Before

How can learning about powerpoint help me in the real world?

PPT will help me in the real world when I have to give a presentation in college.

I would show my presentation, not just any way-powerpoint style!

With powerpoint, I can save paper, because I'm not using word, then printing out, then sticking it to posterboard; using powerpoint is being eco-friendly.

With powerpoint, I can make informational presentations or photo presentations.

I can make powerpoints just for fun during my spare time.

I can use powerpoint all the ways above and more beyond.

Do Now

How do you see yourself using a computer in the future?

I see myself making a PowerPoint for a presentation in college.

I see myself writing Word documents for 10-page essays.

I see myself using Safari to do research on topics for a college project or essay.

I see myself connecting all these devices to the ports in the side of my laptop.

I see myself typing fast, unlike right now. It'll take practice to learn to do that.

I see myself using a spreadsheet to give data to other people.

I see myself using a graphing program to  make graphs of income and outcome.

Do Now

How can learning the about the computer parts help me in the real world?

When I get  a job, I will most likely have to use a computer. But that will be a disadvantage if I don't know the computer parts. One day, I wouldn't know about the computer parts and no one would be there for me. That's why we need to start learning about the computer parts NOW! So then, one day, we have to use a computer and it's as easy as pie to understand. So I would pay attention NOW, here in school, to get ready for the real world ahead of me. So what would YOU do if YOU had to make this choice? The answer is obvious.