Microsoft Word: Learn the Basics with a Fun Project

This course will be taught by modeling the basic word skills outlined below and allowing students to follow along as they go on their own devices. I like to provide a very open class environment where learners are prompted to ask questions or for clarification often. This course is designed for students who have little to no experience with Microsoft Word. 

The class will be divided into two parts: 
1. Learning and Practicing the Basics of Word
- creating and opening documents
- the menu bar
- fonts (style, size, color, alignment)
- inserting and formatting images
- creating basic tables
- adding and formatting shapes
- creating and editing bulleted/numbered lists
- adding icons (similar to clipart)
- word art
- page layout (orientation, margins, size, page color)
- headers/footers/page numbers

2. Applying the Basics of Word
Students will be creating a poster or flyer in Word. I will go around and check-in with students continually to answer questions and provide support. If time allows, we will share our projects with the class.