Digital Literacy is an 8th grad course focusing on getting students ready to use word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software in high school and beyond.
The students will be expected to finish 1 typing lesson in our typing program every week we have class on a Friday.
We use the Microsoft Office suite while in class. If you do not have access to these programs, you can use the Google Drive suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and then print or share the document with me.
The students will be expected to finish 1 typing lesson in our typing program every week we have class on a Friday.
We use the Microsoft Office suite while in class. If you do not have access to these programs, you can use the Google Drive suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and then print or share the document with me.
Sheets (Spreadsheet)
First Project (Basics)
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Prices
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Accuracy
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Sally Snowboard Shop
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Irene's iPod Store
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Beginning Graphs
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State Populations Graphs
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Food Dollar
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Balance Checkbook
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Battleship
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First Project (Basics)
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Prices
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Accuracy
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Sally Snowboard Shop
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Irene's iPod Store
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Beginning Graphs
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State Populations Graphs
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Food Dollar
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Balance Checkbook
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Battleship
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Docs (Word Processing)
Story Starter
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A to Z Sentences
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Animal riddles
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"Ode to a Spell Checker"
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True or False Quiz Question Research
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Story Starter
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A to Z Sentences
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Animal riddles
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"Ode to a Spell Checker"
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True or False Quiz Question Research
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Slides (Presentations)
The Day I Was Born
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State
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A Timeline of Your Life
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Choose your own Adventure
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Using hyperlinks and your ability to tell a story, create a Choose Your Own Adventure story through PowerPoint. You will give the reader choices on how they want the story to progress. The reader must make at least 4 choices to progress. The reader must make at least 4 choices before they come to an ending and there must be at least 3 endings.
Elige tus propias instrucciones de aventura en espanol.
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10 Commands of Financial Happiness Article
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Read through the article and create a PowerPoint describing each of the commands and how to implement them.
Trivia Game
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Create a trivia game (of any type) with at least 10 pieces of Trivia. Then using the hyperlink function, link everything together on a game board.
Country
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My Life Path
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The Day I Was Born
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State
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A Timeline of Your Life
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Choose your own Adventure
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Using hyperlinks and your ability to tell a story, create a Choose Your Own Adventure story through PowerPoint. You will give the reader choices on how they want the story to progress. The reader must make at least 4 choices to progress. The reader must make at least 4 choices before they come to an ending and there must be at least 3 endings.
Elige tus propias instrucciones de aventura en espanol.
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10 Commands of Financial Happiness Article
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Read through the article and create a PowerPoint describing each of the commands and how to implement them.
Trivia Game
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Create a trivia game (of any type) with at least 10 pieces of Trivia. Then using the hyperlink function, link everything together on a game board.
Country
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My Life Path
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Misc. Assignments
Pivot
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Using the program Pivot (we use version 2.27), students will create a short stick-figure animation, save as a GIF and email that GIF to their instructor.
Lemonade Tycoon
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Using the simulation game, Lemonade Tycoon (needs a purchase), students will manipulate the amount of lemons, water, ice and sugar in their recipes and sell it in their simulation business. Class competition to see who can have the best recipe and garner the most money.
"As Seen on TV": TV Fantasy vs Reality Article
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TV Fantasy vs Reality Worksheet
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Read through the article and answer the questions on the worksheet
Stickers!
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Using Word and the template, students can create any type of sticker they would like.
Pivot
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Using the program Pivot (we use version 2.27), students will create a short stick-figure animation, save as a GIF and email that GIF to their instructor.
Lemonade Tycoon
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Using the simulation game, Lemonade Tycoon (needs a purchase), students will manipulate the amount of lemons, water, ice and sugar in their recipes and sell it in their simulation business. Class competition to see who can have the best recipe and garner the most money.
"As Seen on TV": TV Fantasy vs Reality Article
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TV Fantasy vs Reality Worksheet
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Read through the article and answer the questions on the worksheet
Stickers!
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Using Word and the template, students can create any type of sticker they would like.
Binary
Binary Alphabet
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Binary Phrases
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Using the binary alphabet paper and a separate piece of paper or the computer:
1. Write your first and last name in the binary and in English
2. Translate the binary phrases into Engilsh
3. Find a phrase in English and translate into binary.
4. Write your name in both English and Binary.
Binary Alphabet
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Binary Phrases
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Using the binary alphabet paper and a separate piece of paper or the computer:
1. Write your first and last name in the binary and in English
2. Translate the binary phrases into Engilsh
3. Find a phrase in English and translate into binary.
4. Write your name in both English and Binary.
Ethics
Ethics PowerPoint Using the Ethics PowerPoint, fill in the missing information in the Ethics Worksheet.
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Ethics Worksheet
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Ethics PowerPoint Using the Ethics PowerPoint, fill in the missing information in the Ethics Worksheet.
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Ethics Worksheet
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Computer Basics
Hardware & Software Parts 1-3 Using the various PowerPoints, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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Networks Part 4
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File Management Part 5
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Worksheet
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Hardware & Software Parts 1-3 Using the various PowerPoints, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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Networks Part 4
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File Management Part 5
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Worksheet
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Internet
Internet PowerPoint Using the PowerPoint, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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Internet Worksheet At the end of the worksheet, skip the first "activity". The 2nd activity will ask you to search and evaluate the first Download File website that appears in the results. Please use just the first website. Be honest.
Finding Credible News Using the Google Slide, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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News or Fake News?
Internet PowerPoint Using the PowerPoint, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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Internet Worksheet At the end of the worksheet, skip the first "activity". The 2nd activity will ask you to search and evaluate the first Download File website that appears in the results. Please use just the first website. Be honest.
Finding Credible News Using the Google Slide, fill in the missing information on the worksheet.
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News or Fake News?
Proofreading Marks
Proofreading Marks PowerPoint
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Using the Proofreading Marks PowerPoint, fill in the missing marks on the worksheet, then fix the sentence using the mark.
Proofreading Marks Worksheet
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Proofreading Marks PowerPoint
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Using the Proofreading Marks PowerPoint, fill in the missing marks on the worksheet, then fix the sentence using the mark.
Proofreading Marks Worksheet
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Final Projects
Podcast Outline
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Download the template and use it to write out the outline for your script. After the script is all written, you may start creating your Podcast in Audacity.
Audacity is a free software download for audio editing. Students, in class, will use this software to create their Podcast using the information they wrote up on their outline. Students will Export their audio when finished and email a WAV file.
Create Your Own Board Game
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Students will create their own, brand new, board game. This game needs some sort of game board, whether it is a solid game board or one made of tiles/cards. The students create the playing pieces, cards, rules, and any other supplemental materials. The goal is to be able to hand the completed game over to another person, have them read the rules, and be able to start playing the game.
Podcast Outline
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Download the template and use it to write out the outline for your script. After the script is all written, you may start creating your Podcast in Audacity.
Audacity is a free software download for audio editing. Students, in class, will use this software to create their Podcast using the information they wrote up on their outline. Students will Export their audio when finished and email a WAV file.
Create Your Own Board Game
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Students will create their own, brand new, board game. This game needs some sort of game board, whether it is a solid game board or one made of tiles/cards. The students create the playing pieces, cards, rules, and any other supplemental materials. The goal is to be able to hand the completed game over to another person, have them read the rules, and be able to start playing the game.