Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Jan 25 MSITA

Learning Goals:
Sign in to MSITA and verify the PowerPoint classes
Continue Digital Literacy Module 1
Finish Vocats Pre-test

Bell Ringer:

1. Open a new tab and go to the Microsoft Academy site http://itacademy.microsoftelearning.com/
2. Open a new tab and go to the Digital Literacy site http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/eng/Curriculum3.mspx

3. Work on the Digital Literacy Module 1 worksheet as Miss W collects signed syllabi, signed AUP forms, and $10.00 business fees. The two students, who are not finished with the pre-test will work on that item first.

Guided Lesson:
Miss W will show students how to enter the PowerPoint access code 7437-K7E6-9807 and how to sign in to the Microsoft Academy site.

Independent Exercise:
Students will continue Module 1 of Digital Literacy Unit.

Homework:Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Jan 24- Business and Finance

Learning Goals: Obj 1.01 Understanding Economic Systems

Bell Ringer:
1. Create name tags by folding the index card hamburger style.
2. Write just your FIRST name. Write the name you want to be called.
3. List 7 items or services you would buy if you had lots of money?


Miss W will collect signed syllabi, signed AUP forms, and $10.00 business fees while you are doing these activities.

Guided exercise:
4. In your personal drive (the one with your lunch number) delete all items that needed for a current class.

Guided Lesson: Discuss following main topics, needs vs. wants, goods vs services, economic resources (natural, human, capital) and the 6 steps of economic decision making

Independent Project: Worked on 6 Steps of Economic Decision Making PowerPoint Project

Homework: Bring in 10.00 Business fee
Quiz or Test or Project: None

Jan 24- Career Management

Learning Goal: Understand the self-assessment process

Bell Ringer:
1.Create name tags by folding the index card hamburger style.
2. Write just your FIRST name. Write the name you want to be called.
3. Then on the back of the Multiple Intelligences worksheet draw a pig. Yes, a pig like the animal that bacon comes from. :)
4.AFTER you draw the pig, write the following paragraph- "There are many self-assessments that measure different personal traits. This class will be using the Multiple Intelligence Inventory, Learning Style Inventory, Holland Codes assessment and the SCANS assessment."

Miss W will collect signed syllabi, signed AUP forms, and $10.00 business fees while you are doing these activities.


Guided exercise:
5. In your personal drive (the one with your lunch number) delete all items that needed for a current class.
6. Create a new folder called “Personal Trait Inventories”
7. Open a PowerPoint file and call it “Multiple Intelligences Vocabulary”.
In this vocabulary file you will copy or type one multiple intelligence definition per page/slide. Everyone will insert 10 slides.
8. Practice doing a screen print of the blog instructions below to the last slide of your PowerPoint.

Independent exercise:
After you finish the Pre-test
9.Take the Learning Styles Inventory and Multiple Intelligences Inventory by visiting http://ttc.coe.uga.edu/surveys/ .
10. The First Slide of your PowerPoint is your title page. Put your first and last name on it and decorate it with images from at least one career that you are interested in.
11. The Second Slide is going to contain a screen print of your results (it will look like a sideways bar graph)
12. The next 8 slides will have one of the Multiple Intelligences on them.

Jan 24- MSITA

Learning Goals:
Create Live.com logins
Start Digital Literacy Module 1
Finish Vocats Pre-test,

Bell Ringer: Create name tags fold the index card hamburger style.
Write just your FIRST name.

Miss W will collect signed syllabi, signed AUP forms, and $10.00 business fees as you watch a short video about NC and MSITA.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/itacademy/default.aspx
(It is the 2nd video if you want to share with your parents.)

Guided Lesson:
1.Create a live.com login needed for the MSITA class.
2.Go to http://www.live.com
3.On your tiny index card WRITE DOWN the following information.
live id: first three letters of your last name, your first name, MSITA@hotmail.com
(for example Jane Smith's id would be smijmsita@hotmail.com
password: your choice

EVERYONE will create a new school appropriate live id.
This email will be printed on all of your certificates, which is why it needs to be school appropriate.

