June 8
June 8, 2009 |
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DESE WORKSHOP
Crystal City, MO |
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Week of May 18-22
May 22, 2009 |
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MONDAY: (Seniors out)
Work on completing final projects
TUESDAY:
(1st hr) Senior projects due
Work on projects
WEDNESDAY:
Patriotic PPTs projects due
(be sure to print and label printouts!)
--Put your graduation year in the corner of your scoring guide, please... we'll start watching these half way through the class period...
THURSDAY:
Study Guide for final exams (partners)
FRIDAY:
1st and 7th hour final exam
--Class Evaluations
--Clean computer workstations
(LAST DAY IN HERE!! Have a great summer!!) |
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May 11-15
May 15, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
Go through handout below on PowerPoint (it's instructions on how to do some advanced things--sorry I am not there to demo, so just play around with the handout)
--Project: Patriotic Self-Running Presentation (get handout and start collecting photos/animations/graphics in a folder for it)
--NOTE: THURSDAY is 5th hour senior final exam; seniors will not be in class on Friday due to graduation practice; be sure to print study guide on website to study for final
TUESDAY:
--IMPORTANT--If you missed the Access test Friday, you MUST get an Advisory pass and come in today to take it. Your only other option is after school today or Wednesday. No makeups allowed after that.
--ACTIVITY--Work on Patriotic project; be sure to save sound file into your project folder
WEDNESDAY:
Work on project
--BONUS: If you've been looking for it, here it is! If you'd like bonus points, you have until Thursday morning before school... you must write me a "paper" (handwrite or type) explaining how the concepts you've learned in this class will help you in college or career. Mention all programs we've learned and provide examples. Minimum two handwritten pages or 1 1/2 pages typed, double spaced. 15 bonus points (also, if you have a bonus point card from P/T conferences, use by Friday!)
--5th hour seniors--print study guide below and work on it instead of the project--you may not finish the PPT and that is okay. Worry more about studying. The answer key is below for you to check your answers.
THURSDAY:
5th hour Senior Final
--Work on project
FRIDAY:
5th hour seniors at grad practice
--Work on project
--1st hour Senior final is TUESDAY; PPT due TUESDAY
--Everyone else, PPT due Wednesday end of class
(may finish Thurs Advisory if not done!)
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May 4-8
May 8, 2009 |
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Monday:
1st hr--
Query bellringer (query for all vehicles with 15 or lower city mpg; show only make, model, and price in results) and save as Poor Gas Mileage Query by Your Name; THEN, go back to the website (or try www.edmunds.com) and add 10 more cars to your database table!!!!!!! There will be a check for a grade today...so be sure you did this!
Activity=How to create reports; review form creation
7th hr--
Running queries; creating reports
Tuesday:
Flowers Database
Wednesday:
Teddy Bear Database
Thursday:
Review--get a group of three
*each will have to turn in a review sheet (I will collect before we do answers and return afterward...these are for completion points!)
Friday:
Test! (written, not IN Access!)
*should have some free time today, so be sure to have something to work on or read--no computer use until all are finished |
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April 27-May 1
May 1, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
Review for test--do IC #3 for practice with a partner, tag team style
TUESDAY:
Test over Excel Unit H (SAM and Excel portions)
WEDNESDAY:
BELLRINGER-Pick up handout from the stool by my desk and get busy! :)
Begin Access--Car Research Sheet--discuss setting up a basic database
THURSDAY:
Bonus...if you would like a chance for bonus, be watching. There will be a bonus assignment listed and you will have to come in on your own time before school to take advantage of the bonus...just "warning" ya!
BELLRINGER--Get into Access and get out the car research page...make a list of the "bodystyles" you have.
ACTIVITY--Continue guided practice on Access database--Decide how to set up database, set up initial table and entry form
FRIDAY:
Database Project #1--Cars
How to run a query |
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April 20-24
April 24, 2009 |
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MONDAY: (Mrs. Skinner out)
NOTE: Anyone who was absent Friday—plan to stay after school WEDNESDAY to make up the test.
Excel Unit H—Analyzing Table Data—Start Chapter Work—TOURS
(be sure to actually read the paragraphs and information boxes as you work so you understand the concepts)
TUESDAY: (Mrs. Skinner out)
BELLRINGER--Concepts Review (may work with a partner) Write out questions/answers/button names (you may not type).
ACTIVITY: Finish chapter work and start Skills Review—Salary Summary
WEDNESDAY: MAKEUP TEST AFTER SCHOOL FOR EXCEL UNIT G
WEDNESDAY:
Activity: Finish up Skills Review--Salary Summary and start Independent Challenge 1. Be sure to check work with the binders and sign the clipboard. Very few have checked work--DO NOT start IC1 until work is checked!!!
THURSDAY:
Bellringer: See board--validation activity
Activity: Independent Challenge #1--Jams
FRIDAY:
Activity: Independent Challenge #2--PawTags
When finished, make notes on the functions used and new things learned in this chapter (for a grade!)
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April 13-17
April 17, 2009 |
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Monday:
Finish Skills Review (Employees)
Teacher Demo/Notes
Tuesday:
Independent Challenge #1 (Customers)
Wednesday:
Concepts Review (partners/go over together)
Unit G Worksheet (will partner--good study guide!)
Visual Workshop p. 176--Products
Thursday:
Review for test/Ind. Challenge #3--Accounts
Friday:
TEST--UNIT G
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April 6-10
April 10, 2009 |
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Monday:
-Review for Exam
-Partner Ind. Challenge Activity
Tuesday:
TEST--Excel Unit F
Wednesday:
(Mrs. Skinner out)
NOTE: If you missed the test, please come in MONDAY morning or TUESDAY Advisory to make this up
Bellringer--Type up a list of vocab words (blue terms or bold black terms in yellow boxes) in Excel Unit G using Word and a table. Save to bellringer folder as ExcelGVocab. Do not print yet.
Activity--Do Unit G Excel work (2010 Tours) DO NOT PRINT ANYTHING
Thursday:
(Mrs. Skinner out)
Finish up chapter work and do Skills Review (Employees) We'll finish this up on Monday.
Friday:
GOOD FRIDAY/NO SCHOOL |
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March 30-April 3
April 3, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
(Mrs. Skinner out)
NOTE--Once we take the Excel test tomorrow, no old tests or work will be taken. Please be here Tuesday morning if that applies to you!
ACTIVITY--A class leader will go up to the teacher podium and log in. Everyone download the BELLRINGERS file on the class webpage and open it up. I have all the formulas done, but delete and try them again for yourselves. The leader will help, but volunteers should come up one at a time. Use the microphone so people can hear! PRACTICE! Then, practice with a buddy at your own desks.
TUESDAY:
Excel Unit E Test (no SAM)
Hope you're reading this... you have a couple of minutes before the test starts to grab a notecard by my Germ-X and make a few notes to help you (staple the notecard to your test for a few bonus points for taking the time!). Don't forget how to do text to columns, IF functions, and named ranges!
WEDNESDAY:
Bellringer--In Word, type up a list of the purple words in the chapter (Excel Unit F) in a table (2 columns) putting the word in the first column and the definition in the second column. There are 13 words. Save to your bellringer folder as April1.docx.
Activity: Teacher demo of Excel Unit F! Then, start on your own on the chapter work.
REMINDER!! REMINDER!!! Thursday morning all seniors will report to the old gym when the 1st hour bell rings. You will need to bring a #2 pencil and calculator to use on the work keys assessment. Attendance will be taken in the gym. If you are a senior and have afternoon career center you will follow your normal schedule.
THURSDAY: (seniors gone for testing; seniors do not have to make up the bellringer)
Bellringer--Open EX F-2. Unlock cell A1 through A3. Then, protect the worksheet with the password Skinner. I will come around to test that you have properly protected the sheet. Save as April2.
Activity--Finish Unit F chapter work; start Skills Review--Chicago Budget.
FRIDAY:
Bellringer--Get into groups of 2 or 3; work on the concepts review questions together for about 10 minutes, writing your answers on a sheet of paper (each person should have their own sheet)
Activity--Fruit Machine to select who is going to answer each question--be sure you are right!! Then, work on any leftover Skills Review. |
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March 23-27
March 27, 2009 |
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Monday:
--Bellringer (on screen)
--Finish vocab (due when you walk in tomorrow)
--Finish Ind. Challenge #1 (I know some are finished--please help others if you are and go ahead and look over the Concepts Review on 122
Tuesday:
--Vocab due!
