This
class will build on the skills learned in 5th Grade Computers. Students
will continue working with Type to Learn and will focus on using the home row keys
without looking. Keyboard covers will continue to be used.
Students
will use the Microsoft Office Suite which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint. After learning new skills, students will use
these programs for projects in other classes. Sample projects done in the past
include:
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Using PowerPoint to create a review for Wordly Wise vocabulary lists
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Using Word to create pamphlets about New Deal agencies
as a background for a book in Literature
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Using TimeLiner to create and compare timelines for
areas being covered in social studies classes
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Using Word’s drawing tools to create self-portraits
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Using Excel to calculate how we use our time and then
create pie charts and bar graphs to illustrate it
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Using PowerPoint to create a Jeopardy game based on
the 6th grade academic curriculum
