Instructor: Mr. Perfors

What Are We Going to Learn This Quarter? Keyboarding Microsoft Word and Excel Website design Internet safety Advanced internet search techniques Digital photo manipulation

Keyboarding Intermediate/Advanced touch typing Using all keys on the keyboard without looking Speed goal=25wpm We’ll be using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Image taken from

Microsoft Word 2007 We’ll look at things like… Reviewing skills from 6 th and 7 th grade Text wrapping Inserting watermarks Inserting tables Inserting headers and page numbers Style sets

Microsoft Excel We’ll spend time looking at… Review what you learned in 7 th grade Formulas Locking cells Sorting data Etc. Image taken from

Website Design Principles of website design Do’s and Don’ts You will ultimately design your own website using Serif WebPlus

Internet Safety We’ll spend time looking at… Cyberbullying Keeping your identity secure Netiquette Image taken from

Advanced Internet Search Techniques We’ll look at advanced ways to use Google We’ll learn to analyze websites for accuracy

Digital Photo Manipulation We’ll spend some time going over… Advanced Photoshop Elements tools Layering Etc. Image taken from

Classroom Expectations No food or drink Bring a pen/pencil each day Late work is counted 50% off, but may be turned in until the end of the quarter No-Name papers are also counted 50% off Grades will be posted each Monday Old assignments may be found on the Columbine Smart School website or from Mr. Perfors Use the computer for class work (not playing games) Do not share passwords and other private information!!! Using computers for other than their intended purpose will result in a discipline referral

What to do When You’re Done Working Work on your typing skills using Mavis Beacon Redo any old assignments Complete any missing assignments Go to one of the sites I’ve linked on our class web page Read a book Practice using Photoshop, Paint, Office, Serif, or any other program we’ve used

And Then it all Changes… After the internet safety unit, the rest of the assignments you will do at your own pace using videos and internet sites as your guide You will be responsible for learning and accessing the information You must finish all required assignments by the end of the quarter

Any Questions???