Keyboarding 7th Hour-7 Assignments
- Instructor
- Mr. Michael Cohn
- Term
- 2021-22 Semester 1
- Department
- Business Education
- Description
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The goals of keyboarding is to provide students the opportunity to learn how to touch type, and to practice this skill. We will spend the semester developing typing speed and accuracy. Once students have a grasp on the skill, we will begin working on creating professional documents such as Memos, Letters, Reports, and Tables.
Upcoming Assignments
No upcoming assignments.
Past Assignments
Due:
Please take a moment to craft a letter from you to me.
What did you think of the class? (Challenging? Too difficult? Too slow moving? etc)
If you were in charge of the keyboarding class (keeping in mind the material must be covered) what would you change?
Let me know!! Your feedback is important for helping me improve the class for future students!!
What did you think of the class? (Challenging? Too difficult? Too slow moving? etc)
If you were in charge of the keyboarding class (keeping in mind the material must be covered) what would you change?
Let me know!! Your feedback is important for helping me improve the class for future students!!
Due:
Your Mission:
Create a 1 page (minimum) short story. Your story should be single spaced, size 12 font.
The story can be about anything you wish, however, must in some way contain the following elements:
1). A Lion
2). The Ocean
3). A Shooting Star
4). A Red Bird
5). The Color Yellow
Create a 1 page (minimum) short story. Your story should be single spaced, size 12 font.
The story can be about anything you wish, however, must in some way contain the following elements:
1). A Lion
2). The Ocean
3). A Shooting Star
4). A Red Bird
5). The Color Yellow
Due:
In class we will be starting to put together a working resume for you to use in your up coming years!
This will not be a finished copy, rather something to start from, add to, and perfect through High School
This will not be a finished copy, rather something to start from, add to, and perfect through High School
Due:
Complete the attached 3 tables in MOS Word.
You may complete them on the same document, or multiple documents whichever is easier for you.
You may complete them on the same document, or multiple documents whichever is easier for you.
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Complete the attached 2 Tables in MOS WORD
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Time to create your own table.
Your table can include any information you wish (Top favorite movies, artists, foods, etc)
You MUST include
At least 3 Columns
At least 10 Rows
Shaded Cells
Merged Cells
At least two DIFFERENT alignments
The column widths should be adjusted to make your table look neat (not too much extra empty space in a cell)
At least 2 DIFFERENT fonts
Good Luck!!
Your table can include any information you wish (Top favorite movies, artists, foods, etc)
You MUST include
At least 3 Columns
At least 10 Rows
Shaded Cells
Merged Cells
At least two DIFFERENT alignments
The column widths should be adjusted to make your table look neat (not too much extra empty space in a cell)
At least 2 DIFFERENT fonts
Good Luck!!
Due:
Insert TableMerge Cells
Align Text
Add and Delete Rows and Columns
Design Elements
Align Text
Add and Delete Rows and Columns
Design Elements
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Complete our first 5 minute timed writing!
#43 Healthy Habits Speed Timing
Goal: 40 Words Per minute
Accuracy: 90%+
#43 Healthy Habits Speed Timing
Goal: 40 Words Per minute
Accuracy: 90%+
Due:
Complete our final timed writing for the semester.
5 Minute Accuracy Timing
Speed: 30 WPM
Accuracy: 96%+
5 Minute Accuracy Timing
Speed: 30 WPM
Accuracy: 96%+
Due:
Good Morning!
Your Mission:
Create a full one page report on your favorite movie or book. Use the examples we have completed already as a formatting guide.
You may include any information about your topic you choose, however, it must be a coherent report.
Items you might consider including:
Importance of the Setting
Important characters
Important story points
Important themes
Ties to current events
etc.
This report should be completed in SIZE 12, COURIER NEW Font.
Good Luck!
Your Mission:
Create a full one page report on your favorite movie or book. Use the examples we have completed already as a formatting guide.
You may include any information about your topic you choose, however, it must be a coherent report.
Items you might consider including:
Importance of the Setting
Important characters
Important story points
Important themes
Ties to current events
etc.
This report should be completed in SIZE 12, COURIER NEW Font.
Good Luck!
Due:
You will find this report on pages 153 (bottom) and the entire page 154.
Complete this report in PROPER report formatting for full credit.
Complete this report in PROPER report formatting for full credit.
