Business and Computer Science 
with Keri Beth Jones
Dacula Middle School
Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Unit 6: Keyboarding Wrap-Up

5/12/2014

 
Agenda for Monday, May 19, 2014:
  • If you haven't "tested out" with a 20 NET wpm yet, please get that done today!
  • Tell me as soon as you have this complete so I can mark you off! Thanks!
  • If you are finished, you can continue to do code.org to receive prizes for stages complete. 
  • If you have already completed stages, you can see me to get your prizes!
Agenda for Monday, May 12, 2014 - Friday, May 16, 2014:
  • Remember, you will have all this week to improve your keyboarding scores. 
  • If you take the typing test and score a 20 or higher, you can move on to NitroType.
    Here is how you will be graded - Gross WPM - Mistakes = Net WPM
    • 100 = 20 NET wpm
    • 95 = 18-19 NET wpm
    • 90 = 17 NET wpm
    • 85 = 16 NET wpm
    • 80 = 15 NET wpm
    • 75 = 14 NET wpm
    • 70 = 13 NET wpm
    • 65 = 12 NET wpm
    • 60 = <12 NET wpm
  • If you get finished, you can either do NitroType OR you can earn prizes with Code.org. Ask Mrs. Jones if you are interested in doing code.org.

Unit 5: Party Planning Unit

4/15/2014

 

MSBCS-BCSI-6: Students will utilize the Internet as a resource. 
MSBCS-BCSI-7: Students will develop and model employability skills. 
MSBCS-BCSI-8: Students will utilize word processing software. 
MSBCS-BCSI-9: Students will develop and apply basic spreadsheet skills.
MSBCS-BCSI-11: Students will develop and apply basic desktop publishing skills.
MSBCS-BCSI-12: Students will acquire basic knowledge and skills of multimedia/presentation software.

EQ: How can I use basic computer application skills to plan a party?

Agenda for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday - May 5-7,2014:
  • I am moving the deadline for the party planning project up to Wednesday since most of you are ahead of schedule. 
  • We will begin presentations on Thursday, April 8th!
  • Make sure you have something turned in for EVERY assignment in Edmodo. You ALL must INDIVIDUALLY turn in each assignment even if someone else from your group already turned it in. Thanks!
Agenda for Monday, April 28, 2014:
  • EVERY person in your group should have already turned in the following assignments:
  1. Brainstorm
  2. Budget
  3. Flyer
  • Your Party Invitation should be turned in TODAY!!
  • Your Party Guest List should be turned in TOMORROW!!
  • If you have already finished all of the above, you can continue working on any other part of the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • Remember: Once your group is finished with EVERY part of the Party Planning Project OR if you are working ahead of schedule, then you can go back to working on your typing lessons in the typing program.
Agenda for Friday, April 25, 2014:
  • Some of you are still missing either the Brainstorm OR Budget OR BOTH!!
    Turn these in ASAP!!!
  • The Party Flyer is due in Edmodo TODAY!!
  • The Party Invitation is due in Edmodo on MONDAY!!
  • If you have already finished all of the above, you can continue working on any other part of the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • Remember: Once your group is finished with EVERY part of the Party Planning Project, then you will all go back to working on your typing in the typing program.
Agenda for Thursday, April 24, 2014:
  • I had some of the due dates wrong in Edmodo so go and check those again please!
  • The Party Flyer is due in Edmodo TOMORROW!!
  • The Party Invitation is due in Edmodo on MONDAY!!
  • If you have already finished all of the above, you can continue working on any other part of the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • Remember: Once your group is finished with EVERY part of the Party Planning Project, then you will all go back to working on your typing in the typing program.
Agenda for Wednesday, April 23, 2014:
  • Please remember that you should have your Brainstorm (Padlet or Google Doc link) AND your Excel Party Planning Budget turned in to Edmodo by the end of TODAY!!
  • The Party Flyer is due in Edmodo by FRIDAY!!
  • If you have already finished all of the above, you can continue working on any other part of the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • Remember: Once your group is finished with EVERY part of the Party Planning Project, then you will all go back to working on your typing in the typing program.
Agenda for Tuesday, April 22, 2014:
  • Continue working on the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • If you haven't turned in your Brainstorm, you will be called to my desk to discuss this at the beginning of class.
  • Your Budget is due by the end of class TOMORROW!!
Agenda for Monday, April 21, 2014:
  • Continue working on the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • Your Brainstorm is due by the end of the day TODAY!! 
  • Your Budget is due by the end of class on WEDNESDAY!! 
  • All other due dates have been set in Edmodo if you want to check those.
Agenda for Friday, April 18, 2014:
  • I think I probably overwhelmed you enough yesterday with everything I taught you in Excel so I am not going to go over anything else today.
  • Please make sure you have your BRAINSTORM complete so that you have everything decided before going any further with this project. Remember, you have to stay within a $500 ($1000 if doing a charity fundraiser) budget for your party. I want you all to realize that money doesn't grow on trees so we need to make this a realistic party. That is why I am setting your budget at $500. :)
  • Work on your budget spreadsheet if you are finished brainstorming.
  • Let me know if you have any questions! I'm always here to help!
Agenda for Thursday, April 17, 2014:
  • Continue working on the PARTY PLANNING PROJECT.
  • I will go over the details for the assignments that need to be created in Excel today.
  • Here are the skills you need to show for your Party Planning Budget in Excel:
  1. Categorize your items and label them by category.
  2. Color code your categories by changing the fill color of the cells.
  3. Merge/Center a title for the whole spreadsheet as well as the category titles
  4. Add border lines to all cells containing information.
  5. Expand columns/rows so that information fits in the cells.
  6. Change fonts and font colors.
  7. Apply the currency format to all cells containing money amounts.
  8. Make a total row for each category.
  9. Add the total for each category using a formula.
  • Here's a pdf example of what the shell of your spreadsheet (without information) will look like... PARTY PLANNING BUDGET EXAMPLE
Agenda for Wednesday, April 16, 2014:
  • Yesterday, you worked with your group to brainstorm ideas for your party. 
  • Here are all of the details for the project: PARTY PLANNING PROJECT - I will go over these in class! It's a lot but we have a lot of time to work on this so don't get overwhelmed! :)
Agenda for Tuesday, April 15, 2014:
  • If you haven't finished the Everfi course work, please complete that at home. 
  • For this next project, you are going to use the internet to research for and plan an end of the school year party. Open the project sheet below for details. You may work in groups of 2-3 for this project.    PARTY PLANNING PROJECT (Coming Soon)
  • Today, you are going to brainstorm with your group to plan your party. I will explain this during class.

