Word+Processing

=Word Processing=

Period 1 - Starting Standard Grade:** Class discussion - what do you want to do this year and next? What do you think we should / will cover this year and next? Quia quiz - Getting to know you Sort old files on computer, create folders for all new subjects.
 * Lesson 1 - Mon 25th Aug 2008

Give out folders, dividers, paper, stickers. Demo features of Word - bold, italic, underline, font, size and colour Task - write a story, opening paragraph available to help those who want it.
 * Period 2 - Word Processing:**

**Lesson 2** - **Tuesday 26th Aug** Discuss - Why add bullets - lists of items, revision notes Demo - alignment, how to select text and add bullet points Task - Create a list of at least 20 items, eg football teams, bands, fruit, chocolate bars, etc (pupil's choice) Demo - change colour and font, customise icon picture Task - List of items should all be a different colour and different bullet icon
 * Period 1 - Bullets:**

Demo - film quiz and using images in Word (align square) Task - create a film quiz using piictures from the internet as clues
 * Period 2 - Images**

**Lesson 3 - Monday 1st Sept** Discuss word processing software (Microsoft Word, Applewords) Demo Acrobat Buzzword - sign up for account, tabs, menus, format text, add table Task - Sign up for Buzzword account Task - Create a table 12x12, navigation by tab or arrow keys. Create a wordsearch. Type words below the wordsearch at first, then insert images instead Demo - inserting images in Buzzword Demo - sharing document with other people
 * Periods 1 & 2 - Tables:**

//Covered in S2: What is a table - timetable, calendar, bus times, etc. Define - columns and rows Demo - how to add a table, 12 columns, 12 rows, navigation by tab or arrow keys Task - Create a table 12x12, create a wordsearch with a bullet list of the words used Demo - selecting table, row or column, centering table or columns, changing font Demo - changing bullet list into two or three columns, printing grayscale Demo - cut and paste table lower to add in a heading Task - print two copies, one for folder, one to swap with classmate//

**Lesson 4 - Tuesday 2nd Sept** Copy note on Word Processing (WP note 1) Demo - different page views, changing margins by dragging or adjusting numbers Task - Search internet for a poem (on football or something of interest) Task - Copy and paste poem into a Word doc, adjust margins so poem is in middle but left aligned Task - Save and print and put into folder
 * Period 1 - Columns and margins**

Demo - word wrap (in Word and Wordpad), using the tab key and setting tabs. Show Proclaimers lyrics example Task - search internet for lyrics to favourite song (search for song title and 'lyrics') Task - Copy and paste lyrics and tab each line to a different point so there is a nice wave of lyrics in and out down the page Task - Save and print and put into folder
 * Period 2 - Intro to Tabs**

//***Tabs not working - had to switch task***// //Note for next time - Show/Hide change the carriage returns// Copy note on templates Demo - templates for SQA Task coversheet Task - Create a template for an SQA task or project coversheet //***class not finished task yet***//

**Lesson 5 - Monday 8th Sept** Task - create an eye-catching poster for badminton club including images Discuss - spelling and grammar errors, red and green lines, where/wear etc, real names Task - Open spelling.doc in shared area and correct spelling and grammar errors

Demo - opening a template letter and inserting standard paragraphs as a file Task - create letters from a Doctor and a school using standard paragraphs

Discuss - methods of creating revision notes Start Word document with notes for Word Processing topic

**Lesson 6 - Tuesday 9th Sept** Demo - Show/Hide function, useful when copying into from internet, Demo - copy and paste lyrics and change carriage returns (delete and return at end of each line) Complete tabs lyrics task

Demo - Left tab / centre tab / right tab Task - Olympics medal table worksheet

Demo - how to open a template, work on it, then save it as a template again Complete SQA Coversheet task

Ext task - carry on with writing revision notes when finished a task and waiting for other to catch up.

**Lesson 7 - Monday 22nd Sept** Discuss - Portrait and Landscape and page breaks Task - create a three page / three word inspirational landscape poster (eg "Just Do IT" or "Live, Laugh, Learn") with page breaks

Discuss - Search and Replace, when is it useful, when it can go wrong (the/he, here/where etc), replace all Demo - Find and Replace Task - open up Search and Replace fairy tale document and replace words as instructed in worksheet

Start SQA Task - Fiddle Club

**Lesson 8 - Tuesday 23rd Sept** SQA Task - Fiddle Club

**Lesson 9 - Monday 29th Sept** Finish off SQA Fiddle Club task

Discuss - letter format, language, key information Task - Write a letter to someone, find the address and post code, print letter and write the envelope

**Lesson 10 - Tuesday 30th Sept** Task - Write a letter to someone, find the address and post code, print letter and write the envelope

Finish off SQA Fiddle Club task - fix errors and finish written questions Ext task - carry on with writing revision notes when finished SQA task

**Lesson 11 - Monday 6th Oct** Task - Open OCR document: Shared Drive / Reources / Computing / S3 / Word Processing / Scanned text - textbook p26 Edit the document to make sure there are no errors (common OCR problems - i/l, m/r n, O/0) Print document (note on OCR)

Discuss - Standard letters. Show Class Outing letter and database as example of mail merged letter

**Lesson 12 - Tuesday 7th Oct** Task - Finish SQA Fiddle Club (if off and not finished) Task - WP wordsearch puzzle Task - finish revision notes Task - make a WP crossword with at least 20 clues using http://www.puzzle-maker.com/CW. Print it for others in the class Task - start to do the crosswords others have made Homework - revise for WP test next week using crosswords, pupil's revision notes and summary sheet

**Lesson 13 - Monday 13th Oct** Revision then WP test

**Lesson 14 - Tuesday 14th Oct** Period 1 - Go over and mark WP test Period 2 - Free time (last lesson before holidays)

Mail Merge Standard letters (after studying Databases)
 * Still to cover**

Word Processing** (red = complete 2008-9)
 * Standard Grade Computing

 word wrap text alignment text style - bold, italic, underline <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Page size and layout - portrait, landscape <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Set margins
 * Foundation:**

<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Standard paragraph <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Search and replace <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Spelling check grammar check <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Tabs <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)">Tables <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Page breaks
 * General:**

<span style="color: rgb(240, 0, 0)">Templates <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0)"> Edit scanned text from OCR Standard letter - cover with Databases Mail merge - cover with Databases <span style="color: rgb(240, 0, 0)">
 * Credit:**