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Course Content: Microsoft Word 1.01 Understanding Word 8/29/16- Today we established a seating chart by having the students practice their communication skills and put themselves in alphabetical order. We went over the syllabus and classroom procedures. We also discussed the opportunity for students in this class to join DECA. 8/30/16- Today we completed a VARK assessment to determine the students interests. We also completed a multiple intelligences assessment through Edutopia to help the students understand their preferences and get to know the preferences of other students. 8/31/16- Today we completed a powerpoint presentation that answered 10 questions about the student. The students were instructed to make the powerpoints creative and express their personality. This gave me a chance to see how the students used powerpoint and how they approached a creative assignment. 9/1/16- Today we began lesson 1 in the Word curriculum. We began learning how to navigate word, open, save and close documents. 9/2/16- Today we continued with lesson 1 activities and projects. There are 6 projects and an activity associated with lesson 1 and the students are working their way through the activities that will reinforce what they learned in lesson 1. 9/6/16- Today we had some server problems, but were able to get them resolved about halfway through class. The students continued to work on their lesson 1 projects and some were able to move on to the lesson 1 activity. Lesson 1 projects and activities are due this Friday. 9/7/16- Today we continued with lesson 1 and completed a Word IT activity to support what we learned earlier in lesson 1. We are doing a quiz tomorrow on the layout of Word and we will continue wrapping up the assignments for lesson 1. 1.02 Basic Editing 9/8/16- Today we began Lesson 2 by completing a How-to-guide activity. 9/9/16- Today we continued with Lesson 2 by working on the Lesson 2 projects on basic editing. 1.03 Character Formatting 9/12/16- Today we continued with Lesson 2 by continuing work on the Lesson 2 projects on basic editing. 9/13/16- Today we began Lesson 3 by working on the Lesson 3 projects on character formatting. 9/14/16- Today we continued with Lesson 3 by working on the Lesson 3 projects on character formatting. 1.04 Paragraph Formatting 9/15/16- Today we began Lesson 4 by working on the Lesson 4 projects on paragraph formatting. 9/16/16- Today we continued with Lesson 4 by working on the Lesson 4 projects on paragraph formatting. 1.05 Managing Text Flow 9/19/16- Today we began working on the activites for Lesson 5 Managing Text Flow. 1.06 Creating Tables 9/20/16- Today we began working on the activities for Lesson 6 Creating Tables. We went over the schedule for the next few days and will be completing through Lesson 7 by the end of class Monday. Benchmark testing is next Thursday and will cover through lesson 7. 1.07 Working With Themes, Style Sets, Backgrounds, Quick Parts, And Text Boxes 9/21/16- Today we began working on Lesson 7 covering themes and backgrounds. The students have projects to complete for the material through lesson 7 before the end of class Monday. 9/22/16- Today we will be working with backgrounds, quick parts and text boxes. We will do a quick guided practice at the beginning of class and then the students will continue working on the projects. 9/23/16- Today we continued with quick parts and text boxes. We completed a guided practice and also did a review of 1.02 and 1.03 in preparation for benchmark testing next week. 9/26/16- Today we continued reviewing for the benchmark testing coming up Thursday. We completed a set of review questions, a knowledge assessment and a Kahoot review. We focused on Lessons 2 and 3. We will focus on lessons 4 and 5 tomorrow. 9/27/16- Today we continued reviewing for the benchmark testing on Thursday. We completed a set of review questions, a knowledge assessment and a Kahoot review. We focused on Lessons 4 and 5. We started working on Lesson 8. 9/28/16- Today we continued reviewing for the benchmark testing on Thursday. We completed a set of review questions, a knowledge assessment and a Kahoot review. We focused on Lessons 6 and 7. We continued working on Lesson 8. 1.08 Using Illustrations And Graphics 9/29/16- Today we took the benchmark test for lessons 1-7. The students began working on Lesson 8 with the time after review the last couple of days and continued with Lesson 8 projects after the benchmark test. 9/30/16- Today we continued with Lesson 8 projects and worked on the Lesson 8 step-by-step exercise. 10/3/16- Today we completed Lesson 8 projects and began working on Lesson 9. 1.09 Proofing Documents 10/4/16- Today we continued with Lesson 9 step-by-step, key terms and began Lesson 9 projects. 10/5/16- Today we continued with Lesson 9 projects and reviewed for the Lesson 8 Quiz that we will take on Friday 10/7. 10/6/16- Today we did not have class because of Pre-ACT testing. 10/7/16- Today we continued with Lesson 9 projects after the Lesson 8 Quiz. 10/11/16- Today we continued with Lesson 9 projects. We will have a quiz on lesson 9 on Thursday. 1.10 Formatting A Research Paper 10/12/16- Today we began working on lesson 10 to format research papers. The projects for lesson 10 are due by the end of class on Friday. The lesson 9 quiz is tomorrow. 10/13/16- Today we took the lesson 9 quiz and continued with lesson 10 "formatting A Research Paper". 10/14/16- Today we finished lesson 10. We will have a quiz on lesson 10 on Tuesday. 10/17/16- Today we reviewed for the lesson 10 quiz by completing vocabulary review and review questions. 1.11 Performing Mail Merges 10/18/16- Today we took the lesson 10 quiz and began lesson 11 by doing the step-by-step exercise and the key terms exercise. 10/19/16- Today we continued with Lesson 11 by beginning the lesson 11 projects on completing a mail merge. 