Monday, March 3rd- 8th Grade- Databases- Data Field Types

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 25 type lines 12, 13, and 14.            
    Use your left INDEX finger for the G  key exercise.
2. If your name is on the board, finish your first name database.

What are we learning?
Understand the basics of databases.
How is database information used, organized, and managed in business?
Tornado Drill Safety
Review of Tuesday's Assignment for Substitute Teacher
Wednesday from 4:00 to 6:00 is Interim Report Pick Up
 
Guided Practice:.
@ Tornado drill this week
     - Tornado Watch- it could happen
     - Tornado Warning- funnel has been sighted-
         -go to hall and kneel with head down and hands over face.
        - keep quiet and calm.

@ Review of Tuesday's lesson for substitute teacher
    -  Need 2 helpers.
    -  Complete daily typing assignment and save. Miss will check on Wednesday.
    -  Click on http://www.careeroutlook.us/table.php?state=NC&cluster=sci&interest=all
    -  Choose 6 careers from the Science, Technology, Engineering and Math page.
    -  Fill in your worksheet for the following categories:

Occupation

Minimum Education

Growth Outlook

Current Workers

Salary Entry

Job Description

    - You only need to write the first sentence in the job description blank.
   -  Choose one of the 6 careers and create a PowerPoint.
      # The first slide should have your name and occupation and a picture with a citation.
      #  Look at the ENTIRE job description. Have one or more slide for each sentence.
          You may copy and paste job description sentences.
      #  You need at least 5 slides not counting the title page.
      #  Find interesting pictures about that occupation and have one picture per slide with
          the proper citations.
      #  Save to your lunch number.


@ Students will open in the DATABASE folder
     the 1 Database Fundamentals PowerPoint
 @ Access 2010: Table Basics http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aURLrWusnwo   
    to minute 2:40
@Open your "First Names" database

@Class will practice deleting a record and deleting a field
@ Ask the students on your database table if they have a pet
    AND their birthday (month, day, year)
@Class will use the "new (blank) record" arrow to add a new name  
@Class will practice identifying records, fields, and entries.

 Independent Lesson:
@ Use slide 18 to help with the field type definitions:
     Date/Time, Currency, and Yes/No
@ Follow as Miss W adds Date/Time, Currency and Yes/No fields
     and add those fields to your database.
@ Complete the "What is a database?" question by copying the
     ENTIRE definition from the beginning of the PowerPoint.

Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:
Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and type
"business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards.
 
Exit Activity #9: Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html