March 28-April 1 2011
Posted: March 28, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
End of Tuesday will be the last day that I accept any Word (WD) projects. We are moving on to Excel starting today. BELOW IS THE SCHEDULE, DO NOT GO AHEAD OF ASSIGNED WORK!
Monday-Intro to Excel Presentation. When finished with this, you will do EX 1 and EX2.
Tuesday-Textbook (Story and Walls) Read Pages EX 3-EX30. If you need to read this at home, you may borrow a textbook. You are to then complete, the vocabulary, the multiple choice (WRITE THESE OUT) and fill in the blank (WRITE THESE OUT). You are to then email this to me.
Wednesday-Current Event: The Wired World-See Me for Questions
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-09-22-social-networking-real-time-web_N.htm
Thursday-Quick Review for Quiz. EX 3 and EX4
Friday-Short Excel Quiz. EX 5 and EX6
AGAIN, DO NOT GO AHEAD OF THE ASSIGNED WORK!
Business Startups:
Monday-Start Formal Business Plan Work.
Tuesday-Research for Guest Speaker (via Skype) for tomorrow.
Wednesday-Guest Speaker.
Thursday-Develop questions for tomorrow’s guest speaker and then Formal Business Plan Work.
Friday-Guest Speaker.
Radio Station: All PSA’s should be done by now. If you have not finished them, you will be taken off air until they have been done or you have spoken with Chapin or I. Also, DJ bio’s were due last week. Get them in now!
March 21-24
Posted: March 20, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
Monday-Current Event: http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2010-09-16-social-networking_N.htm?csp
See me for the questions.
Tuesday-Read WD 99-WD120 in textbook. Complete Vocab, Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank. Also do Project WD 4-3 on Page WD127 of the text. You will see this on your test on Thursday.
Wednesday-Finishing Word. Projects WD 38, WD 39 and WD 40. All are due by next Monday, no exceptions.
Thursday-Test. If finished with test early, please read the first five pages of the EX work in the textbook. We will be starting Excel on Monday.
Business Startups:
Monday-Business Monday Assignments. Please have these ready to turn in tomorrow.
Tuesday-Return Test and Review Answers.
Wednesday-Textbook
Become Familiar with The 5 C’s listed on page 63. Be able to discuss them intelligently in class. Read pages 63-77. Complete Think About It on page 77, Also complete # 5-Communication on the Academic Connections section on page 77.This is due tomorrow!
Also, please read this article:http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/2011-03-11-komando-facebook_N.htm
Thursday-Discussion of Assignment, Link from yesterday and the Formal Business Plan Begins.
Radio Station-PSA ‘s are due this week!
March 14-18th
Posted: March 14, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
Monday-All Current Event Assignments from last week must be turned in today. I will not accept them after today at 3:30. We will have a discussion of the topic tomorrow (Tuesday). IF you finish, please continue working on the Word Exercises. WD 32 & WD 33 are where you should be at by the end of today.
Tuesday-Discussion of Current Event. When finished, work on WD 34-WD35
Wednesday-Continuing exercises. All students should at least have completed up to WD33 by now.
Thursday-WD 36-WD37. If finished, please work on Story and Walls Textbook. Read WD 63-94. Finish Definitions, Multiple Choice and Fill in the Blank. HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
Friday-Story and Walls textbook work today.If finished with the defs, mc and fitb, Please do Project WD3-1 found on page WD96 of textbook.
Business Startups
Monday-Continue work on the online business plan tool. Check in for progress. Take Wall Street Journal home today and read assigned article. Be prepared to discuss tomorrow.
Tuesday-Discussion of Wall Street Journal article. Possible continuance of work with online tool.
Also, look at this article on the art of the pitch : http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20110314/BUSINESS03/110312018/Make-your-best-pitch-count
Wednesday-Entrepreneurship Textbook Work. Read pages 40-56. When finished, complete Vocabulary Builder on page 57, Review Your Knowledge on Page 57. Apply what you learned #23 on Page 58 and What Would You Do on Page 59. This is due tomorrow.
