, and slides • Customize presentations • Embed and link files • Manage and deliver presentations
Unit Essential Questions
• How do you create essential presentations with PowerPoint? • How do you customize presentations? • How do you embed and link files? • How do you manage and deliver presentations?
Knowledge and Skills
Students will know… • How to integrate PowerPoint and Word in a document.
Students will be able to… • Create effective PowerPoint presentations • Prepare effective Word documents • Coordinate themes and designs in presentations and documents • Work with very limited supervision • Create a letter, memo, PowerPoint presentation, cover page for a report and a report
EVIDENCE OF LEARNING
Assessment
Students will work independently to create…. • Presentations with themes • Presentations with graphics • Presentations with transitions and animations • Presentations with notes and handouts • Customized presentation with handouts • Presentation with charts • Self-running presentation • Presentation with linked and embedded files • Informal checks for understanding-Ongoing assessment used as part of the instructional process. Examples include teacher questioning,
observations and examining student work. These assessments provide feedback to the teacher and student. They are not always graded. • Students will complete two projects-Integrating PowerPoint and Word
Learning Activities
What differentiated learning experiences and instruction will enable all students to achieve the desired results? • Create effective presentations • Choose a theme • Use effective slide layouts • Add content • Format slides • Add tables to slides • Add graphics to slides • Add transitions to slides • Add animation to slides • Add notes to slides • Print slides, notes, and handouts • Customize themes • Customize layout • Customize handout master • Save as template • Review and finalize presentations • Prepare self-running presentations • Teacher guided projects • Timed Writings
RESOURCES Teacher Resources:
• Integrated Computer Applications-Microsoft Office 2007 5ed. • Free Typing- google
Equipment Needed:
• Computers, DVD-software, overhead projector and laptop connections for use with PowerPoint presentations.
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