Lesson Plan for Unit 1: Intro to Computers/Ms Office

LESSON PLAN FOR UNIT 1: INTRO TO COMPUTERS/MS OFFICE

Subject: Computer Literacy Instructor: Robert Andrews Title of Lesson: Introduction to Computers/MS Office Date: 5 days Grade: 7th Time Period (per day): 36 minutes Objective/ Essential Question: How do computers impact our lives? How have computers evolved since the 1950’s? What is the difference between hardware and software? What are input, output, & storage devices? How can productivity software help the student or business professional? GPS’s:  BCSI-1, BCSI-2, BCSI-4, BCSI-8, BCSII-1, BCSII-3, BCSII-4, BCSII-11, BCSII-12, BCSIII-1, BCSIII-2, BCSIII-3, BCSIII-4 Go to the following site for more details on assessed standards: http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ci_cta.aspx?PageReq=CICTAMiddle References:  “BCS Mythbusters” Handout  www.scsite.com/dc2005 Materials: See below Special Arrangements/ Individual Modifications: Made as necessary. Time Topical Outline Instructional Aids/Strategies Day 1 (Monday) Starter Open the file, “BCS Mythbusters” and write the five paragraph responses to the questions. You may use a search engine to assist you. Copy the hyperlinks but do not copy text!! Class Discussion Day 2 (Tuesday) Teacher Focus Open your “Mythbusters” file from Monday and Student Focus complete the five paragraph responses to the questions. You may use a search engine to assist you. Copy the hyperlinks but do not copy text!! Day 3 (Tentative) (Wednesday) Starter Go to www.scsite.com/dc2005 ; Chapter 1 Teacher Focus Complete the following exercises: Student Focus Quiz yourself – All of the Chapter 1 quizzes (3) Checkpoint – Complete the top four activities. Computer Genius/Wheel of Terms – 3X each Day 4 (Tentative) (Thursday) Starter Complete exercises from yesterday’s website above. Teacher Focus Begin MS Excel activity – Pixel Drawing Student Focus Choose two of the pictures from the page to re-create. Use “graph paper” in Excel (20px by 20px). When done, you can design a similar character of your own design on the same page. Day 5 (Tentative) (Friday) Starter Begin by defining the following business terms: Profit, Net Profit, Gross Profit, Inventory, and Sales. Synthesis You will learn about basic business concepts while trying to maximize your profits at www.coolmath- games.com/lemonade . There will be an Eagle Buck prize for the most profitable businesses. Good Luck!