Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Monday, January 4th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/12/monday-january-4th-7th-grade-word-review.html

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/12/monday-january-4th-8th-grade-start.html

Monday, January 4th- 8th Grade- Start Employment Unit


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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 01-04-2016


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understand requirements for seeking, gaining, and maintaining employment

Standards:
6.01 Understand skills required for seeking employment



“I Can…” Statement

I can explain the difference between interests, skills, ability and aptitude




Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Most interests fall into 3 categories:
People, Information, Technology 


http://www.personality-and-aptitude-career-tests.com/images/math.gif

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com 

2. Go to Computer- Student Docs- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business folder- Employment folder- open 6.01 Employability skills
     
Lesson-Instructional Strategies and Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ Test on Friday, January 10th
     on Unit 6.01 Employability & Unit 6.02 Seeking Employment

@ Review for End of Course test on Mon, Jan 11th and Tues, Jan 12th
@ End of Course Test on Wed, Jan 13th OR Thurs, Jan 14th
@ All assignments due by Thursday, Jan 14th
@ Miss W will explain the new Business unit and give instructions for the two daily assignments.

 Independent Exercise: 


What is the difference between an interest, a skill, an ability and an aptitude?

PowerPoint Skills Assignment
1.Open a New PowerPoint, call it skills and save it.
2.On
ONE slide list and complete the following sentences.

My interests are... My skills are.... My abilities are.... I have the aptitude for...
3. Add “appropriate” clip art for each item


4. Students will complete the Interest Assessment at www.careerzone.ny.gov by following the directions in the 6.01 Employability PowerPoint and answer the 6.00 Assess Yourself worksheet questions.  

Why millennials have a tough time landing jobs - CNBC.com
http://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/28/why-millennials-have-a-tough-time-landing-jobs.html

 

Exit Activity 1- All 5 Entrepreneurial Phases http://www.quia.com/rr/827311.html.

 
Exit Activity 2Business Plan Parts
http://www.quia.com/rr/578371.html?AP_rand=1112252576

Monday, January 4th- 7th Grade- Word Review

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 01-04-2016




Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Review

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills




“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can tell the difference between Word Processing terms.
 



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


Thesaurus the word processing feature that allows you to
find words with similar meanings (synonyms)
for the text within a document. Click on the REVIEW Tab.


http://cdn5.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sshot20100728232922.png






Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com
 

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:
@ Test on next Monday, January 11th on the new Letter unit we start on tomorrow.
@ Review for End of Course test on Tues, Jan 12th
@ End of Course Test on Wed, Jan 13th OR Thurs, Jan 14th
@ All assignments due by Thursday, Jan 14th
@ Miss W will help students get to the presentation files.
@ Go to Student Docs then Witkowski folder then Word folder

Independent Exercise
@ Exit Activity 2
@ We will review the first 4 presentations
@ Exit Activity 3
@ We will review the next 4 presentations
@ Exit Activity 4
@ We will review the final presentations





Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are documents formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will review how to format a Word document

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1
Easy matching http://www.quia.com/mc/1815326.html

Exit Activity 2  Paragraph formatting
http://www.quia.com/rr/1048604.html

Exit Activity 3
Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1026034.html
Formatting- The way text appears, for example: bold, underline, all caps, with color
Editing- The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors,
and make it visually appealing


Exit Activity 4
Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1001187.html
**When you get to this question choose shift key even though cap locks is a better answer
    Mark needs to key a list of state abbreviations in all caps.  What's the EASIEST way to do this?
**QWERTY is? the most common arrangements of keyboards
**ASDF is the left hand for the keyboard
**JKL:  is the right hand for the keyboard
**What are the measurements of a standard sheet of paper? 8.5 x 11
**What replaces menus and toolbars? Ribbon

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Thursday, December 17th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/12/thursday-december-17th-7th-grade-create.html?_sm_au_=iVVv0ZWS7bQbHVr0

