Laptop 101 Assignment
Student Aid Poster
During tech weeks you will be learning how to use a lot of different applications and programs on your laptop. As your first assignment, you will become an expert on one of the following areas. Each returning 6th grader will be paired up with a new student to help them learn these new skills. You and your tech buddy will create a "how to" instructional poster for the rest of your classmates to use throughout the year. Below are the applications we will be covering first.
| Application | Tech-Buddy Group | Focus Areas |
| Microsoft Word-Pages | How to use microsoft word to complete assignments, setting up a printer, how to print, creating folders and saving documents in the right place | |
| Entourage | How to send and receive e-mail messages, how to organize your e-mails, how to send attachments | |
| Dream Weaver |
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How to place a working web site onto the internet, how to update your sites, how to create a web site, how to organize information on the site, adding details to the site: how to properly insert and use images on the site, how to link site to site |
| Desktop/Using the Server | Desktop Functions, organizing your desktop Logging onto and off the server, how to organize and update your work in your users file |
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| Fireworks | How to create a title, how to add effects, how to save properly, how to insert it into a web site | |
| Garage Band | Creating a song | |
| Flash | Creating a simple flash animation with shapes | |
| Keynote | How to create a Keynote program, how to organize it with titles and information, how to add effects | |
| imovie | How to record using eyesight and edit clips | |
| Cyberduck |
Here are some criteria to keep in mind when writing your instructional poster.
1. Your poster should include a title and step by step instructions for other students to use.
2. The font should be consistent and easy to read.
3. Use images to support the text if possible.
4. Use simple and straight forward language so that it is easy to read and follow along with.
5. Have a friend try out your instructions to see if you are missing anything.
Once you and your tech buddy are finished creating the instructional poster you will present your topic to the class. Your job is to teach the rest of the new students how to complete your skill on their own computers. You can present your poster, and also demonstrate the skill on the SMART board for the new students to practice. Once you have demonstrated your skills, have an activity for your classmates to try out on their own computers.
Assessment: Cooperative Work Rubric
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