Week of October 28

Computer Applications II

Mon 10/28- last day for handout of presentations

Tues 10/29-

• last day for presentations (for those previously submitted handouts)
• Microsoft Office Q &A sheet

Wed 10/30- Microsoft Application introduction & demonstration activity

*TOPIC MUST BE APPROVED BY ME*

Thurs 10/31-  Microsoft Application introduction & demonstration activity

Friday 11/1-

• last day to work on MS Office activity(to be demonstrated and presented next week)
•  12 WEEK COMMON ASSESSMENT

ONLINE WEBSITES/WEBTOOLS (for introduction)

slides/collages- http://www.kizoa.com/
animated video presentation (5 min limit) - http://www.powtoon.com/
comic strip, story book- http://www.toondoo.com/
puzzles-  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
games-  http://www.superteachertools.com/
voice characters-  http://www.voki.com/create.php
 

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
moviemaker
photostory
powerpoint

Intro Bus Tech 

Mon 10/28 - review various project activities required for presentation

•  continue working on presentation (see details from last week's post)

•  implement excerpts out of Steven Covey's book Seven Habits of Highly Effective People into presentation

Tues 10/29- review printing of presentation handout


Wed 10/30-  create SMART goals of your own OR include in presentation for your leader relating to his or her habit


 SMART goals...what are yours?? are they short-term?(takes less than a year to accomplish) are they long term? (takes more than a year to accomplish?

S-Specifc
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Relevant
T- Time Bound



Thurs 10/31-

• fall harvest/halloween desktop publishing
• SMART goals

Fri 11/1-

• Last day to work on presentation (prepare to present in order...habit 1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
• 12 WEEK COMMON ASSESSMENT
• Leadership lessons/quotes

ONLINE WEBSITES/WEBTOOLS (for introduction & closing)


slides/collages- http://www.kizoa.com/
animated video presentation (5 min limit) - http://www.powtoon.com/
comic strip, story book- http://www.toondoo.com/
puzzles-  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
games-  http://www.superteachertools.com/
voice characters-  http://www.voki.com/create.php
 

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
moviemaker
photostory
powerpoint

Week of October 21

Computer Applications II

Mon 10/21 - continue How Sweet it is PowerPoint Presentation

Tues 10/22-  prepare for presentations beginning TOMORROW

Wed 10/23- print presentation HANDOUT not individual slides (before presenting)make sure that ALL questions have been addressed on project sheet using PowerPoint link from last week's blog and textbooks in class)

Thurs 10/24- presentations (Microsoft  Office 2010 application assessment guide- WORD, Excel, PowerPoint, & Access)

Friday 10/25- presentations...adjusted homecoming pep rally schedule (Microsoft  Office 2010 application assessment guide- WORD, Excel, PowerPoint, & Access)


Common Assessment next week on  Microsoft Office 2010 as well as Microsoft  application demo presentation.

ONLINE WEBSITES
voice characters-  http://www.voki.com/create.php
slides/collages- http://www.kizoa.com/
animated video presentation (5 min limit) - http://www.powtoon.com/
comic strip, story book- http://www.toondoo.com/
puzzles-  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
games-  http://www.superteachertools.com/ 

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
moviemaker
photostory
powerpoint

Intro Bus Tech

Mon 10/21 - Constructing support organizer on last week's national prevention cause (bullying/cyber-bullying)

Tues 10/22- transfer organizer facts into essay and print

Wed 10/23- begin Seven Habits of Highly Effective group project (see handout distributed in class as well as book for your habit, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People author, Stephen Covey)

Thurs 10/24- continue group project

Fri 10/25- continue group project (adjusted homecoming pep rally schedule)

resources to use for introductory and closing activity... you MUST choose at least one website link or download website as an app or iPad to create activities to present with you PowerPoint on your leader representing one of the seven habits of effectively people

