Computer Technology Exploratory Page

Ninth graders are exposed to an overview of the Computer Technology Program. The seven-day lesson outline is below. View the Web Design activity
7-Day Lesson Outline
Day	Main Topic and/or Focus Goals and Objectives (Include General CTE Strand(s)) Information Technology Services:		Methods and Techniques Materials and Resources	Assessment Method(s)
1	Introduction Windows XP Web Page Design Create Web Page	1.B.07a 2.B.08c 2.F.01c .02c .03c 2.H.02c 6.D.02c .03c .04c 6.K.02c .03c	Teacher's introduction Overview of program, course goals, expectations, classroom procedures, and safety rules Log On and Off the computer system Become familiar with Window's environment and terms Navigate hard disk drive Create a folder and subfolders Follow instructions to convert a text document into a Web Save the Web page in the format .htm Load Internet Explorer View the Web page in Internet Explorer Format the page and text Become acquainted with Web page's structure	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed to keep students' on task Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
2	Create Web Page (continued)	2.E.01c .02c .04c 2.S.03 .06 2.T.03 2.Y.09 .10 .11 .12 .13	Write code to: add foreground and background colors add still images add background image add animated image add sound add video make background image stationary create a bulleted list	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
3	Computer Programming	2.N.05 .15 2.P.01 .09 .24 .25 4.C.01a .05a 4.D.03a .04a .05c .07a 6.E.01c .02c .03c	Introduce Visual Basic (VB) Load VB Open and Run sample VB programs Explore VB environment and objects	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
4	Design VB window Modify VB Program		Design a form with objects Change objects' properties Save program Open a program Enhance a program	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
5	Game Creation	2.D.01c .02c .06c 2.N.16 2.P.01 .16 .24 4.D.03a .04a 6.E.01c .02c .03c	Introduce Game Design Open and Run sample games Create a game Save game	Informal > I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
6	Enhance Game		Open game Add features	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment
7	Careers Web Developer Software Engineer Game Programmer	4.A.01a .02a	Go online and view occupations description Go online and find job postings Complete Evaluation form	Informal I will observe students' performances and provide help when needed Formal Use rubrics for ongoing assessment

7-Day Lesson Outline