CA3+Course+Overview

=High School & College Computing = //9th Grade Course Overview//

High School and College Computing is an elective course for ninth-grade students. The course is taught on an A/B day schedule for the entire year. Students earning a passing grade receive 0.5 credit toward the computer technology requirement as stipulated in the Central Bucks graduation requirements. 



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 * Keyboarding Skills
 * Internet Tools
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Complex Database Preparation & Management
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Advanced Spreadsheet Analysis & Charts
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Advanced Multimedia Presentation
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Advanced Word Processing/ <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Desktop Publishing
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Post-Secondary Education Planning
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Career Exploration and Planning

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">__<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Students will be able to... __
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 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create business-related documents (i.e., letters, memos) in the correct format
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create reports incorporating graphics and design layer
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create advanced databases using sort and filter options
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Calculate and summarize numeric fields in Excel
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create advanced spreadsheets while determining correct mathematical formulas and functions
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create and interpret complex charts and graphs
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">  <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Create an advanced multimedia presentation incorporating video and animation
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Understand acceptance requirements for a wide variety of post-secondary educational opportunities
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Develop a resume and cover letter
 * <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Maiandra GD','sans-serif'"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Type 35 WPM with 95% accuracy

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">__<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">You will use… __
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">MicroType Pro, Choices Planner, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, Internet Explorer, Wikis, Blogs, and other Web 2.0 tools.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">__<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Grading: __
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> Students will demonstrate an understanding of core concepts by producing advanced word processing/desktop publishing documents; creating and managing complex databases; creating, analyzing, graphing and calculating advanced spreadsheets; creating advanced multimedia presentations; becoming cognizant of a wide variety of career options; exploring post-secondary career options and accessing, evaluating and utilizing Internet resources. Skills needed to successfully complete the ninth grade assessment process will also be addressed.

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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">    <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">You will be graded on a variety of assignments, warm-up exercises, and class participation. For success, it is essential that students attend class and participate in classroom activities. Students are expected to work the entire period and make a sincere effort to attain the highest possible degree of skill. Missing assignments can be made up during resource.

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">__<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Expectations: __
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">1. No food or drink is allowed in the computer lab! 2. //RESPECT// yourself, your equipment, your classmate, & your teacher. 3. Students are expected to complete ALL class projects (in class, during resource, or after school). 4. Students should stay on task and work diligently. 5. Students must abide by the “Central Bucks Technology Use Agreement for Students”.


 * Consequences:**
 * 1) Teacher warning
 * 2) Phone call home
 * 3) Teacher detention
 * 4) Administration detention
 * 5) Parent school conference involving guidance dept.

=<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Contact Information: = <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Miss Kelly
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">ckelly@cbsd.org <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Phone: 267-893-7984

<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Ms. Casciole
<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">scasciole@cbsd.org <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Phone: 267-893-3293