21st+Century+Computer+Applications+2014+-+2015+Semester+1

21st Century Computer and Multimedia Applications focuses on developing the essential skills in cloud-based computing using the Google Apps for Education suite including Documents, Presentations, Spreadsheets, Forms, and Drawing. Google Sites, Gmail, and Calendar is also covered along with blogging and basic web design. Block 1A and 3A - E201 Email/Google Drive Account: darryl.mendonez@sbschools.org Syllabus/Grading Policy Student Email Site Google Drive Quarter 1 Presentation Slides Quarter 2 Presentation Slides 2nd Semester can be found here.

 //Daily Activities for Semester 2 can be found here.//
 * Daily Activities: **
 * =__Quarter 1__= ||  ||
 * ===Date=== || ===Classwork=== ||
 * 9-5-14 || * Do Now: Assign seats
 * Finish Student & Parent Info
 * Tell me a bit about yourself
 * Explore class wiki and School Email
 * Go over Syllabus and Course Expectations
 * Explore Insight and Google Drive
 * Create classroom folder
 * Ice Breaker – 20 Questions Character Game
 * Closure: What are some new things you learned today about Google Drive?

*Reminder: Pre Assessment will be given next class || 3A: 3A 3A 3A: 3A 3A:
 * 9-7-14 || * Do Now: Create a Google Document in your Shared with Mr. Mendonez folder and name it 'Quarter 1 Do Now's' then answer the following question:
 * What new devices do you want Apple to come out with and why?
 * Pre-Assessment
 * Research: Apple's Leadership and Apple Events
 * Closure: Which two Apple executives do you think are the most interesting and why? ||
 * 9-9-14 || * Do Now: Discuss with a neighbor what you found interesting about apple's recent announcements
 * Watch: Apple's iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Event
 * Closure: What part of the presentation did you find the most interesting? ||
 * 9-15-14 || * Do Now: In your 'Quarter 1 Do Now' document answer the following questions.
 * What have you learned about Apple's new products from watching their presentation that you didn't know about before?
 * In what ways is it better to watch their full presentation of new products rather than reading descriptions, seeing pictures, and watching video clips online?
 * Continue watching: Apple's iPhone 6 and Apple Watch Event
 * Closure: What part of the presentation did you find the most interesting and why? ||
 * 9-17-14 || * Do Now: Read 'OK Go says Apple ripped off their music video' and answer the following:
 * It is obvious OK Go worked hard, not only on this song, but their music video. How would you feel if you were a band member and saw Apple's video while also finding out they used the same director and production company?
 * Pre-Assessment Grades
 * ps.sbschools.org
 * Research: Google Drive Questions
 * Discussion: Shortcut Keys
 * Introduce: Word It! activity workbook
 * Closing Activity 2 & 3: 'Headers and Footers' and 'Shortcut Keys' ||
 * 9-19-14 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions. Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Research and Discuss: 'Headers and Footers' and 'Google Drive Shortcut Keys'
 * Activity 2 & 3: 'Headers and Footers' and 'Shortcut Keys'
 * Closing Activity: More on Shortcut Keys
 * Homework: Study for Shortcut Keys quiz ||
 * 9-23-14 || * Do Now: Activity 2 & 3: 'Headers and Footers' and 'Shortcut Keys'
 * Extra Practice: More on Shortcut Keys
 * Activity 4 & 5: Party Invitation and Texting Phrases
 * Closing Activity: Continue Google Drive Questions . Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Homework: Study for Shortcut Keys quiz ||
 * 9-29-14 || * Do Now: Study for quiz
 * **Shortcut Keys quiz**
 * Demonstration: Page Orientation, Vertical Alignment, Black Border, Double Underline, Change Text to all Capital Letters, Symbols, Double Strikethrough, Drop Cap
 * Activity 4 & 5: Party Invitation and Texting Phrases
 * Closing Activity: Continue Google Drive Questions. Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy ||
 * 10-1-14 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions. Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Demonstrate: Format page orientation, vertically center align text, common formatting features
 * Activity 4 & 5: Party Invitation and Texting Phrases
 * Demonstrate: Common symbols, special characters, and find and replace text
 * Closure: Activity 6 - Symbols and 7 - Glee
 * Homework: Activity 4 & 5 - Party Invitation and Texting Phrases ||
 * 10-3-14 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions. Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Demonstrate: Common symbols, special characters, and find and replace text
 * Activity 6 - Symbols and 7 - Glee
 * Check: Activity 4 & 5: Party Invitation and Texting Phrases
 * Demonstrate Typo Express
 * Typo Express Log
 * Closing Activity: Try it yourself and log your progress
 * Homework: Finish Activity 6 - Symbols and 7 - Glee ||
 * 10-7-14 || * Do Now: Make a Flyer for the upcoming Homecoming South Brunswick Vikings football game against the East Brunswick Bears which is on Friday, October 10th at 7:00 pm at home. The homecoming theme is Disney. The purpose of the flyer is to try to get as many students to attend the game as possible. Be sure to include all the information. Try to use as many of the formatting features we have learned in class as you can. Title this document 'Activity 4 Followup - Homecoming Invitation'
 * Demonstrate: Word art
 * Do another round of Typo Express and log your scores for levels 5, 7, & 9
 * Housekeeping: Rename Shared Folders and Activity Titles
 * Demonstrate: Inserting and Resizing Clipart and Inserting
 * Closing Activity: 15 - Creative Clipart ||
 * 10-9-14 || * Do Now: Finish your Homecoming Football Game Flyer. Do not print them.
