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Fall 2014 - Computer Business Institute Sophomores
Mrs. Butera - buterawork@gmail.com Amazing photographs of bees

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Note - Grammar and spelling count on all work! Points will be deducted accordingly.
 * 9/10/2014 || **Objective: What is a blog and how can it be beneficial to you or a business?**
 * 1) __Complete: What is a blog and what is the importance in having one? __
 * 9/10/2014 || Aim: How do you submit work from your Google Drive?
 * 9/10/2014 || Aim: How do you submit work from your Google Drive?
 * 1) **Complete you essay from yesterday and share it with me for credit - Create a Google Account and use the Google Drive .** ||
 * 9/9/2014 || **Objective: Create an essay on the Google Drive and share it with me**
 * 1) Complete Contact Form
 * 2) **How to submit work - Create a Google Account and use the Google Drive to send me an essay.**
 * 9/8/2014 || **Objective: Student Interviews**
 * 1) Complete Student interviews
 * 2) Business Dress for Success starts October
 * 3) Complete Contact Form
 * 4) Sign on and follow Class Preparation list
 * 5) **How to submit work - Create a Google Account and use the Google Drive to send me an essay.**
 * 9/5/2014-- || **Objective: Introduction to Class and Getting to Know a Classmate**
 * 1) Read class rules
 * 2) Student interviews
 * 1) Read class rules
 * 2) Student interviews

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 * 1) __ Are you a leader? __

