Introduction to Computers
Warm Up: Discuss/Review Homework.
MicroType, Update Your Online Journal.
Objective:
Students will learn basic desktop publishing skills using a Blog
Technology Standards:
1.b.3. Use keyboard to input text.
1.b.1. Use basic commands to save, print, locate, and open files/folders
4.b.2. Produce and edit products, with assistance, to communicate information and ideas
ESLR:
Critical Thinkers who demonstrate technological literacy.
Effective communicators write effectively
Agenda:
Warmup -
Work on typing skills - Microtype
Work writing Skills - Update Journal
Classwork -
1. Write Journal - Highlight the word of the day in RED
2. Finish word lesson12-15 Due Monday
3. Finish Blog - Due Monday
4. Finishword lesson16-19 Due Monday
Closure –
Review today’s work
Homework
1. Finish Word lessons
2. Write your reflection
Bring Your ID
Bring Something to write with/on
Bring a good attitude :)
Writing the Mini – Essay
A mini – essay is a simple body paragraph of 8 or 11 sentences composed and arranged in the following order:
Sentence 1 – Thesis (Topic) Sentence
Sentence 2 – Concrete Detail "CD"(example to prove/support #1)
Sentence 3 – Commentary "CM" (explains why/how the detail proves or clarifies the thesis
Sentence 4 – Commentary (further explains or analyzes Concrete Detail "CD")
Sentence 5 – Concrete detail (gives a second example to prove/support #1)
Sentence 6 – Commentary (explains why/how #5 relates to #1)
Sentence 7 – Commentary (further explains or analyzes CD)
Sentence 8 – Closing Commentary (summarizes paragraph, restates topic or thesis sentence, and does not introduce new information.)
An eleven – sentence mini essay adds a third concrete detail/commentary/commentary chunk to support the thesis/topic sentence.
Technology Standards
1.0 Basic Operations and Concepts
2.0 Social, Ethical and Human issues
3.0 Technology Productivity tools
4.0 Technology Communication tools
5.0 Technology Research tools
6.0 Technology Problem solving and decision making tools
1.0 Basic Operations and Concepts
2.0 Social, Ethical and Human issues
3.0 Technology Productivity tools
4.0 Technology Communication tools
5.0 Technology Research tools
6.0 Technology Problem solving and decision making tools
Journal #36
Do you think you are really different from other people?
(copy question. respond with complete paragraphs in Jane Schaffer Format)
Use the word intriguing, in your paragraph.
