Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Welcome To Computer Science Discoveries (Multimedia and Game Discoveries)

Welcome to Miss Witkowski's 
Computer Science Discoveries class.


Your schedule card may have the old name
"Multimedia and Game Discoveries"


We will be learning how to problem solve
and how to use JavaScript to create computer games.


You will need:
-- a notebook
-- a pencil or pen
-- a glue stick
-- ear buds
    (optional but you will share with other students)

--  scissors (optional)


Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Thursday, June 7th Communication and Team Work Activity

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 06-07-2018


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Team Work

Standards:
    Empowers students to collaborate
3d Teacher incorporates 21st century life skills...leadership, adaptability, people skills, self-direction...etc
4f Organizes student learning teams ...developing cooperation and leadership.


“I Can…” Statement


I can successfully participate in a team.



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Discuss words on wall: cooperation, collaboration,
teamwork, feedback, communication, leadership and adaptability.
connect connection cooperation
http://pixabay.com/en/connect-connection-cooperation-20333
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
You need to get in groups of 3 or 4
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
  • Miss W will review team work powerpoint.

Independent Activity:
  • Students will revise their answers on what makes a good team if necessary.
  • Students will work in their puzzle teams to complete the team work worksheet.
  • Students will create a mini yearbook for students, who did not get yearbooks to sign.

Friday, June 1, 2018

Tues 6/5 7th Grade Emoticons

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 06-05-2018



Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
PowerPoint Presentation-  Different Skills

Standards:
PB-2 Procedure for developing a presentation



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can use different features of PowerPoint.
I can decide which type of presentation to use: educational/informative, persuasive, or narrative

Students use different features of PowerPoint.
Students understand the difference between educational/informative, persuasive, or narrative presentations.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Tab, Group, Ribbon, Multimedia, Informative, Persuasive, Narrative
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
  1. Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com

      2.  You need a pen or pencil


Lesson-Instructional Strategies ; Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
An emoticon is a sequence of ordinary characters you can find on your computer keyboard. Emoticons are a form of communication on the Internet used in email, chats, etc. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_emoticons


Independent:

@ Students will complete emoticons assignment

MS Word game  https://www.purposegames.com/game/microsoft-word-ribbons-game


MS PowerPoint game
https://www.purposegames.com/game/microsoft-powerpoint-ribbons-game-quiz





Higher Order Thinking Questions
Where do you go to do different type of action on a PowerPoint?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use PowerPoint to learn new features.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #1:   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

Tues 6/5 8th Grade Importance of Business Communications

Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan

Date:          06-05-2018


Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Understand requirements for seeking, gaining, and maintaining employment

Standards:
6.03 Understand behaviors required to maintain employment



“I Can…” Statement

I can determine which business communication to use.



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
    
1.  Go to wclassroom.blogspot.com 

2.  Get a pen or pencil

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

Communication Activity-
Communication is important in business so you don't lose money and in your personal life so you don't lose friends. 

How miscommunication happens (and how to avoid it) - Katherine Hampsten


Other communication activities



Miss W will review business communications
Miss W will review Communication section
Be a More Confident Public Speaker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tShavGuo0_E

How to... Animate the Voice - Redvoice Communication & Presentation Skills Top 5 tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZd4cLdy7Dg


Independent Exercise:
Students will complete the business communication notes and questions


Exit Activity 7- Etiquette and Communications