--Bellringer (on screen)
--Independent Challenge #2 (126--Goals Sales)
Wednesday:
--Concepts Review (groups)
--Turn in concepts review worksheet (be sure to do formulas on the back)
Thursday:
Bellringer--see the board
Finish Ind. Challenge 2 or any missing chapter work and prepare notecard/notes for upcoming quiz.
REMINDER--Lindsey W. and James C. owe me test on Unit H makeup FRIDAY!!!
Friday:
Bellringer--see the board (download file below)
Quiz on Excel Formulas from Unit E (download file below)
(may use handwritten notes or prepare a notecard!)
When finished with QUIZ, log into SAM and make sure you can actually take a test. Take Excel Unit E SHORT test. If your popups block, get a sheet to set up the computer, and let me know if you can get a score at the end. The focus is to see if it works.
Test is Tuesday! I will not be here Monday so if you need some help, please arrange to stay after school today or come see me early Tuesday morning. |
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March 16-20
March 20, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
(Mrs. Skinner out--reminder that final makeup tests are Tuesday after school)
Vocabulary for Excel Unit E
(pre-learning sheet)
Start Excel unit in the textbook. Excel Unit E--page Excel 106-? (Sales Data). DO NOT print. Before you begin today, read the paragraphs! Take some notes on a sheet of notebook paper. There will be a quiz later in the week!
TUESDAY:
NEW RULE--incomplete vocabulary sheets will result in a teacher detention. It is ridiculous to not finish these.
Teacher guided discussion on Excel, review formulas, continue chapter work
WEDNESDAY:
Skills Review Unit E Excel--Reviews
THURSDAY:
Bellringer--See projection screen (concatenate/proper)
Finish Skills Review
Teacher Demonstration on chapter
FRIDAY:
Bellringer--See projection screen (countif1)
Work on vocabulary sheet--everyone get this out!
Guided Practice of chapter activities
Independent Challenge #1
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March 9-13
March 13, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
Bellringer--Mail Merge Quick Review Assignment
Activity--Independent Challenge #2 (read instructions clearly)
TUESDAY:
Bellringer--VOCABS DUE! No extra time... put them in the tray!
Activity--Independent CHallenge #3
WEDNESDAY:
Bellringer--tear up your 20 slips of paper and get into groups
Activity--Concepts Review Showdown/Test Review
THURSDAY:
TEST ON UNIT H
FRIDAY:
Pre-test on Excel (get into SAM and get busy...there are 45 task questions and you may use Excel) |
| Downloads |
 Practice Merge Data (192.51 KB)
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March 2-6
March 6, 2009 |
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Monday:
TEST! Get in Word and SAM and get busy!!
(Oh, Congrats Rugby guys!!!)
Tuesday:
REMINDER: If you miss class, you are responsible for making up your work--click See Past to see the previous week's assignment. You have two days to get makeup work turned in. It is YOUR responsibility to make this happen, not mine. Also, test and quizzes need to be scheduled--let me know on the day you return when you can take it. If you were absent yesterday and missed the test, you must schedule makeup today!
ACTIVITY:
Unit H Vocabulary pre-knowledge (add to each day as you do exercises--do not lose this!)
Unit H Teacher Demo (Mail Merge)
Wednesday:
NOTE: Makeup tests today for anyone who still owes me from Thursday-- plan to do the SAM part right after school (hurry, I have to leave quickly) and the rest during Advisory Thursday)
Unit H Chapter Work; Client Deposit Letter Main, QST Client Data, Client Deposit Letter Merge (check in binder); Client Labels Main, Client Labels US Only Zip Code Merge (PRINT ZIP CODE MERGE!!! Be sure to replace Carmen's name with yours and change the city/state/zip to Jackson's)
Thursday:
Remember...add to your vocabulary! Don't wait until the day it is due!
Unit H Skills Review (Donor Thank You--letters and labels)
Friday:
10 MINUTE QUIZ on mail merge
Independent Challenge 1 (EAC Member Letters)
(NOTE: Vocabulary sheets due on Tuesday next week) |
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Feb. 23-27
February 27, 2009 |
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MONDAY:
Bellringer--
1--Please remind your parents to come see me for conferences this week!
2--Finish up your vocab sheets (fill out completely and use your own words). THESE ARE DUE TODAY!
