Computer Applications
This course is designed to develop computer technology skills. Students will use a variety of computer software and hardware tools and features of an electronic information network. Students will explore the, historical, social and ethical issues of using computer technology. The students will develop skills that will assist them with efficient production; accurate production analysis; management of information and design and presentation of a multimedia project.
Week One
- Write 3 prgs about your break.
- Write 3 prgs about 3 goals you hope to accomplish this semester. Why did you choose these goals and how do you plan on achieving them.
- Write 3 prgs about what you hope to learn in this class.
- Write 3 prgs about your week in Review.
Week Two
- Write 3 prgs about your weekend.
- Imagine that you are floating on a cloud. What does the world look like? How do you feel? 3prgs.
- The weather has changed suddenly on Earth. Summer days are well over 100 degrees, and winter days are below zero. How will people survive the sweltering summers and freezing winters? 3prgs.
- Imagine that you have been chosen to decorate your school's walls with artwork. What theme(s) might you choose? Describe and sketch some of the things you would put on the walls. 3prgs.
- Write 3 prgs about your week in Review. Looking back what would you change, why? How can you learn from making the same mistakes twice?
Week Three
- Cars have been outlawed. The only form of transportation is by elephant. Describe what it might be like to travel on elephants. What might traffic jams look like? 3prgs.
- Farmers sometimes use scarecrows to scare birds away from thier crops. Imagine that birds wanted to scare people aaway from thier trees. What might the birds use to frighten away the people? 3prgs.
- Imagine that you have been elected as the President of our country. What kinds of new laws might you make? What would your life be like? 3prgs.
- Write 3 prgs about your week in Review. Looking back what would you change, why? How can you learn from making the same mistakes twice?
Week Four
- Whats troubling you? 3prgs.
- In Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass, Alice travels to a strange new world. Create your own story about crossing through a mirror into a strange world. 3 prgs.
- How did someone figure out popcorn would pop? Who first decided that chicken eggs might be tasty? Invent a story about the accidental discovery of an everyday food. 3 prgs.
- What things make you happy? Describe a full day of happy things. 3prgs.
- Imagine that you have taken a trip to an exciting place. Describe the place, then create a postcard from that place. Write a message on the postcard that you might send to a friend. 3prgs.
Week Five
- Write some silly excuses your teacher might use when he or she has not graded your papers on time. 3prgs.
- Write 3 prgs about what is on your mind.
- What if shoes could think and feel? Create a poem or story that describes a particular pair of shoesk what they might think and feel, and what they wish they could do. 3prgs.
- If you could perform a miracle, what miracle would you like to perform? How might it help others? 3prgs.
- What if people turned bright purple every time they told a lie? Would this be good or bad? What would the world be like if this happened? 3prgs.
Week Six
- Write 3 prgs about something going on in the news.
- Pretend a new law says children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent at all times except at school. Do you agree or disagree with this law? Why? Write a letter to a newspaper explaining and defending your opinion. 3prgs.
- How would life be different if no one went to school? 3prgs.
- Write the definition that would follow your name in the Dictionary of People.
- Write 3 prgs about whatever is on your mind today.
