ASCENSION PARISH IBCA PACING GUIDE/CURRICULUM
* Suggestion: Students keep each lesson’s vocabulary on index cards. Use review questions as possible test items.KEYBOARDING / IC3 COMPUTING FUNDAMENTALS
WEEK 1 / Identify Parts of the Word Screen
Keyboarding technique
Homerow keys, space bar, enter
- Activity 1 (See attached)
WHAT IS A COMPUTER?
WEEK 2 / key, h, e, i, r, o, t, n, g
Left Shift, period (.), review lesson
- Activity 2 (See attached)
HOW DO I INPUT DATA AND OUTPUT AND STORE INFORMATION
- Project 1 (See attached)
WEEK 3 / u, c, w, right shift, b, y
- Activity 3 (See attached)
HOW DO I INPUT DATA AND OUTPUT AND STORE INFORMATION
- Continue Project 1 (See attached)
WEEK 4 / review lesson, m, x, p, v, q,
comma (,)
- Activity 4 (See attached)
HOW DOES A COMPUTER PROCESS DATA?
- Project 2 (See attached)
WEEK 5 / z, colon (:), CAPS LOCK, question
mark (?), Tab, Numeric Keypad,
2’ Timings
- Activity 5 (See attached)
WHAT IS SOFTWARE?
- Project 3 (See attached)
WEEK 6 / Numeric keys, symbol keys
Label the Keyboarding Diagram
2’ Timings
- Activity 6 (See attached)
- Activity 7 (See attached)
- Activity 8 (See attached)
while learning the numeric keys / Lesson 12
INTRODUCING MY COMPUTER
(pages 195 – 198, 202-206)
- Use Projects 12-1 through 12-3 as teacher tools.
WORKING WITH DISKS, FOLDERS AND FILES
(pages 219-239)
KEY APPLICATIONS-WORD
WEEK 7 / Lesson 1-Introduction to Office XP Applications and Internet Explorer
2’ Timings
- WEB Project, p. 24
- Teamwork Project, p. 24Do any or all of the above projects.
WHAT BASIC SKILLS DO I NEED TO USE THE COMPUTER?
- Project 5-3, p. 93 (optional)
WEEK 8 / Lesson 2
INTRODUCTION TO WORD
2’ Timings
- Project 2-1 and 2-2, p. 37
- Search Engine Project (handout)
- WEB Project, p. 38
WEEK 9 / 9 WEEKS EXAMS
Lesson 6
DESKTOP PUBLISHING
- Self Portrait-Handout
IC3 LIVING ONLINE
WEEK 10 / Lesson 3
PROOFREADERS SYMBOLS
EDITING DOCUMENTS
2’ Timings
- Trading Card Project
- Project 3-1, p. 55 and 3-2, pp. 56-57
UNDERSTANDING NETWORK CONCEPTS
- Project 4 (See attached yarn mobile)
WEEK 11 / Lesson 4
FORMATTING DOCUMENTS
2’ Timings
- Projects 4-1 and 4-2, pp. 77-79
- Teamwork Project, p. 79
UNDERSTANDING NETWORK CONCEPTS
- Project 4 (See attached yarn mobile)
WEEK 12 / Block Letters (See attached)
Modified Block Letters (See attached)
Memos (See attached)
2’ Timings / LESSON 2
WHAT IS THE INTERNET?
(pages 24-32)
- Project 2-1, p. 35
- WEB Project, p. 36
USING THE INTERNET
(pages 40 – 47)
- Project 3-1, pp. 51-52
- WEB Project, p.52
WEEK 13 / Bound Reports (See attached)
Unbound Reports (See
attached)
2’ Timings / LESSON 4
RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET
- Project 4-1, p. 68
- Project 4-2, p. 68
- WEB Project, p. 68
WEEK 14 / Lesson 5
WORKING WITH TABLES
2’ Timings
- Project 5-1, pp. 98-99
- Project 5-2, p, 100
- Project 5-3, p. 101
- Teamwork Project, p. 101
EXPLORING SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES
- Project 6-1, p. 92
- Project 6-2, p. 92
- Teamwork Project, p. 92
KEY APPLICATIONS -EXCEL
WEEK 15 / Lesson 10
CREATING FORMATTING ON EXCEL WORKSHEET
2’ Timings
- Project 10-1, p. 202
- Project 10-2, p. 203
WEEK 16 / LESSON 11
ORGANIZING THE
WORKSHEET
2’ Timings
- Project 11-1, pp. 231-232
- Project 11-2, p. 232
- WEB Project or Teamwork
CREATING WORKSHEET FORMULAS
2’ Timings
- Project 12-1, p. 250
- Project 12-2 , pp. 250-251
- WEB Project, p. 251
- Teamwork Project, p. 251
USING FUNCTION FORMULAS
2’ Timings
- Project 13-1, p. 265
- Project 13-2, p. 266
- WEB Project, p. 266
- Activity 13-1, p. 267
WEEK 17 / LESSON 14
USING THE WORKSHEET TO COMMUNICATE INFORMATION
2’ Timings
- Project 14-1, pp. 285-286
- Project 14-2, pp. 286-287
- WEB Project or Teamwork Project, p. 287 (Student Choice)
- M&M / Skittles Project
- Survey Favorites Project
WEEK 18 / FINAL EXAMS
IC3 BASICS by Thompson Publishing used as a resource.
* Please note the above Pacing Guide correlates with the LouisianaState IBCA Curriculum.