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Your Mission:
In an Email written to one of your Parents or Guardians (with myself CC'ed at [email protected] ), you are going to craft a Business Letter, Standard Memo, or Simplified Memo in proper format. (reference the book or previous works if needed)
The paragraphs of this document will break down in the following ways:
1). Your current grade in your keyboarding class, and what grade you hope to end the semester with. If you are missing any work, include it in this paragraph as well.
2). What we have covered so far in the class, and the results of your best timed writings (your current Words Per Minute)
3). What is your favorite thing about this class.
Make sure to use proper spacing, headings, and closings depending on the document you choose.
Take a picture of the Email to upload here, and send the Email.
In an Email written to one of your Parents or Guardians (with myself CC'ed at [email protected] ), you are going to craft a Business Letter, Standard Memo, or Simplified Memo in proper format. (reference the book or previous works if needed)
The paragraphs of this document will break down in the following ways:
1). Your current grade in your keyboarding class, and what grade you hope to end the semester with. If you are missing any work, include it in this paragraph as well.
2). What we have covered so far in the class, and the results of your best timed writings (your current Words Per Minute)
3). What is your favorite thing about this class.
Make sure to use proper spacing, headings, and closings depending on the document you choose.
Take a picture of the Email to upload here, and send the Email.
Due:
EDYTYPE
Timed Writing Lesson #23: Healthy Habits
2 Minute Timed Writing
Quiz Grade
Goal 40 WPM
Accuracy 90%+
Please remember to screen shot your best score, and upload it here for points.
Timed Writing Lesson #23: Healthy Habits
2 Minute Timed Writing
Quiz Grade
Goal 40 WPM
Accuracy 90%+
Please remember to screen shot your best score, and upload it here for points.
Due:
Edutype
Timed Writing Lesson #24 Netiquette
2 Minutes
Goal: 35 WPM
Accuracy 98%+
Remember to screen shot your results and post them here for credit
Timed Writing Lesson #24 Netiquette
2 Minutes
Goal: 35 WPM
Accuracy 98%+
Remember to screen shot your results and post them here for credit
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Please complete the attached letter as BOTH a Personal/Business Letter in Block Format AND a Business Letter in Block Format.
Turn in both letters here to receive credit.
Turn in both letters here to receive credit.
Due:
Letter #4 Heading and Closing
November 22, 2021
Mrss Glendora Ramos
3716 Rangley Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609-4116
Dear Mrs. Ramos
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Cordially Yours
Miguel J. Maddox
Mail Order Department
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Enclosure
November 22, 2021
Mrss Glendora Ramos
3716 Rangley Dr.
Raleigh, NC 27609-4116
Dear Mrs. Ramos
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Cordially Yours
Miguel J. Maddox
Mail Order Department
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Enclosure
Due:
Letter 6 Heading and Closing
November 23, 2021
Dr. Yolonda M. Flores
Director of Admissions
La Rhonde School of Music
1035 Bellevue Ave
St. Louis, MO 63121-2758
Dear Dr. Flores
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Sincerely Yours
Ivaleee Moore
November 23, 2021
Dr. Yolonda M. Flores
Director of Admissions
La Rhonde School of Music
1035 Bellevue Ave
St. Louis, MO 63121-2758
Dear Dr. Flores
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Sincerely Yours
Ivaleee Moore
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Your Mission:
Craft a short letter to:
Dr. Erik Briseno, Principal
Eisenhower High School
12700 S. Sacramento Ave.
Blue Island, IL 60406
Use today's date.
The letter should be regarding starting a new club here at DDE. It can be anything you like, and your paragraphs should be crafted to pitch the idea, and promote the merits of the club/activity.
The letter will be from you. You may use your actual address, or make one up if you would prefer for the return address.
This letter should be completed as a Personal Business Letter and a Business Letter (Tun in TWO letters for full credit). I would start with the Personal Business Letter first, then convert it to the business letter.
REMEMBER TO CHECK. YOUR FORMATTING!
(2" Top Margin)
(Remember your Quadruple Spaces)
Good Luck!
Craft a short letter to:
Dr. Erik Briseno, Principal
Eisenhower High School
12700 S. Sacramento Ave.
Blue Island, IL 60406
Use today's date.
The letter should be regarding starting a new club here at DDE. It can be anything you like, and your paragraphs should be crafted to pitch the idea, and promote the merits of the club/activity.
The letter will be from you. You may use your actual address, or make one up if you would prefer for the return address.
This letter should be completed as a Personal Business Letter and a Business Letter (Tun in TWO letters for full credit). I would start with the Personal Business Letter first, then convert it to the business letter.