> Download GMETRIX SMS here and install it on your computer. * || Do Now: 5/29 || Aim: What is digital citizenship and responsibility? Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: REMINDER: Communication Skills = BOTH speaking & listening are very important to success! Class Public Speaking Rules: MOS Certification practice in GMETRIX [|Humorous Public Speaking Topic] Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Ignore below: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: Complete the CONSUMER FRAUD Module today: Consumer Awareness Video || Do Now: Do Now: * || Reminders/Housekeeping: **Do Now:** Do Now: Do any missing work including HW#2 a Public Awareness HW - on The Story of Stuff due by next Friday. Do Now: Do Now: Do Now: * * || Do Now: Do Now:
 * == Date == || ==Topics/Assignments== ||
 * || # **To Practice for the MOS exam in GMETRIX at Home: **
 * 6/3 || Objective: Students will be prepare to pass the Microsoft Office Specialist.
 * 1) Get your GMetrix Student Progress Sheet everyday and complete it before the end of each class for a progress grade.
 * 2) You will have four days of practice before the exam and must answer a **Minimum of FIVE questions correctly for a satisfactory grade each day.**
 * 3) The MOS exam is on Thursday, June 12th. This is your final exam for this class.
 * 4) You can download GMetrix and practice at home.
 * 5/28-
 * 5/28-
 * 1) Complete your team's module and take notes.
 * 5/27 || Aim: What is digital citizenship and responsibility?
 * 5/27 || Aim: What is digital citizenship and responsibility?
 * 1) Open this digital citizenship and responsibility group presentation assignment.
 * 5/20-21 || Aim:How can we improve our public speaking?
 * 5/20-21 || Aim:How can we improve our public speaking?
 * Goal:** Improve our presentation skills through practice and feedback
 * 1) **One MIC** or one speaker
 * 2) **Safe Space** = anyone can say anything with NO DEBATE - show me your good audience skills to avoid penalties
 * 3) __ You must grade your peer using this [|Public Speaking Grading Form] __
 * 4) **All must present when called**, otherwise you will receive a zero.
 * 5/19 || Aim: How do we prepare for public speaking and grading each other?
 * 5/19 || Aim: How do we prepare for public speaking and grading each other?
 * 1) Go to Student Public Speaking Ex1
 * 5/16 || Aim: How do we get our Audacity mp3 Financial Literacy Highlights up on our blog?
 * 5/16 || Aim: How do we get our Audacity mp3 Financial Literacy Highlights up on our blog?
 * 1) Follow PART II instructions on Audio Highlights - ||
 * 5/15 || Aim: How do we become a better public speaker?
 * 1) Go to your Google Drive & open your Public Speaking Critique document to view last video.
 * 2) Go to  Introduction to Public Speaking and start Assignment #3
 * 1) Get a your progress sheet and go into GMetrix and practice **UNLESS** you have not finished your[| Financial Literacy Podcast] We will be critiquing your podcast soon.
 * 5/14 || Aim: How do we become a better public speaker?
 * 5/14 || Aim: How do we become a better public speaker?
 * 1) Go to the Introduction to Public Speaking
 * 2) Complete Assignment#2
 * 5/13 || Aim: What skills should we focus on for public speaking?
 * 5/13 || Aim: What skills should we focus on for public speaking?
 * 1) **14871-chs-56115**
 * 2) We should have completed LEARN & SPELLER to date.
 * 3) Open your Introduction to Public Speaking document on your Google Drive and complete the remaining 3 - Test Scatter & Sped Race.
 * 4) If you are done, go onto **GMETRIX** using the new access code I will give you. Start with Test#1 **Training** in WORD 2010
 * 5/12 || Aim: What should we focus on when we try to improve our public speaking?
 * 5/12 || Aim: What should we focus on when we try to improve our public speaking?
 * 1) Go to the Introduction to Public Speaking
 * 2) Complete Assignment#1 ||
 * 5/8-9 || Aim: How do we record our voice in Audacity for a podcast?
 * 1) Record your audio today in Audacity--> Audio Highlights - finish today.
 * 5/7 || Aim: How do we prepare for a podcast?
 * 5/7 || Aim: How do we prepare for a podcast?
 * 1) Open your blogs and prepare for peer grading.
 * 2) Blog Grading Rubric
 * 3) Follow the directions on how to create Audio Highlights
 * 5/6 || Aim: What have we learned about consumer fraud and Investing?
 * 5/6 || Aim: What have we learned about consumer fraud and Investing?
 * 1) You have 20 minutes spell check & proofread your blog posts to prepare for peer grading.
 * 2) If you are down, go into typingweb.com
 * 5/5 || Aim: How can we invest our money?
 * 5/5 || Aim: How can we invest our money?
 * 1) Complete the consumer fraud module, slides & blog.
 * 2) Check your jupitergrades for accuracy. Marking period ends tomorrow.
 * 3) If you are done, go into typingweb.com, practice and work on improving your WPM.
 * 5/2 || Aim: What is consumer fraud and how can we avoid being a victim?
 * 5/2 || Aim: What is consumer fraud and how can we avoid being a victim?
 * 1) Complete the consumer fraud module, slides & blog.
 * 5/1 || Aim: What is consumer fraud and how can we avoid being a victim?
 * 5/1 || Aim: What is consumer fraud and how can we avoid being a victim?
 * 1) First 5-minutes of class - Logon to typingweb.com (firstname-lastname and OSIS#)
 * 2) click on TEST and take the 3-part test - SAVE AND CONTINUE to complete.
 * 1) Talk to your neighbor and list two examples of consumer fraud. Complete slide 22.
 * 2) Complete the consumer fraud module and slides 23 & 24
 * 4/30 || Aim: What did we learn about owning vs. renting and taxes and insurance?
 * 1) Make sure your blog posts will command top grades: switch seats with a friend and proofread each others writing.
 * 2) We will be grading each others last two blog posts today.
 * 3) Log onto typingweb.com and click on TEST
 * 4) Submit your Net WPM here.
 * 4/29 || Aim: What did we learn about taxes and insurance?
 * 4/29 || Aim: What did we learn about taxes and insurance?
 * 1) Complete this question on insurance.
 * 2) Complete the Everfi module on taxes and insurance
 * 3) Share slides 20-22 with buterawork@gmail.com
 * 4) Do a blog post titled: " ** Taxes and Insurance" ** with multimedia
 * 5) Both blog posts: ** Owning Vs. Renting ** & ** Taxes & Insurance ** post will be graded on Wed.
 * 6) Go into typingweb and take a typing test.
 * 4/28 || Aim: What is our current progress know the marking period ends next week?
 * 1) Hand in your parent financial literacy interview homework.
 * 2) ** Update your progress sheet **
 * 3) Submit missing powerpoint slides!! - **see your gradebook** - marking period ends **May 6th.**
 * 1) Complete the Everfi module on taxes and insurance
 * 2) Share slides 20-22 with buterawork@gmail.com
