Lesson Plans Week of August 25th-August 28th

August 25th - August 26th Objectives this week :

Objectives / Students will define different types of computers.
Students will develop basic computer skills. Examples (create a folder, insert/eject flash drives, save to their z-drive)
Students will understand the classroom expectations and rules by going over the syllabus. They will also understand what subjects they will be learning in Computer Applications.

Lecture:

We are going to go through the Computer Applications syllabus. We will talk about what all they will be learning in the classroom throughout the whole semester and what will be expected of them.

August 31st-Sep.1st

Finish pre-test and then go on free typing games

Sept. 2-Sept.3

Bell Work:
Why is it important to be safe on the internet?
Lecture:
I will show a PowerPoint to the class about internet safety. In this power point I have a video for the pre-reading strategy that will first have the students watch to catch their attention about how they need to be safe online. Then we will go through slides that give them lots of safety tips for their social networking. Then after all the tips I will play another video that will help make everything clear and really make them think about ways they can keep themselves safe online and why it is important.
Class Activity:
I will first pass out a vocabulary worksheet having the students find the definitions to better understand the content. Then I will have the students complete a graphic organizer I gave them and I will have them complete this worksheet in class. Then we will go through it as a class and discuss the answers and talk about how they are going to change their internet safety habits.

Sept.4th and Sept. 8th

Finish Class Activity from the previous day. (10 minutes). Worksheet is a homework grade.

Safari video on cyberbullying add link and start poster

Bell Work:
“What is a cyberbully?” In journal
Individual:
Students will be doing a poster project that will be due by the end of class on Monday. It deals with Internet safety and cyberbullying from last class.
Closer:
Students will hang up their poster around the classroom.

Students will be graded on their poster according to rubric.

safari cyberbully

cyberbullying

Sept. 9th-10th

Students will finish poster.

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Sept. 11th and 14th

Objectives / Students will define different types of computers.
Students will understand and demonstrate how identify the parts of an computer
Bell Work:
“Name three things that you already know about a computer”
Video
The students will watch a quick video over “What is a Computer?”

Have them watch this video next:
Lecture:
I will have a slideshow over “What is a computer” as I go through the PowerPoint the students will have notes that they must fill in.
Individual:
Students will then individually work on their worksheet, which is over their notes of what they just learned.

September 15th and 16th

Ez Tech lesson on computer parts and start the keyboarding program
Video:
Have students watch this video over what is inside a computer, it’s great!

Individual: The students will then complete their worksheet that I will hand out to them. This worksheet will have a picture of the computer parts and the students must label all the computer parts and write a short description of the part.
Review: To review I will pass around a different computer part term to each student. I will then have up around all the room different definitions. The students will walk to the definition in the room that they think fits their term. Then I will reveal the answers to see if they are correct. This will be a fun way of studying the computer parts.

SEPTEMBER 17th and 18th

15 minutes keyboarding and Operating systems and Browsing, Software, Buttons, and Controls

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September 21st and 22nd

  1. Type to learn 15 minutes (Students should be finishing Assessment 1) Start Lesson 4
  2. Ez Tech Navigating, and Networking Lessons

September 23rd and 24th

  1. Type to learn 30 minutes Finish Lesson 5/catch up on lessons
  2. Computer Fundamentals Quiz on Ez Tech

September 25th and 28th

  1. Type to learn 15 minutes Assessment #2 and start lesson 6
  2. Ez tech lesson Browsing Basics and URLs

September 28th – Oct 2nd

TEKS

Use of technology terminology appropriate to the task

Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication and networking components.

Demonstrate keyboarding proficiency in technique and posture while building speed

Sept. 29th and 30th

  1. Type to learn lesson 6
  2. Ez tech lessons Web Searches and Validity and Sourcing

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Use of technology terminology appropriate to the task

Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication and networking components.

Demonstrate keyboarding proficiency in technique and posture while building speed

Oct. 1st and 2nd

  1. Type to learn lesson 7 and 8 (30 minutes)
  2. Ez tech web search Quiz