Activity--
Independent Challenge #2
Annual Giving Report
TUESDAY:
Bellringer--If you are missing more than 2 assignments, I wrote out an Advisory pass for you. It is on the clipboard. Please be here.
Activity--
Finish up and check IC#2 from yesterday
do Visual Workshop--Aquarium Cover Page
WEDNESDAY:
Bellringer--Tear 18 slips of paper and get ready for group Showdown activity--you need a book
Activity--
Group Showdown--Concepts Review p. 170-171
THURSDAY:
Bellringer--Get out your book and READ the paragraphs before each exercise, the green tip boxes, and the yellow boxes and MAKE NOTES. I will be checking to see that you make notes.
Activity--
Teacher review (TEST ON MONDAY!!!)
Finish up any remaining chapter work and check it if time permits; all work due today. Get an Advisory pass if needed.
FRIDAY:
NO SCHOOL! |
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Feb. 16-20
February 20, 2009 |
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Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday:
BELLRINGER--Type a description of what you think a mail merge is and what it could be used for. Save it to your bellringer folder as today's date.
ACTIVITY--Vocab for Unit G;
Teacher guided activity for new unit and start unit work
Wednesday:
BELLRINGER--None, but remember to keep your vocab sheet out and add definitions as you run into them IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
ACTIVITY--Continue Unit G work (Themes/Building Blocks); Check work with the binder
Thursday:
BELLRINGER--Check binder/sign clipboard for Unit G--Mt. Kenya Tour and Kenya Family Safari
ACTIVITY--Work on Skills Review (Green Home)
Friday: (Sub-Mrs. Skinner out with FBLA)
BELLRINGER--Finish Skills Review and check with binder/sign off
ACTIVITY: Independent Challenge #1--Literacy Fact Sheet
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February 9-13
February 13, 2009 |
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Monday:
REMINDER: FBLA meeting tomorrow morning before school in Mrs. Skinner's room; if attending Districts, you really need to be there!
BELLRINGER--
Insert footer with your name, class hour, and today's date. Type 2 paragraphs about your weekend. Add two graphics, obtained from the internet. Change text wrapping to square. Position one at the left of the first paragraph and one at the right of the second paragraph. Increase the font as needed and resize the graphic so it is only as high as the paragraph. Add a drop shadow, 5 pt stroke, and another effect of your choice to one image. Recolor the other image to a shade of your liking with a reflection. SAVE AS: BR2-9 in your bellringer folder.
ACTIVITY--
Finish any unfinished chapter work (Mexico Flyer, Stone Barn, or IC#2-Ski Ad); check work with the binder
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Tuesday--Sub (Mrs. Skinner out)
BELLRINGER--Check any completed work with the blue binder that you have not checked and SIGN the clipboard! Do not move on until you have done this for all completed work!
ACTIVITY--
Finish any unfinished chapter work (Mexico Flyer, Stone Barn, or IC#2-Ski Ad); check work with the binder
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Wednesday (SUB: Mrs. Skinner out)
BELLRINGER--Get your vocabulary sheets out of the class tray and do definitions (in your own words, NOT textbook definitions, but you can use your book to look them up); fill out final column for your knowledge of the concept NOW; then, return finished paper to tray
1st hour--
WISH VICTORIA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (Kaleb's idea!)
ACTIVITY--
Visual Workshop p. Word 152 Surf Safe (complete, do not print, check with binder)
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Thursday
BELLRINGER--LAST CHANCE--If you did not turn this in yesterday, it is due NOW or it's a zero. Get it out and finish quickly if necessary!
ACTIVITY--Ind. Challenge #3--Literacy Bookmarks
PRINT THIS DOCUMENT and (do ACE part, too)
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Friday
BELLRINGER--Log into SAM (if your computer works, otherwise, read until one is available)
ACTIVITY--Test on Unit F (Illustrations)
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February 2-6
February 6, 2009 |
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Monday: No School; PD DAY
Tuesday: Welcome back!! :)
BELLRINGER: Get books; Get into Word 2007; Play around with the Illustrations group on the Insert tab; we will start Unit F today
ACTIVITY: Teacher demonstration of Unit F; Vocabulary Knowledge Sheet
NOTE: FBLA members--next week Tuesday morning will be the monthly meeting; please try to attend (library, 7:20)
Wednesday:
BELLRINGER: Pick up bellringer off stool by my desk; complete and turn in during first five minutes
ACTIVITY: Unit F Chapter Work (Mexico Flyer); be sure to record when you finish on the clipboards and check your work!