REMEMBER TO CHECK. YOUR FORMATTING!
(2" Top Margin)
(Remember your Quadruple Spaces)
Good Luck!
Due:
Recreate the letter provided (Page 124 in the textbook)
Make sure to include proper spacing and the 2" top margin.
Make sure to include proper spacing and the 2" top margin.
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Complete the attached two letters in Personal Business Block Style format.
Remember your formatting!!!
Remember your formatting!!!
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Your Mission:
Create two memos (A Standard and A Simplified) that includes the following
The Memo will be written to Mr. Michael Cohn, Business Education Department
The Memo will be written from you
The Subject of the Memo will be: Edutype is a valuable tool or Edutype is NOT a valuable tool
The Memo must include 3 paragraphs.
#1: Your experience working with Edutype
#2: Why you believe Edutype is good, or why you think it isn't good
#3: A second point as to why Edutype is good or why you think it isn't good
(EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: As we have seen, Simplified Memos can have centered titles included. If your memo includes one of these centered Titles, and it makes sense in the context of your memo, you will have the opportunity to earn some extra CUA points)
This will be counted as our second CUA grade, so will be weighted heavily in the grade book. You will have Monday 10/12 and Thursday 10/14 to complete this project.
Create two memos (A Standard and A Simplified) that includes the following
The Memo will be written to Mr. Michael Cohn, Business Education Department
The Memo will be written from you
The Subject of the Memo will be: Edutype is a valuable tool or Edutype is NOT a valuable tool
The Memo must include 3 paragraphs.
#1: Your experience working with Edutype
#2: Why you believe Edutype is good, or why you think it isn't good
#3: A second point as to why Edutype is good or why you think it isn't good
(EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: As we have seen, Simplified Memos can have centered titles included. If your memo includes one of these centered Titles, and it makes sense in the context of your memo, you will have the opportunity to earn some extra CUA points)
This will be counted as our second CUA grade, so will be weighted heavily in the grade book. You will have Monday 10/12 and Thursday 10/14 to complete this project.
Due:
Your Mission:
Recreate the attached memo as a Standard Memo, save and upload your work.
THEN! Recreate or reformat the memo to be a simplified memo!!
This is a quiz grade, please use textbook pages 115 (Simplified) and 117 (standard), or the assignments in Google Classroom to help you with your formatting.
Good Luck
Recreate the attached memo as a Standard Memo, save and upload your work.
THEN! Recreate or reformat the memo to be a simplified memo!!
This is a quiz grade, please use textbook pages 115 (Simplified) and 117 (standard), or the assignments in Google Classroom to help you with your formatting.
Good Luck
Due:
Recreate the following memo.
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
Due:
Recreate the following memos.
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
HEADING FOR MEMO #3
To: Lenore M. Fielding, Principal
From: Jevon Hardaway, Business Department
Date: November 16, 2021
Subject: NEW MEMO PROCESSING PROCEDURE
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
HEADING FOR MEMO #3
To: Lenore M. Fielding, Principal
From: Jevon Hardaway, Business Department
Date: November 16, 2021
Subject: NEW MEMO PROCESSING PROCEDURE
Due:
Recreate the following memos.
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
BLUE TEXT MEMO #5
To: Manuel Delgado, Community Services Coordinator
From: Lenore M. Fielding, Principal
Date: November 18, 2021
Subject: Community Clean-Up Campaign
Make sure when you create this memo that the following formatting elements are included:
1). The TO:, FROM:, DATE:, SUBJECT: headings should all be aligned to the left margin
2). The information included in the heading should all be aligned 2 Tabs to the right of the Heading
3). All paragraphs should be left aligned
4). Make sure there is a DOUBLE SPACE (one blank line) between each of the paragraphs.
BLUE TEXT MEMO #5
To: Manuel Delgado, Community Services Coordinator
From: Lenore M. Fielding, Principal
Date: November 18, 2021
Subject: Community Clean-Up Campaign
Due:
Your Goal:
25 Words Per Minute
99% or better Accuracy
Good Luck!!
25 Words Per Minute
99% or better Accuracy
Good Luck!!
Due:
Edutype:
Find the Timed Test Unit on the Left, and locate the HEALTHY HABITS timed test.
Your goal is to key this timed test at a rate of 35 WPM or as close to 35 WPM as you can get. I will only accept tests with an accuracy of ABOVE 90%.