 * 3) Do a blog post titled: "**Taxes and Insurance"** with multimedia
 * 4) Both blog posts: **Owning Vs. Renting** & **Taxes & Insurance** post will be graded on Wed.
 * 5) Go into typingweb and take a typing test.
 * 4/25 || Aim: What should we know about taxes and insurance?
 * 4/25 || Aim: What should we know about taxes and insurance?
 * 1) Hand in your parent financial literacy interview homework.
 * 2) Complete the Everfi module on taxes and insurance.
 * 3) If you are done, go into Typingweb.com & take a typing test & then practice.
 * 4/24 || Out on a class trip today.
 * 4/24 || Out on a class trip today.
 * 4/23 || Aim: What should we know about taxes and insurance?
 * 1) Note you have a Public Awareness HW - on The Story of Stuff due by next Friday.
 * 2) Complete slide 20 in your Financial Literacy PowerPoint.
 * 3) Analyze this story and make the connection between taxes, insurance and who will pay what amount of the damages: You were driving and swerved to your right to avoid a big pothole but you ended up sideswiping a parked car causing $2500 worth of damage to the cars.
 * 4) Start the taxes and insurance module in EverFi.com
 * 4/11 || Aim: How has technology impacted our spending habits & planet?
 * 4/11 || Aim: How has technology impacted our spending habits & planet?
 * 4/11 || Aim: How has technology impacted our spending habits & planet?
 * 1) Compare and contrast how our age of technology has impacted our spending habits.
 * 2) We will watch a movie about "the story of electronics". Create a two-question to give to your classmate on the information in the movie.
 * 3) We will watch the "story of stuff" and create a three-question quiz for a classmate.
 * 4/11 || Aim: What are the advantages & disadvantages of renting vs. owning?
 * 4/11 || Aim: What are the advantages & disadvantages of renting vs. owning?
 * 1) Upload and share slides 17-19
 * 2) Do a blog post
 * 3) Go into typingweb.com
 * 4/9 - 10 || Aim: What are the advantages & disadvantages of renting vs. owning?
 * 4/9 - 10 || Aim: What are the advantages & disadvantages of renting vs. owning?
 * 1) Hand in your Parent Interview H.W. - a student will collect it.
 * 2) Open your blog for my review. Use your grading rubric feedback to improve it.
 * 3) If you were out yesterday, you need to complete a progress sheet.
 * 4) **Start Module 5 - Owning vs. Renting & do slides 17-19**
 * 4/8 || Aim: What the differences between renting vs. owning?
 * 4/8 || Aim: What the differences between renting vs. owning?
 * 1) Start slides 17-19 and ** Module 5 - Owning vs. Renting **
 * 2) ** Class Discussion - ** What do we already know about owning vs. renting? Let's compare and contrast.
 * 3) For **Extra Credit** this time, share ONLY the 3 slides on the topic to save me scrolling time.
 * 4) ** Blog post ** after module is completed.
 * 4/3-7 || Aim: What is the cost of higher education?
 * 1) Complete Module 4 in EverFi.com - **Price of Higher Education**
 * 2) **Complete slides 14-16** - Upload and share with buterawork@gmail.com for credit
 * 3) **Blog Post** - Title - **What I Learned About Financing Higher Education**
 * 4)  Evaluate this web site on the topic. Interpret the information on this site and be ready to explain how you can apply this information to your future.
 * 5) Practice your typing in **typingweb.com**
 * 4/2/2014 || Aim: What is the cost of higher education?
 * 4/2/2014 || Aim: What is the cost of higher education?
 * 1) View you blog and prepare for peer grading.
 * 2) Open your Financial Literacy PowerPoint - Question - Are you able to edit your Financial Literacy PowerPoint that was uploaded to the Google Drive????
 * 3) Complete **slide 14: What I know about financing higher education**
 * 4) New topic in EverFi.com - Start the **Price of Higher Education**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPcSYrPx3Ao || Do Now: * Go to the Google Drive, open your Computer Assignments document and put the date 4/2/2014 at the top. Do the following: Do Now: -Make sure your blog is on this page: Class of 2016 Student Blogs -Students that were out on Thursday complete this form: Blog Submission Form Do Now: New Topic; **CREDIT SCORE** Do Now: Copy to the top of your Google Drive **Computer Assignments** document. Copy and paste all below: Grade the following blog posts using the rubric provided:
 * 4/2/2014 || Aim: Why is a credit score so important in life?
 * 1) Create a list of all the records that will follow you in life.
 * 2) Name two things your credit score will impact in life.
 * 3) Do you know anyone with a bad credit score and how it happened?
 * 4) What is bankruptcy? How will it affect your credit score?
 * 5) Anyone find any worthwhile videos to share on the subject?
 * Logon to typingweb.com if you are done with all the Credit Score assignments (EverFi, Slides 11-13 - upload/sharing them with buterawork@gmail.com and Blog Post - we will peer grade post tomorrow).
 * 3/31-4/1 || Aim: What is a credit score and why is it important?
 * 3/31-4/1 || Aim: What is a credit score and why is it important?
 * 1) **Start Module 4 - Credit Score**.in EverFi.com
 * 2) Complete **slides 11, 12 & 13 in your Financial Literacy PowerPoint**
 * 3) Do a Blog Post on **Credit Scores** with multimedia
 * 4) **Done? Logon to typingweb.com** (firstname-lastname & student ID#) start from the beginning lesson.
 * 3/27 || Aim: How did I perform on my blog?
 * 3/27 || Aim: How did I perform on my blog?
 * 1) Go to Blogger and **view your blog**. Copy the URL in the address window at the top and submit your blog address here .Blog Submission Form **if you have not already done so.**
 * 2) Do we always see our own mistakes? What should we do after a blog post to insure there are no errors?
 * 3) Before grading our blogs today, have your closest classmate read your last learning reflection post and correct any mistakes.
 * 4) **Write your name at the top of the rubric and read it to prepare for __Peer Blog Grading__ on "Payment, Interest Rates and Credit Cards"**
 * 1) Open your Financial Literacy PowerPoint. Be prepared to share how you can apply to your own life what you learned on the topic of "Payment, Interest Rates and Credit Cards". **Slide 10.**
 * 2) New CREDIT SCORE topic - Complete **slide 11** in your Financial Literacy PowerPoint - "What I know about Credit Scores"
 * 3) Class "share out" on the topic.
 * 4) Start Module 4 - Credit Score.in EverFi.com
 * 3/26 || Aim: What is considered a good learning reflection blog post?
 * 3/26 || Aim: What is considered a good learning reflection blog post?
 * Blog Post Grading Rubric
 * Blog Post Example 1
 * Blog Post Example 2
 * Blog Post Example 3
 * Blog Post Example 4
 * Correct your own blog post so you can get full credit.

