GHS Business Education

Welcome Back!!

If you have forgotten your user name, just come up and I will look it up for you.

1 - Log into Edmodo for your assignment.

1 - Pick up a study guide.   Use your own paper to write the answers. Turn in the basket.
2 - Finish up any work you are missing.
3 - Get exemption forms signed if needed.

1 - Microtype - finish/show me lessons through 20

2 - Finish previous Edmodo assignments and turn in for grade

2 - New Edmodo assignment -

Christmas Tiled Backgrounds

http://www.patswebgraphics.com/christmas/xmas-p3.html

 

December Holiday Backgrounds by Celeste

http://www.graphics-by-celeste.com/holiday_graphics/decem_bg.html

1 - Finish your ornaments from last week.  Use these ornaments to create the Edmodo Flyer assignment and upload your work for a grade.

2 -Show me through lesson 20 in Microtype.

1 - Microtype

2 - Edmodo - check for new Christmas Assignment



                      Example of coloring page

1 - Microtype

2 - Edmodo - sample business card below

1 - Microtype - through with 20 by next Monday, 12/9.

2 - Edmodo - New assignment and finish any missing assignments.  (I am about to total out this grade and add it to the gradebook.)

1 - Microtype - show me through lesson 18 as you finish

2 - Finish any Edmodo assignments

3 - Excel Activity 15 - Best Buy  - Sales tax is 10%

Complete only through row 20

• Put your name in place of Student Name
• Turn orientation landscape
• Column D formula  (List price - Discount)
• Column E formula  (Sale price * .10)
• Column F formula  (Sale price + Sales Tax)
• Make sure it fits on one page
• Gridlines
• Save to user number
• Print and put in basket

4 - Activity 28 - Quarterback Statistics

Complete only through row 20

• Put your name in place of Student Name
• Enter formula in column G that divides CMP by ATT
• Follow all formatting instructions Steps 3-10 (you have already done step 6)
• Make sure it fits on one page
• Gridlines
• Save to user number
• Print and put in basket

1 - Show me Microtype through lesson 18

2 - Correct Poinsettia and Activity 11.  Resave, reprint, and put in the basket.

1 - Microtype - (15 minutes)  Next Monday I will check through lesson 18.

2 - Pick up progress report - work on any missing work.

3 - About halfway through the class, we will learn simple formulas in Excel. Complete Excel Day 4 (Poinsettias) Make sure and put your information on the header.  Save to your user number, print, staple, and put in basket.

1 - Microtype - 20 minutes

2 - Finish page 2 of the paycheck question sheet you started last time.  Place in the basket.

3 - Pick up the Excel Day 3 packet.  Last class meeting we learned how to merge and center, shade, and put borders on ranges of cells.  These two activities will review you on those skills.
Complete the two spreadsheets.  Save them as Excel 3a and Excel 3b.  Print, staple, and put in the basket.

1 - Begin p.1 on Paycheck questions (1-9.)

2 - Pick up Excel packet and complete the spreadsheet on the second page.  Follow the instructions carefully.

3 - Edmodo

4 - Learn new Excel skill and start assignment.

1 - Please pick up an Excel packet
2 - Listen to introductory instructions.
3 - Complete Assignment, save to user name, print and put in basket.

1 - Finish Paycheck worksheet if needed.

2 - If absent Tuesday, come to take your 9 weeks test.

3 - MLA Report handout - I will start us all together so that you are able to do this correctly.

 
1 - Microtype

1 - MicroType - 15 minutes

2 - Project 10 - This combines shapes, text boxes, and drawing.   I will show you how to draw the two houses.  I am not looking for perfection.  I am looking for you to take the time to put forth your best effort.  Save this as Hudson Homes to your user name.  Print and put in the basket.

1 - Pick up your progress report and work on a zero if you have one.  Bring your work to me to grade immediately.  If you complete an Edmodo, tell me so I will check for your work.

2 - Pick up and begin or finish your study guide.  Use your own paper.

3 - Microtype

1 - Microtype - please show me through lesson 14

2 - Pick up a study guide for our nine weeks exam.  Using your own paper, write down the answers.  Make sure your name is on your paper and put in the basket.  Put the study guide back in the stack.  We will go over this together before the test.

3 - Please finish and turn in Act. 37, 47, Label handout, PTA News, and upload your resume to Edmodo if needed.

