Friday, November 30, 2018

On today's class agenda:

- Vocabulary 11 test

- Research career presentations

- Discuss interaction between software applications

-  We will use the research you are doing about your desired career -- skills, developing resume, and additional research to create a PowerPoint presentation on your chosen career. Please include a minimum of 10 slides, 10 career specific skills, and 10 graphics. This will be used for a 5-minute (minimum) presentation to the class regarding your chosen career. 


Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to
collect and exchange data.

L1.IC.SI.01 Demonstrate how computing increases connectivity among people of various cultures.

Thursday, November 29, 2018

On today's class agenda:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Continue career research from yesterday using internet - due by 8:00 a.m. tomorrow

- Hands-on work on resumes

- First rough draft of resumes are due at the end of the hour today. They must include a selected resume template with name and objective completed.

- Discuss interaction between software applications

Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects thatscombine hardware and software components to
collect and exchange data.

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Today, in class, we will:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Hands-on guided assignment – creating slides in PowerPoint -- begin creating career presentations

- Discussion of combination Word/PowerPoint assignment – Resumes and Career Presentations


- Discuss interaction between software applications

For the following, please prepare a Microsoft Word document to be submitted for a grade:

- Research career sites, including job boards, professional networking sites, professional association sites, and professional search firm sites. A few examples are Indeed, CareerBuilder, Dice, LinkedIn, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Korn Ferry, Heidrick & Struggles, and Robert Half. Please take notes, including the name and a brief description of at least one of each type of site. 

- Research your desired career and necessary career skills. Create a written list of at least ten necessary skills for your chosen career. Be sure to list specific job skills rather than employability skills (https://www.thebalance.com/what-are-job-specific-skills-2063755). 

- Research sample resume styles and formats. Take notes and create a rough draft of your developing resume. 

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

On today's class agenda:

- Study vocabulary 11 on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Introduction to PowerPoint

- Hands-on practice with PowerPoint

- Discuss interaction between software applications

- Continue working on Career Choice Table nested table assignment

Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware.

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

Monday, November 26, 2018

On today's class agenda:

- Study vocabulary 11 on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Hands-on working with nested tables in Microsoft Word

- Preview of PowerPoint – KWL Assignment

- Discuss interaction between software applications

Today's applicable curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

Happy Thanksgiving

Friday, November 16, 2018

Today in class:

- We took the Vocabulary 10 test, version two, half written, half multiple choice.

- We worked on the App Test 5B worksheet assigned yesterday (to catch up following picture day).

- We started collaborative Quizlet study guides for semester tests.

Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to
collect and exchange data.

L1.IC.SI.01 Demonstrate how computing increases connectivity among people of various cultures.

Thursday, November 15, 2019

On today's agenda:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Independent assignment working with merging and splitting table cells in Microsoft Word (worksheet on merging and splitting table cells in Microsoft Word)

* Please return the worksheet when done, so it may be used for the next class period. Thank you.

** When you are done, please study vocabulary in preparation for the semester test coming up in just a few short weeks.


L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

On today's class agenda:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Hands-on guided assignment working with merging and splitting table cells and inserting nested tables in Microsoft Word

- Worksheet on merging and splitting table cells in Microsoft Word

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware.

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to
collect and exchange data.

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

On today's class agenda:

-- Discuss progress reports and missing assignments. Call for missing assignments.

-- Complete missing tests.

-- Complete Thanksgiving Table.

-- Watch video on merging and splitting cells in tables.

Thursday, November 8, 2018

Today, due to the large number of people out of class for special activities, we will have an independent work day.

Tomorrow in class:

-- Please use the first ten minutes of class to study using Quizlet.

-- We will watch a video on merging cells in tables in Microsoft Word.

-- We will do hands-on work with merging cells in tables in Microsoft Word and complete our tables we began earler this week.

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Today in class, we will:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Complete our Homecoming Winners Table

- Do a hands-on independent assignment -- Thanksgiving Table Assignment

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware.

8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to

collect and exchange data.

Monday, November 5, 2018

Today in class, we will cover:

- Introduction of new vocabulary - Vocabulary 10 - Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class 

- Working with Tables in Microsoft Word 

- Discuss operating system software and hardware requirements for running Microsoft Word 

- Discuss how other software might be used to collect data to put into tables 

- Hands-on Assignment – Homecoming Class Winners Table

Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

L1.CS.HS.01 Explain the interactions between application software, system software, and hardware. 8.CS.HS.01 Design and refine projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data.

Friday, November 2, 2018

In class today:

- Study vocabulary on Quizlet first ten minutes of class

- Then take the Vocabulary 9 test at -- https://testmoz.com/1887456

- Then do the worksheet on working with tables in Microsoft Word at -- testmoz.com/1887486

- Then do the technology news research worksheet at -- testmoz.com/1887518

- Then work on creating a new flyer advertising one of the days of Spirit Week next week for Homecoming. Use at least one image, two fonts, and two colors. Save it to your USB drive with the name Homecoming Flyer.


Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

(ISTE Section 6, parts a, b, c, d)
(L1.IC.SI.01 Demonstrate how computing increases connectivity among people of various cultures.)

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Today in class we continued working with tables, discussing adding columns and rows and creating borders and shading. We continued working on the First Table Assignment document, creating a new table to which we added turquoise borders.

Today's applicable Oklahoma curriculum standards:

(ISTE Section 6, parts a, b, c, d)