Computer Applications
4th Qrtr Spring 2006

Robert L. Slater

Clearview High School

     
Due Dates & Announcements:
Quiz


Day 39 - 6/12
  1. HTML: Quiz II.  Go TempStudFold/ClassResources/Comp Apps Resources.  Open 061206.txt  These are the tages you will utilize to create the following page.  This is a screenshot of what you will create with the tags.

Day 38 - 6/8
  1. HTML: Duplicate one of your table assignments in Mozilla.  Match colors, relative sizes, images, fonts, backgrounds etc.
  2. How big are the two files comparatively?  How easy is it to figure out what's going on?  What are some of the extraneous codes?

Day 37 - 6/7
  1. HTML: <Blockquote>

Day 36 - 6/6
  1. HTML:

Day 35 - 6/5
  1. HTML:

Day 34 - 6/2
  1. HTML: Review previous tags. <a href=" "></a> <img src=" ">  <table colspan>  <table rowspan>  

Day 33 - 6/1
  1. HTML: Review previous tags. <a href=" "></a> <img src=" ">  <table colspan>  New: <table rowspan>

                                          
Day 32 - 5/31
  1. HTML: Review previous tags. <a href=" "></a> <img src=" ">  New: <table colspan>
 		                 

Day 31 - 5/30
  1. HTML: Review previous tags. New: <a href=" "></a> <img src=" ">

Day 30 - 5/26
  1. HTML: Table Play 2 - <cellpadding=?> <cellspacing=?> <width=?> <font face=? color=? size=?> <hr> <a href=" "></a>

Day 29 - 5/25
  1. HTML: Table Play 1 - <table border><b><i><u><font face><bgcolor=? text=?>

Day 28 - 5/24
  1. HTML intro:  Review.


Day 27 - 5/23
  1. HTML intro.  <html><head><title><body><h1><b><i><u><font face><bgcolor=? text=?>

Day 26 - 5/22

  1. Make a new web-page on Mozilla.  If you have finished your E-Folio Intro page you may choose to work on an additional page from the following list:  Include graphics, not too many fonts, colors, etc.

    q       Jobs or Careers: Resume, Cover Letter sample & Job Application Information

    q       Classes: This page should have links to samples of work in all the main subject areas, such as, English: Autobiography.

    q       C.O.R.E.: 50 Goals, Coat of Arms, 30 steps, etc…

    q       Non-academic Activities: This might include jobs, Teen Court, After school activities, etc.

    q       Artifacts & Reflections: This will include the formal Artifacts and Reflections that are produced at the end of each quarter of C.O.R.E.

    q       Post High School Plan

    q       Culminating Project

    q       Chronological Artifacts: This link should be to a new page that includes links to Artifacts/Samples in order of creation.

     

    Other non-required pages might include

    q       Photo Gallery:

    q       Favorite Web Links:

Day 25 - 5/19 - Do what should have been done yesterday!

Day 24 - 5/18
  1. Make a linkable page out of a collage/picture using MS Publisher.

Day 23 - 5/17
  1. Create a Clearview collage.

Day 22 - 5/16
  1. Create a Clearview Web Page using MS Publisher.

Day 21 - 5/15
  1. Using Publisher as a Web Editor.

Day 20 - 5/12
  1. In Paint continue to Brainstorm a new homepage for Clearview High School.
  2. Utilize your collage as part of the page.  The banner at the top perhaps.

Day 19 - 5/11
  1. Share your sites with your neighbors.  Discuss what makes a good website in terms of aesthetics (appearance/looks).
  2. In Paint create a Collage of Clearview activities/people. 
  3. Brainstorm a new homepage for Clearview High School.

Day 18 - 5/10
  1. Finish Web Design Intro Assignment

Day 17 - 5/9

  1. Web Design Intro.  
    • Open a Word document.  
    • Find 'good' websites in terms of design, ease of use and attractiveness.
    • Find sites that appeal to you graphically.  
    • In the word document make a list of 5-10 websites with inserted hyperlinks (so when I look at your evaluation, I can jump to the site.  You  may also use the ctrl PrintScreen to save graphical copies into your CompApps folder.  
    • Each site should be evaluated by the following criteria.
  • Ease of navigation: Describe the navigation; pull down bars?  Link buttons?  Is it consistent throughout the site?
  • Attractive visually: Not too busy or too many colors?  Photos, graphics used sparingly?
  • Font use?  Only a few fonts?  Fonts big enough to be easy to read?  Good background for the text? 
    • Extra Credit.  Make a powerpoint that includes screenshots (ctrl-PrintScreen) saved into Paint, shrunk to fit the page, and including the evaluation information.
  1.   IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED THE SCAVENGER HUNT DO SO!

Day 16 - 5/8
  1. Notes, typed in a Word Document
    • How to shut down a computer
    • Components of a computer

Day 15 - 5/5  - Excel
  1. Open Microsoft Excel
  2. Type a list of 10+ items. 1 item per cell. It could be your favorite Bands, Movies, Best friends, etc.
  3. Insert a column before the column you created.  Type numbers in the new column in front of the first three items.  Select those three cells, then right click and drag it down to the bottom item.
  4. Type a second column of items that relate to the first.  It might be a song from the band, an actor from the movie, or the last name of the person.
  5. Now select all three columns, copy them and paste them two columns to the right.  Then paste again two columns to the right of that. 
  6. Now we are going to alphabetize the items in the second set by the first column of information.  Then we will alphabetize the third set using the second column of information.

