Digital Learning Lesson Plan

MODULE: Strand 1| Word 2010 EXAM: 70-881 Date Submitted: 01-09-2017

Pathway: Cluster: Course: Training Area:

Microsoft Office Specialist Information Technology Office 2010 Strand 1 | 1A

Project Name: Microsoft Office Specialist Word 2010

Objective(s): Demonstrate your mastery of Microsoft Word. Study to pass the Microsoft Word 2010 certification exam
and become a Microsoft Office Specialist. This course, helps test-takers prepare for exam 77-881, which covers seven
core objectives for Word 2010.

Primary Unit of Study (from Scope & Sequence): F-

F- Fundamentals of Word-processing
D - Developing Proficiency in Word 2010
ES – 77-881 Exam Skills
9- The Student develops employability skills
P – Practical Word 2010 examples

Secondary Unit of Study (if applicable): Touch Typing short course

College & Career Readiness Standards:

Software: Word 2010, Microsoft PowerPoint

Materials Required: N/A

Prerequisite Skills: Some Knowledge of file management and basic computer skills. ECDL Module 3 Word Processing
or equivalent.

Time Required: This program is divided in seven weeks, for a total of 84 hours training time:

Week 1. [F] 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Getting Started with Word 2010
ii. Formatting and Working with Text in Word 2010
iii. Organizing and Arranging Text in Word 2010
b. Day 2
i. Moving Around in Word 2010
ii. [D] Notes / Exercises Word 2010 Screen
iii. [D] Notes / Exercises Using Word 2010
c. Day 3
i. Structuring a Word Document
ii. Reviewing Documents in Word 2010
iii. Saving, Sharing and Printing in Word 2010
d. Day 4
i. Customizing the Behavior and Appearance of Word 2010
ii. [D] Notes / Exercises The Clipboard, Formatting text
iii. [D] Notes / Exercises Paragraph Formatting, Borders and Shading
Week 2. [F] 12 hours covering,
a. Day 1
i. Drawing & Inserting Graphics
ii. Themes, Watermark, Backgrounds & Quick parts
iii. Adding Tables of contents, Footnotes & Bookmarks
b. Day 2
i. Forms, Fields & Mail Merge
ii. [D] Notes / Exercises Find & Replace
iii. [D] Notes / Exercises Styles & Page Formatting
c. Day 3
i. Managing, Recovering & Inspecting Documents
ii. Creating & Formatting Tables
iii. Manipulating Tables
d. Day 4
i. [D] Notes/Exercises Tables continued, More Graphics
ii. [D] Notes/Exercises Working with multiple Documents, Mail Merge
iii. [D] Notes/Exercises Customizing Word, Proof reading and Printing

Week 3. [ES] 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Skill Builder – Using the Ruler
ii. Skill Builder – Styles
iii. Skill Builder – Line Spacing / GCF Learning Part 1
b. Day 2
i. Skill Builder – Creating Lists
ii. Skill Builder – Changing Page Margins
iii. Skill Builder – Apply Themes / GCF Learning Part 2
c. Day 3
i. Skill Builder – Page Numbering
ii. Skill Builder – Moving Shapes and Graphics
iii. Skill Builder – Image Sizing / GCF Learning Part 3
d. Day 4
i. Skill Builder – Using the Ruler
ii. Skill Builder – Using the Ruler
iii. Notes / Exercises – Styles in Practice / GCF Learning Part 4

Week 4. [ES] 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Exam Focus - Intro & Navigating Documents
ii. Exam Focus - Backstage & Document Design
iii. Exam Focus - Preparing for Printing
b. Day 2
i. Exam Focus - Working with Templates & Formatting Text
ii. Exam Focus - Formatting Paragraph & Organizing Data
iii. Exam Focus - Lists & Page Layout & Backgrounds & Headers & Footers
c. Day 3
i. Exam Focus - Visual Content & Shapes SmartArt & Charts
ii. Exam Focus - Document Styles & References
iii. Exam Focus - Mail Merge & Collaboration
d. Day 4
 i. [D] Notes / Exercises - Session 1 - Examples and Quizzes
ii. [D] Notes / Exercises - Session 2 - Examples and Quizzes
iii. [D] Notes / Exercises - Session 3 - Examples and Quizzes

