SPRING SEMESTER, 2008

ACED 2000

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DAILY LOG

The daily log is a record of what was done each day in class.  Please refer to this log if you miss class, or if you cannot remember an assignment from class.

 

DATE

CLASSWORK

HOMEWORK

4/28

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.  Turn in APA reports  The Role of Management and Electronic Keyboard Applications. 

 

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder M– set preferences first if you wish. 

Timed Writing

Study Guide for Objective Final – Final is 40 questions – MC and T/F. 

FINAL EXAM IS THURS. 12:30-2:30.  One-half objective, one-half production (APA report)

Key APA style report in class:  Businesspeople with a Sense of Humor

HW:  APA reports The Role of Management and Using References in Report Writing – we will go over results before final exam on Thursday

4/23

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.  Turn in The Communication Revolution

 

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder L– set preferences first if you wish. 

Timed Writing

Discuss two new APA reports; review of set-up of document

HW:  Key APA Reports The Role of Management and Electronic Keyboard Applications

4/21

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.  Turn in APA Ecology report.

 

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder K– set preferences first if you wish. 

Timed Writing

Key APA style report The Communication Revolution

HW:  Key APA report The Movement for Technological Change.

4/16

Sign in. Check folders for grade slips.

Warmup SkillBuilder J

Timed Writing

Completed lecture on PowerPoint

Typed a simple APA report together

Type the APA report on ecology using procedures taught in class.

4/14

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.  

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder I– set preferences first if you wish. 

Timed Writing

Go over Production Test

PowerPoint APA Style

 

None

4/9/08

Production test:

Test covers memos, personal business letters, block business letters, modified block business letters, envelopes

None

4/7/08

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.   Turn in homework 34-d2, 35-d2

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder G– set preferences first if you wish. 

Timed Writing

Oral review for production test on Wednesday

Test covers memos, personal business letters, block business letters, modified block business letters, envelopes

 

Study for test.

Optional:

Production review:   36-d2, 36-d3, 36-d4

4/2/08

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.   Turn in homework 32-d2, 32-d3

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder F– set preferences first if you wish.  Timed Writing

Modified Business Letters Block Style – Handout

Envelopes

 

HW:  34-d2 with envelope p. 133;  35-32 p. 137 with envelope. .  NOTE: Instructions say to center both letters vertically.

3/31/08

Sign in.  Check folders for returned work.   Turn in homework four letters on handouts in this order:

Johnny Adams, Ann Smith,  James Roberts, Maureen Smith

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder E– set preferences first if you wish.  Timed Writing

Note:  Reference Guide REF 32 and  for punctuation reference, capitalization, number guide

Discussion:  Business Letters Block Style p. 122 and handout

Type block letter together from handout.

 

HW:  32-d2; 32-d3

3/26/08

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder D– set preferences first if you wish.

Timed Writing

Go over homework turned in on Monday.

Discuss Personal Business Letters

 

HW:  Four letters on handouts

 

3/24/08

Sign in.  Check folder for returned work.   Turn in homework  in this order: 28-d1, 28-d2, 29-d,

30-d1, 30-d2 p. 105

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder C – set preferences first if you wish.

Timed Writing

Discuss e-mails;  illustrate scroll bars, status bar

Review center vertically on page

Discuss Memoranda

Type memo together

 

HW:  31-d2,  32-d4 p. 118

 

3/17/08

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder B – set preferences first if you wish.

Timed Writing

Go over homework.

Handout:  Grading of production tests and homework.

Review: No spacing style; change font and size; Creating Headers

Lesson 28-30: Spellcheck; Insert Date; Paragraph indention; Setting Tabs; Center vertically on page

Drill 4 p. 97 together

 

Homework: 

28-d1 and 28-d2 (use Cambria throughout) p. 98

29-d1 p. 103

30-d1 (omit step 5; double space; indent new paragraphs) and 30-d2 p. 105

No class on Wednesday – I am out of town.

 

3/5/08

WarmUp  - SkillBuilder A – set preferences first if you wish.

Timed Writing

Word 2007:  Open, Save, Save As, Exit, Print, Print Preview

Lesson 27 – Text alignment, line spacing, cut, copy, paste, bullets & numbering, format painter

Creating Headers

 

HW:  26d-1 p. 82;  27d-1 p. 91; 27d-2 p. 92

 

3/3/08

Went  over the midterm

Handout:  Explanation of timed writing scores

Base 3 minute time writing

Show how to change preferences on in Keypro for SkillBuilder

Intro to Word

 

IMPORTANT:  BY WEDNESDAY, BRING A JUMP DRIVE TO CLASS.

 

2/27/08

Turn in Keypro reports if necessary; turn in p. 55 homework; turn in all of numbers packet – for LAB grade

 

Midterm


Diversity survey

 

2/25/08

Turn in p. 52, 53  homework.