Thursday-Discussion of assigned work. Review for Test tomorrow. Review all highlighted terms in text as well as any notes you have taken.
Friday-Test.
Radio Station: Activity Period Meeting in Business Lab this Friday during 6th Period.
March 8-11
Posted: March 8, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
Tuesday-Quiz has been moved to tomorrow. Please make sure that you have finished the definitions, multiple choice and fill in the blank from last week if you have not done so already. They are due today. If you have finished, please review the material for the quiz tomorrow. THIS WILL NOT BE AN OPEN NOTE QUIZ! After reviewing, please complete WD30.
Wednesday-Quiz and WD 31 when done.
Thursday-Current Event. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-10-28-1Aviolentvideogames28_CV_N.htm?csp=Tech
See me for questions. YOU MUST ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCE FORMAT TO GET CREDIT!
Friday-Review of material from quiz and catch up day.
Business Startups:
Tuesday-Discussion of preliminary business plan exercise from page 31.
Wednesday-Begin Use of Business Plan tool. This can be found at:
Thursday-Continue Business Plan tool.
Friday-Possible Guest Speaker. Plan on first Business Monday Assignment. These are naturally due on Monday by whoever receives the first assignment. There will be no second chances or extensions on these.
Return from Winter Break
Posted: March 1, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
All necessary clip art and pictures can be found in the DataFiles for Students folder.
Wednesday-Catch up day. If finished, move on to WD 27 & 28.
Thursday-WD 29 & WD 30. These will be late after Tuesday of next week.
Friday-Work in the Story and Walls Textbook. Read pages WD32-WD59. Then, complete vocab, multiple choice and fill in the blank. Email to me when finished. This is due at the end of class on Monday. Quiz on Tuesday of next week.
Business Startups:
Wednesday-Discussion of article posted for reading before break. Go back into archives if needed to find it.
Thursday-Page 31 Business Plan from book.
Friday-Completion of Page 31. Individual discussions when completed. Look for guest speaker next week.
Radio Station: New Schedules will be up by end of school on Wednesday.
February 14th-18th
Posted: February 14, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
Monday-A reminder that all work up to WD19 must be turned in by today to avoid late penalties. Once you have done this, move on to WD 20 & WD21. IF YOU CANNOT DOWNLOAD TEMPLATES OR CLIP ART FOR ASSIGNMENTS, YOU MUST LET ME KNOW!
Tuesday-WD 22 & WD23
Wednesday-Current Event-
See me for the questions
Thursday-Finish Current Event and submit by end of today.
Friday- WD24 & WD26
DO NOT DO WD 25!!!!!
Business Startups:
Monday-Brief discussion of draft ideas for business. Hand out of Entrepreneurship Possibilities worksheet.
Tuesday-Finish Entrepreneurship Possibilities, hand in and discuss.
Wednesday-Read Pages 16-25 in Text. Complete Checkpoint on Page 17. Conduct a brief analysis of your business idea using the 6 questions at the bottom of page 18. Complete Think About It Questions on Page 20 and Page 25. Also answer #4 from Problem Solving on Page #25. These will be due at the beginning of class tomorrow. Be prepared to hand in and discuss.
Thursday-Discussion of Last Night’s Assignment. Also, please read and be familiar with the following idea:
http://www.sba.gov/content/what-business-plan-and-why-do-i-need-one
Friday-Movie/Media TBA.
RADIO STATION: Meeting after school on Tuesday the 15th. Possible follow up meeting during activity period on Friday.
February 7th-11th
Posted: February 7, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Apps:
Monday-Catchup Day. Current Event from Thursday of last week is due today at the end of class. Again, see me for the questions.
Tuesday-WD 12 & 13.
