Monday, May 25, 2015

Week of May 26

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful Memorial Day weekend. This will be the final blog post for this school year. Here is what I have planned for this week:

Computers 2
On Tuesday, students will take a quiz over what they have learned using Code Academy. Students not yet finished with the lessons will have time to complete them. Wednesday and Thursday we will review for the final exam. For the final, students will be required to create a PowerPoint using the skills they have learned this semester.

Business Concepts
The exam in business concepts is comprised of test questions from chapter tests. All questions are matching, multiple choice, and true/false.

On Tuesday, I will hand back all chapter tests and students will correct them in class. These will be used as study guides for the exam. All chapter tests MUST be returned to me before the final exam. Any student not returning chapter tests to me will have his/her exam grade reduced by 50%.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we will be playing review games.

I think that's it for this week. Good luck on exams and have a great summer!

MD

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Week of May 18

Hi everyone,

I apologize for the missed post last week. Here is what I have planned for this week:

Computers 2
Students will be completing lessons using the website Code Academy. They will learn the basics of HTML coding to create webpages.

Business Concepts
We will continue chapter 8 this week, over saving and investing. Students will take part in a contest using a stock market simulation website. They will be given $1000 to invest. The student in each class who earns the most money by 5/27 will receive a prize.

There should be no outside homework this week. We will be taking a test over the chapter on Friday and I will also collect notes that day.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD

Sunday, May 3, 2015

Week of May 4

Hi everyone,

The last full week for seniors. I will be passing out chapter tests and study guides for seniors to use to prepare for their final exams on Monday, May 11. Otherwise, it's business as usual. Here is what I have planned:

Computers 2
Students will be creating a website using Weebly. The site will be a "fan club" page for a celebrity of their choice.

Business Concepts
On Monday, we will finish up chapter 7 notes. Students will compare offers from several different credit card companies. On Tuesday, we will review the chapter. On Wednesday, students will take a test over the chapter and I will collect chapter notes. On Thursday and Friday, students will work on  "end of semester" PowerPoints summarizing what they have learned in class to help them in the real world. I know it's not the end of the semester for most students, but everyone can still summarize what they have learned up to this point.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD