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- Copyright 1994 Miguel Guhlin
- May be duplicated so long as credit is given.
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- Parents’ Technology Institute
- Syllabus
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- Revised 1/21/94?
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- January 18, Tues
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- Tools for Learning
- Class Expectations
- How a Computer Works CD-ROM
- Intro to Mac Computer
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- January 20, Tues
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- Writing Process: Semantic Mapping w/ Kid Pix
- Writing w/ Bilingual Writing Center
- Theme Selection: FAMILY
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- January 25, Tues
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- Learning a Word Processor (Typing, cutting/pasting
- text, formatting, fonts, printing, graphics selection).
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- January 27, Thurs.
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- Using Special Functions (spell-checker, Thesaurus),
- page layout in Word Processor. Moving Graphics
- between applications using scrapbook.
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- February 1, Tues.
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- Role of Multimedia in Education/Business
- Intro to HyperStudio: Stacks, Cards, Tools, Objects,
- Buttons.
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- February 3, Thurs.
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- Create a HyperStudio Stack based on FAMILY.
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- February 8, Tues.
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- Multimedia: Scanning Graphics and Pasting them into
- HyperStudio. Recording sounds in buttons.
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- February 10, Thurs.
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- NO CLASS.
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- February 15, Tues. HyperStudio Continued.
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- February 22, Tues. Home Surveys centered on Family Theme. Graph Data.
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- February 24, Thurs. NO CLASS.
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- March 1, Tues.
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- Intro to Spreadsheets and Graphing.
- M&M Activity on Graph Club.
- Manipulating Graphics in Graph Club.
- Types of Graphs.
- Generate Surveys on Family
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- March 3, Thurs.
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- Graph data from surveys on Graph Club
- Making an Electronic Checkbook.
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- March 8, Tues.
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- LabQuest Graphing Activity
- Spreadsheet Functions.
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- March 10, Thurs. Intro to the Internet: Telecommunications.
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- March 15, Tues. Copy Graphs into HyperStudio Stacks.
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- March 17, Thurs. Put finishing touches on HyperStudio Stacks
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- March 22, Tues. NO CLASS. SPRING BREAK.
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- March 24, Thurs. NO CLASS. SPRING BREAK.
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- March 29, Tues. Types of Software. Software Evaluations.
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- March 31, Thurs. Evaluate software.
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- April 5, Tues.
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- Shareware on the Internet.
- Fighting Viruses.
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- April 7, Thurs.
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- Purchasing a Home Computer: What to look for,
- what to avoid.
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- April 12, Tues. Working with Your Child at School.
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- April 14, Thurs. Final Class: Get-together!
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