 * Activity: 15 - Creative Clipart and 16 - In The News
 * Closing Activity: Do more rounds of Typo Express and log your scores for levels 5, 7, & 9
 * HW: Finish Activities 15 - Creative Clipart and 16 - In The News ||
 * 10-13-14 || * Do Now: Answer the following in your Do Now Log
 * Imagine you are getting ready for your first job interview. How can you prepare yourself so that you make the best impression?
 * Finish 15 - Creative Clipart and 16 - In The News
 * Presentation: Introduction to Interviewing
 * Watch and Discuss: MTV's Hired - Premier Sports and Entertainment
 * Closure: What do you think of the company? What did you think of each candidate? Do you think they chose the right candidate? Why or why not?
 * HW: Speak to a few adults (or older siblings) about their experiences with jobs & interviews. Answer the following in a new Google Document titled 'Career Unit Homework'.
 * How do they prepare?
 * What type of things were they asked?
 * Have they ever had to interview others for a position at their company. ||
 * 10-15-14 || * Do Now: In your Do Now log describe some disqualifiers you saw in the episode of MTV's Hired. Why do you think they are disqualifiers?
 * Research: Continue Google Drive Questions. Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Check: Activity 15, 16, Flyer, and Homework
 * Presentation: Continue Introduction to Interviewing
 * Closure: Introduce Career Planning Project
 * HW:
 * Study for Introduction to Interviewing Quiz. Make sure you know slides 2 - 10.
 * Find an Adult to Interview ||
 * 10-17-14 || * Do Now: Study for quiz
 * **Introduction to Interviewing Quiz**
 * Introduction to Naviance
 * Virtual Tour of Naviance
 * Log into account
 * Project Work
 * Closure: What is the purpose of Naviance? How will it help you as you move through your HS career?
 * HW: Make a plan as to who you will interview for Career Project. Part 1 of the Career Planning Project is due on 10-27. ||
 * 10-21-14 || * Do Now: What are your career interests? Have they always been the same? What has influenced them?
 * Discuss Homework
 * Review: Go over last two Google Drive Questions
 * Summary of Responses Example Form
 * Continue Introduction to Naviance
 * Log into account
 * Explore Naviance on your own
 * Closure: What are sources you can use to research careers?
 * HW:
 * Visit either www.monster.com or careerbuilder.com. Select a job posting that interests you. In the same document you did your Adult Interview answer the following questions. Copy the job description into the document and source the link. Name the document 'Career Unit Homework'
 * What will you need to do to become qualified for the job?
 * What is appealing about it?
 * What career cluster is it a part of?
 * Part 1 of the Career Planning Project is due on 10-28. ||
 * 10-24-14 || * Do Now: Describe the job posting you found for HW. Identify the job title, career cluster, requirements and why it interests you.
 * Do Now for 3A:
 * Visit either www.monster.com or careerbuilder.com. Select a job posting that interests you. In the same document you did your Adult Interview answer the following questions. Copy the job description into the document and source the link. Name the document 'Career Unit Homework'
 * What will you need to do to become qualified for the job?
 * What is appealing about it?
 * What career cluster is it a part of?
 * Presentation: Career Planning
 * Activity: Research your career choice online
 * Closure:
 * Name some areas where there’s expected to be an increased demand for workers.
 * What are sources you can use to research careers?
 * HW:
 * Decide on your career choice
 * Part 1 of the Career Planning Project is due next class. Make sure it saved in your __shared folder__. ||
 * 10-28-14 || * Do Now: Think about social media & your online persona. Answer the following in your Do Now log.
 * What do you use?
 * What guidelines do you have for using it?
 * Discussion: The Selection Process
 * Social Media Can Hurt You…
 * “Nasty Interview Questions”
 * How Important Are Interview Tests?
 * 3 Things Employers Assess
 * Review Game: Kahoot!
 * Project Work: Review key dates & work independently.
 * Closure: What are some guidelines for teens when using social media? How can your usage of social media today affect your later in the college application process and in your career?
