week eight

LECTURE

Applying basic color and design principles.

LAB

Basic Photoshop techniques. Drawing in Powerpoint. Creating custom motion paths. Work on study presentation.

HOMEWORK

Finalize study project. Work on Final.

week seven

LECTURE

Introduction to PowerPoint. Creating a presentation. creating, deleting, formatting slides. Master slide template.

LAB

Adding basic interactivity. Animation. Multimedia (sound and video.)
One-on-one finals approval.

HOMEWORK

Create a 15-20 slide presentation (research or study). Draft due next week (week eight.)

week six

LECTURE

Intermediate Excel. Basic formulas. Basic mathematical functions. Efficient ways to work.

LAB

Apply formulas on personal budget table. Sort. Format. Create chart.

HOMEWORK

Pick a subject for your Final Powerpoint project : narative (childrens' book or story). Pick a subject for a study project (due on week eight.) Scan images or use original drawings (extra credit). Bring all your material in next class for approval.

week five

LECTURE

Intro to Excel. Worksheets and spreadsheets. Importing web data. Sorting. Formatting.
Creating a budget in Excel. Basic calculations. Basic functions.
Creating charts.

LAB

cities

• quality of life


• richest by earnings


• most expensive




• delete everything besides 2009 rank and cities.


• Format table.


• create charts.





• swine flu data




• delete columns: ID. Deaths by million.Infection rate.


• Format table


• sort countries by number of deaths.


• create separate charts (for first ten).






• budget(advanced)






• time management. introduction to pie charts.

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nutritional

[goalseek]

• Use a calculator to determine protein needs.
  
  


• Use calculator one or calculator two to determine calorie needs.
  
  


• Use a calculator to determine fat needs.
  


• Use nutritional data to calculate protein and calories for sample meals.
  


• Divide your meals in a week.
  


• Calculate daily protein and calories.





project

(dinner party. re-modelling.decorating.)

week four

LECTURE

Advanced Word Functions. Intro to E-Companion.

LAB

Word Exercises.

HOMEWORK

Research paper due on week five (mid-term).


Formatting has to include:

• table of contents


• table of captions


• citations (based on library database)


• works cited


• MLA Formatting

Content has to include:

• introduction with thesis statement


• details that support thesis


• conclusion