Do Now: TO GET CREDIT: Commend trip students for their good behavior and dressing up. Received an email commenting on the fact that you all were the most attentive and professionally dressed out of all schools that have participated. - Extra Credit Points Reward Do Now: ** complete slide 8 Student missing their email address in Jupitergrades. go to SETTINGS TO update it. Clyburn, Terrell __Dortilus, Kamora__ Hayes, Essence Herrera, Enrique Sims, Travis Williams, Trimek Yaqoob, Eehab Reminder: Pi-Can Drive - please bring in a can of food to Rm 332 or 334 as part of a food drive.
 * Know that you are responsible for completing by today:**
 * 1) **Module 3 "Payments, Interest Rates and Credit Cards**" by today.
 * 2) **Uploading** to your Google Drive and sharing your **Financial Literacy** PowerPoint for "**Payments, Interest Rates and Credit Cards"** (share with buterawork@gmail.com)
 * 3) **A blog post on the topic (post title = topic) with multimedia** - You must send me the link to your blog for credit. (View blog, copy URL in address window and paste it in the body of your email)
 * 4) **When done with everything above**, go to typingweb.com and do the next lesson.
 * 3/25 || Aim: How do interest rate and time impact borrowing?
 * 3/25 || Aim: How do interest rate and time impact borrowing?
 * 1) Open and complete this file
 * 1) Upload your Financial Literacy PowerPoint to the Google Drive and share it with **buterawork@gmail.com when done with Module 3 - Payment, Interest and Credit Cards**
 * 2) Learning reflection blog post - send an email to buterawork@gmail.com with the address to your blog. View blog, copy URL in address window and paste it in the body of your email
 * 3) How will your blog posts be graded?
 * Good example of a learning reflection= 20 points
 * Example of a weak learning reflection = 0 points
 * 1) When done, go to the Chrome web store and find a typing program to practice your typing. ||
 * 3/24 || Aim: What are credit cards, payments and interest rates?
 * Discuss new things learned from trip - anything you were surprised about?
 * 1) Open **Financial Literacy PowerPoint** and complete slide 8 if you have not already done so
 * 2) Complete the EverFi module on: **Payment, Interest Rates, and Credit Cards** with your PowerPoint open
 * 3/20 || Complete your banking & savings modules in EverFi.com if you have not.
 * 3/19 || Aim: What is the field of hospitality?
 * 3/19 || Aim: What is the field of hospitality?
 * 3/19 || Aim: What is the field of hospitality?
 * 1) Complete this hospitality assignment
 * 3/18 || Guest Speaker today: Alan Katz
 * 1) Upload your Financial Literacy PowerPoint to your Google Drive and share it with: buterawork@gmail.com
 * 2) Complete the Savings and Banking modules in Everfi.com to remove any zeros in the gradebook if you haven't.
 * 3/14 $ 17 || Aim: What is an investment portfolio?
 * 1) Guest Speaker is coming tomorrow. Download this biography. Open it and answer the questions at the bottom. [[file:Allan Katz Bio.doc]]
 * 2) Finish your stock research and setting up your investment portfolio from yesterday: Investment Portfolio assignment.
 * 3) How can we determine the stock's high and low price of the day?
 * 4) How can we determine how the stock has performed in the last year?
 * 3/12 & 13 || Aim: What are credit cards, payment and interest rates?
 * 1) Go to your Google Drive, Upload the Financial Literacy Do Now from yesterday and share it with buterawork@gmail.com
 * 2) Open **Financial Literacy PowerPoint** and
 * 3/12 & 13 || Aim: What are credit cards, payment and interest rates?
 * 1) Go to your Google Drive, Upload the Financial Literacy Do Now from yesterday and share it with buterawork@gmail.com
 * 2) Open **Financial Literacy PowerPoint** and
 * 1) Two blog posts should have been made with a video on one - What's the easiest way to add a video blog post in blogger?
 * 2) Start the EverFi lesson on: **Payment, Interest Rates, and Credit Cards**
 * 3/11 || Aim: What are the benefits of banking?
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Do Now: Download and complete with a partner: Do Now:
 * 1) Do a **BLOG POST** on the subject of **savings** and include multimedia on the topic.
 * 2) Do a **BLOG POST** on the subject of **banking** and include multimedia on the topic.
 * 3) Open your **Financial Literacy** PowerPoint & complete the "**How can I apply this in my own life?**"
 * 3/10 || Aim: What are the benefits of saving and banking?
 * 3/10 || Aim: What are the benefits of saving and banking?
 * 1) Finish the EverFi lessons on:
 * Savings
 * Banking
 * 1) Open your **Financial Literacy** PowerPoint & complete the "**How can I apply this in life?**"
 * 2) Do a **BLOG POST** on the subject of **savings** and include multimedia on the topic.
 * 3) Do a **BLOG POST** on the subject of **banking** and include multimedia on the topic.
 * 4) If done, go to the link on this page and start an online investment portfolio.
 * 3/4-6 || Aim: How can we apply what we learned in the lesson on savings in our own life?
 * Class Discussion:**
 * Class Discussion:**

