Computer Skills Elective: Microsoft Word, Powerpoint and Excel Level 2

In this 4 week course, students will build upon skills learned in the Level 1 Course to improve and enhance their abilities in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel Programs. 

When students jump into this Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel course, they will receive an immediate opportunity to practice applicable skills related to all 3 programs. We will both build upon skills introduced in the Level 1 Course and develop skills. Learners can expect to leave this class will a full knowledge of how to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel most efficiently and creatively. Here is the course schedule: 

Week 1: Background knowledge and skill scaffolding. Word: How to create a newspaper style document using columns, images, shapes, textboxes and color schemes. PowerPoint: How to transform a presentation from good to great through appropriate use of images, colors, designs, animation, transitions, and audio. Excel: Budgeting your lifestyle - Understanding how to store monetary information related to income, expenses, loans, etc. 

Week 2: Skill Scaffolding... Continued. Word: Finalizing newspaper and creating a birthday card for a family member or friend. PowerPoint: How to transform a presentation from good to great through appropriate use of images, colors, designs, animation, transitions, and audio. Excel: Scheduling - How to make monthly calendars to organize practices, work, classes, activities, etc. 

Week 3: All New Skills! Word: Setting up a research paper using headers, footers, bibliographies, footnotes, etc. PowerPoint: Integrating images, videos, and audio into your PowerPoint. Excel: Functions in Excel - VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and Count

Week 4: Putting the Pieces together: Word - Finalizing research paper and sharing progress with class. PowerPoint: Presenting final PowerPoint presentation. Excel - Advanced functions in Excel - Max and Min, Concatenate, Round, Trim, and Creating new rules