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Garfield High School
Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

ENGAGING STUDENTS FOSTERING ACHIEVEMENT CULTIVATING 21ST CENTURY GLOBAL
SKILLS
Garfield Public Schools

Fine & Practical Arts Curriculum
Computer Applications I
(Half-Year)
2.5 Credits
Course Description
This entry-level course introduces the student to Microsoft Office 2007. Students will complete projects with
real-life examples to develop skills they will need in everyday computing. The student will be introduced to
Word Documents, Excel Spread Sheets and Power Point Presentations. They will have the opportunity to
enhance their skills in these programs that are a necessity in college and many careers.
Prerequisite
None

SKILLS
Garfield Public Schools

Computer Applications I
Unit Map
Content
Unit Title:
Duration:
Intro to Computer Applications6

2 Blocks
Overview:
Rules, guidelines, etc.

Start Word
Describe a Word Window
Enter Text
Check Spelling
Save
Format Text, paragraphs and document elements
Undo, redo
Insert a picture and format it
Print a Document
Change Doc properties
Open a Document
Correct errors in a Doc
Use Word Help
Unit Title:
Duration:
Word I Flyers......8
5 Blocks
Overview:
Creating Flyers in Word

Font size
Font type
Font style
Insert Pictures
Resize pictures
Resume wizard
Setting tabs
Drawing toolbar
Setting margins

SKILLS
Unit Title:
Duration:
Word II MLA Style Research papers...

5 Blocks
Overview:
Creating Research Papers in MLA Format

Describe the MLA documentation style for research papers
Change line and paragraph spacing in a document
Use a header to number pages of a document
Apply formatting using shortcut keys
Modify paragraph indentation
Create and modify styles
Insert and edit citations and their sources
Add a footnote to a document
Insert a manual page break
Create a bibliographical list of sources
Move text
Find and replace text
Use the research task pane to look up information
Unit Title:
Duration:
Word III Resumes and Cover Letters

5 Blocks
Overview:
Creating resumes and cover letters:

Format Characters and paragraphs
Insert and format clip art
Set and use tab stops
Identify the components of a business letter
Insert the current date
Create and insert building block
Insert a word table, enter data in the table and format the table
Use a template to create a document
Fill in a document template
Copy and paste using office clipboard
Indent paragraphs
Insert quick part
Sort a list
Use print preview to view and print a document

SKILLS
Unit Title: Excel I Worksheets and

Charts..
Duration: 5 Blocks
Overview:
Creating a worksheet with an embedded chart:
Start excel
Describe an excel worksheet
Enter text and numbers
Use the sum button to sum a range
Copy the contents of a cell to a range of cells using the fill handle
Save a workbook
Format cells in a worksheet
Create a 3-d clustered column chart
Change document properties
Print a worksheet
Open a workbook
Use the auto calculate area to determine statistics
Correct errors on a worksheet
Unit Title: Excel II...
16
Duration: 5 Blocks
Overview:
Formulas, functions, formatting and web queries
Start excel
Copy the contents of a cell to a range of cells using the fill handle
Save a workbook
Print a worksheet
Open a workbook
Unit Title: Excel
III.................................................................................................
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SKILLS
Duration:
5 Blocks
Overview:
What if analysis, charting, and working with large worksheets:
Enter Formulas
Apply Average, max and min
Verify a formula using range finder
Apply a theme to a workbook
Add conditional formatting
Change column width and row height
Spell check
Set margins, headers and footers in page layout
Preview and print
Rename sheets
Unit Title:
Duration:
PowerPoint I.20
5 Blocks
Overview:
Start power point
Describe a window
Select a theme
Create a title slide and text slides with single and multi level bulleted lists
Save a presentation
Copy elements
View in slide show view
Open a presentation
Display print in grey scale
Check spelling
Unit Title:
Duration:
PowerPoint II22
5 Blocks
Overview:
Create slides from a blank presentation
Change views to review a presentation
Change slide layouts
Add a background style
Insert mover and size clips
Insert a photograph from a file
Delete a place holder
Change font color

