Monday, August 26, 2013

Week of August 26- Open House (Thursday 8/29)

  • Computer Applications II- Integration of Office 2010 Applications (w/Employability Skills)
Monday 8/26


College & Career Readiness Unit
Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet
Download Copy of CA2_5.3_College Enrollment
Download CA2_2 College Recruiter Project
Download CA2_2 Career Newsletter Project (1)
Download Collegecareerpresentation

 Choose one method to present your college & career presentation to class:

  1. Windows Movie Maker
  2. PhotoStory
  3. Powerpoint
  4. Web storytools (choose one from link below)
    http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools


Tuesday 8/27

finish up project...prepare to present presentation and display college box


Wednesday 8/28

college & career presentations/ display college box

Thursday 8/29

college & career presentations/ display college box

Friday 8/30

college & career presentations/ display college box


a look at next week...

trivia, game, puzzle-- create your own about anything related to your college or career

or play existing classroom career board games
  •   trivia game links will be sent to Mrs. Conley for your specific  class period blog
  •  specific feedback will also be sent to an open forum for each class period
  • a look at a real depiction of a company career-oriented movie and/or college life movie


  • Intro Business & Technology- Integration of  Communication Skills w/Employability)

Monday 8/26 - continue working on glittering generality advertisement AND commercial

Tuesday  8/27 -
  1. view slideshow  presentation below to answer questions on communication

Download Cev70533

     2. continue working on advertisement AND commercial...be prepared to present on Wednesday

Wednesday 8/28 - be prepared to present advertisement and commercial
"Glittering Generalities" ...who? what? when? where? why? (see communications styles packet)
  • commercial...not just a video (audiovisual presentation) - PowerPoint, MovieMaker, or Photostory
  • advertisement (hard copy document)- Publisher OR WORD
Thursday 8/29 - design a logo for your product at http://www.tagxedo.com/app.html 

Friday 8/30 - fun fact data

  •        create info-graph using one of the links below (w. graph, data, or chart info representing numerical data)with data on a product/brand or your own existing brand



  1. continue with  advertisement and commercial presentation
  2. provide 5 question survey for feedback on product different forms of  responses
 see forms templates for surveys in WORD OR search for survey under online templates in Publisher or create your own survey in surveymonkey.com http://www.surveymonkey.com/ 


A look at next week....
 create your own business letter/cover letter to company or post-secondary institution of choice

 http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_six_parts_of_a_business_letter

 Business Letter graphic organizer AND Memo writing

 communication graphic organizer...CHOOSE ONE
  • informal vs formal
  • memo vs business letter
Download Communications
 http://www.informationbible.com/article-difference-between-letter-and-memo-83412.html
 http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/K/Michael.L.Kent-1/PDFs/BusinessLetters&Memos.pdf






Monday, August 19, 2013

Week of August 19


  • Computer Applications II- Integration of Office 2010 Applications (w/Employability Skills)
Monday 8/19


College & Career Readiness Unit
Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet
Download Copy of CA2_5.3_College Enrollment
Download CA2_2 College Recruiter Project
Download CA2_2 Career Newsletter Project (1)
Download Collegecareerpresentation

 Choose one method to present your college & career presentation to class:

  1. Windows Movie Maker
  2. PhotoStory
  3. Powerpoint
  4. Web storytools (choose one from link below)
    http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

Post-secondary box- create and design your own box IN CLASS(bring small-medium sized box to class..all other supplies will be provided)for post-secondary choice NO LATER THAN MONDAY 8/19)
  • empty shoe box (w/top...no top inside will also have to be designed as a dorm, barrack, etc. space)
  • tissue box
* If getting a box is not feasible, students may partner with someone  to design box who has selected same post-secondary option*
  
Tuesday 8/20-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY(including decorating box)


Wednesday 8/21-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY(including decorating box)


Thursday 8/22-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY(including decorating box)


Friday 8/23-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY(including decorating box) in preparation to present next week


  • Intro Business & Technology- Integration of  Communication Skills w/Employability)


Monday 8/19

Business Communication Unit
SLIDESHOW
Download Cev70533
PACKET
Download Vocabulary Handout
Download Crossword
Download Billboard Design Project
Download Glittering Generalities Activity