Aim: What are the benefits of saving? Do Now:

2/12-14 || Aim: What do we have to do to pass the MOS exam in Word? * ||
 * 1) Continue the EverFi lesson on Savings
 * 3/3 || Aim: What does it mean to be financially literate?
 * 1) Open your computer assignments document on your Google Drive and answer at the top:
 * 2) ** "What does it mean to be financially literate?" **
 * 3) ** "Why is it important to be financially literate? ** " on our class wall with your name:
 * 4) Go to our Financial Literacy page and read topics & overview.
 * 2/27-28 || *
 * MOS CERTIFICATION EXAM DAYS**
 * 2/24-26
 * MOS CERTIFICATION EXAM DAYS**
 * 2/24-26
 * 2/24-26
 * 1) What does MOS stand for?
 * 2) Why is it beneficial to have?
 * 3) ** Practice in GMETRIX ** to prepare for a retake on Thursday. Extra points to the students that pass next exam!
 * 2/10 - 2/11 || Aim: What's it like to take the MOS exam in Word?
 * 1) Logon to iQsystems Exam
 * 2) **Take the 2010 Word Exam Core**
 * 3) **Practice in GMETRIX** to prepare for a retake.
 * 2/7/2014
 * || Aim: How to prepare to the MOS Certification Exam in Word?
 * 1) Complete this "@Getting to Know You" survey.
 * 2) @REGISTER FOR MOS EXAM in iQsystems
 * 3) Practice in GMETRIX to prepare for exam on Monday.
 * 1) Practice in GMETRIX to prepare for exam on Monday.

STEPS TO REGISTER FOR EXAM
 * 1) Get your progress sheet. If you registered on Wed., continue to practice in Gmetrix to prepare for the REAL test on Monday. Everyone need to register
 * 2) Click on the **iQsystems Exam** icon on your desktop
 * 3) Click on **Register User?**
 * 4) Use your **fullname** (no spaces) & your **OSIS#** as the password
 * 5) Complete all section marked with a ** red * **
 * 6) When done, go back to the first screen and logon with your new ID & password & select **Microsoft Office Specialist**
 * 7) Click the **REGISTER** button for last registration screen.
 * 8) When you are done, you should come to a screen the list the exam choices.
 * 9) When you are done, open GMETRIX and continue working on your last training test.

**Administrative dialog box**: business business

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 * CURTIS HIGH SCHOOL dialog box: **
 * February 5, 2014=== || Aim: How do we prepare to take the REAL MOS Certification Exam in Word?
 * 1) Register with Certiport's iQsystems
 * 2) Look for the iQsystems Exam icon on your desktop.
 * 3) Follow registration instructions
 * 4) **Continue with the GMetrix Test** you were working on from that class.

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[|Futures & Options Application]
[] Do Now:
 * 12/6==== || **Topic: How's your digital footprint coming along?**
 * 1) **LEARNING REFLECTIONS** - new things learned in the last week
 * 2) Evaluate a student wiki from the projector - what makes it good.
 * 3) **HOW DOES A SEARCH ENGINE FIND YOU NAME** when someone Googles it.


 * 1) You have the link to your survey page. How could you use technology to get more survey participants?
 * 2) **SURVEY** - Get 4 classmates to take your survey.
 * 3) How can you see your survey results?

