VISD Secondary Daily/Weekly Lesson Plan
Content Area: Conway-PACE
Unit # 1 Keyboarding Middle & Top Row, Windows 7 Effective File ManagementNumber of Days in Unit: 9 Weeks, Jans Computer Literacy & Windows
Day and Date: Monday-Friday, October 19-23, 2015
Daily Focus
(Readiness/Supporting)
Instructional Objectives
Activities & Timeline
* TEKS
127.4.c.2.c-e
127.4.c.3b
127.4.c.4b
5E Model
xEngage
xExplore
xExplain
xElaborate
xEvaluate
By the end of class today, I will be able to
Identify and use proper keyboarding posture, finger-postioning, and touch-typing fundamentalsalso derive a grade from words per minute and accuracy.
Identify file paths to specific files in Windows Explorer
Copy and move files from folder to another, save files to various folders, open a file from one folder and save it to another
Warm-up
Typing Instructor
PT Windows File Management group activity
Academic Vocabulary
Touch-typing
File manager, My Computer
.exe file
C drive
Input
Output
GUI
Application
Word Processing
Desktop Publishing
Spreadsheet
Database
Presentation
Browser
*Detailed Activities
Students will practice the home row keys with Typing Instructor.
Students will follow examples of teacher installing software to their computers by locating My Computer/Windows Explorer, the C drive, folders, files, and subfolders.
Students will learn to install software correctly and how to bypass installing harmful spyware.
Students will practice the home row keys lessons with Typing Instructor and test on them daily.
Students will read JansCompLit101/lessons/ 1.Computer Types & 2. Applications
Students will complete the short answer questions and teacher-directed questions guiding their reading in small groups and/or individually
Students will take a quiz until they achieve mastery over the selected material
Materials
Computer
Projector
Insight
Vocabulary Review
Essential Questions with Blooms Taxonomy/Costas Inquiry Level
What will computers be like in 10 years? How will we use them?
*Closure
Students will show individual desktops with newly installed program icons
Students will e-mail themselves or a friend
Students will turn in completed work
ELPS
(D) monitor understanding of spoken language during classroom instruction and interactions and seek clarification as needed;
(I) demonstrate listening comprehension of increasingly complex spoken English by following directions, retelling or summarizing spoken messages, responding to questions and requests, collaborating with peers, and taking notes commensurate with content and grade-level needs.
Technology Tools
Teacher: Computer, Projector, Insight
Student: Computer
CCRS
Use technology appropriately.
Use technology to communicate and display findings in a clear and coherent manner.
* Detailed Activities: This is what you will see when you walk into my class today; should include: Instructional methods and grouping, high-yield strategy(ies), differentiation, accommodations.
* Closure: example - exit ticket, questioning strategies for assessing what students learned in class today
* TEKS: Including TEKS for content and technology applications
Additional resources for using this lesson plan template may be found at Curriculum Components and Resource Handbook and CSCOPE.
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