SKILLS
Format text using the format painter

Add and size a shape
Apply quick styles to place holders and shapes
Select transitions
Preview and print as outline and handouts

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Content Area: Career and Technical Education
Unit Title: Intro to Computer Applications
Target Course/Grade Level: Computer Applications I / 9-12
Duration:
2 Blocks
Description : Introduce the class to the computer and to Microsoft office. Talk about how Microsoft Office is used
in the real world. Key terms, how to use the books, computer safety and school rules. Students and Teacher will
have a question and answer session to talk about how Microsoft Office effects our lives.
Concepts & Understandings
Concepts
Understandings
Safety
Rules
Guidelines
Start Word
Describe a Word Window
Enter Text
Check Spelling
Save
Format Text, paragraphs and document
elements
Undo, redo
Insert a picture and format it
Print a Document
Change Doc properties
Open a Document
Correct errors in a Doc
Use Word Help
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.
21st Century Themes and Skills
Life and Career Skills; ICT Literacy; Communication and Collaboration; Information Literacy
Guiding Questions
What are the risks of using the internet?

How and where do you save my work?
What is plagiarism? What are the consequences of plagiarizing?
Unit Results
Students will ...
be introduced to the computer and Microsoft Office. Students will be informed of all safety concerns that relate
to the computer. Plagiarism and rules relating to it will also be reviewed.
Suggested Activities
The following activities can be incorporated into the daily lessons:

SKILLS

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Word I - Flyers
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft Word to create flyers. Students will complete multiple projects to
reinforce what they have learned.
Concepts
Understandings
Font size
Font type
Font style
Insert Pictures
Resize pictures
Setting tabs
Drawing toolbar
Setting margins
Creating flyers in Word
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.2
Interdisciplinary CCS
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.2.A
Guiding Questions
Why do you need to know this?

How do you format a photo?
What is the shortcut key to undo?
How can you use flyers in the "real world"?
Unit Results
Students will ...
Use Microsoft Word to create a flyer. The primary objective of this activity is for students to be able Use
Microsoft Word to create an announcement. Students will lose points for either not completing or incorrectly
completing a part(s) of the the assignment.
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a flyer

Open an existing flyer, modify text and images.
Fix spelling and grammar errors on an existing flyer
Create a flyer with a picture and border.

SKILLS
Create a flyer for an event of your choice.

Create a flyer advertising the sale of a product or a service.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Word II - MLA Research Papers
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft Word to create research papers in MLA style. Students will complete
multiple projects in each topic to reinforce what they have learned.
Concepts
Understandings
Creating research papers in MLA format Describe the MLA documentation style for research
papers
Change line and paragraph spacing in a document
Use a header to number pages of a document
Apply formatting using shortcut keys
Modify paragraph indentation
Create and modify styles
Insert and edit citations and their sources
Add a footnote to a document
Insert a manual page break
Create a bibliographical list of sources
Move text
Find and replace text
Use the research task pane to look up information
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.2 8.1.12.D.2
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.1.E
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.11-12.8
Guiding Questions
What is Plagiarism?
Why must you cite any information you obtain for other sources?
What are the characteristics of a MLA research paper?
What are some different sources you can gather information from?
Why is Wikipedia not a reliable source?
Unit Results
Students will ...
be able Use Microsoft Word to create a MLA research paper. Students will lose points for either not completing
or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment.

SKILLS
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a MLA research paper
Prepare a short research paper with a footnote and citations
Using given information and where they were taken from, create a MLA research paper and works
cited page
Create a MLA research paper on a topic agreed on by the student a teacher. Noting that correct
citations and formatting is the main focus. Students will be reminded what plagiarism is and what the
consequences are.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Word III Resumes and Cover Letters
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : The primary objective of this activity is for students to be able Use the Resume Wizard to create a
resume and a cover letter with a table. Introduction of the concept of using a template for document creation.
Concepts
Understandings
Creating resumes and cover letters
Format Characters and paragraphs

Insert and format clip art
Set and use tab stops
Identify the components of a business letter
Insert the current date
Create and insert building block
Insert a word table, enter data in the table and format
the table
Use a template to create a document
Fill in a document template
Copy and paste using office clipboard
Indent paragraphs
Insert quick part
Sort a list
Use print preview to view and print a document
Address and print an envelope
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.4
Guiding Questions
What should be included in a resume?