* || * ||
 * 1) ** BLOG - Post a 12/6 Learning Reflection ** about the last week's work to your blog.
 * 2) Have an online conversation here. - What do you call this?
 * 12/9 || Topic: Introduction to Programming during Computer Science Week (Hour of Code)
 * 1) Google: Computer Science Week or click on this link to: csedweek.org
 * 2) Scroll down & select a tutorial
 * 1) Scroll down & select a tutorial
 * 12/10 || **Topic: How do we prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Exam?**
 * 1) How do we receive a New York State Career & Technical Education High School Diploma ?
 * 2) Click on the **GMETRIX** link on the right
 * 12/11 || Topic: Introduction to Programming during Computer Science Week (Hour of Code)
 * 1) Google: Computer Science Week or click on this link to: csedweek.org
 * 2) Scroll down & select a tutorial
 * 1) Scroll down & select a tutorial
 * 12/12 || Topic: Reflection on Programming & the Hour of Code Tutorials
 * 1) Hour of Code Reflection Assignment
 * Put your name and period at the top of the paper.
 * Compare and contrast two "Hour of Code" tutorials
 * What did you learn about programming?
 * Did you find programming easy?
 * Did you enjoy the tutorials?
 * Are you considering computer science as a future career?
 * 1) **New Blog Post** - **12/12 Learning Reflection on the "Hour of Code"**
 * include an image, widget or video.
 * 1) Explore the Lost in Space tutorial with a partner today. ||
 * 1/13 || # Blog Post - 1/12/14 Learning Reflections on research reports.
 * 1) MLA Research Report Vocabulary Quiz
 * 2) **Birth Month** ** Report - share it with me for credit or finish it at home. **
 * 3) 3  MLA RESEARCH REPORT ASSIGNMENTS from 1/8-present are due

* || Topic: MS EXCEL
 * 1/14-1/17 || ** __PERIOD 6 ONLY__ **
 * 1) Discuss Intro to Walk & Rock data & start the worksheet- ** Click here for assignments **

__**PERIOD 8 & 9**__ Topic: How do we prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Exam? Topic: MS EXCEL
 * 1) Open GMETRIX and continue **MS Word 2010** Core Training Test#1
 * 2) Update the progress sheet daily when your start practice exam.
 * 3) Click here for registration instructions
 * 1/21-1/24 || ** __PERIOD 6 ONLY__ **
 * 1/21-1/24 || ** __PERIOD 6 ONLY__ **
 * 1) Get a textbook & download Excel Assignments 2

__**PERIOD 8 & 9**__ Topic: How do we prepare for the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Exam?
 * 1) Open GMETRIX and continue **MS Word 2010** Core Training Test#1
 * 2) Update the progress sheet daily when your start practice exam.
 * 3) Click here for registration instructions ||

Marking Period 2 Assignments

 * 10/21=== || # Download into your Computer Applications folder and complete: ** APPLY FOR A JOB ** on this page
 * 10/22 || # 10 minutes in a typing program
 * 1) Complete the APPLY FOR A JOB assignment that you downloaded yesterday from this page ** Resumes, wizards and templates **
 * 1) Complete the APPLY FOR A JOB assignment that you downloaded yesterday from this page ** Resumes, wizards and templates **

**Period 9 students ONLY** go to this typing program and ** sign in with this logon information: ** ||
 * 10/24 || # 10 minutes in typingweb.com
 * 1) **Go to your Google Drive, Upload APPLY FOR A JOB, SHARE with buterawork@gmail.com if you haven't**

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 * 1) On Google Drive, **Open your DO NOW** document. Create one if you don't have one.
 * 2) At the top of the page, type **today's date**
 * 3) Under that type**: What information should be on a resume?**
 * 4) **List what information should be on a resume**. If you don't know, google it.
 * 5) Can you find where the document tempates in Word?
 * 6) **Start assignment #2** on this page: ** Resumes and templates **
 * 10/28 || # Add a 10/28 Learning Reflection Blog Post


 * Topic:** How should you write your contact information?

If you are under 30 lessons, as of today, your are not passing typing web. PD6 class only: * ||
 * 1) Download and complete ** assignment #2  ** on this page: ** Resumes and templates **
 * 10/30 || Topic: How do we modify tables in MS Word?
 * 1) Complete **#2 - Resume**
 * on this page: Resumes and templates **
 * 10/31 || PRACTICE IN TYPING WEB - See what you have completed relative to your classmates -
 * 10/31 || PRACTICE IN TYPING WEB - See what you have completed relative to your classmates -
 * 10/31 || PRACTICE IN TYPING WEB - See what you have completed relative to your classmates -
 * 11/4-7 || Topic: What career choices do we have in our future?
 * 1) Post one Learning Reflection to your blog for the past week.
 * 2) Submit the __**Occupational Scavenger Hunt**__ (upload to your Google Drive and share with buterawork@gmail.com) by Thurs. 11/7/13 - careers assignments
 * 11/8 || Topic: How can you be smart about choosing a career?
 * 1) ** First: Post one Learning Reflection t ** o your blog for the past week if you haven't done so..
 * 2) How should you pick a career?
 * 3) How can you find out what the best careers of 2013 are?
 * 4) Ten best & worst jobs of 2013
 * 5) Submit the __**Career Research Outline**__ (upload to your Google Drive and share with buterawork@gmail.com) - careers assignments
 * 1) Ten best & worst jobs of 2013
 * 2) Submit the __**Career Research Outline**__ (upload to your Google Drive and share with buterawork@gmail.com) - careers assignments
 * 11/12-14 || Topic: How do we present information in a PowerPoint presentation?
 * 1) Submit the __**Career PowerPoint Presentation**__ (upload to your Google Drive and share with buterawork@gmail.com)- careers assignments

