Computer & Multimedia Course Curriculum

Designed for Special Needs

Description

This course focuses on the role that computer technology can play in promoting
the education of children with special needs within the classroom. It begins with
an overview of children’s different types of disabilities and special needs, and an
introductory discussion of how technology can help meet those needs. Several
more detailed sections follow, describing how particular computer applications
and devices make it possible for students with disabilities to be educated in a
regular classroom alongside their nondisabled peers.

Objectives

 Learn about computer hardware/software and develop working knowledge

of computer terminology.
 Use the mouse and become familiar with the keyboard. Perform basic
computer tasks in a Windows environment.
 Troubleshoot computer problems and perform proper shutdown
procedures.
 Learn various software’s to promote further knowledge

Exercises

1. Getting started 3. Keyboarding

 the keyboard
 Computer Terminology  access to the rapid
 Computer comparison chart typing software
 Using the mouse  view progress reports
and exit program
2. Working with windows
 The desktop, taskbar 4. Troubleshooting tips and
and start menu proper shutdown procedures
 Parts of a window  Handling a frozen
 The calculator computer
 scrolling
  Restarting a computer  Turning off a computer
(reboot)

Software’s

Windows

 Paint
 Ms Word
 Ms Excel
 Power Point
 Windows movie maker

Multimedia

 Corel Draw
 Adobe Photoshop
 Adobe Illustrator
 Adobe flash

Paint

 setting the size of the drawing area

 drawing rectangles, squares, circles, ovals, other polygons and curves

 filling the shapes with colours
 saving your picture onto a disk, and opening it again from the disk for your
next session's work
 changing the colours using the palette, and making new colours to add to
the palette
 erasing lines and shapes
 blending colours with the airbrush tool
 adding text to a drawing, moving it within the picture area
 using either transparent or opaque mode to copy or move parts of a picture
 using the colour-picker tool to copy an existing colour to the palette or
drawing tool
 inverting colours so that each colour in the selected area is replaced by the
colour that is opposite on the colour wheel
 flipping, skewing and rotating selected parts of a picture to create patterns
with composite shapes

Ms Word

1. Exploring Word 2007  Correcting Spelling and

 Working in the Word Grammatical Errors
Environment  Viewing Document Statistics
 Opening, Moving Around in,  Finalizing a Document
and Closing a Document  Adding a Digital Signature
 Compatibility with Earlier
Versions 3. Changing the Look of Text
 Displaying Different Views of a  Quickly Formatting Text and
Document Paragraphs
 Creating and Saving a  Manually Changing the Look
Document of Characters
 Previewing and Printing a  More About Case and
Document Character Formatting
 Manually Changing the Look
2. Editing and Proofreading of Paragraphs
Documents  Finding and Replacing
 Making Changes to a Formatting
Document  Creating and Modifying Lists
 About the Clipboard  Formatting Text as You Type
 Inserting Saved Text
 Inserting the Date and Time 4. Changing the Look of a
 Finding the Most Appropriate Document 95
Word  Changing a Document’s
 Researching Information Background
 Translating Text  Using a Picture as a
 Reorganizing a Document Watermark
Outline  Changing a Document’s
 Finding and Replacing Text Theme
 Working with Templates
  Applying a Different  Controlling What Appears
Template to an Existing on Each Page
Document  Inserting and Formatting
 Adding Headers and Footers Page Numbers

5. Presenting Information in Columns and Tables

 Presenting Information in Columns
 Creating a Tabular List
 Presenting Information in a Table
 Sidebar: Other Layout Options
 Formatting Table Information
 Performing Calculations in a Table
 Sidebar: Creating Table Styles
 Using a Table to Control Page Layout
 Deciding How to Insert Excel Data

6.Working with Graphics, Symbols, and Equations

 Inserting and Modifying Pictures
 Sidebar: Organizing Clips
 Creating Fancy Text
 Formatting the First Letter of a Paragraph
 Drawing and Modifying Shapes
 Changing the Relationship of Elements on the Page
 Inserting Symbols and Equations

7. Working with Diagrams and Charts

 Creating a Diagram
 Modifying a Diagram
 Inserting a Chart
 Modifying a Chart
 Using Existing Data in a Chart
 MS EXCEL

1. EXPLORE WINDOW
 File Tab 7. HIDING WORKSHEET
 Quick Access Toolbar Hiding Worksheet
 Ribbon Unhiding Worksheet
 Title Bar 8. DELETE WORKSHEET
 Zoom Control 9. CLOSE WORKBOOK
 View Buttons 10.INSERT DATA
 Sheet Area  Inserting Data
 Row Bar  Inserting Formula
 Column Bar  Modifying Cell Content
 Status Bar 15.SELECT DATA
 Dialog Box Launcher 16.DELETE DATA
17.MOVE DATA
2. BACKSTAGE 18.ROWS AND COLUMNS
 Sheet Information  Row and Column Basics
 Sheet Properties 15.Navigation with Rows and
 Exit Backstage View Columns
3. ENTERING VALUES 16.Cell Introduction
4. SAVE WORKBOOK 17.COPY AND PASTE
 Saving New Sheet 18.FIND AND REPLACE
 Saving New Changes 19.ZOOM IN/OUT
5. CREATE WORKSHEET 20.SPECIAL SYMBOLS
6. Creating New Worksheet 21.UNDO CHANGES
 Copy Worksheet 22.SETTING CELL TYPE
23.SETTING FONTS

43.TEXT DECORATION 47.Rotating Cell from Formatting

44.More Text-Decoration Options Cell
45.ROTATE CELLS 48.SETTING COLORSChanging
46.Rotating Cell from Home Tab Background Color
49.Changing Foreground Color
50.TEXT ALIGNMENTS
51.Change Alignment from Home
Tab
52.Change Alignment from Format
Cells
53.Exploring Alignment Options
54.MERGE AND WRAP
55.Merge Cells
56.Additional Options
57.Wrap Text and Shrink to Fit
58.BORDERS AND SHADES
59.Apply Borders
60.Apply Shading
61.APPLY FORMATTING
62.Formatting Cells
63.Alternative to Placing
Background
64.Sheet Options
65.ADJUST MARGINS
66.Margins
67.Center on Page
68.PAGE ORIENTATION
69.Types of Page Orientation
70.Adding Header and Footer
71.Other Header and Footer
Options
72.INSERT PAGE BREAK
73.Page Breaks
74.Inserting Page Breaks
75.Removing Page Breaks
76.SET BACKGROUND
77.Background Image
78.Alternative to Placing
Background
79.FREEZE PANES
80.Using Freeze Panes
81.Unfreeze Panes
82.CONDITIONAL FORMAT
83.Various Conditional Formatting
Options
84.CREATING FORMULAS
85.Formulas in MS Excel
86.Elements of Formulas
87.Creating Formula
88.COPYING FORMULAS
89.Relative Cell Addresses
90.FORMULA REFERENCE
91.Cell References in Formulas
92.Relative Cell References
93.Absolute Cell References
94.Mixed Cell References
95.USING FUNCTIONS
96.Functions in Formula
97.Using Functions
98.Function Arguments
99.BUILT IN FUNCTIONS
100. Functions by Categories
101. DATA FILTERING
102. Filters in MS Excel
103. Using Multiple Filters
104. DATA SORTING
105. Ranges in MS Excel
106. Selecting Ranges
107. Selecting Complete Rows
and Columns
108. DATA VALIDATION
109. Validation Criteria
110. Settings Tab 134. Graphic Objects in MS
111. Input Message Tab Excel
112. Error Alert Tab 135. PRINTING WORKSHEETS
113. Using Styles in MS Excel 136. Adjusting Common Page
114. Applying Styles Setup
115. Creating Custom Style in 137. Specifying What You
MS Excel Want to Print
116. USING THEMES 138. EMAIL WORKBOOKS
117. Using Themes in MS 139. Email Workbook
Excel 140. TRANSLATE WORKSHEET
118. Applying Themes
119. Creating Custom Theme
in MS Excel 141. Workbook Security
120. USING TEMPLATES 142. Protect Worksheet
121. Viewing Available 143. Protecting a Workbook
Templates 144. Requiring a Password to
Open a Workbook
145. Protecting Workbook’s
122. USING MACROS Structure and Windows
123. Macros in MS Excel 146. DATA TABLES
124. Macro Options 147. Data Table with Example
125. Creating Macros
126. Edit Macro 148. PIVOT TABLES
127. ADDING GRAPHICS 149. Pivot Tables
128. Graphic Objects in MS 150. Pivot Table Example
Excel 151. SIMPLE CHARTS
129. Insert Shape 152. Charts
130. Insert Smart Art 153. Types of Charts
131. Insert Clip Art 154. Creating Chart
132. Insert Word Art 155. Editing Chart
133. CROSS REFERENCING 156. PIVOT CHARTS