Unit 4: Internet Safety

3/31/2014

 

MSBCS-BCSI-5: Students will discuss Internet safety and security issues.

EQ: What are the dangers of the internet and how can I stay safe online?

Agenda for Monday, April 14, 2014:
  • Only 8 people have finished the Everfi Ignition Certification so I am going to give you one more day to complete the 7 lessons in Everfi. You will NOT have any more class time after today to finish so please use your time wisely!
  • Here is the login link: https://platform.everfi.net/login
  • When you get finished, please continue with your typing lessons.
Agenda for Tuesday, April 1, 2014 - Friday, April 4, 2014:
  • Continue with your work in EverFi. Remember, you must be finished with all lessons in the Ignition class (7 TOTAL) by Friday at the end of class so USE YOUR TIME WISELY!!
  • Grading: You will be assessed at the end of each lesson. These 7 assessment grades will be averaged together and will count as a SUMMATIVE grade for this unit. TAKE THESE SERIOUSLY!! It will only you to retake the assessment if you make below a 70.
  • Here is the login link: https://platform.everfi.net/login
  • If you get finished with all 7 of your lessons in EverFi, please continue with your typing lessons.
Agenda for Monday, March 31, 2014:
  • Today, we are going to start a unit on Internet Safety in Everfi. 
  • First, let's talk about our unit in Everfi: Ignition! Do you know how to be a responsible digital citizen? Learn how to navigate the online world and understand online privacy, security, cyberbullying, digital relationships and the viral nature of the web.
Topics Covered:
- Digital footprint
- Secure identity
- Cyberbullying
- Good texting practices
- Conducting online research
- Digital time management
- Creating multimedia products
- Careers in technology
  • EVERYONE MUST BE FINISHED WITH ALL LESSONS BY THIS FRIDAY!! USE YOUR TIME WISELY!!
  • If you did not bring your own headphones or earbuds, you can either purchase a pair from me ($5), use a class pair, or wait and bring your own tomorrow. If you wait, you will have to make up that time outside of class sometime between now and Friday.
  • Each one of you will create an account in Everfi - https://platform.everfi.net/registration/signup
    using this class code: a7e7991f
  • You will have to take a quiz at the end of each section. All of these quiz grades will be averaged together for your summative grade for this unit. If you make below a 70, it will allow you to retake it. If you make a 70 or above, it will not.