PowerPoint Presenters Schedule Click here to see public speaking feedback page and view the public speaking skills ||
 * 11/15-18 || Topic: What are effective effective public speaking skills?
 * 1) Reminder: - Interview someone
 * 2) We will be speaking in alphabetical order. Volunteers get extra credit.PowerPoint Presenters Schedule
 * 3) Listening/Audience Skills Grade
 * 4) How can each student present your PowerPoint presentation from the teacher's station?
 * 5) Public Speaking Skills to focus on:
 * 1) Public Speaking Skills to focus on:
 * 11/18-22 || Topic: How do we evaluate our peer's presentations?
 * 1) First Presenter Give Presentation - Click here to see public speaking feedback page and view the public speaking skills
 * 11/25-27 || Topic: How do we create a personal wiki?
 * Follow directions to put content on **** the HOME & blog pages of your wiki--> ** Wiki Project
 * 12/2 || Topic: How do we create a survey for our wiki page?
 * 12/2 || Topic: How do we create a survey for our wiki page?
 * 12/2 || Topic: How do we create a survey for our wiki page?


 * Follow directions to put content on** **the SURVEY page of your wiki-->**Wiki Project
 * 12/3 || Topic: How do we embed objects on a wiki page?
 * 12/3 || Topic: How do we embed objects on a wiki page?


 * Follow directions under** **the Calendar Page & Fun Stuff Description->**Wiki Project
 * 12/4 || Topic: How do we embed objects on a wiki page?
 * 12/4 || Topic: How do we embed objects on a wiki page?


 * Follow directions under** **the Career Goals Description & finish all pages->**Wiki Project
 * 12/4 || Topic: How do we embed a presentation on our career page?
 * 12/4 || Topic: How do we embed a presentation on our career page?

Do Now:
 * 1) ** Grading your wiki today **
 * 2) ** Embed your presentation - Student Example - **** Follow directions under ** ** the Career Goals Description & finish all pages-> ** Wiki Project
 * 3) Post a **12/5 Learning Reflection** to your blog.
 * 12/6 || **Topic: How's your digital footprint coming along?**
 * 12/6 || **Topic: How's your digital footprint coming along?**
 * 1) Google your name - Was your blog or wiki found? How do Google searches work?


 * 1) Evaluate a few student blogs from projector
 * 2) Get 4 classmates to take your survey.
 * 3) You have the link to your survey page. How could you use technology to get more survey participants?
 * 4) How can you see your survey results?


 * 1) Have an online conversation here.
 * 12/9 || Topic: How do we prepare for the Microsoft Office Word Exam?
 * 1) Get 4 classmates to take your survey.
 * 2) How can you get more survey participants?
 * 3) How do we receive a New York State Career & Technical Education High School Diploma ?
 * 1) How do we receive a New York State Career & Technical Education High School Diploma ?

Link to "Hour of Code" Programming Tutorials

Marking Period 1 Assignments

 * 9/10/13=== || ** Introduction to Class **
 * 9/11-12 || **FIRST - UPDATE YOUR JUPITER GRADES info.**
 * 9/11-12 || **FIRST - UPDATE YOUR JUPITER GRADES info.**

Using the Google Drive to Submit Work Write an essay about what makes you unique. Save it in your class folder as: **Unique Essay** Describe your background, family, special trait or attributes: what makes you special. List your hobbies and interests. Describe what type of student you are, your goals for this coming school year and for your future. Include vocational training, college degree, type of career, travel, family etc. LAST PART: What was the highlight of your summer? Click on SHARE in the upper right and type buterawork@gmail.com in the bottom - give COMMENT permissions
 * 1) **Logon to Google**
 * 2) **Click on Drive**
 * 3) **Click CREATE --> Document**
 * 4) **Go to the top left and rename  to **

How can you check your spelling and grammar before submitting?

9/16 9/17 || **Aim: What is social Media and how do we use it?** DO NOW
 * Continue with Typing Club until you get through all the keys on the keyboard. **
 * 9/13
 * 9/13
 * 1) Go to your Google Drive and create a new document titled: ** DO NOW **
 * 2) Define social media
 * 3) Create a list of all the social media you know of and describe what it used for.
 * 4) Compare and contrast them two of them.