ONLINE WEBSITES
voice characters-  http://www.voki.com/create.php
slides/collages- http://www.kizoa.com/
animated video presentation (5 min limit) - http://www.powtoon.com/
comic strip, story book- http://www.toondoo.com/
puzzles-  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
games-  http://www.superteachertools.com/ 

SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
moviemaker
photostory


see below previous pictures of groups' projects
 http://pebblebrookhigh.typepad.com/ms_conley/seven-habits-of-highly-effective-people-project-pictures.html

Common assessment focusing on Leadership unit

Week of October 14

Computer Applications II

 
Mon 10/14- continue How Sweet it is PowerPoint (project sheet/handout distributed in class and will be posted here) http://pebblebrookhigh.typepad.com/ms_conley/powerpoint-necessities.html

Tues 10/15- continue PowerPoint to present to whole by end of week(extra credit for product samples brought to class)

Wed 10/16- continue PowerPoint to present to whole by end of week(extra credit for product samples brought to class)

Thurs 10/17- continue PowerPoint to present to whole by end of week(extra credit for product samples brought to class)

Fri 10/18-  Last day to work on in class

A look at next week...

Microsoft Office Application skills presentation and Q&A(followed by common assessment)
Pick a Microsoft Office Application to present on how to do something(refer to textbook)

• Word
• Excel
• Access
• PowerPoint

Intro Bus Technology

Mon 10/14-begin leader movie-Chris Gardner

Tues 10/15- finish leader movie (create timeline & make movie in MovieMaker)

look for online timeline in a wiki storytool link http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

Wed 10/16-  create timeline for your detailed events and find pic of events to incorporate into moviemaker with your own short story film on Chris Gardner

Thurs 10/17-  What your cause? National Bullying Prevention month (October)
view movie- Cyberbullying

• construct rough draft organizer on why BULLYING is bad...especially CYBER-BULLYING!

Fri 10/18- Type draft/organizer into 3 paragraph minimum

1. position statement (1)
2. reasons (3)
3. facts (6)

A look at next week...

Seven habits presentation and classroom activities by each group representing a habit (total of 7 groups...4-5 PEOPLE PER GROUP)

• choose a leader exhibiting your assigned habit based on color groups (see Seven Habits Book in class & well-known Leaders/ Founders book)

SMART goals...what are yours??

S-Specifc
M-Measurable
A-Attainable
R-Relevant
T- Time Bound

Week of October 7

Computer Applications II

Mon 10/7- No school

Tues 10/8- Teacher workday/Students no school

Wed 10/9- complete Let's celebrate packet (see last week blog for project sheet/ handout distributed in class)

Thurs 10/10- begin How Sweet it is PowerPoint (project sheet/handout distributed in class and will be posted here) http://pebblebrookhigh.typepad.com/ms_conley/powerpoint-necessities.html

 Friday- continue PowerPoint to present to whole class next week

Intro Business Technology

Mon 10/7- No school

Tues 10/8- Teacher workday/Students no school

Wed 10/9- continue National Awareness Cause activity

•  - pick a cause  http://www.national-awareness-days.com/
• design /create your product

Thurs 10/10- October Awareness- pick a cause/BE A LEADER!!

• 30 sec elevator pitch oral speech on cause  http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/pitch/ 

awareness pitch  30 sec promotion will be video recorded and presented to class to sell your awareness cause (in leiu of Harvard's elevator pitch website being down....could it be a federal government regulated site???)

• product sample to hold, wear, or use for awareness cause/group/organization(manual or electronic)
• t-shirt design, banner, button, etc.

Fri 10/11- be prepared to present your video and product to class

Leadership styles review info
http://pebblebrookhigh.typepad.com/ms_conley/leadership-style-activities.html

Next week's real-life leader, Chris Gardner from Pursuit of HAPPYNESS
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chris+Gradner&oq=chris+Gradner&gs_l=youtube.3...3807.6193.0.6365.13.11.0.2.2.0.78.642.11.11.0...0.0...1ac.1.11.youtube.-9Uh44SlDTY