4. Complete the questions, uncheck the email option and then click on I accept.
5. Go to http://www.live.com and sign in.
6. Give Miss W your small index card with your login information.
7. Go to your personal file (lunch room number) under my computer and delete any files you do not need.

Depending on the time we will either begin to Navigate through Digital Literacy Module 1 Computer Basics or finish the Pre-test.

Digital Literacy Web Address
http://www.microsoft.com/about/corporatecitizenship/citizenship/giving/programs/up/digitalliteracy/eng/Curriculum3.mspx
Everyone is going to do the 1st through 3rd modules. Unit 3 Productivity Programs is a great introduction to our class. You may need to do the 4th and 5th module before trying to get the Digital Litercy certificate.

Independent Project:
Complete DL worksheet
Complete Pre-test

Homework:Bring in 10.00 Business fee

Friday, January 20, 2012

January 23- Principles of Business and Finance- First Day of Class

Welcome, It's a great day to be a tiger.

Learning Goals: Expectations

Bell Ringer: Sign in to computer and delete files you do not need in your student file (your lunch number)

Guided Lesson: Understanding the Priniciples of Business and Finance class and Behavior expectations

Independent Exercise:
Take the CTE pre-test (this will be a participation grade based on how hard you try. You need to spend at least 50 minutes on the test to get 100)

1. Click on this link http://rcselements.wikispaces.com/
2. Scroll down to "Links of Interest"
3. Click on "Elements online testing site"
4. Enter the test id 717192448
5. Enter your student id (your lunch number)

6. You will need to pick a business when we start our first project. When you are finished either write on a piece of paper or type on a Word document 5 different businesses you are interested in and why you are interested in them. Do not stress about which 5 types of businesses you choose. You will have a chance to consider other types of businesses. This exercise is to just get you thinking about which business is most interesting to you.

Homework: Get parents to sign AUP form and syllabus

January 23- Career Management- 1st Day of class

Welcome, It's a great day to be a tiger.

Learning Goals: Expectations

Bell Ringer: Sign in to computer and delete files you do not need in your student file (your lunch number)

Guided Lesson: Understanding the Career Management class and Behavior expectations

Independent Exercise:
Take the CTE pre-test (this will be a participation grade based on how hard you try. You need to spend at least 50 minutes on the test to get 100)

1. Click on this link http://rcselements.wikispaces.com/
2. Scroll down to "Links of Interest"
3. Click on "Elements online testing site"
4. Enter the test id 714082429

5. Enter your student id (your lunch number)

6. When you are finished either write on a piece of paper or type on a Word document the following Dr. Seuss quote
"Today you are you,
That is truer than true.
There is no one alive
who is youer than you." Dr. Seuss
Write or Type one paragraph about "Why you should learn about the employment areas that you are interested in for a career instead of copying what your friends are learning about?"

Homework: Get parents to sign AUP form and syllabus

January 23 MSITA- Word, PowerPoint, Publisher 1st day of class

Welcome, It's a great day to be a tiger.

Learning Goals: Expectations

Bell Ringer: Sign in to computer and delete files you do not need in your student file (your lunch number)

Guided Lesson: Understanding the MSITA class and Behavior expectations

Independent Exercise:
Take the CTE pre-test (this will be a participation grade based on how hard you try. You need to spend at least 50 minutes on the test to get 100)

1. Click on this link http://rcselements.wikispaces.com/

2. Scroll down to "Links of Interest"
3. Click on "Elements online testing site"
4. Enter the test id 718942769

5. Enter your student id (your lunch number)

6. When you are finished on the small piece of paper list the three software programs from hardest to easiest. You do not need to put your name on the paper.

Homework: Get parents to sign AUP form and syllabus