Use your IPAD to take a picture of the score you wish to turn in, and upload it here.
Find the Timed Test Unit on the Left, and locate the HEALTHY HABITS timed test.
Your goal is to key this timed test at a rate of 35 WPM or as close to 35 WPM as you can get. I will only accept tests with an accuracy of ABOVE 90%.
Use your IPAD to take a picture of the score you wish to turn in, and upload it here.
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Your Missions:
Locate and Complete the Quotation Marks Lesson in Edutype.
Locate and Complete the Quotation Marks Lesson in Edutype.
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Your Mission:
Locate and complete the Hyphen and Apostrophe Lesson in Edutype.
Locate and complete the Hyphen and Apostrophe Lesson in Edutype.
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Your Mission:
Located the Choose Your Own Adventure Unit from the list on the left. Once you have located the unit, find the lesson "When Robots Ruled the World" and complete it.
Good Luck
Located the Choose Your Own Adventure Unit from the list on the left. Once you have located the unit, find the lesson "When Robots Ruled the World" and complete it.
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate and Complete the Review lessons 1-15 Lesson in Edutype.
Locate and Complete the Review lessons 1-15 Lesson in Edutype.
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Your Mission:
Locate and Complete lesson: Lessons 1-15 Reinforcement!
Locate and Complete lesson: Lessons 1-15 Reinforcement!
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Your Mission:
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Q and , (Comma) Keys.
Good Luck
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Q and , (Comma) Keys.
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate and complete the Edutype Lesson: Z and : (colon) keys.
Good Luck
Locate and complete the Edutype Lesson: Z and : (colon) keys.
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Lessons 1-20 Reinforcement
Good Luck
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Lessons 1-20 Reinforcement
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Review Lessons 1-20
Good Luck
Locate and Complete the Edutype Lesson: Review Lessons 1-20
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate and complete the EDUTYPE Lesson: P and V Keys.
Good Luck
Locate and complete the EDUTYPE Lesson: P and V Keys.
Good Luck
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Your Mission:
Locate the T key on the keyboard. Master the use of reaching for it with your left index finger (F finger).
Locate the O Key on the keyboard. Master the use of reaching for it with your right ring finger (L Finger)
Locate the T key on the keyboard. Master the use of reaching for it with your left index finger (F finger).
Locate the O Key on the keyboard. Master the use of reaching for it with your right ring finger (L Finger)
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Your Mission:
Locate and complete the Edutype Lesson: Lessons 1-5 Reinforcement!
Good Luck!
Locate and complete the Edutype Lesson: Lessons 1-5 Reinforcement!
Good Luck!
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Your Mission...
Begin learning how to indent your paragraphs using the LEFT SHIFT key, and ending your sentences with periods!
Good Luck!!
Begin learning how to indent your paragraphs using the LEFT SHIFT key, and ending your sentences with periods!
Good Luck!!
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Your Mission:
Continue following the EDUTYPE lessons and master the use of the N and G Keys!
Continue following the EDUTYPE lessons and master the use of the N and G Keys!
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Your Mission
Locate and complete the lesson Lesson 1-10 Reinforcement
Locate and complete the lesson Lesson 1-10 Reinforcement
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Your Mission:
Complete the I and R Keys Lesson in the Alphabet, Numbers, and Symbols Unit.
Complete the I and R Keys Lesson in the Alphabet, Numbers, and Symbols Unit.
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Your Mission:
Use Edutype to complete the 4th Alphabet, Numbers and Symbols Lesson titled H and E Keys!
Use Edutype to complete the 4th Alphabet, Numbers and Symbols Lesson titled H and E Keys!
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Your Mission:
Complete Lesson #3 in the Alphabetic Keys and Symbols Unit: HOME ROW REINFORCEMENT
Complete Lesson #3 in the Alphabetic Keys and Symbols Unit: HOME ROW REINFORCEMENT
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Your Mission:
Complete Lesson 2 in the Alphabetic Keys and Symbols Unit, PRACTICE HOME ROW KEYS.
Complete Lesson 2 in the Alphabetic Keys and Symbols Unit, PRACTICE HOME ROW KEYS.
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In Edutype under the first (default Alphabet Unit) Unit, complete Lesson #1 named Home Row, Space Bar, and Enter Keys.
When you are finished, click the turn in button here in Google Classroom so I know to grade your work.
When you are finished, click the turn in button here in Google Classroom so I know to grade your work.