Wednesday-WD 14-16
Thursday-Quiz over Word material. When finished, please move on to WD 17
Friday-WD18-19. All of the WD exercises up to WD 19 are due by end of class, on Monday.
Business Startups:
Monday: Review of the SBA questions and literature. Remember to research ACT 250 for discussion on Wednesday.
Tuesday: Entrepreneurship kick-off day at the State House. Leave at 8:30 A.M. with a return time of 3:30 p.m. Dress in business attire.
Wednesday: Impressions of state house visit discussion, Act 250 discussion. Entrepreneur characteristics discussion.
Thursday: Read pages 10-15 in textbook. Answer checkpoint #1 on top of page 12, What Went Wrong-Think Critically Questions, Checkpoint on page 15 and Think About It 1.2 Assessment. Be prepared to discuss tomorrow.
Friday: First draft of your business idea work. We will discuss the format in class.
Radio: Possible meeting this Friday. Stay tuned (no pun intended).
January 31-February 4th
Posted: January 31, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Applications:
Monday-The current event is due at the end of class today. Remember that it must be in complete sentence format for you to receive full credit. When finished, please move on to wD 6 & WD7.
Tuesday-WD8. DO NOT COMPLETE WD9!!!
Wednesday-SNOW DAY
Thursday-Please have completed up to WD 8 by today.
Friday- You must have submitted WD 10 & WD 11 by the end of today. Then move on to the Current Event :
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-01-24-pedestrians-ipod_N.htm
See me for the questions for this. IT IS DUE AT THE END OF CLASS ON MONDAY!!!
Look for a quiz next week over the concepts you have practiced and learned.
Business Startups:
Monday-Live Interviews.If you did not interview during Period 4, please make arrangements to meet with me sometime today.
Tuesday-Follow up for interviews. Text is handed out. Assignment of first exercises: Read pages 2-9. Complete What do you know from page 3. Complete Assessment from page 9. Also complete #5 Social Studies from Make Academic Connections.
Wednesday-Turn in last night’s homework. Discussion of material.
Thursday-Research the function of SBA and come up with questions for tomorrow’s VT SBA guest speaker
Friday-Guest Speaker, please be dressed in business casual and ready to discuss.
PERTINENT LINKS:
http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/2/3156
January 24-28
Posted: January 24, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffComputer Apps:
Monday-Read and review syllabus and expecations. Sign and hand back by tomorrow. Complete assignment WD1
Tuesday-Complete Assignments WD2&WD3
Wednesday-Grab a Story and Walls textbook from the back of the room. Read GS1-GS22. When finished, complete vocabulary, multiple choice and fill in the blanks on pages GS21-GS22
Thursday-Finish yesterday’s assignment. When finished, email to me and move on to WD4 & WD5
Friday-Current Event: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-08-24-online-tweet-twitter_N.htm?csp=DailyBriefing
See me for the questions that correspond to this article. YOU MUST ANSWER THIS IN COMPLETE SENTENCE FORMAT! 12 point font and double spaced. This is due on Monday.
Business Startups:
Monday-Handout and review of expectations of class. Drop/Add schedule can be found on school website.
Tuesday-Continue work on first essay. This is due tomorrow. 12 point, double spaced. When finished, please read the following article and be ready to discuss in class:
Last week of Semester 1
Posted: January 18, 2011 Filed under: Uncategorized Comments OffPersonal Finance:
Monday-MLK Day. No school.
Tuesday-Finish and turn in all assignments that were due. Leave your NEFE book with me and pick up at the end of today.
Wednesday-Midterms for periods 6, 7 & 8
Thursday-Midterms for periods 1, 2 and 3
Friday-Personal Finance Midterm today for period 4. Other midterm today is for period 5.
Comp Apps: All work up to PPT 22 is due today! Any unfinished assignments will be marked with a grade of zero.
PLEASE REFERENCE THE MIDTERM SCHEDULE I HAVE LISTED ABOVE!
