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6th Grade Keyboarding Elective – Course Information (2007-2008)
Mr. John Abbott Classroom: A122
Office Telephone: 720-424-1768 Office: D107
E-mail: John_Abbott@dpsk12.org
Office Hours: Before school from 7:00 - 7:35, anytime during Access (9:05-9:15), or if these times don't work, let's schedule a time that will.
Welcome Students! This is going to be a fun and exciting semester in keyboarding! We will be working with computers in this class, so those of you looking for my best Mozart piece on the Piano will just have to wait! I am excited to have this opportunity to be working with you as well as eager to get started helping you to reach your full potential in a rich learning environment. It is my goal for you to feel successful and positive about classroom learning and making friends, while building a caring and safe environment. I am thrilled to be your teacher, and I expect great things from our class this year!
6th GRADE KEYBOARDING OVERVIEW
This is a tentative day-to-day syllabus as you may receive in other classes. The purpose of this is to give you an idea of what will be going on in keyboarding and the expectations of the course. This is a really good course for students who are experts on the computer and have been using them for most of their lives, and for students new to the computers. My strategy for this course is to have students improve their computer use and knowledge. Students will be at different levels throughout the semester based on their computer skills. At the end of the semester, each student will improve their computer skills, by typing speed, computer program knowledge, research skills, or the many other opportunities that are learned in this class.
The course goes as follows:
GRADE 6—Keyboarding
Program: Typing Time
BRING TO CLASS EACH DAY
1) You
2) A pencil
ATTENDANCE
Attendance in all classes is important! You are expected to be here on time, and in your seat ready to work. If you are absent, please come to me when you return, and I will get you your missing work. Or if you know that you are going to be absent ahead of time, let me know and I will send you home with work. Email is an amazing thing. If you, your parents, or guardians have an email address, feel free to contact me and I can get you caught up with missing work.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS
1) A safe learning environment!
2) A respectful attitude towards yourself, your classmates, and your teacher.
3) Students are expected to pay attention and to be quiet during teacher instructional time.
4) Turn off cell phones, IM devices, electric devices, recording devices or any sort of music players. Unless specified in an IEP I will take it away until the end of class. If it I need to take it away a lot, I will hold it for a longer period of time.
5) Do not pack up to leave until you are dismissed from class.
6) Leave your backpacks in your lockers. I walk around all the time, and I tripped on these all the time. It is a safety concern, and being safe is a must!
7) Be on time and prepared.
8) Follow all school policies.
CONSEQUENCES
1) A verbal or written warning by the teacher.
2) A conference with the teacher and student.
3) A phone call home or a parent conference.
4) A referral is submitted to the Student Advisor or the Assistant Principal.
GRADING
A 100% - 90% B 89% - 80% C 79% - 70% D 69% - 60% F 59% - 0%
All assignments are graded equally in keyboarding.
Work is expected to be turned in when it is due. Late work may be turned in the next day for 50% credit. (Excused absences have 2 days for every day gone as district policy indicates.) If you know that you are going to be absent, let me know and I can get your work to you and you will be caught up.
NO NAME WORK
I didn’t think I would have to address this issue, but I want to make it clear, your name needs to be on your work! You may have done a beautiful famous person research project, but I can’t give you full credit without your name. No name assignments will be marked down by 50%. Only once the name is put on the paper will I be able to enter the grade in the book. Unfortunately it will be 50% off. The lesson here? Put your name on all your work.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment takes place in many ways. The program "Typing Time" allows me to track how students are doing on their typing. It allows me to see where a student is excelling and what may still need work. There are also two vocabulary quizzes in the semester, as well as research assignments.
PARENT CONTACT
All assignments will be posted on my DSA website, and can be checked at any time. E-mail is the best way to contact me. I will update Infinite Campus with grades as quickly as possible. Please be patient as there are many students and many grades to enter. I will meet with parents by appointment.
INFINITE CAMPUS
This is a great tool for checking grades and staying on top of assignments. I try to post assignments ahead of time with their due dates on it on Infinite Campus. Assignments that are not turned in get marked with a "missing" flag on it. The system automatically gives this a "zero." The number one cause for "missing" work: no name! I will try my best to get grades on Infinite Campus as quickly as possible. Please be patient as sometimes I have over one hundred journals to grade and it may take awhile! Thanks.
Homework for August 20, 2007
Due date: August 21, 2007
Point value: 10 points
On a separate sheet of paper, answer and turn in the following:
Student signature: Date:
Parent/Guardian signature: Date:
1) What is the Typing Program we use?
2) What should you bring to class?
3) Where is the classroom?
This is the tentative schedule for the 6th grade keyboarding elective.
Keyboarding Schedule
The keyboarding schedule is subject to change depending on the questions raised in the class.
Day 1
- Introduction to Keyboarding – Rules of the Classroom.
- Introduction poem.
- Practice the Typing Time Program
Day 2
- Complete Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 of Home Row in Typing Time.
- Read poem.
Day 3
- Keyboarding Vocabulary.
- Complete Lessons 3,4,5,6 of Home Row in Typing Time.
- Read poem
Day 4
- Keyboarding Vocabulary.
- Complete lessons up to #10 of Home Row in Typing Time.
- Read poem
Day 5
- Keyboarding Vocabulary.
- Complete lessons up to #15 of Home Row Typing Time.
- Read poem
Day6
- Keyboarding Vocabulary Quiz. 30 minutes.
- Copy and Paste Exercise.
- Read poem
Day 7
- Go over Copy and Paste Exercise.
- Complete up to #20 of Home Row Typing Time.
- Read poem
Day 8
- Font, Formatting and Alignment Lesson.
- Begin Numbers and Letters in Typing Time. Lessons 21-25.
- Read poem
Day 9
- Introduce Animal Research Assignment
- Work on Animal Research Assignment.
- Make-up Day. Catch up with Make-up work.
- Read poem
Day 10
- Work on Animal Research Assignment.
- Work on Numbers and Letters in Typing Time. Up to Lesson #30.
- Read poem
Day 11
- Work on Animal Research Assignment.
- Technology and Word Processing Vocabulary.
- Work on Numbers and Letters in Typing Time. Up to Lesson #36.
- Read poem
Day 12
- Turn in Animal Research Assignment.
- Technology and Word Processing Vocabulary.
- Make-up Day. Catch up with Make-up work.
- Read poem
Day 13
- Technology and Word Processing Vocabulary Test.
- Typing Time. Practice Makes Perfect 1-5
- Read poem
Day 14
- Introduce Famous Person Project.
- Typing Time Practice Makes Perfect. Up to Lesson #10
- Read poem
Day 15
- Famous Person Project.
- Typing Time Practice Makes Perfect. Up to Lesson #15
- Read poem
Day 16
- Famous Person Project Due.
- Typing Time Practice Makes Perfect. Up to Lesson #20
- Read poem
Day 17
- Typing Time Keyboard Basics 1-4
- Read poem
Day 18
- Typing Time Games 1 -3.
- Read poem
Day 19
TBD
*Subject to change
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