Lesson 1

SURVIVING IN WORD 2000

Lesson 1 - In the Beginning . . .

Grade Level(s): 9-12+

Subject(s):    English Language Arts
                            Vocational
                            Business

Learner Outcomes:

Students will know how to create word processing documents in Microsoft Word 2000.
Students will be able to open existing documents in Microsoft Word 2000.
Students will be able to identify parts of the Microsoft Word 2000 window.
Students will be able to use the "Save" and "Save As" features for saving documents.
Students will be able to use the Help feature in Microsoft Word 2000.

Duration of Lesson: Two 50-Minute Class Periods

Materials:

Pen or pencil
"Lesson 1 - In the Beginning..." Evaluation Sheet

Technology Tools/Courseware:

Computer with Windows 98 operating system and Internet access
Microsoft Word 2000
Netscape Communicator

Teacher Notes:

Students must have a signed Technology Acceptable Use form on file.
Students should have completed the "Surviving in Windows 98" unit.

Procedures:

1.)    Have students boot their computers and then double-click on the Netscape Communicator icon to
        access the Internet.
2.)    In the "Location" box, have students type the URL for The Solution Site (http://www.thesolutionsite.com)
        and find the unit called Surviving Word 2000. Then select "Lesson 1 - In the Beginning..."
3.)    Use the instructions you learned in the Windows unit (Lesson 3) to size the window to the right half of
        the desktop space. In the left half of the desktop space, open Microsoft Word 2000.
4.)    Have students follow the instructions and activities in Lesson 1.

Modifications:

Student IEPs will determine lesson modifications.
Advanced students will help students who are experiencing difficulties.

Enrichment Activities:

Go online at http://dlearn.wwc.edu/classes/info200a/wordintr.html and read the article on "Introduction to Word

Processing." This article gives a very brief history from the days of the typewriter to the current developments in computers, word processing programs, and desktop publishing. After you read the article, use Microsoft Word to type a one-page (double-spaced) essay on the advantages of word processing compared to a typewriter. Also devote part of your essay to any advantages you think a typewriter may have compared to a computer word processing program. Save your essay as Lesson 1 Enrichment. Print it and label it with your name, date, and "Lesson 1 Enrichment." Then turn it in for evaluation.

Evaluation/Assessment:

Successful completion of the lesson activities.
Successful completion of Lesson 1 - In the Beginning... Evaluation Sheet.

State and National Standards:

West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives

                  Language Arts - 9.90, 10.81, 11.92, 12.88
                  Advanced Business Computer Applications - ACA 4, ACA 5, ACA 10
                  Basic Keyboarding - BKB 1, BKB 6, BKB 20, BKB 21
                  Business Computer Applications - BCA 2, BCA 4
                  Business Computer Literacy - BCL 1, BCL 5, BCL 15
                  Document Processing - DPR 1
                  Keyboarding and Information Processing - KIP 22, KIP 23

Job/Career Clusters:

West Virginia Tech Prep

                 Business and Marketing
                 Engineering and Technical
                 Fine Arts and Humanities
                 Health
                 Human Services
                 Science and Natural Resources

References:

a)    http://wvde.state.wv.us/
b)    http://cnets.iste.org
c)    http://www.wvtechprep.wvnet.edu
d)    http://www.winmag.com/win98

Authors:

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL

Ed Fortney - efortney@access.k12.wv.us
Phyllis McMillion - phyllismcmillion@hotmail.com
Carolyn Welch - cjcwelch@access.mountain.net

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