Miss Witkowski's Computer Science Discoveries Class: April 2015

Thursday, April 30, 2015

Friday, May 1st- Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/04/friday-may-1st-7th-grade-spreadsheets.html?_sm_au_=iVVT85f4Rc4DLDHj

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/04/friday-may-1st-8th-grade-publication.html?_sm_au_=iVVT85f4Rc4DLDHj

Friday, May 1st- 8th Grade- Publication and Target Audience Test and Graphic Designer Career Article

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 05-01-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Publisher- Test and Graphic Design Article
Standards:	DB-6 Format Newsletters

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can do well on the test today. Test Today.	Students do well on the test.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Repetition- five similarly formatted rabbits

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

On page 92, type lines 14 and 16.

We are using our RIGHT INDEX finger for the 6 key.

Guided Lesson:

@ Miss W will give test directions.

Independent Exercise:

@ Students will take Publications and Target Audience Test

@ After the test, click on https://portal.achieve3000.com

@ Your user name is your lunch number

@ Your password is your birthcay.

@ Go to the email section and click on article titled “Picture This”

@ The article is about the Graphic Design career.

@ If you miss a question, hit the retry button.

A Graphic Designer earns an average salary of $40,391 per year.

There are over 14,000 jobs in the US for a graphic designer.

You can work for a company or start your own business.

@ Achieve 3000 Database Career article.

On the first attempt:
100 to 75 is an “A” 100
74 to 65 is a “B” 88

64 to 55 is a “C” 78

54 to 45 is a “D” 70

If time complete hyphenation of newsletter http://www.gcflearnfree.org/publisher2010/4.5

Higher Order Thinking Questions

How do you determine which type of Publication to use?

Student Technology/Differentiation

Students use vokis to learn about Publisher publications.

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #12:

Million dollar Game http://www.quia.com/rr/531753.html

Exit Activity #13:

Publisher Ribbon http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html

Friday, May 1st- 7th Grade- Spreadsheets- Putting it all together- Colonial Population Exercise

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 05-01-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Spreadsheet- Social Studies and Spreadsheets
Standards:	SSB-1 Know the components of Spreadsheets SSB-2 Know Spreadsheet operations

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a spreadsheet, use functions and format my data.	Students can create a spreadsheet, use functions and format their data.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)
Space one time before the parenthesis, do not space after it. Example: "And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and ¾ percent guaranteed) KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!" (Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You'll Go! 1990) http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Parenthesis1.jpg
Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy
On page 92, type lines 14 and 16. We are using our RIGHT INDEX finger for the 6 key.
Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Practice: @ Students will follow instructions and complete the Colonial Population exercise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1776%E2%80%9389) Independent Exercise: @ Students will create a spreadsheet, format the data, create a chart and find the functions for the Colonial Population exercise.

Higher Order Thinking Questions
How do you create a spreadsheet?
Student Technology/Differentiation
Students will use Excel to create spreadsheets.
Closure Strategy
Exit Activity 11: Spreadsheet Review http://www.quia.com/rr/85219.html 2 items you may have forgotten: Absolute value- is when you need cells to remain the same when copied # means the column is too narrow and you need to make it wider to see the data

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Thursday, April 30th Short Cut Links

If you are a 7th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/04/thursday-april-30th-7th-grade-review-of.html?_sm_au_=iVVPv3H7kTH5HSTV

If you are a 8th Grade Student, click here: http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2015/04/thursday-april-30th-8th-grade-review.html?_sm_au_=iVVPv3H7kTH5HSTV

Thursday, April 30th- 8th Grade- Review For Friday's Publisher Publication and Target Audience Test

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 04-30-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Publisher- Publication Vokis, Presentations, Review for Friday’s Test
Standards:	DB-6 Format Newsletters

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can create a voki about a type of publication or design principle. Test on Friday Safety Announcement	Students create vokis on a publication types and design principles.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

The a percent % sign shows a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/veganstraightedge/5533235507

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

On page 92, type lines 11 and 12.

We are using our LEFT INDEX finger for the % PERCENT key.

We are using our RIGHT PINKY finger for the SHIFT key.

Guided Lesson:

@ Miss W will give Voki instructions

@ Review for Friday’s test