Lesson Objectives



​Core
Use and explain the purpose of basic formatting tools

Challenge
Use and explain the purpose of advanced formatting tools 

Super Challenge
Adapt the appearance of a document to suit alternative audiences and purposes 

Keywords

Icons   Toolbars   Formatting   Undo   Redo   Paint format   Zoom   Styles   Font image   Select   Text   Cut   Paste  Print   Font size   Bold   Italic   Underline   Text colour   Linking   Commenting   Justify   Line Space   Numbered list   Bulleted list   Indent   Clear formatting

Starter - The Toolbar Quiz - 5 mins

  • Your teacher will give you a sheet with an image of icons that are in a toolbar.  
  • You will have 5 mins to try to work out what each tool bar does.
  • The sheet must be stuck in your exercise books and you have to annotate (label) on the sheet what each icon does.

Introducing Google Apps for Education - 10 mins

Your teacher will introduce you to Google's Apps for Education.   This is a group of apps that are used in schools, colleges and workplaces.   We have chosen to learn Google Apps because it will give us the digital skills we need and it will introduce you to the benefits of cloud computing.  

The teacher will show you how to;
  • log into our Google accounts
  • find your Google Drive on the internet
  • find out how to create and navigate folders in Google Drive
  • create new Google Docs documents 

Classroom Presentation

(visible only of you are logged into the school's domain)

Task 1 - Introduce Yourself - 10 mins

Task 1: Use your exercise book.  
  • Draw a line underneath the starter task
  • Introduce yourself to your teacher
  • Say what your interests are
  • What hobbies do you have
  • What would you like to do when you leave school?
  • Finally, share your thought about IT and computing.  Does this technology make people's lives easier, or does create more problems?
You must use full sentences to introduce yourself to your teacher.  

Task 2 - Formatting (using the toolbar) - 20 mins

Core
​First your teacher will show you how to access Google Drive and Google Docs.   Then they will briefly demonstrate the toolbar in Google Docs.  Next you will correctly format a letter that is already written for you.   To do this
  • Click on the Google Docs icon below to open the unformattet letter 
  • Google will ask you if you want to make a copy, you click on yes
  • Use selection and the toolbar to correctly format the letter
  • There is an example of the finished format - download the "The finished letter" file below to see what it must look like when you have finished.
Picture
Task 2 - Formatting a Letter (Click on this to start Task 2)
The finished letter
File Size: 59 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File
Challenge:
Explore the options for the following toolbar options.  The options for each of these is are available by clicking on the small triangle next to the icon.
  • Align
  • Line spacing
  • Line and bulleted lists

The options for each of these is are available by clicking on the small triangle next to the icon.

Extension Task - Job Application Letter

If you have finished all the tasks and you want to demonstrate your word processing skills to create a new document.   To do this you must use Google Docs.   

Start by typing https://drive.google.com into Google Chrome web browser. 
  • Click on the NEW button
  • Select Google Docs - a new blank document will be created for you to complete this extension task
  • Create a letter to apply for a job to write a weekly school newsletter.  
  • Use the information you created in Task 1 to introduce yourself.
  • Make sure you demonstrate your skills with a correctly formatted document.
Note: Google Docs automatically saves your document as you type.  

Finally - 5 mins

In your exercise books.  
  • Write all the above keywords in a list (go to the of this page in red) 
  • Underline the keywords that you do understand
  • Look at the last page of the classroom presentation and describe what each icons does