Unit 2: Careers, Basic Computer Concepts & Keyboarding

3/21/2014

 

MSBCS-BCSI-1: Students will identify computer system components.
MSBCS-BCSI-3: Students will develop an individual career plan reflecting their personal traits and values. 
MSBCS-BCSI-4: Students will develop keyboarding skills by touch with speed and accuracy.

EQ: What do I need to know about computers?
Why do I need to know how to type?

Friday, March 28, 2014:
  • Before you get started with anything else today, every student needs to go to this link and take this survey: AdvancED Student Survey Please take this seriously!
    Come and tell me as soon as you are finished taking it so I can check you off on my list. Thanks!
  • As soon as you finish the survey above, you can study for your TEST by looking at your notes. As soon as you feel comfortable enough to take the test, you can take the test by logging into Zondle and clicking on Intro to Computers Test.
  • When you get finished, please continue with your typing lessons. If you are finished with the typing lessons, you can go into Nitrotype.
  • The following people can see me since you are on the top of the leaderboard:
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Thursday, March 27, 2014:
  • Yesterday, we finished the Intro to Computers Notes and you turned those in to Edmodo.
  • Today, you will play some games in Zondle in order to study this information. 
  • Then, you will take a SUMMATIVE TEST on this information TOMORROW! 
  • Here is how you create your Zondle account:
  1. Go to www.zondle.com and Join for Free.
  2. Put in your class code below to join our class:
    6B Group Code: 23370-64129
Wednesday, March 26, 2014:
  • We will finish the definitions together at the beginning of class.
  • Once we are finished with that, you will continue with the typing program. Please get a keyboard cover off of the table beside the outside door before you begin.
  • Remember: You must complete all beginner levels and the first two intermediate levels in order to move into Nitrotype like Zengo.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014:
  • If you did not finish the definitions from yesterday, please finish those first. See details from the post yesterday.
  • Once you are finished with that, you will continue with the typing program. Please get a keyboard cover off of the table beside the outside door before you begin.
  • Remember: You must complete all beginner levels and the first two intermediate levels in order to move into Nitrotype like Zengo.
Monday, March 24, 2014:
  • Today, you will either be doing an activity with Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Mattison in GACollege411 or (if you have already done this) you will be doing the following assignment:
  • Open your Intro to Computers Notes that should be saved to your H: Drive.
  • Watch the videos posted in the shared drive (Shared --> CTAE --> Jones --> Outbox)
    and type the definitions you learn from these videos.
    ***If you forgot your earbuds, you can use a pair from the back but make sure you wipe them off before you return them.
    ***If the videos will not play, don't worry about it and go straight into the typing program. We can catch up tomorrow if they won't play for y'all. Thanks! :)
  • After you complete the definitions for today, save the Notes sheet and continue with the typing program you started last week. 

Unit 1: Introduction to BCS I

3/16/2014

 

MSBCS-BCSI-2: Students will identify and demonstrate computer maintenance and safety. 

MSBCS-BCSI-4: Students will develop keyboarding skills by touch with speed and accuracy.

Essential Question: What am I going to learn in BCS I?

Agenda for Wednesday, March 19, 2014:
  • Please log in to your Edmodo account and take the "So You Think You Know Basic Technology?!?" Quiz. This is merely for my information so that I can see what you know.
  • Then, work on finishing all beginner courses of the typing program. 
  • After you complete the beginner courses, you will take the typing test again.
Here is how you will be graded - Gross WPM - Mistakes = Net WPM
  • 100 = 20 NET wpm
  • 95 = 18-19 NET wpm
  • 90 = 17 NET wpm
  • 85 = 16 NET wpm
  • 80 = 15 NET wpm
  • 75 = 14 NET wpm
  • 70 = 13 NET wpm
  • 65 = 12 NET wpm
  • 60 = <12 NET wpm
Agenda for Tuesday, March 18, 2014:
  • Continue with Introduction of Class
  • Take the Typing Test - The graphic on the projector shows you where to click to take this typing test. This is just a pre-test and will not count this time.
  • You DO NOT have to use the keyboard covers for the typing test but you DO NEED to use them for the beginner courses in the typing program.
  • Work on finishing all beginner courses of the typing program. 
Agenda for Monday, March 17, 2014:
  • Roll Call
  • Welcome! - Rules and Introduction
  • Typing Challenge

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