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/12/thursday-december-17th-8th-grade-start.html?_sm_au_=iVVv0ZWS7bQbHVr0

Thursday, December 17th- 8th Grade- Start Business Skills Unit


Interlocking AT.jpg
Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 12-17-2015


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understand requirements for seeking, gaining, and maintaining employment

Standards:
6.01 Understand skills required for seeking employment



“I Can…” Statement

I can explain the difference between interests, skills, ability and aptitude




Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Most interests fall into 3 categories:
People, Information, Technology 


http://www.personality-and-aptitude-career-tests.com/images/math.gif

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com 

2. Log in to https://quizlet.com/

2. Go to Computer- Student Docs- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business folder- Employment folder- open 6.01 Employability skills
     
Lesson-Instructional Strategies and Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson: 
@ Miss W will explain the new Business unit

 Independent Exercise: 
@ Students will make test corrections at https://quizlet.com/
 
Why millennials have a tough time landing jobs - CNBC.com

http://www.cnbc.com/2014/03/28/why-millennials-have-a-tough-time-landing-jobs.html

What is the difference between an interest, a skill, an ability and an aptitude?

PowerPoint Skills Assignment
1.Open a New PowerPoint, call it skills and save it.
2.On
ONE slide list and complete the following sentences.

My interests are... My skills are.... My abilities are.... I have the aptitude for...
3. Add “appropriate” clip art for each item



Exit Activity 1- All 5 Entrepreneurial Phases http://www.quia.com/rr/827311.html.

 
Exit Activity 2Business Plan Parts
http://www.quia.com/rr/578371.html?AP_rand=1112252576

Thursday, December 17th- 7th Grade- Create WP flashcards and finish WP Vocabulary Multimedia Project

Interlocking AT.jpg
Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 12-17-2015




Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understanding Word formatting skills- Test

Standards:
Understanding Word formatting skills




“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can tell the difference between Word Processing terms.
Signed interim reports are due.




Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


Thesaurus the word processing feature that allows you to
find words with similar meanings (synonyms)
for the text within a document. Click on the REVIEW Tab.


http://cdn5.howtogeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/sshot20100728232922.png






Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

2. Log in to https://quizlet.com/

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Lesson:
@ Miss W will give flash card instructions

Independent Exercise
@ Students will make test corrections at https://quizlet.com/

@ We will finish the WP Vocabulary Multimedia projects today. 
  
Headset WARNING:
No 2nd chances. Do NOT "play" with headset.
Do not throw, play with microphone, etc.
Look below the computer "on" button
Black Cord will go on top with the head set symbol
Red Cord will go on the bottom with the microphone symbol

         To add your audio clip
  1. go to the Slide Show tab
  2. choose Record Slide Show
  3. choose Start Recording from Beginning
  4. make sure both boxes are checked
  5. when you are finished go to File then Save AND Send then choose Create a Video
  6. Open a PowerPoint and save to your lunch number
  7. On the title slide- Go to the Insert tab and then insert video
  8. We have now embedded a video into your PowerPoint





Higher Order Thinking Questions

How are documents formatted?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students will format a Word document

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1
Easy matching http://www.quia.com/mc/1815326.html

Exit Activity 2  Paragraph formatting
http://www.quia.com/rr/1048604.html

Exit Activity 3
Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1026034.html
Formatting- The way text appears, for example: bold, underline, all caps, with color
Editing- The process of updating a document to make changes, correct errors,
and make it visually appealing


Exit Activity 4
Play until you win a million dollars  http://www.quia.com/rr/1001187.html
**When you get to this question choose shift key even though cap locks is a better answer
    Mark needs to key a list of state abbreviations in all caps.  What's the EASIEST way to do this?
**QWERTY is? the most common arrangements of keyboards
**ASDF is the left hand for the keyboard
**JKL:  is the right hand for the keyboard
**What are the measurements of a standard sheet of paper? 8.5 x 11
**What replaces menus and toolbars? Ribbon