Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Sept 7 Business and Finance

Week 3
Wednesday 9-7

Learning Goals: Introduce the following concepts: Consumer Spending, Investment Activities, and Business Cycles

Bell Ringer: Work 10 minutes on Company Project, read Intro to Business pages

Guided Lesson: Guided Notes explaining new material

Independent Lesson: Economic Conditions Group activity

Self-Management: identify ways to manage content vocabulary

Homework &/or Enrichment: Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Sept 7 MSITA

Week 3
Wednesday 9-7

Learning Goals: Students will continue the MS e-learning program "Beginning PowerPoint" MS Lesson 10295

Bell Ringer: Students will access their e-learning accounts by going to http://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com BEFORE CLASS STARTS

Guided Lesson: Start PowerPoint One Lesson by viewing the first two sections of the introductory video, Switch to PowerPoint 2010 Video, at
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint-help/get-acquainted-with-the-ribbon-RZ101791923.aspx?section=2.

The first lesson will be facilitated by Miss W. to model how the students should proceed through the e-learning module. The PowerPoint 2010 Environment sections to be covered are -Using Different Presentation Views.
Independent Lesson: Students will review different tabs on the ribbon. Students create study guides by either filling in the blanks or typing the answers as they learn the material.

Self-management: Students follow along as Miss W models how to work through the elearning unit

Homework &/or Enrichment: Get parents to sign AUP forms and syllabus.Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Friday, September 2, 2011

Sept 6 Business and Finance

Week 3
Tuesday 9-6

Learning Goals: Introduce the following concepts: Supply and Demand, Finding the Market Equilibrium Price, and start GDP.

Bell Ringer: Work 10 minutes on Company Project, read Intro to Business pages

Guided Lesson: Modeling how to find the Equilibrium price

Independent Lesson: Finding the Market Equilibrium price. GDP visual project which shows the parts of GDP such as consumer spending, government spending, business spending and exports-imports. Students, who do not complete in class, will have it as homework or it will be finished during Wednesday's Tiger Time.

Self-Management: identify ways to manage content vocabulary

Homework &/or Enrichment: Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Sept 6 MSITA

Week 3
Tuesday 9-6

Learning Goals: Students will begin MS e-learning program "Beginning PowerPoint" MS Lesson 10295

Bell Ringer: Students will access their e-learning accounts by going to http://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com

Guided Lesson: Start PowerPoint One Lesson by viewing introductory video,Demo e-learning.

The first lesson will be facilitated by Miss W. to model how the students should proceed through the e-learning module. The PowerPoint 2010 Environment sections to be covered are - Introduction and Managing the PowerPoint Environment.


Independent Lesson: Students will familiarize themselves with the ribbon concept and the file tab and the insert tab.

Self-management: Students absent because of the holiday weekend will create drive folders and use OneNote, an organizing system, to help them be successful with the e-learning process. Students will go over different ways to find answers when they are unsure.

Homework &/or Enrichment: Get parents to sign AUP forms and syllabus.Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Sept 2 Business and Finance

Week 2
Friday 9-2

Learning Goals: Start Company Project (encompasses 1.00 Understand the role of business in the global economy)


Bell Ringer: Work 10 minutes on Company Project, read Intro to Business pages

Guided Lesson: Company Project Lab Expectations will be discussed especially Copyright rules!Independent Project: Finish 6 Economic Decision Making steps PowerPoint. Review copyright expectations! Start Company Lab Project

Self-Management: Students will need to make the best use of lab time

Homework &/or Enrichment: Get parents to sign AUP forms and syllabus.Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Sept 2 MSITA

Week 2
Friday 9-2

Learning Goals: Students will give a presentation on how to use OneNote to organize study materials. Study and Pass Digital Literacy certification http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/eng/Curriculum3.mspx

Bell Ringer: Students will sign up for their e-learning accounts by going to http://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com

Guided Lesson: OneNote presentation. Each student will create a "study" OneNote. There will be some time to take the DL Certificate test or work on the One Note project.

Independent Project: DL Certification Test and One Note project.

Self-management: Students will create drive folders and use OneNote, an organizing system, to help them be successful with the e-learning process.

Homework &/or Enrichment: Get parents to sign AUP forms and syllabus.Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Sept 1 Business and Finance

Week 2
Thursday 9-1

Learning Goals: Finish Economic systems (Free Market, Command, Mixed, Traditional) Start supply and demand

Bell Ringer: Work 10 minutes on Company Project, read Intro to Business pages

Guided Lesson: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/ and finish economic systems, start supply and demand

Independent Project: Finish Economic systems guided worksheet (if absent on Monday make up Vocat pre-test) Review vocabulary by creating flash cards and playing vocabulary game with peers.

Self-Management: start Company Project

Homework &/or Enrichment: Get parents to sign AUP forms and syllabus.Bring in 10.00 Business fee