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                                           Tuesday, February 20,  2006

1.   Pick up your folder as you enter the class room.  If you arrive late, please let your instructor know.  The $5 printing fee should be paid by this Thursday; it will help to keep our classroom printer supplied with ink cartridges and paper throughout the semester.

2.       Check your class assignment sheet for today's assignments and complete them in the GDP program using your textbook:

a.     Go to Lesson 68 and complete the sections assigned.  Follow the instructions in the left margin of the textbook for each lesson part.  (Do not print the Portfolio report for this lesson (or any of the other skill building lessons assigned for today); we will print on Thursday after Thursday’s skill building assignments are completed.)

b.   Go to Lesson 69 and complete the sections assigned.  The plus (+) sign attached to Section G on the assignment sheet means that it will be checked for errors and scored.  You must achieve zero errors on this exercise before continuing on.

c.   Do  Report 69-51, a magazine article, using the formatting instructions contained in 69H on page 247 for a two-column report.  Your finished document should look similar in format to the example illustrated at the top of page 248.  If necessary, review the Proofreader’s Marks (page R-14 in the Reference Section of your textbook or WP Manual).  Proofread your document CAREFULLY.  Follow the usual procedure to save, score, and review your document.   Your goal:  To create the document with zero errors on the first attempt.  If you are successful, circle the “Yes” in the “Proofread” column on your assignment sheet. ☺ If not, circle “No” and go back to edit your document until it is correct.  L  Print the document in "Portfolio."  You should have two printouts of this document--one in Word and the other Place this printout in your folder.

d.   Do Report 70-53, meeting minutes, in Lesson 70.  Use a two-column "open" table (no border lines) format to create the minutes.  Incorporate all the changes indicated by the red proofreader's marks.  If necessary, refer to the proofreaders' marks on page R-14 of your Word Processing Manual.   Proofread carefully and save the file by clicking on GDP in the menu bar in the usual manner.   Circle “yes” or “no” under the Proofread column on your folder.  If necessary, edit your document to achieve zero errors.  Print in "Portfolio" (results in two printouts) and place in your folder to submit to your instructor.

e.  Exit the GDP program and submit your folder containing all completed word processing assignments. 
 

Thursday, February 22, 2007

1.        Your instructor will do small group demonstrations on correct keyboarding technique during class today.  When you are called for the demonstration, please bring your class folder with you. 

2.        Pick up your folder as usual, and remove and then review  the corrected printouts from your folder.  Place them in a folder at home.  Be sure you understand any markings on your papers.

3.        Please pay the printing fee to your instructor today if you have not already done so.  Only those students who pay the fee will be allowed to use the classroom printer and  take practice and class tests, so paying the fee now ensures you of that opportunity.

4.        Today’s assignments:

a.        Click here to access the CAOT Departmental website and complete the Student Survey.  (If you have already completed and submitted this survey for another CAOT course, you need not do this again.  Skip down to (b) below.)  When the survey prompts you  for an email address, please key in the address that you use most often.  After completing the survey, don’t forget to click on the SUBMIT FORM button.  Print a copy of the Form Confirmation page that appears and  submit it to your instructor.  Your completion of this survey will assist our department to better schedule classes at times that are convenient for you, our students.

b.        Complete Lesson 70, following the directions in the left margin of the textbook for each section.

c.    Please note:  Today will be the last day we will practice our proofreading skills to achieve "0" errors on the word processing documents we create in GDP, so let's renew our efforts to meet this goal in today's two documents.  Beginning next Tuesday, we will no longer create our documents inside the GDP program.  We will exit GDP upon completing the skill building portions of our lessons and launch MS Word from the Windows Desktop.  Consequently, we will no longer be able to rely upon the scoring feature of GDP to identify and mark errors in our documents.  In addition, I will begin grading each word processing assignment you submit.  To achieve an "A" grade, an assignment must be perfect in terms of accuracy and format, the same mailability standard used in business today.

c.         Go to Report 70-52 (agenda) in Lesson 70.  Use the automatic “numbering” feature in Word to create the agenda.  Apply double-spacing (click on FORMAT;  Paragraph; “Indents and Spacing” Tab; “Spacing after,” and key in 12 pt. so that there is one blank line between the numbered paragraphs).  Your goal:  To complete this document with zero errors on the first attempt.  If so, circle the "yes" for proofreading. ☺If not, try harder in your next document!  

d.   Next, go to Report 70-54 (a magazine article).  Use the Word "columns" feature demonstrated during the previous class session.  "Balance" the two columns by placing your insertion point at the end of the document and inserting a "continuous" section break (both columns should end horizontally even on the page (both columns should be approximately the same length).  Again, your goal:  To complete the magazine article with zero errors on the first attempt.  Circle either "yes" or "no" for proofreading on your assignment sheet.  If necessary, edit your document to achieve zero errors.

e.    Use the GDP "Portfolio" to print your word processing assignments for today.

f.          Because today is Thursday, click on "Portfolio" in the GDP Menu Bar.  Click on the Portofolio Filter  button; in the “lesson range” box, key in this week's skill building lessons--68, 69, 70--and click on OK.  Click on Print Report.   Also print a portfolio report for last week's lessons if you did not submit one last week.  Add the portfolio printouts to your class folder.

g.    That’s it for today!  Check your Homework Review sheet this weekend to prepare for next week's assignments.  See you Tuesday.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!