Add a post to your blog > Public Speaking Exercise -share your discoveries
 * 1) Complete Blog Post 1
 * 2) Go to the **VIEW BLOG** page & SUBMIT YOUR BLOG ADDRESS
 * 3) ** Blog Research Sharing - ** we will do this together

If you are done with blog assignment: *
 * 1) **Open TYPING CLUB.** If you haven't already done so, open a new tab in Google Chrome, click on the Google Store icon and search on Typing Club and add it. ** You are responsible for lessons 1 through 100 as a test grade. **

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 * 9/18 || ** Jupiter Grades - Parent Contact Information = 100% Quiz Grade **
 * A parent must sign into their Jupiter Grades account and make sure all their contact information is complete and up-to-date.
 * The parent must send an email to buterawork@gmail.com stating their child's name and that their Jupiter Grades contact information is up-to-date.

**Academic Integrity**
 * 1) Blog Post 2
 * 2) **Open TYPING CLUB.** If you haven't already done so, open a new tab in Google Chrome, click on the Google Store icon and search on Typing Club and add it. ** You are responsible for lessons 1 through 100 as a test grade. **
 * 9/19 || ** What is Netiquette? **
 * 1) Blog Post 3
 * 1) Blog Post 3


 * Your Positive Digital Footprint & Netiquette**
 * 1) Blog Post 4

**Done? Open TYPING CLUB.** If you haven't already done so, open a new tab in Google Chrome, click on the Google Store icon and search on Typing Club and add it. ** You are responsible for lessons 1 through 100 as a test grade. ** || * select a background or image 9/23 || Enhance Your Blog **- Add an RSS news feed link to your blog**. An RSS news feed link automatically brings the latest news to you. * || 9/25 9/26  9/27  9/30 || Enhance your blog - **Add a welcome podcast to your blog** ** Reflection: How are podcasts used in business on the web? ** Here are three examples, do you know of any others?
 * 9/20 || __** Customize Your Blog: **__
 * 1) **Follow my blog:** @http://buteracomputerapp.blogspot.com/
 * 2) ** Comment ** on my blog post " ** Blogrunner News Portal" **
 * 3) ** Customize your blog - **
 * 1) ** Customize your blog - **
 * select appropriate font colors, font face and font size
 * your page must be attractive, NOT TOO BUSY. The text must be clear and easy to read. // This is a basic web design usability principle. //
 * 1) ** Make blog's Intent, purpose and theme clear - ** Your blog is about reflecting on your learning. For example: It should NOT be named "soccer". It could be named: ** Nancy's Learning Blog ** or ** Nancy's Blog **
 * 2) **Blog Post Titles** - must be **clearly labelled** with the subject title in your blog so that I know what a visitor knows what you are discussing.
 * 3) **Peer Commenting** - Find two classmates to comment on your blog during the next two weeks.
 * 9/22
 * 9/22
 * 1) @Create an RSS feed on your blog
 * 9/24
 * Idea podcasts at Radiolab
 * Public awareness podcasts at The Story of Stuff
 * CNET Buzz Out Loud podcasts

Add a post to your blog - TITLE: Futures & Options Discuss what you found out about the Futures and Options organization * || We will switching seats and grading each others blog using the rubric below. For each row in the grading rubric, you will highlight in yellow the appropriate column. **Do Now:** * || * || Advertising flyers in MS Word * || Download, open and put your name at the top:
 * 1) ** Create a podcast **
 * 9/30 || Enhance your blog - **Add a gadget of choice to your blog**
 * 1) ** Add a new gadget of choice to your blog **
 * 2) **Post a learning reflection to your blog**
 * **POST TITLE =** **  LEARNING REFLECTION ** - Discuss what you have learned in the last week. How can you use what you have learned in your life? What did you have the most difficulty with? How did you overcome any obstacles?
 * 1) **Get two classmates to comment** on any of your posts. (see Student Blogs link at right).
 * 2) Check the Blog Assignments page and make sure you are prepared for grading tomorrow.
 * 3) Work in Typing Club
 * 10/2 || **Futures & Options-**
 * 10/2 || **Futures & Options-**
 * 10/2 || **Futures & Options-**
 * 10/3 || **Peer Blog Grading & Feedback**
 * 1) Download, open & **put your name at the top** of this **Blog Grading Rubric**: [[file:rubricforblog.docx]]
 * 2) **Open your blog**
 * 3) We will grade together.
 * 10/9 || * ** Submit your team flyers to determine the winners of the @MS Word flyer challenge **
 * When done, finish flyers 4 & 5 -->Advertising flyers in MS Word
 * All done? Continue in Typing Club
 * 10/11-15 || **Topic:** How can shapes enhance the appearance of our flyers?
 * Flyer 4 Grand Opening for grading on Tuesday:*
 * Flyer 5 Advertise Yourself
 * 10/17 || Peer Grading of our Grand Opening flyers
 * 10/18 || # **Blog Post**: Title: 10/18 Learning Reflection
 * 1) Do the DO NOW at the top of this page:  ** Resumes, wizards and templates **
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||
 * || Introduction to Computers ||

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