CLASSROOM RULES/POLICIES
Ms. Pecoraro – Room 104
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1. Be in your seat when the bell rings. Zero Tolerance for Tardies.
Students must be in the classroom and preparing for class when the tardy
bell rings. The only way to have any tardy “excused” is to present a signed
note from a teacher, administrator, or the office at the time you enter the
classroom or the tardy is “unexcused”. All unexcused tardies will be
given Administrative detentions beginning with the 2nd tardy.
2. Remain in your seat until the bell rings at the end of class.
3. Respect others.
4. Keep workstation neat. Bring all materials & Binder to class with
you EVERY DAY.
5. Absolutely NO food or drinks are allowed in the computer lab.
Detentions will be given.
6. COMPUTER STATION: You are responsible for the care of your
computer. Students are NOT allowed to change any computer settings, i.e.,
desktop, DOS, hard drive, file manager, control panel, etc. Students will
be removed from the computer, and disciplinary action will be taken. If a
student finds that something is missing or not working correctly at the
assigned computer workstation, he/she should report it immediately to the
teacher. ALL seats will be assigned. Work ONLY at your assigned computer
station. NO games or internet allowed unless given permission by the
teacher.
7. CLASS WORK: ALL EXERCISES, PROJECTS and ASSESSMENTS MUST be saved
on YOUR computer in order to get credit for it. Print from your computer
ONLY. Do NOT delete any work from your computer until the teacher instructs
you to do so and the work has been graded and returned to you. All students
are expected to do their own work. Any student found cheating or sharing
work will be given a zero. If a student prints work for another student,
they will both receive zeros. Work must be saved on YOUR computer until you
are instructed to delete it, in order to get credit.
8. ALL MAKE UP WORK MUST BE DONE IN THE LAB (Room 104).
Students may come in before school to Room 104 to make up work from 7:05-
7:25am or after school from 2:41-3:00pm (any day but Wednesday) You must
have an excused absence to make up work. There is only one set of books &
they remain at each computer station. The students were not issued books.
Exercises and Assessments are done on the computer and printed from each
lesson for a grade and must be done in the lab.
It is your responsibility to turn in all assigned work. If you are absent,
it is up to you to find out what was missed. Any work not turned in is
recorded as a zero. Quizzes and/or tests are announced in advance. These
will be taken as scheduled unless a student has two consecutive absences
prior to test day or unless prior arrangements have been made.
After a week has elapsed, failure to make up work will result in a zero for
that assignment.You will be given two days for each day that is missed.
Make arrangements with me and your transportation THE DAY BEFORE to make up
work.
9. All students must have a Student Technology Agreement on file to
access to the Internet. As per the Technology Agreement, no outside disks
are allowed into the classroom.
10. Hall/Restroom Pass: Each student will be allowed TWO passes out of
class per nine weeks. Only 1 student will be allowed out of the
class at a time. Never leave class without permission.
GRADING POLICY:
80% - Daily Work (Participation, Daily/Weekly Assignments, Quizzes, Tests)
20% -- Nine Weeks Exam (given at the end of each nine weeks)
If specific consequences were not listed above for the inappropriate
conduct, the following will apply and all detentions will be served within 3
days.
a. on the first infraction, the student will be made aware of the
inappropriate behavior & warned.
b. 2nd infraction – student will receive a detention by the teacher.
Some detentions will be administrative detentions.
c. 3rd infraction – student will be written up and sent to the
disciplinary office.
MATERIALS NEEDED:
Ø 1 small 3-ring binder WITH POCKETS.
Ø Technology Agreement –MUST be signed by you and your parents and
returned to your homeroom teacher.
Ø LAB FEE: $5.00 and 1 Pack of Computer Paper.
DETENTIONS WILL BE SERVED IN THE CLASSROOM –Room 104, unless it is an
Administrative Detention.
The link for Northshore High School is:
http://northshorehigh.stpsb.org
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(Please cut off the bottom portion and return bottom part to Ms. Pecoraro.
Keep top part.)
I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE CLASS RULES AND POLICIES ABOVE FOR MS.
PECORARO AND UNDERSTAND THE BEHAVIOR THAT IS EXPECTED IN INTRODUCTION TO
BUSINESS COMPUTER APPLICATIONS.
