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Mary Heuer

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Job/Task Analysis Mary Heuer

Training Needed: Provide teachers skills needed to use the computer lab with their students for word processing. After training, teachers will be able to do the following:

click on desired date fill in time submit || As needed || 4 || 2 || 3 ||
 * Task || Subtask || Frequency || Importance || Learning || Risk ||
 * Access lab sign out calendar || open link
 * Prepare lab || Turn on computers

Create folder for class(es) to save work

Check that projector is connected and working properly || On days class will be going to the lab || 4 || 2 || 3 || School expectations || Review as needed for remaining tasks. || 4 || 2 || 3 || Go to //file// to //save// and name in class folder || || 4 || 3 || 3 || Walk among students and assist any students who have not successfully created a document || || 4 || 3 || 3 || Justification for centering a title if desired || || 4 || 2 || 3 || Respond to questions about names being underlined in red- spell checker may not recognize some names || || 4 || 3 || 3 || Font style Font size Bold Underline Cut Paste Spell checker || || 4 || 3 || 3 || Students may also go to File- Print-Okay || || 4 || 2 || 2 || File- quit or “X” out. To shutdown computer: “Start” to “turn off computer” Do not have students shut down computers if another class will be using them that day. || || 4 || 1 || 2 || Evaluation: Teachers: Teach a mock lesson to a co-worker/partner. Students: Create a word document following the teacher’s instructions and print the document. Key Importance: 4= critical 3= moderately critical 2= not critical 1= could be omitted
 * Go over lab routine and expectations with students and take students to the lab || Your expectation such as seating and talking
 * Model steps for creating a word document using the projector || Open Word by double clicking on desktop icon
 * Guide students in creating Word document as modeled || Leave model on projector
 * Demonstrate using the projector putting name and title on document || Shift to capitalize
 * Instruct students to type their names and titles on document || Observe that each student has completed this step.
 * Continuing to model using the projector, type a sentence to use to demonstrate functions. || Tab to indent
 * Allow students to practice typing a sentence or paragraph according to your instructions || Assist students as needed || || 4 || 3 || 3 ||
 * Remind students to “save” frequently || Be sure students are not using “save as” and creating new documents || || 3 || 1 || 2 ||
 * Demonstrate how to print document || If students are using the printer icon, be sure they only click once (some students are in the habit of double clicking)
 * Using projector, model steps to shutdown || “Save” document
 * 1) Open Word
 * 2) Go to //file// to //save as// and name in class folder
 * 3) Change font size to 18.
 * 4) Type first and last name with proper capitalization.
 * 5) Change justification to center. Type “How to Get Rich” as your title. Edit your title so that it is bolded and underlined.
 * 6) Hit enter twice, change justification back to left side, hit tab to indent.
 * 7) Type 3 sentences of your own about the topic in paragraph form. Remember to let text wrap around.
 * 8) Use spell checker to attempt to correct misspelled words.
 * 9) Highlight paragraph. Use copy and paste to repeat your paragraph under the original paragraph. Your paragraph should appear twice.
 * 10) Save then print (once!)

Learning 4= very difficult 3= moderately difficult 2= somewhat difficult 1= not difficult

Risk 4= high risk 3= moderate risk 2= minimal risk 1= no risk