Thursday:
BELLRINGER: None, continue working on Unit F
ACTIVITY: Unit F Skills Review (Stone Barn CSA Flyer)
Friday:
BELLRINGER: Get a partner, pencil and 20 slips of paper
ACTIVITY: Showdown Throwdown Concepts Review p. 146-7; then finish Unit F Skills Review and start Independent Challenge #2--Ski Ad |
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Jan. 26-30
January 30, 2009 |
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Monday--
A few still need to take the test; please move to a computer that worked on Friday and begin when you are ready
BELLRINGER only for those who did take the test on Friday: Get into Word and type up a couple of paragraphs about what you learned that was new to you in Word Unit E and if you were pleased with your test score.
ACTIVITY: For review, since we might have snow and miss a few days this week, you are to do Independent Challenge #3 (Ad Sales) and let me advise you to maybe take a peek in the binder so you can get a visual as to what this should look like (DO NOT PRINT--YET)
Tuesday:
SNOW DAY?????????hm?? |
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Jan 19-23
January 23, 2009 |
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Monday--NO SCHOOL
Tuesday--Finish Skills Review for Unit E (Mutual Funds); then do the Visual Workshop at the end of the unit (June2010). Check both documents with the blue binder.
Wednesday--
Bellringer: Just checking... some of you have not finished your work for the last week! All due Thursday. You may come in Thursday morning or during Advisory Thursday if you need time to finish. Also, if you haven't signed the binder, do so!
ACTIVITY: Handout--End of Unit Activity A (you WILL print this assignment)
Thursday--
BELLRINGER: Get into groups of 4 or 5 for an activity. Send one person to Mrs. Skinner's desk for a large dice.
ACTIVITY: Table Cards (like Quiz, Quiz, Trade); each group will get cards with questions. All roll the dice. The person with the lowest roll has to answer a question. Continue until "rotate" is called, which is when two people must get up and join different groups, taking the cards with them.
**Short Teacher Review at the end of the hour
Friday--
BELLRINGER: GET THE PAPER OFF THE STOOL BY MY DESK...we need to set some things before we take the test so hopefully no one will get zeroes (but be patient with this first test just in case it freaks out...)
Get into Internet Explorer and follow the steps.
ACTIVITY: Test on Unit E of Word in SAM> When test is complete, click on the SAM Reports button and view the score report (show me so I can record it); stay quiet and read or do homework until are are finished (do not use computers while others are testing) |
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Week of January 12-16
January 16, 2009 |
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Monday--
BELLRINGER
1st hour: Get into SAM program (log in for pretest)
7th hour: Type a paragraph about your weekend using Word 2007
ACTIVITY
1st hour: Take SAM Pretest
7th hour: Word 2007 Introduction
Tuesday--
BELLRINGER: Get textbook; your number is your seating chart number...use YOUR book daily!
Copy files from H drive--Advanced CA Data Files--just the Word 2007 folder to your U drive and then open Word and be ready to start
ACTIVITY: (teacher demo) Concepts from first unit of Word--UNIT E (Tables); Start Unit E chapter work
Wednesday--
BELLRINGER: Typing warmup; get into Word; create a two column 13 row table. Type in something about you in each cell, A-Z--for example in the first cell, if I like apricots, I'd type that. In cell 2, it would be something I like that starts with a B, such as Back to the Future 3. Do not print; create a folder called BELLRINGERS in your Adv CA folder; name this JAN15-AZ.
ACTIVITY: Complete Unit E chapter work (Chicago Ad Budget); discuss 'self-check' of exercises (DO NOT print; check your work with answer binder)
Thursday--
BELLRINGER: Concepts Review "Throwdown"; take a piece of paper and tear it into 20 pieces. Then, find a partner (if class odd, one group of three).
ACTIVITY: Concepts Review questions in groups (teacher lead). Then, do Skills Review for Unit E. If you did not finish the chapter work (Chicago Ad Budget), finish that first and be sure to get the binder and double check your work.
