Thursday, February 26, 2015

Monday, March 2nd Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here:  http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/presentation-10-steps-test-and.html

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/02/monday-mar-1st-8th-grade-database-parts.html

Monday, Mar. 2nd - 8th Grade- Database Parts



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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 03-02-2015




Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Databases- Ribbon Features

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



“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can explain the parts of a database.
Students can give examples of records, fields and entries.


Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Database, Table, Record, Field,
Entry- the smallest piece of information in a database.
The individual Start and Stop times (example 12:52:17) are entries.
the time-card entries are
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 18, type lines 13 and 4.
Remember to use your thumb for the space bar.
We are using our left MIDDLE finger for the C key.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:

@ 2 What is a database? (A review of our tv database) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8jgX1f8kc4

@ Students will see how many database jobs are in NC http://www.simplyhired.com/search?q=database+manager&l=North+Carolina

@ Students will open in the DATABASE folder
the 1 Database Fundamentals PowerPoint

@ Students will open their practice database.
    You must click on the word TABLE in the left column to open it.

@ Miss W will review slides 10 - 21
@Class will practice identifying tables, records, fields, and entries.

Independent Activity:
@ In pairs, students will complete the top of the Database worksheet
    and write out the definition for text (see slide 18)
@ In pairs, students will complete the Access Ribbon worksheet.


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 points extra credit on
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school-
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards.
Higher Order Thinking Questions
How are the parts of a database different?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will go to simplyhired.com to see how many database manager jobs are available in NC.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity #6:


Exit Activity #7:

Exit Activity #8:
Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Monday, March 2nd- 7th Grade- Presentation 10 Steps Test and Spreadsheets- What are they?



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Archdale-Trinity Middle School
Lesson Plan
 
Date: 03-02-2015




Teacher:
Witkowski

Lesson/Unit Topic:
Presentation 10 Steps Test and
Spreadsheet- What are Spreadsheets? Careers?

Standards:
SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets




“I Can…” Statement
Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can explain what a Spreadsheet is.
I can list examples of Spreadsheets.
Students understand what a Spreadsheet is and can list different examples.



Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Spreadsheet, Budget, Grades, Loans,
Inventory- items a business owns, that they sell to make money
photo
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 18, type lines 13 and 4.
Remember to use your thumb for the space bar.
We are using our left MIDDLE finger for the C key.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students
(Detailed Plans Including Practices, Researched Based Strategies)
Guided Lesson:
@ Directions for test and after test pre-spreadsheet activity.
@  93,694 jobs require knowing how to use spreadsheets.
      2,628 jobs are in North Carolina that require spreadsheet skills.

and look at your monitor number.
Go to that number's page and find one job that needs spreadsheets.
You will need to give the name of the job and a sentence that DESCRIBES the job.

For example: If you are sitting at monitor 20, go to page 20 and pick one job from that page.

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

Independent Exercise:
@ Students take Presentation 10 steps test and complete pre-spreadsheet activity

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.
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
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
@ Students will complete online flashcards for the test items they missed.
Students will create online flashcards at http://quizlet.com/

Exit Activity #4:
Practice on the beginner level (#1 home row keys) at http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
Choose beginner if you are in the beginner category
Choose intermediate if you are in the average category
Click to turn off the sound.

Exit Activity #5:  Ribbon Vocabulary words
review words and definitions here http://quizlet.com/3089570/flashcards
then play activity here http://quizlet.com/3089570/scatter

Exit Activity #6:
Choose home row and easy. Turn off sound.

Exit Activity #7:
We are practicing for accuracy not speed.
If you get less than 95% accuracy; retake practice.

Exit Activity #8: