Mrs. Kemble’s Web Site
Keyboarding/Formatting
1B &
Vocational
Technology
Welcome to the Business
Department. I welcome and encourage
parents to contact me with questions, concerns, and comments. Please email me at kembled@westprairie.org. The best time to call me is
The programs that are being
used are: MicroType
and Key Champ both by South-Western Educational Publishing and Microsoft Word.
It is very important for the
students to use the correct techniques in all their keyboard use. If they use the correct techniques while
working on other school projects, leisure activities, etc., it provides an excellent
practice and reinforcement for Keyboarding/Word Processing.
Each student has a copy of the
Technique Evaluation. Please use it at
home and evaluate your son/daughter as they practice. This will let you see what areas they might
need extra work on.
Each student should have a binder
or folder to keep their handouts and sample problems. They need to bring this to class each day so
they can use it as a reference guide. I
check them periodically. This is part of
their grade.
The tentative class coverage is
as follows:
There will be
accuracy checks and technique evaluations on a regular basis.
Objectives:
v To be able to operate covered keys and machine parts accurately
and using good techniques.
v To be able to space punctuation properly in sentence copy.
v To be able to apply capitalization and number rules through
keyboard applications that simulate the
composing/editing process.
v To be able to key a minimum of 38 nwam (net
words a minute) on a timing.
v To be able to create, save, open, and print memos and letters in
Word.
v Demonstrate that you can do basic editing with text (select,
delete, typeover, undo, redo, cut, copy, paste, drag,
and drop.
v Demonstrate that you can set margins, align text, adjust indents
and line spacing, change vertical alignment, use click and type, set and modify
tabs, apply bullets and numbering formats, create an outline numbered list, and
sort text.
v Demonstrate that you can format text into columns, add borders
and shading, insert and scale clip art, wrap text around graphics, draw
objects, select resize, copy, and paste objects, change the appearance of
objects, add text to drawings, create and modify diagrams.
Vocational Technology & Keyboarding &
Formatting 1B
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Monday May 9 |
Tuesday May 10 |
Wednesday May 11 |
Thursday May 12 |
Friday May 13 |
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Warm
up—182B—correct errors Distribute Lesson 7 Handout—read and study for
tomorrow. |
Warm up— 221D Begin Lesson 7 discussion. |
Warm up—230D Continue Lesson 7 discussion. Begin going over new features. |
Warm up—231B Begin work on Lesson 7 projects. |
Warm up— 260C Continue work on Lesson 7 projects. |
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Monday May 16 |
Tuesday May 17 |
Wednesday May 18 |
Thursday May 19 |
Friday May 20 |
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Warm up— |
Warm up— |
Warm up— Review for Semester Tests |
Semester Tests Periods 1, 3, 5 |
Semester Tests Periods 2, 4, 6 |