Monday, August 31, 2015

Tuesday, September 1st Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/tuesday-september-1st-7th-grade-steps-5.html


If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/tuesday-september-1st-8th-grade-review.html

Tuesday, September 1st- 8th Grade- Review of Business functions




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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 09-01-2015



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Purpose of Business- Functions of Business-

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.01.01 Understand the purpose and the functions of business.



“I Can…” Statement

I can understand the difference between all of the business functions.
.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Human Resources-
manages the people relationships in a company (hires/fires); helps develop skills.
Original (1080 × 1080)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/groundswellzoo/8272206292
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
Get out your name tag. .
Open your Bellringer file, and type the answer to the Day 3 questions.
What is the definition of a need? Name a need.
What is the definition of a want? Name a want.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ 7th period only Human Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLbSk1Te68
@ Instructions for Business Functions Charades Game
Independent Exercise:
@ Business Functions Charades (you may look at notes)
@ Vocabulary Candy Contest

if time: Business Crossword puzzle (may work in pairs)









Tuesday, September 1st- 7th Grade- Steps 5 through 10

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 09-01-2015




Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
PowerPoint Presentation- Steps 5 through 10

Standards:
PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation




“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can explain the 10 steps of a PowerPoint presentation.
Students know the 10 steps of a PowerPoint presentation.



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Review of 10 steps:
Step 1 Why? What is the purpose? (Educational, Narrative, Persuasive)
Step 2 Who? Target Audience?
Step 3 Rough draft Storyboard.
Step 4 Pick a Design


Storyboard- organize thoughts for presentation
File:Story bord.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Story_bord.jpg
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
Pull out your name tag and your 10 step paper. Open the #4 PowerPoint
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

Let's review Step 4 Select a Design
@ Creating a "section" will allow you to have multiple designs
@ You can put several "shapes" together to create different designs

Step 5 Edit the Master Slide- will be optional on the first project

Step 6 Enter the Content

Step 7 Add and Format Graphics, Audio and Video
@ All clip art needs to have picture styles or borders

Step 8 Add animation and transitions
@ Animations create movement on the slide
@ Transitions create movement BETWEEN slides, controls the speed of the presentation

Step 9 Practice
@ Review spelling and grammar
@ Thesaurus- finding similar words

Step 10 Revise as needed
@ Create comments when working as a team

Independent Exercise:

@ Complete 10 Step Worksheet
 
@ Candy Challenge 10 Steps

If time: either worksheet in pairs or go over project rubric

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #1  Purpose of Presentation
A continuous loop is like our tv messages. It is a broadcast.
Exit Activity #2:   10 steps of a presentation
then play activity here http://www.quia.com/mc/2539313.html


Exit Activity #3:  Ribbon Vocabulary words
review words and definitions here http://quizlet.com/3089570/flashcards
then play activity here http://quizlet.com/3089570/scatter

 
 

Sunday, August 30, 2015

Monday, August 31st Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here:  http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/monday-august-31st-7th-grade.html

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here:  http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/08/monday-august-31st-8th-grade-business.html

Monday, August 31st- 8th Grade- Business- Information Technology versus Operations




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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 08-31-2015



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Purpose of Business- Functions of Business- Information Technology versus Operations

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.01.01 Understand the purpose and the functions of business.



“I Can…” Statement

I can understand the difference between Information Technology and Operations
.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Information Technology-
Uses technology to share knowledge, facts, and data to others (co-workers, customers, and suppliers)
Social media, who needs it?
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/social-media-who-needs-it-20-mar-2013
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
Get out your name tag. .
Open your Bellringer file, and type the answer to the Day 2 questions.
What is the definition of a consumer?
What is the definition of a customer?
You can find the answer between slides 6 through 10.


Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ Candy Review- Why start a business?
 
@ Finish the Marketing Function lesson
    Need or Want?
@ If time Other Business example

@ Technology Information function  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWNEZLbP9Lk
@ How the Technology Information department help the Marketing department?