What should be included in a cover letter?
What is appropriate attire for any interview you will go on?
Besides a printed copy, how else can you get your resume to employers?
When looking for a job, where can you find out which employers are looking for employees?
Unit Results
Students will ...
Create a Resume and cover letter with a table. The primary objective of this activity is for students to be able

SKILLS
Use the Resume Wizard to create a resume and a cover letter with a table. Introduction of the concept of using a
template for document creation. Students will lose points for either not completing or incorrectly completing a
part(s) of the assignment.
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a resume and cover letter.
Create a resume from a template.
Create a resume and cover letter for a potential job.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Excel I Worksheets and Charts
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft Excel to create databases and spreadsheets with charts and graphs.
Students will also learn how to save workbooks or parts of workbooks in HTML format so they can be viewed
as web pages. Students will be assessed by completing a series of projects related to each of the four programs,
and a final cumulative exam.
Concepts
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Start excel
Copy the contents of a cell to a range of cells
using the fill handle
6. Save a workbook
7. Format cells in a worksheet
8. Create a 3-d clustered column chart
9. Change document properties
10. Use formulas
11. Print a worksheet
12. Open a workbook
13. Use the auto calculate area to determine
statistics
14. Correct errors on a worksheet
Understandings
1, Open a new book

2, Cells
2, Ranges
2, Name box
3, formula box
4, Autosum
5, Fill handle
6, save as
6, save
7, Auto format
7, Percentages
7, Borders
7, Conditional formatting
7, Align text
7, Column width
7,Rotate text
7, Copy a range
8, Charts
8, Chart Wizard
9, properties
10, Auto Calculate
10, Average
10, Max, Min
10, Now function
10, System date
10, Absolute reference
10, If function
11, Portrait and landscape

SKILLS
13, auto calculate

Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2,
8.1.12.A.4
CCSS.MATH.PRACTICE.MP4
Guiding Questions
What can spreadsheets be used for?

Where can you find a list of all formulas excel has to offer?
What is the rule about selecting data when creating a bar chart?
What are the 4 formats that numbers can be displayed as?
Before printing what steps should be taken?
Unit Results
Students will ...
be able to create a worksheet and embedded chart in Microsoft Excel. Students will lose points for either not
completing or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment.
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a resume and cover letter.
Create an annual sale of goods worksheet with a chart
Create a colleges cost financial support worksheet and chart
Design and create a workbook with a chart to analyze the students field of interest.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Excel II Formulas, Function, Formatting and web queries
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description :
Concepts
Understandings
Start excel
Copy the contents of a cell to a range of cells using the
fill handle
Save a workbook
Print a worksheet
Open a workbook
Formulas
Functions
Formatting
Web queries
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2,
8.1.12.A.4
Guiding Questions
What does the fill handle do?

While filling how do you make a cell stay the same?
What does conditional formatting do?
Unit Results
Students will ...
be able to use Formulas, Functions, Formatting, and Web Queries in an Excel Spreadsheet. Students will lose
points for either not completing or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment

SKILLS
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a spreadsheet.

Apply conditional formatting to an existing worksheet.
Correct functions and formulas in a worksheet.
Create a sales analysis worksheet.
Create a balance due worksheet.
Create a fundraising analysis worksheet.
Unit Overview
Unit Title: Excel III what if analysis , charting and working with large worksheets
Target Course/Grade Level: Computer Applications I
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft Excel to create databases and spreadsheets with charts and graphs.
Concepts
Understandings
Enter Formulas
Apply Average, max and min
Verify a formula using range finder
Apply a theme to a workbook
Add conditional formatting
Change column width and row height
Spell check
Set margins, headers and footers in page layout
Preview and print
Rename sheets
What if analysis
Charting
Working with large worksheets
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2,
8.1.12.A.4
Guiding Questions
Why use auto-fill?