Get out your numbers handout. –

we’ll go over p.4

Handout:  Study guide for test

Keypro 23, 24

 

HW:  P. 5 of numbers handout;

 P. 55 Lines 27-32 of text

 

Study for Wednesday’s midterm – 36 questions

One paragraph to type using proofreader   marks.

 

Lab grade Wednesday 2/27 over Keypro 22, 23, 24, numbers handout, p. 48 homework,  p. 52, 53 homework,

 

 

2/20/08

Turn in p. 48 homework.

Get out your numbers handout. – we’ll go over p.2, then discuss p. 3

 

Handout:  Proofreader’s marks

 

First 3 minute timed writing in Keypro for practice

 

In Keypro Lessons 22, begin 23

HW:  p. 52 Lines 10-17  2x

p. 53 Lines 24-28 (corrected if necessary)  2x

 

MIDTERM:  Wed. 2/27 – Objective.  Study sheet provided.

 

Lab grade not until next Wednesday 2/27 over Keypro 22, 23, 24, numbers handout, p. 48 homework,  p. 52, 53 homework, and next Monday’s homework.

 

2/18/08

Turn in pp. 44, 45, 47 homework.

Turn in Keypro printouts for Lessons 18-21 for Lab 4 grade. Keypro is now fully operable.  I will show you

how to log into Keypro.

Check folders for lab 3 grades.

MIDTERM:  Wed. 2/27 – Objective. 

Study sheet provided.

 Numbers handout p. 1

Discussion of use of backspace.

2 min TW in Keypro Open Screen – No backspace.

Keypro Lesson 7 to get used to no backspace.

HW:  P. 2 of numbers handout

            P. 48 Lines 5-13 2x

 

 

21/3/08

Please sign in.  If you did not turn in p. 40 & p. 42 homework on Monday, please do so now.

If you did not turn in Keypro Reports

14-17 on Monday, please do so now.

2 Minute TW

Today’s assignment:  Keypro 20, 21

HW:    P. 44 Lines 10-18 2x

            P. 45 Lines 19-24 2x

            P. 47 Lines 28-36 2x

Lab grade on Monday Keypro 18-21, homework p. 40, 42

2/11/08

Teacher absent.  In Keypro, do Lessons 18, 19, 20

 

2/06/08

Turn in homework. p. 37, 38

Keypro Lessons 16, 17

 

Homework:  P. 40, Lines 14-18, 2 x

             P. 42, Lines 11-18, 2x

 

Lab Grade Monday:  Keypro 14-17, p. 31, 37, 38 of homework.

2/04/08

Keypro Movie 7

Keypro Lessons 14, 15

 

Lab grade taken today:  Keypro 6, 8-13, and last week’s homework.

 

Homework:  P. 37, Lines 22-27, 2 x

                         P. 38, Lines 11-16, 2x

1/30/08

2 minute timed writings for practice

KEYPRO 12, 13

NOTE:  If absent, you need to send your homework in by another student or as an e-mail attachment so it will not be considered late.

 

HW:  In any word processor, p. 31, 2x

LAB GRADE MONDAY:  Keypro 6-13,  p. 17, & 18,

p. 27 & 28.

1/28/08

KEYPRO MOVIE 6

KEYPRO 9, 10, 11

 

NOTE:  If absent, you need to send your homework in by another student or as an e-mail attachment so it will not be considered late.

HW:  In any word processor, p. 27-28, Lines 5-33, 2x

10/23/08

Turn in homework.  Turn in

Keypro Reports Lessons 1, 1R, 2, 3, 4, 5

Grammar Lesson:  a lot; like vs. as if

Handout:  Grammar correction

KEYPRO 6 and 8

HW:  In any word processor, p. 17 Lines 1-19  2x;          p .18 Lines 26-32   2 x (no timing required)

10/16/08

Grammar Lesson:  don’t vs. doesn’t;  very vs. really;  your vs. you’re

Keypro 4, 5

HW:  In any word processor, p. 14 Lines 29-39, 2 times.

Refer to handout for setup of  homework.

NOTE:  MONDAY IS A HOLIDAY.  Homework and labs will be collect next Wednesday.

10/14/08

In Keypro, Movies 3, 4, 5

In Keypro, Lessons 2, 3, 4

In any word processor, p. 9 Lines 5-12, 2 times;    p. 10, Lines 25-30, 2 times.  Refer to handout for setup of homework.

10/9/08

News article:  More Bang for your Ergonomic Bucks.

As guest in Keypro, Lessons 1, 1R, and 2

MUST have textbooks by Monday.

1/07/08

Welcome, Introduction, syllabus, textbook, discussion of technique

Have textbooks by Wed. 1/09.  See web page for syllabus:

www.valdosta.edu/~mgprater