7th+Grade+Tech


 * || **Themes & Essential Questions** || **Standards-based Essential Skills/Concepts to be Targeted & Instructional Stragegies** || **Formative/Summative Assessments (Writing Assignment, Projects, Performances)** || **Resources Used** ||
 * Sept. || What are the external parts of a computer?

What are the internal parts of a computer? ||  || __Project:__ Researching Your Dream Computer. Find clippings online or in a newspaper with the different parts of a computer to make up your dream computer. Label and explain the parts that make up the computer.

__Worksheet__: Name that computer part. Worksheet: What part am I worksheet. ||  ||
 * Oct. || How do we carefully work with a computer?

How do we properly take care of a computer? ||  || Project: Make your own computer rules. What rules do we need to follow to carefully take care of a computer?

__Project__: Create your own scenario. Create a story of a person mis-using a computer. How would you correct that person? ||  ||
 * Nov. || Introduction to the operation of a computer.

Introduction to the internet and research. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Dec. || What is microsoft word?

Creating a flyer with microsoft word. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Jan. || Creating a news article with microsoft word.

Finalizing and presenting our news article. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Feb. || Final Microsoft Project: Research and Travel Brochure. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Mar. || What is Microsoft PowerPoint?

ABC PowerPoint Project: Learning the basics of PowerPoint.

Family Connections Project: Learning more about PowerPoint. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * Apr. || What is Microsoft Excel?

Store and Budget Project. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * May || What is Microsoft Movie Maker?

Starting or About Me Movie Project. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * June || Final Project: About Me Movie. Finalizing and Presenting Movie. ||  ||   ||   ||