InfoTech 9/10 - Office and Media Essentials
Information Technology 9/10 is a course designed to introduce students to the world of digital media (podcasts, film production, web design, and photo editing) and to help them develop skills using business applications including word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software. General skills such as file management, keyboarding, cloud computing, and Internet safety will also be a part of this course. Students will explore the academic, workplace, and personal uses for these applications, and they will model their projects after work produced by professionals.
Projects:
The projects and activities that you will undertake in this course are listed below. Students will complete a selection of activities from the Media Component. The selection of activities will depend on the interests and aptitudes of the students in the class.
Follow the links below for your class assignments, and don't forget to save your work in your desktop portfolio as you go.
IMPORTANT: Read this before you begin.
Part 1 - The Office Component
Keyboarding
Keyboarding Details and Rubrics
ATRT Online
***If the links below are not active, use this link to our old site for information about the assignments.
Word Processing
Word Processing 1 - The Basics of Word Processing
Word Processing 2 - "Technology and Me" Newsletter
Word Processing 3 - Tools/Shortcuts Worksheet & Formatting Practice
Word Processing 4 - Business Letters
Word Processing 5 - Resumes
Word Processing 6 - Memos
Word Processing Final Project - Digital Literacy: What a Teenager Should Know When Going Online
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet 1 - Basic concepts and vocabulary for spreadsheets
Spreadsheet 2 - Using a spreadsheet to play "Battleship"
Spreadsheet 3 - Spreadsheets 1 & 2
Spreadsheet 4 - Spreadsheets 3 & 4
Spreadsheet 5 - Spreadsheets 5, 6, & 7
Spreadsheet 6 - Spreadsheets Concept Project
Spreadsheet Final Project
Part 2 - The Media Component
Web Pages
Design 1 - Creating a Web Page online
Film
Film Techniques
Stop-Motion Animation
Virtual Museum Project: Avalanches
PSA's
Photography / Photoshop
Photography 1 - How to take great photos
Part 3 - Coding
Coding is a great way to learn "computational thinking", it is a great way to learn more about the ways computers work, and it may present some wonderful job opportunities for you in later life.
Click here for some more information about Coding here at RSS.
Presentations (Powerpoint, Keynote, etc.)
Presentation 1 - How a computer works
Presentation 2 - Going Online - How to be safe and smart.
Music and Sound Editing
Garage Band 1 - Creating Songs
Garage Band 2 - Podcasting
IMPORTANT: Read this before you begin.
Part 1 - The Office Component
Keyboarding
Keyboarding Details and Rubrics
ATRT Online
***If the links below are not active, use this link to our old site for information about the assignments.
Word Processing
Word Processing 1 - The Basics of Word Processing
Word Processing 2 - "Technology and Me" Newsletter
Word Processing 3 - Tools/Shortcuts Worksheet & Formatting Practice
Word Processing 4 - Business Letters
Word Processing 5 - Resumes
Word Processing 6 - Memos
Word Processing Final Project - Digital Literacy: What a Teenager Should Know When Going Online
Spreadsheets
Spreadsheet 1 - Basic concepts and vocabulary for spreadsheets
Spreadsheet 2 - Using a spreadsheet to play "Battleship"
Spreadsheet 3 - Spreadsheets 1 & 2
Spreadsheet 4 - Spreadsheets 3 & 4
Spreadsheet 5 - Spreadsheets 5, 6, & 7
Spreadsheet 6 - Spreadsheets Concept Project
Spreadsheet Final Project
Part 2 - The Media Component
Web Pages
Design 1 - Creating a Web Page online
Film
Film Techniques
Stop-Motion Animation
Virtual Museum Project: Avalanches
PSA's
Photography / Photoshop
Photography 1 - How to take great photos
Part 3 - Coding
Coding is a great way to learn "computational thinking", it is a great way to learn more about the ways computers work, and it may present some wonderful job opportunities for you in later life.
Click here for some more information about Coding here at RSS.
Presentations (Powerpoint, Keynote, etc.)
Presentation 1 - How a computer works
Presentation 2 - Going Online - How to be safe and smart.
Music and Sound Editing
Garage Band 1 - Creating Songs
Garage Band 2 - Podcasting