10/20/16- Today we continued with lesson 11 projects and reviewed for the lesson 11 quiz that we will take tomorrow. We completed a vocabulary review, review questions and a help guide activity. 10/21/16- Today we took the lesson 11 quiz and completed the lesson 11 projects. 1.12 Maintaining Documents And Macros 10/24/16- Today we worked on Lesson 12 to create outlines when working with documents. Some students took the Microsoft Word Certification Exam. 1.13 Protecting And Sharing Documents 10/25/16- Today we worked on lesson 13 to learn how to protect and share documents. We completed the step-by-step for this lesson. Several students are taking the Microsoft Word Certification Exam today. 1.14 Using Advanced Options 10/26/16- Today we worked on lesson 14 by completing the step-by-step to practice customizing Word. Several more students took the Microsoft Word Certification Exam. 10/27/16- Today we took the Benchmark test for lessons 8-14. 10/28/16- Today we finished the Microsoft Word Certification Exams and did retakes. Microsoft Powerpoint 2.01 Powerpoint Essentials 10/31/16- Today we beagn working with Microsoft Powerpoint and began Lesson 1. Lesson one covers the basics of creating and navigating a Powerpoint presentation. 11/01/16- Today we continued working on Lesson 1 by completing a key terms activity and a steb-by-step activity. 11/02/16- Today we continued with Lesson 1 by working on Lesson 1 projects to reinforce the information learned in the step-by-step. 11/03/16- Today we wrapped up the Lesson 1 projects and did a review Kahoot for the Lesson 1 Quiz that is scheduled for tomorrow. 11/04/16- Today we took the Lesson 1 Quiz and began Lesson 2. 2.02 Presentation Basics 11/07/16- Today we continued with Lesson 2 covering presentation basics by working on the steb-by-step exercises. 11/08/16- Today we began working on the projects for lesson 2 to reinforce the skills of embed fonts, using templates and organizing slides. 11/09/16- Today we continued with the lesson 2 projects by practicing creating presentations from excisting content such as outlines. 11/10/16- Today we finished the lesson 2 projects and took a quiz on lesson 2. 2.03 Working With Text 11/14/16- Today we began lesson 3 working with text in pwerpoint presentations. 11/15/16- Today we continued with lesson 3 working with text after taking a quiz on lesson 3. 11/16/16- Today we completed lesson 3 and began lesson 4. 2.04 Designing A Presentation 11/17/16- Today we continued with lesson 4 completing the step-by-step and beginning the projects. Some of the students took the Microsoft Word certification test agian if they are not certified. 11/18/16- Today we continued with lesson 4 and took the lesson 4 quiz. 2.05 Adding Tables To Slides 11/21/16- Today we began lesson 5 to learn how to add tables to slides. We worked on the key terms and step-by-steps for lesson 5. 11/22/16- Today we continued with lesson 5 by finishing the step-by-steps and beginning the projects for lesson 5. 11/28/16- Today we continued work on the lesson 5 projects which are due tomorrow. We also reviewed for the quiz on lesson 5 tomorrow. 11/29/16- Today we wrapped up lesson 5 with a quiz and began lesson 6. 2.06 Using Charts In A Presentation 11/30/16- Today we worked on the lesson 6 step-by-step exercise to learn the procedures to add charts to presentations. 12/01/16- Today we continued work on lesson 6 by beginning the projects and reviewing for tomorrow's lesson 6 quiz. 12/02/16- Today we completed lesson 6 and took the lesson 6 quiz. 2.07 Creating SmartArt Graphics 12/05/16- Today we began working with SmartArt Graphics in Powerpoint. We learned key terms for lesson 7 and bagan the Step-by-Step activities. 12/06/16- Today we completed the step-by-step activiies for lesson 7 and bagan the lesson 7 projects. 12/07/16- Today we continued the lesson 7 projects. 12/08/16- Today was benchmark testing day. We completed the lesson 7 projects after the benchmark test. 2.08 Adding Graphics To A Presentation 12/09/16- Today we began lesson 8 by completeing the key terms and step-by-step activities. 12/12/16- Today we continued with Lesson 8 by working on the Lesson 8 projects. 2.09 Using Animation And Multimedia 12/13/16- Today we began lesson 9 by completing the key terms and beginning the step-by-step. 12/14/16- Today we continued with lesson 9 by completing the steb-by-step and beginning the lesson 9 projects. 12/15/16- Today we completed the lesson 9 projects and began lesson 10 by working on the lesson 10 key terms. 2.10 Securing And Sharing A Presentation 12/16/16- Today we took the lesson 9 quiz and continued with lesson 10 by completing the step-by-step and working on the lesson 10 projects. 12/19/16- Today we completed the lesson 10 projects and began lesson 11 by working on the key terms. 2.11 Delivering A Presentation 12/20/16- Today we completed the lesson 11 step-by-step and began the lesson 11 projects. 12/21/16- Today we completed the lesson 11 projects. 1/03/17- Today we worked on certification exams and completed a short lesson on Microsoft Publisher. 1/04/17- Today we worked on certification exams and completed a short lesson on Microsoft Publisher. 1/05/17- Today we worked on certification exams and completed a short lesson on Microsoft Publisher. 1/06/17- Today we worked on certification exams. 1/09/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Word lessons 1-4 for the NC final Exam. 1/10/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Word lessons 5-8 for the NC final Exam. 1/11/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Word lessons 9-12 for the NC final Exam. 1/12/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Word lessons 13-14 and Powerpoint lesson3 1-3 for the NC final Exam. 1/13/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Powerpoint lessons 4-7 for the NC final Exam. 1/17/17- Today we worked on certification exams and reviewed Powerpoint lessons 8-11 for the NC final Exam. 1/18/17-1/24/17- Exams