Word Processing I Unit 11

West Haven Public Schools

Unit Planning Organizer

Subject: Word Processing I

Grade: 9-12

Unit 11: Automating Single Page Documents

Pacing: 10 days

Essential Question(s):

How can I find attractive templates in word for professional business and home use? How can I save time by inserting text automatically that I key over and over again?

Big Idea(s):

Microsoft word has already supplies it’s users with thousands of ready made documents where you just have to fill in the blank. You can save time by automatically insert large pieces of text that you key over and over again with just a command.

CT State Standards (includes West Haven’s “Priority” GLES’s in BOLD and “Supporting” Standards)

4. Compose, organize, and edit information using keyboard and technology.

Supporting Standards

The ISTE

National Educational Technology standards and Performance Indicators for Teachers

Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness
Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources
Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations.

“Unwrapped” Concepts and Skills, and Bloom Levels (BL)

Concepts(Need to Know)

Skills(Able to Do)

Creating a Wizard Document
Creating A template
Creating a Document from a template
Using Auto Format
Creating Auto Text Entries
Editing Auto Text Entries

Integrating a wizard document

Utilizing auto format commands

Inventing new document from wizard

Detecting best auto entries

Instructional Planning

Instructor will illustrate commands using a Smart board or Overhead. Instructor will also supply individual instruction sheets and or Text pages explaining commands.
Students will complete a series of assignments selected by instructor to displaying that they have mastered the commands.

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