Friday, September 29, 2017

Monday, October 2nd Short Cut Links

Click here if you are a 8th Grade Student      http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/09/monday-october-2nd-8th-grade.html?_sm_au_=iVVWRV54DjRRLSP5

Click here if you are a 7th Grade Student      http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/09/monday-october-2nd-7th-grade.html?_sm_au_=iVVWRV54DjRRLSP5

Monday, October 2nd- 7th Grade- Spreadsheet Careers

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 10-02-2017


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Spreadsheet- What are Spreadsheets? Careers?

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets


“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can list Spreadsheet careers.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)


Engineers use spreadsheet to build items."Isolated foundation are mostly used for columns and frame structure to transfer point load on a larger area depending on the soil bearing capacity. It also includes the ground water level effect on the foundation load and soil pressure."




 


 
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Go to wclassroom

2. Open 1 Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint
 
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

Open the 1 Spreadsheet Vocabulary file


Independent Exercise:
 
Charades- each group of three will have 3 minutes to come up with a
way to act out one of the people below using spreadsheets.
They can say anything but the name of the person.
For example: They can not say "Look at me, I'm an accountant."
Accountants, Teachers,
Engineers, Sales people,
Scientists, Supermarkets,
Market Researchers.


@ Navigating Excel 2010 http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010
        

“Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint Presentation”

describing uses of worksheets and tabs (slide 10)
@ Go to the SS flash card folder and open up 23 change color of tabs
This is an example of a workbook with 12 worksheets.
 
Students will complete WHAT IF activity (slides 11-12)
Students will learn about bar, line and pie graphs (slides 13-17)
 
Go through Slide 20   Parts of a Spreadsheet  In the Witkowski folder then the Spreadsheet folder
 
@  Open up 22 Pie Chart.
     This is an example of the Insert tab and then the Design tab (chart layouts)
@ What if you make a mistake choosing the chart?
Open up 9 Chart Types and Styles
    --click on the chart
    --On the Design tab, click on the Change Chart button --Select a column chart
   --On the Design tab, click on the Chart Styles arrow and find the orange/black choice.

 

If Absent on Friday:
@ Students will make corrections by typing out the questions they missed
and typing out the complete correct answer. Do not type a, b, c or d.

 
 
 
 
Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1: Uses of Spreadsheets http://www.quia.com/mc/2494317.html


We have not covered some questions yet.
Built in calculations are called functions.
Horizontal is like laying down flat on the ground.
Vertical is up and down
You may use the Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint.
Play until you have won a million dollars




Monday, October 2nd- 8th Grade- Entrepreneur Characteristics

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
Date: 10-02-2017


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur-
Personal Characteristics and Skills

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.03.01 Recall personal characteristics and skills needed for a successful entrepreneur


“I Can…” Statement

I can recall personal characteristics and skills needed for a successful entrepreneur.

Test Friday on Nonprofits and Entrepreneur characteristics and skills.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
An entrepreneur is good at problem solving.
Keep Going | Flickr - Photo
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
     1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

     
3. Complete Exit Activity B on your own
     
Lesson-Instructional Strategies &Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

Go to  Computer- Student Doc- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business Folder-

                 Entrepreneur Folder- 
               then open 3.01 Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

@ Miss W will review the personal characteristics and skills of a successful entrepreneur

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will complete the characteristic worksheet

Word Art assignment. Students will review the characteristics and skills of 
a successful entrepreneur and decide which of these items they have.

@ Students will decide which entrepreneur they want for their next project.

@ Miss W will review the Famous Entrepreneur Rubric

B. Profit versus Nonprofit includes Service Businesses



C.  End of 1.03 review



Thursday, September 28, 2017

Friday, September 29th Short Cut Links

Click here if you are a 8th Grade Student  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/09/friday-september-29th-8th-grade.html?_sm_au_=iVVr7DsH4D65PRvt

Click here if you are a 7th Grade Student  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2017/09/friday-september-29th-7th-grade.html?_sm_au_=iVVr7DsH4D65PRvt

Friday, September 29th- 7th Grade- Test Correction and Spreadsheet Careers

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 09-29-2017



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Spreadsheet- What are Spreadsheets? Careers?

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can list Spreadsheet careers. .



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Spreadsheet, Budget, Grades, Loans,
Inventory- items a business owns, that they sell to make money

photo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/microsoftsweden/5395284268/
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

1. Open a NEW Word document

Go to Applications then MS Office then Word


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

@ Students will make corrections by typing out the questions they missed and typing out the complete correct answer. Do not type a, b, c or d.

@ We are in the Spreadsheet folder now.
Open the 1 Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint



Last year:
@  50,211 jobs require knowing how to use spreadsheets.
      1,249 jobs are in North Carolina that require spreadsheet skills
.

“Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint Presentation”
describing uses of spreadsheets (slides 1-8)


Independent Exercise:



Charades- each group of three will have 3 minutes to come up with a
way to act out one of the people below using spreadsheets.
They can say anything but the name of the person.
For example: They can not say "Look at me, I'm an accountant."
Accountants, Teachers,
Engineers, Sales people,
Scientists, Supermarkets,
Market Researchers.

Higher Order Thinking Questions
What type of activities benefit from using a spreadsheet?  
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-spreadsheet to review careers that require spreadsheet knowledge.
Closure Strategy

Exit Activity 1: Uses of Spreadsheets http://www.quia.com/mc/2494317.html


We have not covered some questions yet.
Built in calculations are called functions.
Horizontal is like laying down flat on the ground.
Vertical is up and down
You may use the Spreadsheet Vocabulary PowerPoint.
Play until you have won a million dollars




Friday, September 29th- 8th Grade- Finish Nonprofit and Combination Businesses

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan

Date: 09-29-2017



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Classify Businesses-
Nonprofit versus Profit

Standards:
NCCTE.BU20.01.03 Understand the different business classifications



“I Can…” Statement

I can understand the difference between nonprofit and profit businesses.
.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
A nonprofit business Focuses on providing a service instead of making a profit
Tendenci Open Source NonProfit
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
      
     1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

      2. Get out your NonProfit Notes

     3.  Complete exit activity A  (vocabulary matching)

     3.  Everyone needs a pen or pencil
           
Lesson-Instructional Strategies &Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

Interim reports need to be returned signed

Since usb headphones have been delayed, (2nd week of Oct)
we will complete the franchise script and
audio commercial when they are received.  

Go to  Computer- Student Doc- Witkowski folder- Exploring Business Folder-
          Business Folder- then open 1.03 Classify Businesses


Celebrate North Carolina Nonprofits


@ What do you need to do to start a nonprofit organization in NC? 
https://www.ncnonprofits.org/sites/default/files/public_resources/HowToStartA501%28c%29%283%29Nonprofit_1.pdf

Nonprofits in Randolph County, NC 
Namesort iconField CategoryCounty
Caraway Conference Center and CampProtestantRandolph
Hospice of Randolph CountyHospiceRandolph
N.C. Zoological SocietySingle Organization SupportRandolph
Randolph Community College Foundation, Inc.Single Organization SupportRandolph
Randolph County Partnership for ChildrenAlliance OrganizationsRandolph
Randolph County Senior Adults Association, Inc.Senior Centers, ServicesRandolph
Randolph Hospital, Inc.Hospital, GeneralRandolph
United Way of Randolph County, Inc.Fund-Raising Organizations That Cross CategoriesRandolph

Independent Exercise:
@ Students will complete notes on 1.03 Classify Businesses
@ Students will work in groups to complete back of notes page

B. Profit versus Nonprofit includes Service Businesses

C.  End of 1.03 review