Tuesday, Oct 1- 8th Grade: Database Basics

Bellringer:
1. Open your Project Summary Paragraphs.
2. Open up your Typing document
3. Turn to page 56 of your typing book.
4.  Type Line 6  ? key
5.  Turn to page 57 of your typing book.
6   Type Line 10  Caps Lock key

7.  Work on Project Summary Paragraphs
     1 through 4 .
Spelling and Grammar will count!

Introduction Paragraph #1

1.    What is the name of your business and explain what type of business did you choose?

2.    What is your business slogan? Why did you pick this slogan?

Target Audience Paragraph #2

3. What type of person would be interested in (insert your product's name)?
4. Why should the target audience care about  (insert your product's name)?

5.  What are the benefits to your target audience of (insert your product's name)?

Design Paragraph #3

6. How does your flyer have stopping power?
Stopping power is the ability of an advertisement to stop people in their tracks, to make them sit up and take notice. You want people to say "Did you see that?" or "What did you say?" 7. What color or colors did you choose for your theme? Why?

8. What picture or clip art did you choose for your logo? Why?

9. Name one design feature that you used that you are most proud of? Why?

Conclusion Paragraph

 10. In two to four sentences explain why your business card, flyer and letterhead stationary would appeal to your target audience? (Hint: use the information in the above paragraphs to help you)

Announcements:

• Interim report pick up Today 4 to 6
• Wednesday class pick up if you don't come Tuesday
• Will need to have parents sign interim reports
• Everything but the last Publication Project will be on interims
• Today is ATMS Dominos Pizza Night
• Animation Technology Club Meeting Today
• We will now be in the Database folder 

What are we learning?
Understand the basics of databases.
How is database information used, organized, and managed in business?
What formatting options are available when creating databases?

Guided Lesson: 
@Access 2010: Introduction to Databases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXiCza050ug 

@Create a "name" database  
@Middle of the Database Fundamentals PowerPoint will be covered.

Independent Lesson:
If there is time start the Review of Database Tables worksheet.

Exit Activity: http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html