Day 14 - 5/4

Day 13 - 5/3

Day 12 - 5/2 - PowerPoint - Day 2
  1. Open PowerPoint.
  2. Save as “Assn050206” in your folder.
  3. Create a Title Page called “Computer Applications”.
  4. Give it a background and change the font.
  5. Insert a Next button with a sound effect.
  6. Add an image of a computer or computer related item.
  7. Create a new page and bring it in with a slide transition. Title it “Question #_”.
  8. You will create 3 pages with questions like the Scavenger Hunt.  They do not need to have anything to do with computers.  They could be thematically based or completely unrelated.  Each page needs a transition, an image and links forward and back.  For example, your question could be what 2 Hair Metal bands did Adrian Vandenberg play guitar for? 
  9. INsert an HTML link to a website that might help them search.  For the above example: www.amazon.com.
  10. Create a credits page.
  11. Type an answer sheet in word and save it in your folder. 
  12. Then trade places with someone else and take their quiz.

Day 11 - 5/1 - PowerPoint Intro
1.    Open PowerPoint.
2.    Save as “Assn050106” in your folder.
3.    Create a Title Page called “Artifact & Reflection”.
4.    Give it a background and change the font.
5.    Insert a Next button with a sound effect.
6.    Create a new page and fly it in with a slide transition.
7.    Title it “Artifact”.
8.    Repeat with “Reflection” and with “Credit”.

Day 10 - 4/28
  1. Today we're going to explore Microsoft Publisher.  We will create ELECTRONIC [Do Not Print]  business cards, a greeting card, .

Day 9 - 4/27
  1. Today we should be finishing an Internet Scavenger Hunt.  Answer the questions in a Word Document and save it to your Comp Apps folder. 
  2. We will also be going over each of the programs that you have access to on the lab computers.
  • First Identify your computer's name.  Desktop:RtCl "My Computer", LftCl "properties, Cl Computer name.
  • Copy the computer name into a word document and save it into your folder.
  • Type the following list and note which programs your computer has:
    • Microsoft Office
    • Adobe Reader (Which version?)
    • Internet Explorer
    • Firefox
    • Mozilla
    • Microsoft Encarta
    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Premier
    • Windows Movie Maker
  • Open Encart or got to Encarta On-line and find a fact that you can ask Rob.  Type it at the bottom of your page.

Day 8 - 4/26
  1. Work on Internet Scavenger Hunt. for about 15 minutes.
  2. Open your Bizletter Backup
  3. Add a paragraph at the end describing your favorite websites.
  4. Convert the name of the website into a hyperlink

Day 7 - 4/25
Word Assignments:
I.    Today we will working with Microsoft Word
A.    Open to page WB78
B.    Save the document in your folder as CA042506
1.    Type 4 lines using 1 font per line.
a)    Make 1 line Bold, 1 Italic, 1 underline and leave 1 normal
C.    Now you are going to select individual words.
1.    Open font menu by right-clicking on the words you selected
2.    Now you will utilize the effects on the first page of the font menu
a)    Use all effects on individual words except ‘hidden’
b)    Use several colors on several words.
3.    Now utilize the text effects on the third font tab titled “text effects”
a)    Use all 6 effects
D.    Go to the Format tab and change the background color of the page.
II.    Now we are going to cut and paste a numbered or bulleted list into our word document. 
[Remember the ctrl key combinations: ctrl-c, ctrl-a, ctrl-v, etc.]
A.    You could go to rob’s page and copy one of his assignments.
B.    Paste it into the document
C. Now use the tab key to make the lines begin at later indents
D. Open the Bullets/Numbering tab under Format and click on Outline numbering.  It should look something like this document

Day 6  - 4/24
  1. Today we will be doing an Internet Scavenger Hunt.  Answer the questions in a Word Document and save it to your Comp Apps folder. 
  2. You can

Day 5
  1. Today we will be doing an Internet Scavenger Hunt.  Answer the questions in a Word Document and save it to your Comp Apps folder. 
  2. You can copy individual sections of text from the Adobe pdf (Portable Data Format) document.
  3. When you are finished, reSave and then Save as and create a backup.

Day 4
  1. Goto Clearview's home page, click on Technology Info link.  Scroll down and read: Choosing a Good Password for Computer Access & Protection.
  2. Next practice what you have read and choose 1 or 2 new passwords
  3. E-mail me your uncrackable passwords and how you created them.  I will respond with suggestions on how to make htem even better.

Day 3
  1. Finish BizLet assignment
  2. Go to My Documents Folder, open My Pictures Folder, open Sample Pictures.  Choose one to open in paint.
  3. Reduce the size of the photo.
  4. Complete BizLetter

Day 2

Assignment #2

  1. Biz letter & e-mailing attachments 
  2. Open word and save file as “bizlet”. 
  3. Type me a business multi-paragraph letter (Format: Blue WB30)
    • Use proper format include title
    •  Explain the computer lab rules and course expectations.
    •  Include a closing paragraph that tells me what you want to learn in this class.
    •  Include a salutation
    •  Save file
    • Then “save as” and create a backup version “bizletbk”
    •  “Sign” your letter in a font similar to handwriting with a different color text
    •  Open your e-mail and send the letter as an attachment
    • See Rob's Sample
      
Day 1
  1. Introduction: General Syllabus
  2. Expectations:
  3. Inventory
  4. Logging on
  5. Assignment #1
    • Create a CompApps folder in your student folder.
    • Word Document.
    • Save it in your CompApps folder as Assn1 or some such name.
    • Convert to a Landscape document
    • type two bulleted paragraphs: What you love about computers and What you hate about computers.
  1. Send Rob an e-mail telling him what you would like to learn in this course.  <rslater@ferndale.wednet.edu>

      

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