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Computer Technology (Period 1)

Course Description



COURSE TITLE: Mr. Guest, Instructor
Computer Technology 1A/1B

Room 1114

[email protected]

Grade check: Aeries Grade book www.vhstigers.org

 


LENGTH OF COURSE: 1A--One Semester, 1B--One Semester = 1 year

 

UNITS OF CREDIT: Five credits each semester

 

PREREQUISITES: Keyboarding Skills

 

SOFTWARE USED: Microsoft Office–Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Windows Operating System, Internet Applications, Electronic Portfolio, Adobe Acrobat/PDF, Scanning, etc.

 

LAB HOURS: After School: Classroom lab: See posted schedule. Library Lab: Time as posted Other hours by arrangement only.

 

You are expected to know and follow ALL computer lab rules and the academic integrity policy. (See AUP, Behavior Contract, and the Academic Integrity Policy).

 

At the end of this semester course, you will be able to: (subject to change)

 

1. Operate a computer with confidence and use skills as a tool to improve achievement.

 

2. Use the Windows operating system to manage files, create folders, control printing, and other processes needed for computer operations. Use Windows accessories (i.e. Use WordPad, Notepad, or Paint.)

 

3. Use computer applications software: Microsoft Office with Word (word processing), Excel (spreadsheet), Access (database), and PowerPoint (presentations).

 

4. Learn to use the Internet efficiently including learning how to properly evaluate information published on the Internet.

 

5. Understand and use the vocabulary of today's computer world.

 

6. Proper care for computers, printers, and other devices (electronic media, storage devices, etc.).

 

7. Keep a well-organized, complete reference notebook and develop an electronic portfolio.

 

8. Learn to use the Val Tech digital asset management program (Google Drive).

 

9. Develop an awareness of career opportunities in the computer field.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS GRADING CRITERIA

 

Grades will be based on the following scale.
A = 100 and 90 percent = Awesome, All done...
B = 80 and 70 percent = Basically Beautiful, BUT...
C = 60 and 50 percent = Average
D = 40 and 30 percent = Didn't quite finish...YET
F = 20 and 10 percent = Failed to complete...for now

 

Approximate Points*
                                                      1st Semester      2nd Semester
1. Exercises/Lessons                                        1600                 1800
2. Quizzes/Tests                                                  800                  700
3. Notebook/Electronic Portfolio                           200                  200
4. Final Exam                                                        200                  200
TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS (APPROXIMATE) 2800                 2900
 each semester
(*Subject to change)

 

Late homework is accepted—but with a penalty. Late classwork is also accepted, but depending on the situation, a penalty may be assessed if the work is more than 2 weeks late. See the PYLUSD’s Homework Policy for specifics. Books are to remain in the classroom. Use the book that is numbered to match your computer number.
 
NO USB-STORAGE DEVICES (or similar storage media) ALLOWED ON CAMPUS. ALL WORK MUST BE DONE AT VHS—using VHS’s computers. Sorry, no exceptions.

 

SUPPLIES NEEDED: One (1) notebook with section dividers. (These can be provided to students who submit their $10.00 “student-produced material donation” to the VHS Finance Office. Students must bring the receipt to class to verify donation.)
 
Students should keep this 3-ring notebook in class. The divider-labels are: (1) Electronic Portfolio Verifications, (2) V-TIP Internship papers & other verifications (December, March, and May), (3) V-TIP Research Papers and Reflective Essays, (4) V-TIP Presentation Verifications, (5) Windows Basics, (6) Word, (7) Excel, (8) PowerPoint, (9) Access, and (10) Aeries Grade Checks.

 

This notebook must be for Computer Technology and Val Tech ONLY! (NOT other tech classes.) Get in the habit of putting all graded work, work in progress, handouts, etc. in your notebook. Students who purchased a notebook from the school for Computer Technology and for Val Tech may keep this notebook in the bookcase in the classroom while enrolled in Comp Tech. Students are responsible for storage of all other student supplied (non-matching) notebooks while enrolled in Comp Tech. After completion of Comp Tech, storage of notebooks will be the responsibility of each student. At all times, the Val Tech/Comp Tech notebook must be well organized and complete. ALL handouts, assignments, exercises, and notes are to be in your notebook. No loose papers, please.

The first semester students will establish an electronic portfolio. This will consist of the best work samples created by each individual student. Val Tech students are required to maintain their electronic portfolio the entire 4-years they are enrolled at Valencia High School.

*Expected School wide Learning Results*
Valencia High School will prepare its graduates to be: Academic Achievers, Effective Communicators, Healthy Individuals, Complex Thinkers, Self-Directed Learners, Community Participants, Effective Technologists, and Collaborative Workers
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