What do you hold to highlight non-adjacent cells or ranges?
What does absolute referencing mean?
How do you copy a format?
What is the rule as to what to highlight when creating a pie chart?

SKILLS
Unit Results
Students will ...
be able to use What-if Analysis, Charting, and large worksheets in Microsoft Excel. Students will lose points
for either not completing or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment.
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a spreadsheet.

Create multi-year financial projection spreadsheets
Modify an existing worksheet
Create a college expense and resource projection sheet.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: PowerPoint I Creating and editing a presentation
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft PowerPoint to create slide show presentations. Students will also learn
to save these presentations in HTML format so they can be viewed as web pages.
Concepts
Understandings
Start power point

Describe a window
Select a theme
Create a title slide and text slides with single and multi
level bulleted lists
Save a presentation
Copy elements
View in slide show view
Open a presentation
Display print in grey scale
Check spelling
Design template
Title slide
Font attributes
New slide
Multi-level bulleted slide
Normal view
Blank slide
Slide show
Line spacing
Creating and editing a presentation
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2,
8.1.12.A.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5
Guiding Questions
What is the 7x7 rule?

Title slides have what information?

SKILLS
Bullets should not have complete sentences. What should they have?
Unit Results
Students will ...
use a design Template and Auto Layout to create a presentation Students will lose points for either not
completing or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a Presentation.

Change slide theme and text from an existing presentation
Correct formatting and list levels from an existing presentation
Create a presentation with a bulleted list.
Create a presentation with a bulleted on a topic of the students choice.

SKILLS
Unit Overview
Unit Title: PowerPoint II Creating a presentation with illustrations and shapes
Duration:
5 Blocks
Description : Students will use Microsoft PowerPoint to create presentations with illustrations and shapes using outline
view and clip art.
Concepts
Understandings
Creating a presentation with illustrations and

shapes
Create slides from a blank presentation

Change views to review a presentation
Change slide layouts
Add a background style
Insert mover and size clips
Insert a photograph from a file
Delete a place holder
Change font color
Format text using the format painter
Add and size a shape
Apply quick styles to place holders and shapes
Select transitions
Preview and print as outline and handouts
Learning Targets
CPI Codes
8.1.12.A.1,
8.1.12.A.2,
8.1.12.A.4
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.11-12.5
Guiding Questions
How do you open a word outline in powerpoint?

What are quick styles?
How does the format painter work?
What is the difference between an animation and a transition?
Unit Results
Students will ...
use the outline view and clip art to create a slide show in Microsoft PowerPoint. Students will lose points for
either not completing or incorrectly completing a part(s) of the assignment.

SKILLS
Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a Presentation from an outline with
images.
Change the background and add photos to an existing presentation
Change slide layouts and move clips on an existing presentation
Create a presentation with clips and shapes
Create a presentation with photographs inserted from a file.
Using what was learned create a presentation on a topic of the students choice.

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Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield Public Schools

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield Public Schools

Intro to Computer Applications6

Rules, guidelines, etc.

Creating Flyers in Word

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Word II MLA Style Research papers...

Creating Research Papers in MLA Format

Word III Resumes and Cover Letters

Creating resumes and cover letters:

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Unit Title: Excel I Worksheets and

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Format text using the format painter

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

What are the risks of using the internet?

Students will ...

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Creating flyers in Word

21st Century Themes and Skills

Why do you need to know this?

Students will ...

Follow step by step instructions from the text to create a flyer

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Create a flyer for an event of your choice.

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

21st Century Themes and Skills

Students will ...

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Creating resumes and cover letters

Format Characters and paragraphs

What should be included in a resume?

Students will ...

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

1, Open a new book

Garfield High School

Aligned to the 2009 New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards

13, auto calculate

21st Century Themes and Skills

What can spreadsheets be used for?

Students will ...