Friday--
Mrs. Skinner out for FBLA
BELLRINGER: Open the JAN15-AZ bellringer from the other day. SAVE AS AZSTYLE.
1. Insert a row above your first row.
2. Merge cells in the first row.
3. Center align the first row and change font to a thick font of your choosing, size 18.
4. Apply a table style of your choice. Be sure to select a style with a header row and banded rows.
5. Add your name in a footer and save.
ACTIVITY: Finish Skills Review for Unit E (Mutual Funds); then do the Visual Workshop at the end of the unit (June2010). Check both documents with the blue binder. |
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FIRST WEEK OF NEW SEMESTER--Jan. 7-9
January 9, 2009 |
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Wednesday--
Syllabus, rules, etc.
Thursday--
BELLRINGER--Get a sheet of paper out. Write your name in the upper left and class hour in upper right. Divide the paper into four quadrants. In top left, tell me a short bit about you (some facts); top right, tell me why you are taking this class (be real) and if you are interested in dual credit; bottom left, list the names of anyone you already know in this class; bottom right, meet the person/people beside you on your row and one or two nearby and talk to them--get a little info, see if you have anything in common and write it down
CLASSWORK--Finish going over procedures, SAM Login, HANDOUT: Self-Evaluation of Skills (for points)
Friday--
BELLRINGER:
Typing Speed Test--http://www.typingpal.com/test/
(warm up your fingers; take a few times)
CLASSWORK:
SAM Pretest (online--get logged in to SAM, but do not begin until told to do so) |
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Last week of the semester!
December 19, 2008 |
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Monday--Christmas song PPT presentations (be sure they are saved to your U drive!!!)
Tuesday--Finish PPT and complete Study Guide for final (you can download here and download answer key below)
Wednesday--
1st hour Final Exam
5th hour Go Over Study Guide
7th hour Final Exam
Thursday--
no first hour
5th hour Study for finals
7th hour no class
Friday--
5th hour Final Exam |
| Downloads |
 Final Study Guide KEY (859.3 KB)
Final Study Guide BLANK (80.04 KB)
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Week of December 8
December 12, 2008 |
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Monday--Intro to PowerPoint; Practice 1; Unit E bookwork
Tuesday--Finish Unit E bookwork (print as handouts, 9 slides per page)
Wednesday--Do Unit G bookwork
Thursday--Partner Practice--Concepts Review Unit E & G; Quiz on PPT; Game Show Presentation
Friday--Christmas song presentation (due Monday end of class)
Monday--finish up
Tuesday--Review for final; if you need more time for Christmas song, come in during Advisory!!
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| Downloads |
 Christmastune.mp3 (1.76 MB)
ScoringGuide&Lyrics (120.11 KB)
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Week of December 1
December 5, 2008 |
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Monday:
Teacher demo--Access reports
Christmas List Database (start)
(7th hr) Squirrel Attack!
Tuesday:
Christmas List Database (due)
Access basics quiz
Wednesday:
(quiz for 7th hour)
Access Unit E (textbook-work through chapter--do not print)
Thursday:
Finish Access Unit E
Ind. Challenge #1 (print relationship)
Friday:
Start Access Unit F
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Thanksgiving Week!
November 25, 2008 |
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Quick two day week, but no break from work!
Monday--Continue learning about databases
*lookup lists
*validation
*sorting
*queries
Tuesday--Video Game Database (review)
Have a great turkey day! |
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Week of November 17
November 21, 2008 |
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Monday--Review; Ind. Challenge #3
Tuesday--TEST on Unit H (Excel)
Wednesday--(together) Unit D (Integration) p. Integration 50-59
Concepts Review 1-10 on page 60 (write out!)
Thursday--(together) Unit D (Integration) Skills Review p. Integration 60-62 (Screencheck--do not print)
Bonus--If you are reading this, make a Magazine cover of yourself using this website--
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/magazine.php
(you'll need a digital photo) and for the article teasers, make them about things you've learned in Excel. Your magazine title should be your first name. DUE BY FRIDAY(FUN!)
Friday--Access (all you need to know about databases) lecture |
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Week of November 10
November 14, 2008 |
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REMINDER: FBLA MEETING IN LIBRARY ON TUESDAY MORNING!
