Unit 5: Party Planning Unit

MSBCS-BCSII-2: The student participates in a variety of activities that demonstrate 21st Century employability skills.
MSBCS-BCSII-4: The student will utilize word processing software. 
MSBCS-BCSII-5: The student will utilize spreadsheet software.
MSBCS-BCSII-7: The student will utilize presentation/multimedia software.
MSBCS-BCSII-9: The student will utilize desktop publishing 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 Tuesday, April 29 - Friday, May 2, 2014:
Here's the line-up for what's due this week since we are on a special schedule:

• Monday - A, Wednesday - B - Party Invitation Turned in
• Tuesday - A, Thursday - B - Party Guest List Turned in
• Friday - Creative Board Turned in

If you are ahead of schedule, you can continue with your lessons in the typing program.

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:

• 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 class TODAY!!
• Your Budget is due by the end of class WEDNESDAY!!

Agenda for Friday, April 18, 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 item AND 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 Thursday, April 17, 2014:

• Please make sure you've turned in your publisher flyer to Edmodo!
• Finish your brainstorming session with your group and turn in your google doc link OR padlet link to Edmodo.
• 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 Wednesday, April 16, 2014:

• Your Publisher Flyer is due TODAY. Please turn that in to Edmodo!
• When you get finished, you will need to get in a group of 2-3 for the next project. You can choose to work by yourself if you want to but I wouldn't recommend it.
• When you get your group, one of you needs to create an account with www.padlet.com. You will create a padlet wall in order to brainstorm ideas for a PARTY! You will collaborate online by adding information to this padlet from your separate computers. For the next two weeks, we will be working on a project surrounding the ideas you come up with for this party so make it good!!  Things you need to come up with are listed on the board.