Today we logged in to Microsoft Office to review software functions and sent emails.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Mercer was not found until about 15 minutes after his scheduled class. As it turns out, he and Sebastian were meeting with Judie in the conference room. He returned to his classroom around 12:45 and we worked on computers during the session. We had trouble accessing software on Mercer's tablet but used a Batt School computer to get around the issue.
We worked on creating a short movie using slightly modified drawings on each slide. We uploaded the file to Kellan's Team's folder.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Kellan worked with me to create a PowerPoint movie using 5 slides. It works well with his interest in drawing. Now that he sees the capability, I expect future efforts will be more detailed.
We discussed building a PowerPoint presentation that gives the illusion of a movie by using progressive slides that show animation. We created an example and plan to build a new one in our next session.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Kellan is very cooperative and willing to work on new things if you press him a bit. He said he would enjoy building a new movie in PowerPoint next class.
Today we used chess as an example of how to think strategically and build concepts for future computer business and computer applications.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Kip was very cooperative and a pleasure to teach. He tends to act impulsively, so we worked on slowing down with strategic thinking using chess as a tool to build this skill.
Today the talent show was scheduled during our class session.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Mercer was interested and paid close attention to all talent show participants. I got the sense that he would be interested in participating more next time.
We reviewed email address, password, and login procedures for Office 365, Outlook and Teams.
Session Minutes
30
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Kip was excellent today as he usually is. He learns quickly and has a great sense of humor. He was proud to show that he memorized his email address and password.
We completed the business idea and presentation phase of the class before break and plan to move ahead with computer skills related to stock market analysis going forward. We discussed Apple's stock valuation and technical analysis concepts today.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Dutch is generally resistant to paying attention to work related concepts and just wants to play on his phone. I have a good rapport with him now so going forward it should not be a problem getting him to put the phone away.
Today Mercer received an email and wrote several emails to Batt School students and employees along with his mom. We also worked on Teams.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Mercer was cooperative and learns quickly. His memory is very good as demonstrated by knowing his email address and how to log in to office 365. He has been sending emails back and forth with Nicole.