 

"Glittering Generalities" ...who? what? when? where? why? (see communications styles packet)
  • commercial...not just a video (audiovisual presentation) - PowerPoint, MovieMaker, or Photostory
  • advertisement (hard copy document)- Publisher OR WORD
commercial presentation and advertising printing


communication graphic organizer...CHOOSE ONE
  • oral vs written
  • memo vs business letter
Download Communications
 http://www.informationbible.com/article-difference-between-letter-and-memo-83412.html
 http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/K/Michael.L.Kent-1/PDFs/BusinessLetters&Memos.pdf

create your own business letter/cover letter to company or post-secondary  institution of choice
Employability Unit

Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet

Tuesday 8/20-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY


Wednesday 8/21-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY


Thursday 8/22-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY


Friday 8/23-  continue working on unit project due FRIDAY in preparation to present next week

Monday, August 12, 2013

Week of August 12

Monday 8/12

Housekeeping Items
  • PHS School store/DECA membership
Picture presentations(summer vacation)
  • moviemaker
  • webtool link(see last week's blog)
  • photostory
  • powerpoint

Tuesday 8/13
  • finish up presentations
  • review/preview syllabus(see posted in under pages)
                     Computer Applications II
                     Intro Business Technology

 Employability Unit

Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet




Wednesday 8/14
  • Computer Applications II- Integration of Office 2010 Applications (w/Employability Skills)

College & Career Readiness Unit
Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet
Download Copy of CA2_5.3_College Enrollment
Download CA2_2 College Recruiter Project
Download CA2_2 Career Newsletter Project (1)
Download Collegecareerpresentation

Post-secondary box- create and design your own box IN CLASS(bring small-medium sized box to class..all other supplies will be provided)for post-secondary choice NO LATER THAN MONDAY 8/19)
  • empty shoe box (w/top...no top inside will also have to be designed as a dorm, barrack, etc. space)
  • tissue box
* If getting a box is not feasible, students may partner with someone  to design box who has selected same post-secondary option*

Intro Business & Technology(Business Communications & Employability)


Employability Unit

Download CA2_2 Career Information form
Download CA2_2 College Information Sheet

 Business Communication Unit
SLIDESHOW
Download Cev70533
PACKET
Download Vocabulary Handout
Download Crossword
Download Billboard Design Project
Download Glittering Generalities Activity

 
"Glittering Generalities" ...who? what? when? where? why? (see communications styles packet)
  • commercial...not just a video (audiovisual presentation) - PowerPoint, MovieMaker, or Photostory
  • advertisement (hard copy document)- Publisher OR WORD
commercial presentation and advertising printing

communication graphic organizer...CHOOSE ONE
  • oral vs written
  • memo vs business letter
Download Communications
 http://www.informationbible.com/article-difference-between-letter-and-memo-83412.html
 http://faculty-staff.ou.edu/K/Michael.L.Kent-1/PDFs/BusinessLetters&Memos.pdf

create your own business letter/cover letter to company or post-secondary  institution of choice

Thursday 8/15 - please see beginning of unit project on Wednesday 8/14



Friday 8/16 -please see beginning  of unit project on Wednesday 8/14

Elevator pitch
pitch about your career/college goals in one minute
http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/pitch/

Wordle your  unique and suggested words to create a gallery

http://www.wordle.net/

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Week of August 7

Wednesday 8/7

First day of school

  • Schedule/transcript review
  • Summer break picture search/save

1st period- Computer Applications II
2nd period- Computer Applications II
4th period- Intro to Business & Technology


Thursday 8/8

Course syllabus

  • preview and review
  • print & sign (last page ONLY)
Summer vacation electronic picture collage (10 minimum) for ... places you've gone, people, you've seen, company logos you've seen, etc.

Choose one method to present your collage/digital photo story to class:
  1. Windows Movie Maker
  2. PhotoStory
  3. Powerpoint
  4. Web storytools (choose one from link below)
    http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools



    Friday 8/9
  1. company logo quiz app
  2. digital story picture presentation to class