Session 3

Session 3

Advanced Word Processing

Graphics

Session 3 PowerPoint Lessons (Open the lesson and click the Slide Show button)
Lesson 11--Hardware and Software--(8 minutes) Explains the differences between hardware, and software, and how copywrite law applies to software.
Lesson 12--Graphics--(13 minutes) Learn about graphics programs and the terms used to describe graphics.

Session 3

PowerPoint Lessons

(Open the lesson and click the Slide Show button)

Lesson 11--Hardware and Software--(8 minutes) Explains the differences between hardware, and software, and how copywrite law applies to software.

Lesson 12--Graphics--(13 minutes) Learn about graphics programs and the terms used to describe graphics.

Paint Shop Pro
Using Paint Shop Pro--Paint Shop Pro is an excellent graphics program. There are several versions available. This document applies specifically to Version 7, but should be adaptable for newer versions. You can buy Paint Shop Pro at most stores that carry software, or online at the Corel website. Check their Community link for Tutorials and Tips for using the program.

Session 3 Hands-on Lessons These are lessons I used in my classes. The first document is a basic how-to document on using MSWord. The other documents are in two parts, an exercise to do, and an instruction page. You can print the instructions, or open both and display them as half pages. To do that, open both documents, then go to the WINDOW menu, and choose COMPARE SIDE BY SIDE or ARRANGE ALL or HORIZONTAL VIEW, whichever your version of MSWord uses. When all the lessons are online, I will post a printable document with all the exercise instructions.
Using MSWord
Exercises	Instructions
WP#7	WP#7
Use a blank document for this exercise	WP#8
WP#9	WP#9
WP#10	WP#10
Use a blank document for this exercise	WP#11

You can use this picture in lesson WP#7. Right-click, choose

SAVE IMAGE AS, and save it to your computer.

EasyTech© Lessons by: Learning.com
These are Word documents which explain the lessons that are available this session. You can print them if you want to use them as checklists. There is no limit on the number of lessons you do, and you can do lessons from any level. Passwords will be emailed to those families who have paid for this session. Teacher Instructions for hands-on activities are linked from the Word documents.
Level 1--K-2	Level 2--3-5	Level 3--6-Adult

EasyTech© Lessons

by:

Learning.com

These are Word documents which explain the lessons that are available this session. You can print them if you want to use them as checklists. There is no limit on the number of lessons you do, and you can do lessons from any level. Passwords will be emailed to those families who have paid for this session. Teacher Instructions for hands-on activities are linked from the Word documents.

Level 1--K-2

Level 2--3-5

Level 3--6-Adult

Touch Typing
The EasyTech© lessons include lessons in touch typing. I do recommend that students have more practice than what is included here. There are many typing programs on the market, or you can use Learn2Type, which has a free version on the website. They also have a pay version, which does not include pop-up advertising.

E-Pals

If you would like to set up controlled email accounts for your children, I recommend EPals. On this website, you can obtain free email accounts that you can monitor. The site also has monitored message boards and blog sites. Your children can have epals all over the world.

1. Register yourself as a teacher.

2. Create a profile. Identify yourself as a home school parent, and give a little info about the ages and interests of your children. It takes a day or two for your profile to be approved.

3. Click MONITORED ACCOUNTS, then ACCOUNTS, then CREATE NEW ACCOUNTS.

4. Set up accounts for your children.

5. Assign filters for each child.

Profanity filters are organized from Level 1 to Level 4, with Level 1 providing the most stringent filtering. In all cases, you can choose whether or not to preview messages containing attachments.

Level 1	All messages must be approved by the monitor, whether they contain profanity or not.
Level 2	Messages containing profanity must be approved by the monitor, but unflagged messages will reach their recipients automatically. The monitor will also receive a copy of every unflagged message.
Level 3	Messages containing profanity must be approved by the monitor, but unflagged messages will reach their recipients automatically. The monitor will not see unflagged messages.
Level 4	All profanity filters are off.
Attachment filters work on top of the profanity filters. If you turn "preview attachments" on, messages containing attachments will be flagged even if you do not wish to flag messages containing profanity.

6. Explore the profiles of other teachers. You can even search for other home school families in other countries and email them to find epals for your children. You can join projects that are already in progress, or create your own.

Note: The filters on this program are very strict. It will filter as profanity any word or portion of a word that could be used inappropriately, even if it's not being used that way in the context of the email.