STUDENT’S SIGNATURE: ______________________________DATE: ___________
PRINT NAME HERE: ___________________________________
CLASS PERIOD: _______________
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IBCA – FIRST 9 WEEKS COURSE SYLLABUS 2008 - 2009
Ms Pecoraro, Room 104
SEMESTER TOPICS -- Computer Fundamentals, Microsoft Word, Touch Keyboarding
Daily work (80% of grade) will consist of quiz and/or test grades,
completion of daily/weekly assignments, and production associated with
assignments. All these grades will be totaled at the end of the nine weeks
and averaged by dividing the number of points received by the number of
points possible. A written exam will be given at the end of each 9 weeks.
This will count as 20% of the 9 weeks grade.
COURSE OUTLINE — FIRST NINE WEEKS
Timed Writings may be given each week for a grade.
WEEK 1 COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS & CONCEPTS
Lesson 1: What Is A Computer?
Complete Vocabulary, Summary & Review Questions; Take Lecture Notes
Lesson 2: How Does A Computer Process Data?
Complete Vocabulary, Summary & Review Questions; Take Lecture Notes
TESTS — LESSONS 1 & 2
Parts of the computer – Quiz on Computer Parts Handout
Begin Alphabetic Keys, New Key Learning, Keyboarding Techniques
Begin Lesson 1: Learn control of home-row keys, Space Bar, and Enter key
WEEK 2 LESSONS 1-5
Continue Lesson 1: Learn control of home-row keys, Space Bar, and Enter key
Alphabetic Keys, New Key Learning
Lesson 2: Learn control of H and E keys
Lesson 3: Learn control of I and R keys
Lesson 4: Learn control of O and T keys
Lesson 5: Learn control of N and G keys
(Optional) MicroType & Enrichment Activities
WEEK 3 LESSONS 6-10
Spacing Rules, Calculating GWAM
Lesson 6: Learn control of Left Shift and Period keys
Lesson 7: Learn control of U and C keys
Lesson 8: Learn control of W and Right Shift
Lesson 9: Learn control of B and Y keys
Lesson 10: Learn control of M and X keys
(Optional) MicroType & Enrichment Activities
WEEK 4 LESSONS 11-15
Lesson 11: Learn control of P and V keys
Repetitive Stress Injuries
Proofreader’s Marks and Spacing Rules; Capitalization Rules, Measure Timed-
Writing Progress
Key Q, Comma, Z, Colon, Caps Lock, Tab, Apostrophe, Hyphen, Quotation Mark
keys by touch.
(Optional) MicroType & Enrichment Activities
WEEK 5 Complete MicroType Lessons
Skillbuilding
Lesson 9: Develop Proper Response Patterns to gain speed
Lesson 10: Build straight-copy speed and control
Lesson 11: Improve keying techniques on script and rough-draft copy
Lesson 12: Improve keying technique
Lesson 13: Improve skill on script and rough-draft copy
WEEK 6 Formatting Unbound Reports
Lesson 25: Learn format features of unbound reports
Lesson 26: Format contextual citations in a report
Lesson 27: Process a referenfce page & a two-page unbound report
Lesson 36: Assessment of report formatting skills
WEEK 7 Formatting Personal Business Letters
Lesson 28: Learn to format personal business letters in block format
Lesson 29: Learn to format envelopes
Lesson 30: Format personal business letters in block format
Lesson 35: Assessment of letter formatting skills
WEEK 8 FORMAT REGULAR BUSINESS LETTERS AND MEMOS
Lesson 22: Learn to format interoffice memos
Lesson 24: Check Level of memo processing skill
Lesson 35: Assessment of memo formatting skills
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WEEK 9
Review for Quarter Exam
Final Timed Writings for the quarter
QUARTER EXAM--Quarter Exam will include questions from all materials
covered. Quarter Exam is 20% or 1/5 of student’s grade.
Additional Topics – IF time allows:
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
Lesson 3: How Do I Input, Output, & Store Data Information?
Complete Vocabulary, Summary & Review Questions; Take Lecture Notes,
Chapter Steps (Optional)
Lesson 4: What Is Software?
Complete Vocabulary, Summary & Review Questions; Take Lecture Notes,
Chapter Steps (Optional)
TESTS — LESSONS 3 & 4
The Syllabus is a flexible guide and is subject to change when required.
