Eighth grade comp. appl. class objectives

1. 8th GRADE
WORD PROCESSING
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
THIS COURSE IS A ONE SEMESTER CLASS AT THE EIGHTH GRADE LEVEL. THE
PRIMARY EMPHASIS OF WORD PROCESSING IS TO IMPROVE KEYBOARDING
TECHNIQUE AND SPEED, EXPAND WORD PROCESSING SKILLS AND FUNDAMENTALS
USING APPLEWORKS SOFTWARE LEARNED AT THE SEVENTH GRADE LEVEL, AS
WELL AS INTRODUCE SPREADSEET, DATABASE AND MULTIMEDIA BASICS.
OBJECTIVES:
1. REVIEW ALL LETTER/NUMBER KEYS.
2. IMPROVE TECHNIQUE. (KEY WITHOUT LOOKING)
3. IMPROVE SPEED/ACCURACY.
4. REVIEW/LEARN PROOFREADER’S MARKS.
5. LEARN/REVIEW TO USE APPLEWORKS WORD
PROCESSING/SPREADSHEET/DATABASE/DRAWING AND PRESENTATION
SOFTWARE.
6. LEARN TO USE iLife SOFTWARE WHICH INCLUDES iPhoto, iTunes, and iMovie.
7. REVIEW/LEARN TO USE THE INTERNET AND SEARCH FOR INFORMATION.
8. CORRECTLY PRODUCE LETTERS, TABLES, MEMOS, AND REPORT
DOCUMENTS.
GRADING:
• DAILY WORK: 2/3 (THIS INCLUDES YOUR KEYBOARDING
TECHNIQUE AND TIMINGS)
• TESTS: 1/3
*ASSIGNMENTS NOT TURNED IN BY THE ASSIGNED DEADLINE WILL
EARN YOU A ZERO FOR THAT ASSIGNMENT!!
WORD 2004/OFFICE IMAC