Computer+Technology+2nd+Quarter

__**Weeks 1 & 2 **__

- Introduction to Business Communication - The Business Letter and Memorandum - Begin the Memorandum
 * Day 1 **

- Open Lab: Complete the Memorandum
 * Day 2 **

- Begin the Business Letter
 * Day 3 **

- Open Lab: Complete the Business Letter
 * Day 4 **

- Complete the Business Letter and Memorandum Self-Assessment form.
 * Day 5 **

__**Weeks 3 & 4 **__

- Complete TWO Application Assignments before the end of the FOURTH week. - CD Cover Introduction <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Begin sketches of the CD Cover, outside and inside views.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 6 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete the CD Cover paper sketches. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Begin to design the CD Cover by computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 7 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue CD Cover design by computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 8 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue CD Cover design by computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 9 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete and submit the CD Cover paper sketches and electronic versions. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete the CD Cover Self-Assessment form.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 10 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- TWO Application Assignments are due. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Application Assignment form

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weeks 5 & 6 **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete TWO Application Assignments before the end of the SIXTH week. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Desktop Publishing: Recreate Four Publisher Documents <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Use Microsoft Publisher to RECREATE as close to the original image as possible. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- See the following four images.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 11 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1) Publication 1 example (jpeg), cake image (Publisher file) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2) Publication 2 example (jpeg), house images (Publisher file) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3) Publication 3 example (jpeg), phonograph image (Publisher file) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4) Publication 4 example (jpeg), professionals and graphics images (Publisher file)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- You will need to use ‘filler text.’ See the example for how to create filler text.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Just in time learning, explore the ever useful text box
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 12 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Just in time learning, explore how to generate filler text
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 13 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Just in time learning, explore basic image and text editing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 14 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete and submit the Four Publisher Documents you recreated. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Compare your recreated Publisher documents with the originals provided by the teacher. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1) Publication 1 original <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2) Publication 2 original <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3) Publication 3 original <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4) Publication 4 original
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 15 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Desktop Publishing: Self-Assessment of the Four Publisher Documents

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- TWO Application Assignments are due. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Application Assignment form

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weeks 7 & 8 **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete TWO Application Assignments before the end of the EIGHTH week. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Soda Label and Poster Introduction and Instructions:
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 16 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1) Use the Soda Label and Poster handouts to sketch ideas for a soda you invent. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2) Note: You will need an 11" x 17" piece of paper (provided) to make a final sketch of your Soda Poster. If you want to make an 11" x 17" poster paper, just tape two regular (8.5" x 11") papers together in landscape position. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3) Once you prepare your sketches and poster on paper, you will re-create the Soda Label and Poster using a computer drawing application. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4) Note: For your information, the Soda Label dimensions are 8" x 5" (length by width).

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- See both Soda Label handout and Soda Label template. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- See Soda Poster handout and Soda Poster templates (Landscape or Portrait).

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Examples of nutrition labels from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Begin to sketch paper versions of the Soda Label and Poster.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Complete the Soda Label and Poster paper versions. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Begin to create electronic versions of the Soda Label and Poster.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 17 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue the Soda Label and Poster by computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 18 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue the Soda Label and Poster by computer.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 19 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Compete and submit the paper and electronic versions of the Soda Label and Poster. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Complete the Soda Label and Poster Self-Assessment form.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 20 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- TWO Application Assignments are due. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Application Assignment form

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weeks 9 & 10 **__

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Create a playlist of Soundzabound music.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 21 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue Soundzabound playlist.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 22 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Open Lab: Continue Soundzabound playlist.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Day 23 **