4 - Make sure all Edmodo work is complete

*****9 Weeks grades will be turned in this week.

1 - If you have not edited and uploaded your resume to your Edmodo backpack, please do so and show it to me.  If you have and have not received a grade in Edmodo, you may need to show it to me.

2 - If you were taking the PSAT or did not complete this Wednesday, you need to complete Act. 37 in the Wordit! book.  You have to insert a table, shade, and merge in this activity.  I will gladly show you at my desk how to do these skills.

3 - Wordit! Act. 47 - Spirit Week Newsletter - Please do not begin this until I show you how to begin.

4 - MicroType if needed.  I will check through lesson 14 on Monday.

5 - Check for any missing work.

1 - Please pick up your edited resume.  Make all the changes noted, resave, print and put in basket.

2 - Load resume onto Edmodo according to the directions given.

3 - Activity 37 - Baby Names.  Follow instructions on p. 87 and enter data on p. 88.   Save to your user number, print, and put in basket.

4 - Make sure you have turned in the text box activity (PTA News), Labels, and Act. 11 in the Wordit Book (Tabs)

4 - Microtype if you have not finished through 14.

1 - Microtype - 10 min.

2 - Depending on which you have already completed, either do the label handout or Activity 11 in Wordit book. Save your work to your user number, print, and put in basket.

1 - Pick up progress report - Work on missing work. Bring to me to grade.

2 - Pick up label handout (PUT YOUR NAME AND INFORMATION IN THE LAST LABEL SO YOUR NAME WILL BE ON IT), complete, save, print, and turn in basket.

1 - MicroType - working in this and showing me through Lesson 11 for points.

2 - Pick up Textbox handout and complete Activity 2.  Save this to your user number, print, and put in basket.

1 - Microtype - 15 minutes

2 - Pick up your resume sheet.  Make any marked corrections.  Add references in at the bottom.  Resave, print, staple to your packet, and turn in the basket. 

3 - Pick up the 2nd page of the computer basics handout, complete, and turn in the basket.

4 - Activity 15 WordIt book - Save as Activity 15 to your user name.  Print and put in basket.

1 -   Please finish your Resume worksheets.

2 -   Edmodo

3 -   Pick up a sample resume.  Use your information sheet to create a resume for yourself in Word.  Save this as Resume to your user number.  Please print and put in the basket.

4 -   Pick up a computer basics definitions sheet.  Go to the www.computerhope.com to fill in the answers.  Make sure your name is on there and put in the basket.

5 -   Make sure I have graded your Flyer from Thursday/Friday and given you points if you have Micro Type through lesson 9.

1- Microtype - 15 min.

     *****     I am checking through lesson 9 today.
     *****     Please alert me when you are ready for me to check on your computer.

2-  Pick up "Resume Handout" and fill in needed information.  For References use:

    a-  Teachers addressed to:    800 Main Street
                                                     Gardendale, AL  35071

    b-  Up to one family friend:  Look up the address in Google or anywho.com

***If you need help filling in needed information, come and ask for help.  DO NOT leave blanks!!

Please place in basket even if you do not finish and we will finish up tomorrow!

 

1 - Microtype - I will check through lesson 9 on Monday.

2 - Using the Autoshape tools in Word, create a flyer welcoming Fox 6 news to our school for our game Friday night as we are the "Game of the Week."  Use different fonts and colors.  Use at least 10 different shapes.  Make this fun and creative.  When you are ready, I will grade from my desk so that I can see the different colors that you have used.  If you have put forth minimal or unacceptable time and effort, I will simply tell you to work some more before I grade it so make sure you don't try to rush and finish.

3 - Edmodo - Log in for new assignment and make sure all are complete.

1 - Login to Microtype and work for 15 min.

2 - Pick up a "Bee Movie" Career Worksheet and complete.

3 - Using the template feature in Word, write a letter to me from you.  Tell me what your favorite things are about Fall.  Make sure you give me the reasons why you picked your choices and don't just list them.  The address you should use for me is below:

Mrs. Vickie Starnes
800 Main Street
Gardendale, AL  35071

1 - Please follow the link to the new GHS webpage and complete the student survey.

http://gardendalehigh.jefcoed.com/

1 - Microtype - 20 min.

2 - Finish Memo from yesterday if needed.  Please complete the bottom Memo on p. 152 in your purple book.  Save to your user number, print, and turn in when you are finished.

3 - Complete the new Edmodo assignment.  Please copy the questions and answer in your reply.   Grammar counts so make sure you take the time to correctly write and capitalize your answer. 

***** Also make sure you have completed the "Social Presence" Edmodo assignment as I am about to enter that grade in Inow.

4 - Using a Letter template that you will find in new documents in Word, complete the letter p. 66 in your purple book.  Please enter today's date in place of the date listed and write it appropriately (September 17, 2013.)

***** Notice that this Letter talks about application documents which are enclosed.  Because of that, you have the word Enclosure a double space under the end of your letter.

*****Sometimes, templates will cause a big space to occur that will not delete.  I will show you how to change the line spacing if this occurs to fix this problem.

5 - Make sure and save this to your user number, print, and bring to me to check.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

1 - Microtype  - I am checking through lesson 7 today.

2 - Use a memo template and write a memo to me.  Tell me what you did this weekend.  It needs to be at least one paragraph.   Save as Personal Memo to your user number.  Print and turn in the basket.

Good luck to our Football team as they play Mountain Brook!

1 - Microtype - I will check through lesson 7 Monday.

2 - Please visit the following link.

3 - Autoshapes handout - In Microsoft Word, Click on the insert Tab, click on autoshapes to find and insert autoshapes to recreate the handout.  You can type any text in the autoshapes that have text.   But, if the text is formatted in a certain way (exp. right aligned) , make sure you do that to whatever you type also.

4 - Save to your user number, print, and turn in the basket.

Rest your mouse on different dots around the world and look at the different comments.

5 - Finish Career Worksheet, Edmodo, Memos, etc. if needed.

1 - Microtype - 10 min.  I will stop you in groups to begin the next task

2 - Follow the link to the Alabama Career Planning website -         http://alcareerinfo.org/kuder.html                
Login and follow the instructions.  Your login is the first 3 letters of your names and your lunch #.  If this does not work, I will look it up and see if your user name is different.

3 - Take the Career Assessment.  Then, complete the Career Exploration handout on a chosen career.

If we have time.......

4 - Autoshapes handout - In Microsoft Word, Click on the insert Tab, click on autoshapes to find and insert autoshapes to recreate the handout.  You can type any text in the autoshapes that have text.   But, if the text is formatted in a certain way (exp. right aligned) , make sure you do that to whatever you type also.

4 - Save to your user number, print, and turn in the basket.

(Starnes classes)

1 - Pick up progress report.  If possible, complete and turn in missing work.
2 - Take Safety test.  Here is the link to review the correct answers.  Please do not memorize the order as it may be different on the test.  Also, #10 is different and deals with eating in the computer lab which is a no-no!

Safety Rules

3 - Show me Lessons 4-5 (Total of 5)
4 - Microtype - complete 1 lesson

1 - Turn in all paperwork and fees.

2 - Make sure you have completed all Edmodo assignments (3 for Starnes.). If you are not happy with your grade, resubmit in the comment section and I will adjust your grade if correct. If you cannot figure out why you didn't get all your points, come ask.

3 - Start/Finish/Print the memo we started the last class.  The instructions from the last blog post are copied below.  If your paper is returned to you, pull up your work and make any corrections, resave, print, and turn in the basket.

Open Word - If you do not have an icon, click start, then all programs, then Microsoft Office, and then Word.  Go to pg 62 in your book and look at the Memo at the bottom of the page. Click the file button in the top left.  Click new and then pick memos.  Choose a memo style that you like and download it to your computer.    Use the information on p. 62 and fill in the memo template until all blanks are filled.  Make this memo from yourself and put your name in the appropriate places.   Read over it and make sure that is makes sense and has no empty places.  Save to your user number.




4- Pick up a worksheet and follow the link to the "College Bound" handout.  After reading about the two applicants, justify who you would pick on the worksheet.  Make sure your name is on your paper and turn in the basket.

College Bound

5- Use the template feature again in Word and create the memo on p. 61.  Try to not make the same mistakes you made last time.  Remember that you do not need the CC line.  Make the memo from yourself again.  Since it is from you, you do not have to include your initials (xx). Save to your user name, print, and turn in the basket.

1 - Turn in any signed forms in to me.

