7th Grade Computer Rotation



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1-2/1-25 (PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #3 and #4)Students will begin working on the Typing Lessons on line daily - learning keyboarding skills. Students should complete each lesson with 50 wpm with 0 errors. Once they have accomplished this they may go onto the next lesson. After completing the first 4 lessons students will need to take the Typing Test #1, when they complete the test at 50 wpm with 0 errors they can go onto Lesson 5; etc.
Test #1 = Lessons 1,2,3,4 - Do you know the Homerow Keys? - Play this game and see.
Test #2 = Lessons 5,6
Test #3 = Lesson 7
Test #4 = Lessons 8,9,10
Test #5 = Lesson 11
Test #6 = Lesson 12
Test #7 = Lesson 13
Test #8 = Lessons 14, 15
Test #9 = Lesson 16 - Practice here.
Test #10 = Lesson 17 - Try this for a refresher Typing Adventure 1
Test #11 = Lesson 18 Use this site to warm up today.
Test #12 = Lessons 19,20,21,22,23
Test #13 = Lessons 24,25,26,27,28,29,30
Test #14 = Review of all lessons
Test #15 = Review of all keys
Learn the Number pad - Play this game using the correct fingers.

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BONUS: Basic Keyboarding Questions

Complete the Keyboard Challenge.


1-26/1-31(PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #2 and #6) Begin learning about Censorship and Copyright laws pertaining to publications and public schools by reading and answering the questions in the Jostens Taking Issue - A Student Guide to Publication Law (Red books next to your computers). Answer the questions at the end of each chapter and save them as your (student’s) name on the Yearbook Server. A good site to investigate the CopyRight Law is the Student Press Law Center. Another resource for information is Copyright Kids. Copyright Basics is another good information site.
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4

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2-1/2-2-6 - (PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3 and #5)Fun! Fun! Fun! Today we will begin learning Photoshop. Students will learn to select sections from the pictures; to lighten images; add text to the picture; and anything else they can imagine doing. LEARNING PHOTOSHOP: First students will read, study and practice each of the 8 Lessons (this means complete each of the exercises, homework, assignments, and reviews) at the
Adobe Photoshop Basics website.


To take the Quizzes below online rather than using a document form;

go to Edmodo.com;
Click I am a Student; Use the code I have sent to your e-mail account; and take the online quizzes.
You will only have 120 minutes to complete the test - this is plenty of time to look up the answers at
Adobe Photoshop Basics website.
If students score less that 80% they will be required to do the word document tests below a second time for a better grade. Do your BEST - if you read the information you will have plenty of time!

Then students will complete each of the following and e-mail them to Ms. Cassidy for a grade.
PhotoShop Basics Quiz 1 - Lessons 1 & 2
PhotoShop Basics Quiz 2 - Lessons 3 & 4
PhotoShop Basics Quiz 3 - Lessons 5 & 6
PhotoShop Basics Quiz 4 - Lessons 7 & 8

Bonus:If you have finished the PhotoShop Quizzes then go to StoryBird. Your user name and password have been sent to your e-mail. Select "Classes" once you are logged in and select "Assignments." You may want to read a few of the "StoryBird" online books and then complete the assignment - the due date is on the assignment. Click on this link for help on StoryBird help

2-7/2-14 - (PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3 and #5)
Students will review and complete the PhotoShop Tutorials
Beginning Photoshop
How to Sharpen and Image
Using Masks To Improve Landscape Images
How to use the displace filter
How to Extract
How to Fix Over Exposed images
How to Resize an Image without losing quality
How to Wrap text abound an object)
How to work with Shadows.

2-15/2-17 - (PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3, #5 and #6)Students will begin learning to build web pages. Students will learn to place images on pages - add text - resize text - change the color of the page and text - add links to the page - and more. Read/study each of the links given in order to begin building a webpage about a Science project of your choice. How to Build Websites, Lissa Explains and HTML Coding. Use pictures you have created in PhotoShop.

2-212-24 - (PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3 and #5)Students’ will learn the Audacity sound editing software program. Students may need to download the Software onto their computer. Go to My computer - Msapps on fpsserver1 - Cassidy - double-click audacity-win-1.2.6 - then follow instructions to load program - Next to use the Headphones students will need to download the driver software and it is My computer - Msapps on fpsserver1 - Cassidy - double-click driveragent_94 and then load this. Students will then need to read and study the on-line Audacity Tutorial to begin using the program.

(PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3, #5 and #6) Students will illustrate and write a children's book using the programs they have learned. Students may make an on-line "Pop Up Book" using ZooBurst. Go to the link, click sign up and type in your name and school e-mail address. You may draw pictures in PhotoShop and save them as .jpg's to upload and use on your books. View examples of my books Caroline and Ava or A Fun Day at School.

2-27/3-2(PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3, #5 and #6) Students will make a video using the Windows Movie Maker program. This movie will be about their book they have previously written and illustrated. You may use the same pictures on the video you used to build the book. Or, you may make a video about "A Day In Your Life" by following the instructions at this link.

3-5/3-16(PASS - Instructional Technology strd. #1, #3, #5 and #6) Students will work on yearbook pages, ads or pictures.

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