Friday, Nov 15 8th Grade- Steps for Creating a Database

Bell Ringer:
1. See Page 245, Type lines 3 and 4
2. Pull out your multiple choice test study guide.
3. On a piece of paper,
Write the Word and definition for the questions you missed on the test.
4. If your name is on the board, finish any missing work

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 Practice:
@ Miss W will review data types and field properties for today's test.

Independent Exercise:
@ Take the typing test at http://www.typingtest.com
     Your grade is based on the growth you have shown since August
     If you get less than your August score it is a D.  (75)
     If you make the same score as your August score it is a C. (80)
     If you make 20% higher than your August score it is a B. (88)
     If you make 40% higher than your August score it is a A (95)
     If you double your August score it is a 100.

@ Pull up resumes- check spelling, check 3 to 4 jobs.
     Miss W will print.

@ Students will take down Internet Safety posters and digital foot prints

@ 2nd period- Students will create and finish a database with a lookup data type and an input mask for the zip code. Open up the Steps to Create a Database PowerPoint.

@Open the Worksheet Steps to Create a Database PowerPoint

@Both periods will take notes on the "What are the steps for creating a database?" worksheet, which is on the back of the crossword puzzle.
@  Exit Activities: Database Vocabulary Review: http://www.quia.com/mc/483616.html