Monday--Intro to Excel Unit H; teacher demo; work through Excel 178-189
Tuesday--Continue teacher demo; work through Excel 190-192; Validation practice
Wednesday--Skills Review with partners (worksheet) p. Excel 195-196
Thursday--Ind. Challenge 1 & 2 (do not print) p. 196-198
Friday--Concepts Review p. Excel 194-95 (worksheet, includes constructed response); finish Ind. Challenges as needed
Monday--Review--THROWDOWN; Ind. Challenge 3 (do not print)
Tuesday--TEST on Unit H |
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Week of November 3
November 7, 2008 |
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Monday--Discussion/demo Excel Unit G; Do Chapter work (p. Excel 154-168) DO PRINT on p. 168 as indicated
Tuesday--Skills Review p. Excel 171-172 (do not print; call for screencheck in Print Preview mode after 7D)
Wednesday--Independent Challenge #1 p. Excel 172-173 (do no tprint; call for screencheck in Print Preview mode on N)
Thursday--Worksheet on Using Tables in Excel; finish any chapter work (if finished, bring something to read) REVIEW TOGETHER (hands-on skill review)
Friday--TEST on Excel Unit G
!!!BONUS--Due by 3:15 on Friday--Create a Wordle (here or at home) using vocabulary words from Excel Chapter F and G and either email me the graphic or print it out and put in the tray :) My email is tskinner@jackson.k12.mo.us |
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Week of October 27
October 31, 2008 |
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Monday--No School! (PD Day)
Tuesday--Finish Skills Review; screen checkpoints by teacher for a grade; Independent Challenge #3 p. Excel 150(do not print)
Wednesday--Quiz on Excel Unit F; Visual Workshop p. Excel 152 (print as indicated; screencheck AFTER print to check hyperlink)
Thursday--Vocab Due; Quiz Quiz Trade on Unit F; Guided "Do it"; Concepts Review (class review--not for grade)
Friday--Test on Unit F (SAM, not performance) |
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Week of October 20
October 24, 2008 |
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Monday--20 People Review Activity
Tuesday--Continue Review/notes
Wednesday--TEST on Excel Unit E
***BONUS***On the test, and you may write this on a slip of paper or the plain side of your notecard (just the info) so you do not forget, when you do the Personal worksheet, add another column called SUMMARY and make it so that column will "put together" (using a text function) the last name and minutes and the word minutes like so---
Smith: 35 minutes
Be sure to wait to print until after you do this part! Good job!
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Thursday--Vocabulary (Pre); Excel Unit F Demo (teacher demo--view/arrange sheets, protect, custom views, background/header, distribution, hyperlinks), grouping worksheets
Friday--Excel Unit F Skills Review (p. Excel 147-148) |
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Week of October 13 (homework)
Due Date: October 17, 2008 |
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Monday--Bellringer Review (proper/concatenate functions); Finish Friday's Excel Review Activity (due today); continue chapter work (108 Conditions; 110 Consolidating Data) SENIORS OUT
Tuesday--Teacher Demonstration (CountIf, AverageIf, Consolidating Data from various sheets, Named Ranges); Continue Bookwork 108-112 (if time permits, up to 116)
Wednesday--Complete vocabulary sheet; Teacher Demonstration on Logical Functions (AND) and PMT function; Finish bookwork 114-120
Thursday--Concepts Review Worksheet; Skills Review, page Excel 123-125; Vocab sheets DUE
Friday--Review Activities (test Tuesday) |
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Week of October 6 (homework)
Due Date: October 10, 2008 |
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Monday--substitute teacher; Getting Started in Excel worksheet
Tuesday--Start Excel 2007 (teacher demo--Home tab)
Wednesday--Quiz on lecture; Continue Excel 2007 (Page Layout tab, formatting, protection)
Thursday--Formulas in Excel 2007; Vocabulary Sheet (due next week on Wednesday)
Friday--Excel Basics Quiz; Start Chapter work--Excel 106 (Textbook--Text Functions); Excel Review Activity |
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Week of September 29 (homework)
Due Date: September 30, 2008 |
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Monday--Review: Concepts Review Showdown; Demo Labels/Directory merge; Finish Unit H work and start Ind. Challenge #2
Tuesday-- Finish Unit H work/Ind. Challenge #2, Six Minute Quiz (end of class)
BONUS ASSIGNMENT: You must come in before school Tuesday, after school Tuesday, or during Advisory Tuesday for the bonus assignment (it must be done in my presence and not during class time)
Wednesday--Quiz Quiz Trade on Merging; Partner Challenge--Ind. Challenge 3 (alternate turns or use dice); Vocabulary Memory Worksheet
Thursday--Test on Unit H (Merging Word Documents)
Friday--NO SCHOOL! :)
Monday--substitute teacher; Getting Started in Excel
Tuesday--Start Excel 2007 (teacher demo) |
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Week of September 22 (homework)
Due Date: September 26, 2008 |
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NOTE: Parent/Teacher Conferences are next week!!!
