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Week of Oct 16 - 20, 2006
Welcome to the Computer Exploration information page. Here you will find information about the various computer elective classes that are available at Kempsville Middle School. For students who are currently in an on-going class, there is a schedule of the major events to be covered each day in your class for the current week. For parents and students, there is also a schedule of when the computer lab will be open for additional help or work time both before and after school.
Click to visit one of the following topics:
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Computer Solutions II (6th and 7th) (Not offered this quarter )
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Advanced Computer Solutions (8th Grade) (Not offered this semester )
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Keyboarding Applications (7th and 8th Grade) (Not offered this year)
This web page was last updated on: Friday, October 13, 2006 . Questions about this web page or the Computer Exploration program may be directed to Mr. Intlehouse at OldComputerTeacher@cox.net or jackson.intlehouse@vbschools.com
What's Happening - - This Week - - Oct 16 - 20
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Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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Comp Sol 1 - 6th/7th Grade |
Test Review; Practical Test; Unfinished Work |
Spreadsheet Tests - Written (Folder Sheet 15 and 19) and Practical |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
Comp Sol 2 - 6th/7th Grade |
No Computer Solutions 2 Class This Quarter |
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Adv Comp Sol - 8th Grade |
No Advanced Computer Solutions Class This Semester |
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Keyboarding - 7th/8th Grade |
MicroType Lesson 15 - (P & V) ; GCW #7 |
MicroType Lesson 16 - (Q & Comma), Ex Credit #5 |
Speedskins; MicroType Lesson 17 - (Review); |
MicroType Lesson 18 - (Z & Colon) ; GCW #8; |
Game or Makeup Day; Deadline for completion of Lessons 11-15 |
| Keyboarding Apps | No Keyboarding Applications Class This Year |
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Before / After School Lab Hours
Schedule for this week / Projected for next week (subject to change and please see notes below the table!)
Oct 16 - 20 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Morning - Open At: |
8 AM |
8 AM |
8 AM |
8 AM |
8 AM |
Afternoon - Open Until : |
5:20 PM |
Closed |
5:20 PM |
Closed |
Closed |
Oct 23 - 27 |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Morning - Open At: |
8 AM |
8 AM |
8AM |
8AM |
8 AM |
Afternoon - Open Until: |
5:20 PM |
Closed |
5:20 PM |
Closed |
Closed |
NOTES:
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Entry before school in the morning requires a pass from the computer teacher.
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Students staying after school must have a one-time signed parental permission note PRIOR to staying after school. The signed note is a form that may be picked up in the computer lab. PLEASE read the note carefully for the requirements for student transportation home.
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Welcome students and parents to the new Computer Exploration! Hard to believe the summer is gone already. The first three weeks sure went by quickly.
This is a year of major change; everything in the computer lab will be quite different this year. Check out all the exciting things below:
- New courses. The Computer Exploration curriculum has completely changes. New courses (described below) are Computer Solutions 1 (taught to 6th and 7th graders every quarter this year), Computer Solutions 2 (taught to one 7th grade class 4th quarter), and Advanced Computer Solutions (taught to one 8th grade class 2nd Semester). Keyboarding, taught for the first time last year to one 8th grade class, will be taught to a total of five 7th and 8th grade classes.
- NEW COMPUTERS ARE HERE! New HP computers were delivered and are up and running. There are a few software glitches to work out but they are a very nice change!
- Sharepoint: Because of the change to SharePoint, the web site will be closed in the near future and all major details, assignments and announcements will be made using the individual class sites.
- Progress Reports were issued to all students on Monday the 9th. It is a homework grade for ALL students to get their computer progress report signed and returned to class for their grade. To date, too many students have NOT returned their report. A second progress report, a much more realistic one, will be issued to all Computer Solutions 1 students on Monday, October 23. This will also require parent signature and return to class for a grade.
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Keyboarding will be offered as a one semester, high school half-credit class. During the first quarter, students will mainly acquire skills in developing touch-keyboarding techniques and become proficient computer users. During the second quarter, the student will mainly learn word processing applications. Students will review standard grammar usage and develop proofreading and editing techniques and skills. This will give the students the ability to correctly compose, organize, and edit a wide variety of word processing documents at the keyboard.
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This nine week course is designed to provide basic explorarory activities in computer applications. Topics include basic operational skills, word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia, telecomunication, spreadsheets, and legal and ethical issues related to technology. This course is open to students in grades 6 and 7.
Prerequisite: Computer Solutions I. This nine week course expands upon the Computer Solutions I course in computer / technology for middle school students. An introduction to graphics and databases is included at this level. Acceptance into the course will be based upon successful completion of Computer Solutions I or teacher recommendation.
Prerequisite: Computer Solutions I, II, or Keyboarding. This semester course provides advanced explorarory activities with compuiter applications focusing primarily on problem solving through the use of programming, multimedia, and graphics applications. Acceptance into the course will be based upon successful completionof Computer Solutions I, II, Keyboarding or teacher recommendation.
Prerequisite: Keyboarding. This course articulates with Tidewater Community College. Students will elevate skill levels on the keyboard, increasing both speed and accuracy. Students will produce a variety of advanced personal and business documents. Emphasis will be placed on formatting of documents, including research papers, letters, tables, and technical reports.