**NEWER VERSION OF THIS COURSE IS NOW AVAILABLE** Document and Photo Editing with Peggy Morrow, PhD

Dear Student,

This course is scheduled to be retired on Nov 30, 2024.  You may continue using this course; however, we highly suggest moving to the new, updated course.  Please note that the suggest course is a different photo editing course, with different material and different teacher.

https://moodle.homeschoolconnectionsonline.com/course/view.php?id=3933

NOTICE: This is an older course recorded with Adobe Connect and/or Vimeo recordings. We are currently working to replace the recordings with new Zoom recordings.  Please don't hesitate to email us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com with any questions.

How to get the most out of Document and Photo Editing

with Margaret Morrow, Ph.D.:

  • First, read the course details below.

  • Prepare a notebook for note-taking and homework.

  • Students begin the course by clicking on the "Recording" and watching the instructor's lecture for Class One.

  • Complete the Week One Activities.

  • If you need review, go back and watch the recording again and/or go over the Powerpoint.

  • Repeat until all classes are complete.

  • Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records. Homeschool Connections does not provide record keeping.

Total Classes: 24 (two recordings per unit for 12 units)

Duration: 50 minutes

Prerequisite: The ability to acquire the required software/applications (see Course Materials section). The student should have a general familiarity with computers – the ability to open applications, use menu-driven commands, and type using the keyboard – so that the emphasis of time can be placed on specific skills.

Suggested Grade Level: 7th to 12th grade

Suggested High School Credit: 1-semester elective credit

Instructor: Margaret Morrow, Ph.D.

Instructor Email: peggymorrow@protonmail.com

Course Description:  Learn to use the most popular Open Source Photo Editing and Microsoft tools in the context of creating successful reports, analysis, and presentations for school.  The skills mastered in the course will help students to successfully produce materials for their other courses both in middle school, high school, and on into college.  Tools taught will include: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Gimp photo-editing (a free photoshop tool). Students will also be able to transfer the skills learned over to use with other packages such as Open Office and Libre Office. Following is an outline of skills students will learn with each tool.

  • Microsoft Word - Students will create a report with elements and structure similar to a research report.  To engage their interest, they will about a topic of their choice (Catholic School appropriate) while grasping the skills of formatting reports including: creating a cover page with artwork; auto-generating a table of contents, data tables, footnotes, endnotes, bulleted text, and several other elements.

  • Microsoft Excel - Students will learn basic skills such as formatting, calculation, and analysis while creating engaging products such as crosswords, a battleship game, a word search, and analyzing data for a trip to a destination of their choice.  In my years as an educator, I’ve had more than one former student report that college teachers just assume that they’ve learned how to use a spreadsheet.

  • Microsoft PowerPoint – Students will learn formatting and animation while producing a music video.

  • Gimp – Students will learn how to crop, layer, blend, touch-up, and filter images. This will also teach them to analyze images that they encounter, and question how they were created and manipulated.

Course Outline:

  • Classes 1-6 - Photo Editing with Gimp

  • Classes 7-12 - Microsoft Word

  • Classes 13-18 - Microsoft Excel

  • Classes 19-24 - Microsoft PowerPoint

Course Materials: A month-to-month subscription to Office 365, which can be canceled upon course completion.  Microsoft makes this available for less than $10/month.  Click here for details.  Download the free version of Gimp Photo Editing latest stable version. During class, we will use the free user manual.

Homework:  Each day, students will work towards completing a part of a bigger project, which will be completed by the end of the course.  A daily schedule will be provided to guide student learning. Students can expect to spend .5 - 2 hours a day 5 days per week on their assignments.

Answer Key: An answer key booklet is not included with this course.