Week 1 - Welcome to Business Technology

Welcome to Keyboarding with Ms. Kline!

This is an introductory computer applications class offered by Spurgeon's Business Technology Department. This class will train you in the skills you need to succeed in advanced computer-related courses.

In this class you will learn how to:

• type using touch typing
• use digital art software to create artwork with a computer
  
• effectively and efficiently use the Internet to do research
• produce multimedia work such as digital presentations and digital video
  

and many other computer-related skills!

During this first week, you will be assigned to your permanent computer station in Lab D and we will:

• review Spurgeon's school-wide procedures
• review Ms. Kline's class procedures
• learn how to login to the Spurgeon lab server
  
• learn how to open a web browser
• learn many of the components of a web browser
  
• learn how to set a home page in our web browser
• learn new vocabulary words related to Business Technology and keyboarding
  

You will be amazed how quickly you will increase your typing speeds while learning all sorts of new skills on the computer.

Ms. Kline's Week 1 Key Vocabulary:

• server
• web browser
• websites
• hyperlinks

Remember, Spurgeon's word of the week is:

Responsibility