Computer+Literacy

=COMPUTER LITERACY (BUS760) 1/2 credit / Grades 9 - 12 =

This class will provide students the opportunity to develop a proficiency using [|Microsoft Office 2007] --MS Word, MS Excel, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, as well as, MovieMaker, Adobe Photoshop/InDesign and using the Internet appropriately as a research source. Students will complete a variety of project-based problems such as creating a database, creating spreadsheet formulas, creating and modifying documents that are word-processed, creating desktop publishing projects that are both visually appealing and meaningful, and creating and presenting slide-show presentations. 

Below are links to a few of the fun projects students have completed

 * Movie Maker Projects
 * Personal Calendars, Business Cards, Letterheads
 * Awesome PowerPoint Presentations
 * Excel Spreadsheets
 * Word Biographies, Lyrics

Computer Lit Notes:

 * This course fulfills either the Computer or Vocational graduation requirement
 * You may waive this course by taking a waiver test. The test must be taken prior to attendance in the course, and may be taken only once. See your counselor for details. Less than 10% of students have historically passed this test.

Computer Lit Resources
> Learn about Microsoft [|Word], [|Excel] , [|Publisher] , [|PowerPoint] , [|Acces], [|MovieMaker] via YouTube
 * ** Mr. Fernholz's YouTube Playlists **
 * **[|Mr. Fernholz's Delicious Bookmarks]**
 * **More links by Application**
 * **[[image:moviemaker-logo.jpg width="191" height="144" align="right"]]Windows MovieMaker**
 * Saving Movies
 * [|onlinevideoconverter.com], [|mediaconverter.org] , [|zamzar.com]
 * Saving Audio
 * Save audio from YouTube ([|Dirpy] )
 * Royalty Free Audio ([|Freeplaymusic.com] ,
 * HowTo Manuals
 * **Microsoft Publisher**
 * [[image:crap.jpg width="122" height="122" align="right"]]CRAP (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, Proximity) Principle
 * [|CRAP Webquest]
 * CRAP [|Examples]
 * CRAP [|Videos]