2 - Bring any fees to me so I can mark you off.  Please let me know if you are planning to print your work off at home and bring it the next day. 

3 - Microtype - I will come around to check off your three lessons.

4 - Follow this link to read over and study the practice test.  We will take this as a group. (Starnes and those who have not in Simmons)

Safety Rules

5 - Edmodo

6- Pick up a purple Century 21 Book.

6 - Open Word - If you do not have an icon, click start, then all programs, then Microsoft Office, and then Word.  Go to pg 62 in your book and look at the Memo at the bottom of the page. Click the file button in the top left.  Click new and then pick memos.  Choose a memo style that you like and download it to your computer.    Use the information on p. 62 and fill in the memo template until all blanks are filled.  Make this memo from yourself and put your name in the appropriate places.   Read over it and make sure that is makes sense and has no empty places.  Save to your user number.

7- If you have paid your printing fee, please print and put in the box.  If you are printing from home, email or save your work to your flashdrive.

1-Please login to Microtype and work on either Skillbuilders or the lessons until stopped by your instructor.

2-Click on the link below for Netiquette Tips for Teens. Read through the tips.  List 5 on a piece of paper.

3- Click on the link below for all three Real Life Stories Videos. Upon completion of the videos, write a one paragraph summary of each of the videos and what you learned from them on the same page as your netiquette tips.  Turn in the basket.

5- Follow the link to read safety rules for this class.  Read over these until you are comfortable with all of the answers.  We will take this Monday and you must make a 100% on this test.

Netiquette Tips for Teens
Real Life Stories- You Can't Take It back
Real Life Stories- Your Photo Fate
Real Life Stories- Broken Friendships
Safety Rules

Good Morning!!

1 - Turn in any signed forms into the correct drawer.

2 - Bring any fees to me so I can mark you off.  Please let me know if you are planning to print your work off at home and bring it the next day. 

3- Please log into Edmodo and check for assignments.

4-Netiquette: There are appropriate rules and behaviors that you must use on the internet (in school & out of school). Click on the link below and read about Netiquette & Cyber Bullying. Upon reading this link, write a paragraph summarizing Netiquette and Cyber Bullying and the importance of safety on the internet and summarize the tips they give you (in the box).  Make sure you have at least 5 good sentences for a correct paragraph.   On your paper...continue to number four below.

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/weltys/502/netiquette.html

5 - Read the link below about Cyber Bullying Statistics. Write 10 Statistics under your paragraph that you created in number 3. Put your name and block on your paper and turn in the basket.   Please turn your work in the basket.

http://drclaudiocerullo.com/2011/01/05/cyber-bullying-statistics/


4 - Log into and work in Microtype.

Welcome to the 2013-2014 School Year. We look forward to having you in our classes this year!

Please find below the syllabus for Business Technology Applications:
BTA Syllabus 2013 

Please find below parent forms for you to sign and return to Mrs. Simmons and Mrs. Starnes:
BTA Parent Forms 2013 

1 - Make sure you have completed the exam review.  Check your answers for correctness.
2 - Make sure I have checked your MovieMaker for points.
3 - Check for any zeros.

1 - Please study over your TimeMaps Review Test. 
2 - Login to TimeMaps and take the Post test.
3 - Finish and get me to check your moviemaker project for points.  I will start checking these towards the end of the class and will continue next week if I do not get to see yours.
4 - Get Exam review and complete
5 - Go over errors in Excel review from Tuesday.

1-  Finish Edmodo assignment and TimeMaps review sheet if needed.
2-  Excel review worksheet- save to user number/print and turn in drawer.
3-  Use key taped to table to correct your Timemaps review. Put back in drawer.

Thanks for your patience during testing!
Thankfully, they are finished with our labs for now.  
1. Edmodo assignment
2. Please pick up a practice Timemaps post assessment and complete. 

1 - Finish any work to this point for 30 minutes.
2 - Learn basics of Moviemaker
3 - Begin Moviemaker project to finish next class meeting.

1 - Pick up progress report and work on any zeros.
2 - Print Powerpoint in slide form.  I will show you how to do this.  Turn in basket.

Please create PowerPoint about yourself!!
You will be graded on the following....

10 slides with a pic on each slide.
Complete sentences, proper words, and grammar

Save to your user number!!  If not, you will lose it!!