Monday, October 6, 2014

Tuesday, Oct 7th- 7th Grade- Using Functions

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 10-07-2014



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Spreadsheets- Test, Finish Project, Typing contest

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can use a function.
Students use functions to get answers.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
What if we wanted to find the AVERAGE of a group of numbers?
What would the function look like?
GUIMark: 4.45 fps average
https://www.flickr.com/photos/schoschie/2959139599/
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 34, type lines 05 and 6.
Remember to use your thumb for the space bar.
We are using our left PINKY finger for the  Q key.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
Period 2 only: Open the Spreadsheet Vocabulary file
Slides 35 through 41 (functions)

@ Function as a shortcut example
@ What are functions? http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010/10.2  until 2:54
@ Autosum button http://www.gcflearnfree.org/excel2010/10.4 examples of functions
@ Spreadsheet flashcard 32 calculates averages

Independent Exercise:
Open up the Hurricane file.
Class practice of Hurricane sheet using  functions
We are going to practice inserting the following FUNCTIONS or shortcuts:
Sum- adds all of the numbers in a range
Max- finds the largest number in a range
Min- finds the lowest number in a range
Average- calculates the average of a range of numbers
Count- counts the numbers of entries in a range


@Depending on time several functions examples will be completed.
 ***Students will open the payroll file and by using functions
        find the following information:
        the maximum hourly rate
        the minimum hourly rate
        the sum of the hourly rates
        the average of the hourly rates

@ Open up your car lot file.
Look at the board and add the words (labels) sum, max, min and average.
Insert the functions sum, max, min and average.
Remember you will need to use the correct range.

@ Students will work in pairs to complete exit activity

Homework:
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
When and how should you use a function?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use Excel to understand functions.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #8:

Exit Activity #9:
Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound.

Exit Activity#10:
Working in pairs and using the PINK Study Guide answer the questions.
These will be the next test questions.  
 




Sunday, October 5, 2014

Monday, October 6th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade student click here http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/10/monday-oct-6th-7th-grade-spreadsheets.html


If you are a 8th Grade student click here http://www.wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/10/monday-oct-6th-8th-grade-databases-nsa.html

Monday, Oct 6th- 8th Grade- Databases- NSA- world largest database

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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 10-06-2014



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Databases- NSA- world’s largest database

Standards:
DB-1 Know the use and purpose of a database



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can understand how a database works.
I can bring back signed Interim Reports on Tuesday for a 95.
Students can explain the parts of a database.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
The NSA has the largest database in the world.
A Database is a is a tool used to organize, store, retrieve, and
communicate  (report on) groups of data or related information.
NSA Hauptquartier
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 32, type lines 13 and 14.
Remember to use your thumb for the space bar.
We are using our left PINKY finger for the LEFT SHIFT key.
Remember to capitalize the names and cities.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Practice:
@ Miss W will go over NSA Glogster rubric

Independent Lesson:
@ Students will read the entire article and answer questions.

@ Students will create a Glogster about the NSA
NSA Glogster Rubric Criteria
Items that need to be on Glogster
Points
Grade
Your Name
5
Spelling and Grammar
15
Design Principles followed contrast, alignment, repetition,
white space, proximity, and balance
10
NSA National Security Agency definition
10
Definition of either Counterterrorism OR counterproliferation
OR cybersecurity
10
5 different items that NSA can track you by. You  must have picture and item’s name.
50
Final Grade

 
In the upper right corner click the  log in box.

8th grade LOG-INS: students first initial and last name followed by atms13.  
PASSWORDS: student birthdays in the mddyyyy format.
EXAMPLE:  uid:  tmoseratms13  pw:  1011999 for a birthday of Jan 1, 1999
 
When you are finished (Make sure your LAST NAME is NOT on Glog)
you will post your NSA Glog web address to edmodo.
and write one positive thing about the NSA and one area of concern.  


Homework- Extra Credit for 3rd test:
Ask your parents if they have a business card or
have one in their wallets from a business or
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and type
"business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 point
s extra credit on
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school-
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards.
MUST BE IN BY MONDAY

Higher Order Thinking Questions
How do the parts of a database fit together?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will do research to create a glogster of the NSA.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #9:

Exit Activity #10:

CIA code breaking
Code breaking game


Exit Activity #11:
Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound.

Exit Activity #12: Database terms

Exit Activity #13: Database terms