Week 5. [ES] 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Skill Builder - Using the Navigation Pane
ii. Skill Builder - Enhance your Word Documents
iii. Skill Builder - Headers & Footers
1. Extra - Keyboard Shortcuts Part 1
b. Day 2
i. Skill Builder - Page Numbers
ii. Skill Builder - Making Documents more Accessible
iii. Skill Builder - Word Table of Contents
2. Extra - Word Tips and Tricks
c. Day 3
i. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 1
ii. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 2
iii. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 3
d. Day 4
i. Notes / Exercises – Word 2010 Exam Book – Sharing and Maintaining Documents
ii. Notes / Exercises - Word 2010 Exam Book – Formatting Content
iii. Notes / Exercises - Word 2010 Exam Book – Page Layout & Reusable Content

Week 6. 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Notes / Exercises – Word 2010 Exam Book – Including Graphics & Illustrations
ii. Notes / Exercises - Word 2010 Exam Book – Proofreading
iii. Notes / Exercises - Word 2010 Exam Book – Applying References & Links
b. Day 2
i. Notes / Exercises – Word 2010 Exam Book – Performing Mail Merge
ii. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 1) Page Layout | 2) Paragraphs | 3) Autocomplete
iii. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 4) Clipboard | 5) Navigation | 6) Page Layout I
c. Day 3
i. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 7) Page Layout II | 7) Margins| 9) Styles
ii. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 10) Templates | 11) Tables 1| 12) Tables II
iii. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 13) Saving | 14) Images & Graphics I | 15) Images & Graphics II
d. Day 4
i. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 16) Formatting | 17) Mail Merge | 18) Field Management
ii. Mini Exam –Skill Check – 19) Macros | 20) Notes | 21) Document Outline
iii. Exam Registration – To prepare for the final exam, register with Ceripiort

Week 7. [ES] 12 hours covering,

a. Day 1
i. Gmetrix Practice Exam 1 – Session 1
ii. Notes / Exercises – Written Exam 1
iii. Exam Review 1 – After receiving feedback on your practice exam performance, please review
the Exam book (77-881) or Video tutorials Week 1 to 5 where necessary.
b. Day 2
i. Gmetrix Practice Exam 2 – Session 2
ii. Notes / Exercises – Written Exam 2
iii. Exam Review 2 – After receiving feedback on your practice exam performance, please review
the Exam book (77-881) or Video tutorials Week 1 to 5 where necessary.
 c. Day 3
i. Gmetrix Practice Exam 3– Session 3
ii. Notes / Exercises – Written Exam 3
iii. Exam Review 3 – After receiving feedback on your practice exam performance, please review
the Exam book (77-881) or Video tutorials Week 1 to 5 where necessary.
d. Day 4
i. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 1 [Refresher]
ii. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 2 [Refresher]
iii. Exam Focus - Simple-Tek – Exam Preview 3 [Refresher]

Essential Questions: What are the benefits of being Microsoft Office Specialists? Industry standard software,
certification recognized by Industry internationally.

Procedure/Instruction:
I. Video tutorials with interactive exercises
II. Practice material with Notes and practical exercises
III. Let the students work through the multiple choice questions in Practice Test
IV. Let the students work through the application with Practice Test
V. Each student will receive a code to access Online Expert material
VI. Each student will receive a code to access GMetrix practice exam
VII. Each student will receive a code to 1 exam attempt and 1 repeat exam attempt
VIII. When the student feels ready (or sometime after week 7), he/she will take the 77-881 Word 2010 Exam
(The student has two chances to pass.)

Closure: Student will receive a certificate when he/she passes the exam
Evaluation/Assessment: Microsoft Office Specialist 77-881 Word 2010 Core
Differentiation Strategies: N/A

Additional Resources: Microsft.com

Additional Files:

Shared Folder contains the following needed to compete exercises:

PowerPoint files
Word Documents
Notes in PDF format
Exam Book in PDF format
Exercise Files
Exam Files