Monday--Vocab Do You Know? Practice; Roll the Dice Test Review (partners)
Tuesday--Test (Unit G) Building Blocks/Themes
Wednesday--Start Unit H--Merging Word Documents--Demo; Vocabulary Knowledge Sheet
Thursday--Practice Merge; Mail Merge Quiz; Unit H Chapter Work p. Word 178-187
Friday--Discuss labels; Finish Unit H--p. 188-193; Vocabulary Sheets Due; Work on Concepts Review |
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Assignments for Week of September 15 (homework)
Due Date: September 19, 2008 |
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Monday--Test on Illustrations (performance test)
Tuesday--Missing Work Sheets; Knowledge Rating Scale; Demo/Guided Practice on Unit G p. Word 154-161 (QuickStyles, Themes, and Sidebars)
Wednesday--Demo/Guided Practice on Unit G p. Word 162-169.
Thursday--NEW SEATING CHARTS--Team Project--Independent Challenge #1 p. 173
Friday--(individual assignment) Ind. Challenge #2 p. 173-4; re-check Knowledge Rating Scale from Tuesday
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Week of September 8 (homework)
Due Date: September 12, 2008 |
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Monday--6 Minute Quiz; Start Unit F-Illustrating Documents with Graphics; Inserting a graphic, sizing/scaling, positioning, and creating a text box (Word 130-137).
Tuesday--Quiz, Quiz, Trade (Illustrations); Demonstration of charts/Smart Art (diagrams); continue Unit F--Creating WordArt, drawing shapes, creating a chart, finalizing page layout (Word 139-145).
Wednesday--Teacher review of Unit F; Finish Unit F chapter work (show teacher screen!!!) Start Skills Review (Word 147-149)
Thursday--complete Skills Review--peer check; DO NOT PRINT (screen checks--call teacher for your checkpoint)
Friday--Test Review Activities; Take Part 1 of exam (SAM part)
Monday--Test on Illustrations (performance test)
Tuesday--New Chapter!!! |
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Week of September 1 (homework)
Due Date: September 4, 2008 |
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Monday--No School
Tuesday--Finish Skills Review (30 minutes); SAM Login test; Indep. Review
Wednesday--Word Tables Test (online--SAM objective; performance)
Thursday--(technical problems) Demonstration (teacher) of concepts; read yellow boxes; do Concepts Review (handwrite out all questions/answers) p. Word 146-47.
Friday--(copy files--Unit F; from H Drive) Concepts Review DUE; Demonstration of Illustration Tools (teacher led)
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Week of August 25 (homework)
Due Date: August 28, 2008 |
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Monday—FBLA Presentation & Word Independent Practice
Tuesday—Quiz/Quiz/Trade on Tabs/Ribbon; Word—Tables (Inserting, Add/Delete Rows & Columns) p. 106-109; last day to makeup Friday’s pre-test
Wednesday—Quiz on Tabs/Ribbons; Word—Tables (Modifying Rows & Columns, Sorting, ) p. 110-112
Thursday—Table Label Activity; Word—Tables (Split/Merge Cells, Calculations, Styles and Custom Formats) p. 114-?
Friday—Groups Activity---Concepts Review p. 122; Word Skills Review p. 123-124
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Week of August 18 (homework)
Due Date: August 17, 2008 |
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Monday: Seat Assignments, Introductions, Getting to Know You Bingo
Tuesday: Classroom Procedures, Quiz-Quiz-Trade
Wednesday: Student Info Notecards, SAM 2007 Login Procedures, ABC Word Activity
Thursday: News Day, Word 2007 Introduction, Path and Filename Instructions
Friday: Quiz-Quiz-Trade on Word Terminology, Show Me Activity #1 |
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