January 8 - Welcome Back Year 7

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Welcome back Year 7. I hope that Santa was good to you and that you are relaxed and ready to start Term 2. We have lots of fun in store for you, so let's get started.

1)Learning to type is an important skill to know. Nowadays students use computers and programs like Microsoft Word to do their homework and write essays. Blogging across the curriculum is becoming commonplace and you are expected to already "know" how to type. Well, typing is a skill like any other and in order to get good at it, you must practice. A fun online typing course is located here: http://freetypinggame.net/ Let's use this site and practice each time we meet for 15 minutes.

2) Next, let's continue with the second Microsoft Word tutorial. It is located here: http://office.microsoft.com/training/training.aspx?AssetID=RC102276801033

I have headsets for you to use. Remember that these tutorials are part of the Investigate portion of the Design Cycle. In order to properly/efficiently use Microsoft Word, it is imperative to learn how it works;-)

3) Remember to reflect upon this lesson in your Process Journal (blog) after every class.

If you have any questions, just raise your hand!