@ Operations function
@ Every business does not have the same Operation functions
@ Which ones do the Adventure Tourism company have? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4Y2zOfPZDM
@ What type of Operations are needed to get vegetables to a grocery store? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f195qAUJJic
@ How many of you have bought something or your parents have bought something from Amazon.com? What type of Operations are needed at a Amazon.com warehouse? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2Bs0nqVyqs


Human Resources

  
Independent Exercise:
@ Bring back Internet permission forms to your Bull dog teachers.
@ Complete Marketing worksheet
@ Complete definitions for Technology Information, Operations  and Human Resources
@ Turn In Function worksheet for grade
 


Exit Activity  
@ Word Find Group Candy activity- match vocabulary words




 


Saturday, August 29, 2015

Monday, August 31st- 7th Grade- Presentations- Step 1 through Step 4

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date:
08-31-2015



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
PowerPoint Presentation- Steps 1 through 4

Standards:
PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can explain Steps 1 through 4
Students will be able to decide what is appropriate design.



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Tab, Group, Ribbon, Multimedia, Informative, Persuasive, Narrative
Informative (Educational)-
To train or educate, present information, emphasize key points, or explain procedures
San Marcos Mill Tract
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marcos_Mill_Tract

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

Please get out your name tags.
Name 3 multimedia items.

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

Guided Lesson:

1.Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/
PowerPoint folder/  4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint
 
2. Narrative Purpose Review (to broadcast messages, tell a story or entertain) 
 
Using the Design techniques discussed in the PowerPoint

create a 1 slide presentation on "You" Include:

your name, things you like (tv, video games, hobbies, sports)
USE the concepts we learned like contrasting colors, etc.
 
check for spelling mistakes
                 contrasting colors mistakes
                 you need at least 4 clip art images
                 have words size 24 or larger
                SAVE to your LUNCH Number
 

Resources:

Independent Exercise:
3. Using the back of your Ribbon Worksheet, we are going
to fill the blanks for the 10 steps of a presentation.

If time:
--Step 5 Slide Master- this step creates your own Design that you can reuse.

A. Open a new PowerPoint
B. Go to the View Tab
C. Click on the Slide Master button in the Master View Group
D. You will be on the 2nd slide on the LEFT, you MUST click on the 1st slide
E. Check your neighbor to make sure they are on the 1st slide on the LEFT
F. Anything you do on this slide will be repeated on ALL of the slides
G. Go to the Insert Tab and insert any clip art (do not make it too large)
H. Move the clip art to one of the corners (you want room to type words on your slide)
I. Go to the Design tab
J. Click on the Background Style button in the Background Group
K. Choose a background
L. You will be saving differently- WAIT for teacher
M. Go to the File tab
N. Choose Save as
O. Go to your lunch number
P. DIFFERENT PART !!!!! Please pay attention
Q. Go to the bottom Save As Type box and change to PowerPoint Template
R. Click on Save
S. You will see your new Design on your Design Tab
 
--10 Presentation Steps: Candy Challenge

Homework:
Bring Back Your Internet Permission Forms
Students need to decide for which ACADEMIC topic
(Typing Posture/Technique, Language Arts, Science,
Social Studies, or Math) they will create a
PowerPoint presentation soon. We will be using the
PowerPoint you create to learn different old and new
features of PowerPoint 2010.

Higher Order Thinking Questions

What 10 step PowerPoint presentation step should come next? Why?

How does a master slide make creating your presentation easier?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Student will create a master slide based on their own design concepts.
Students will use PowerPoint to learn about the 10 steps to create presentation

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #1  Purpose of Presentation
A continuous loop is like our tv messages. It is a broadcast.

Exit Activity #2:   10 steps of a presentation
then play activity here http://www.quia.com/mc/2539313.html


Exit Activity #3:  Ribbon Vocabulary words
review words and definitions here http://quizlet.com/3089570/flashcards
then play activity here http://quizlet.com/3089570/scatter