 * HW:
 * Part 2 of the Career Planning Project is due 11-3
 * ** Study for Test on Introduction to Interviewing and Career Planning ** ||
 * 10-30-14 || * Do Now: Review for Test
 * **Introduction to Interviewing and Career Planning Test**
 * Career Planning Project Rubric
 * Open this file, make a copy of it, rename it 'Block-Career Project Rubric-Last Name', move it into your shared folder, and fill out the top section
 * Discussion: Leaving A Job
 * Independent Project Work: Work on the Career Project. Part 2 is due next class.
 * Closure: What things might happen to someone at work that would cause them to quit?
 * HW: Part 2 of the Career Planning Project is due next class
 * Resource: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ||
 * 11-3-14 || * Do Now: Read Microsoft reportedly axes all staff from Xbox R&D division in China and answer the following:
 * Why did Microsoft lay off 3,000 employees?
 * How were they told and how much of a notice were they given?
 * How would you feel if you were one of these employees?
 * Review The Selection Process & Leaving a Job
 * Review Game: Kahoots!
 * Naviance: Take the Career Interest Profiler in Naviance. You can find the link for it under the Career tab.
 * Independent Project Work
 * Closure: What are the different ways to leave a job and how are they different?
 * HW:
 * Part 3 of the Career Planning Project is due next class
 * Study for **The Selection Process & Leaving A Job Test** ||
 * 11-5-14 || * Do Now: Study for test
 * **The Selection Process & Leaving A Job Test**
 * Independent Project Work
 * Closure: What are your thoughts on Naviance's Career Interest Profiler?
 * HW: Part 4 of the Career Planning Project is due next class ||
 * 11-13-14 || * Do Now: Do another round of Typo Express and log your scores for levels 5, 7, & 9
 * Research: Continue Google Drive Questions . Two more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Independent Project Work
 * HW: Part 5 of the Career Planning Project is due next class ||
 * 11-17-14 || * Do Now: Open up your presentations and start preparing to present.
 * Check your grades PowerSchool
 * Career Project Presentations - Audience members must take notes.
 * Closure: What are some things you have learned through these presentations today? ||
 * 11-19-14 || * Do Now: Create a 'Quarter 2 Do Now Log' document and answer the following questions
 * What jobs did I learn about from the presentations on 11-17?
 * What were some highlights that I learned about each of these professions?
 * Career Project Presentations - Audience members must take notes.
 * Closure: What are some things you have learned through these presentations today? ||
 * 11-21-14 || * Do Now: In your 'Quarter 2 Do Now Log' document answer the following questions
 * What jobs did I learn about from the presentations on 11-19?
 * What were some highlights that I learned about each of these professions?
 * Career Project Presentations - Audience members must take notes.
 * Closure: What are some things you have learned through these presentations today? ||
 * 11-25-14 || * Do Now: In your 'Quarter 2 Do Now Log' document answer the following questions
 * What jobs did I learn about from the presentations on 11-21?
 * What were some highlights that I learned about each of these professions?
 * Career Project Presentations - Audience members must take notes.
 * Watch: The Pursuit of Happiness
 * Go over Worksheet
 * Closure: What has Chris done to help himself financially so far? ||
 * 12-1-14 || 1A:
 * Do Now: Read The Pursuit of Happyness Trivia and discuss with your neighbor what you found interesting
 * The Pursuit of Happyness followup:
 * Answer The Pursuit of Happiness Worksheet on a new Google Document. Title it 'The Pursuit of Happyness Reflection Questions'.
 * Answer the following reflection questions on the same document:
 * Do you think it was smart for Chris Gardner to spend his and his wife's life savings on all those scanners?
 * Do you think Chris's wife, Linda, has a right to be as mad as she is? Do you think she should have stayed in San Francisco and continue to be with her family or was she right to move to New York? Why or why not?
 * Would you have hired Chris Gardner as an intern after he showed up to an interview in an undershirt? Why or why not?
 * What are some things Chris Gardner did as an intern to prove that he deserved to earn the stock broker position?
 * If you were Chris Gardner's manager and had to write his performance evaluation what are some commendable things you would include about him? What are some things you would want him to improve on?
 * Submit your responses by filling out this form
 * Closing Activity: Begin Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/5. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * Homework: Finish The Pursuit of Happyness Reflection Questions and submit your responses through this form
 * Watch: The Pursuit of Happiness
 * Go over Worksheet
 * Closure: What has Chris done to help himself financially so far? ||
 * 12-3-14 || 1A:
 * Do Now: In your Q2 Do Now log write down a list of things good and bad habits when giving presentations
 * Watch: Presentation - Good/Bad Examples
 * Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/9. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts and opinions.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * Closing Activity: Fill out this form to submit your topic: Persuasive Presentation Topics
 * Do Now: Finish watching The Pursuit of Happyness
 * Follow-up Discussion
 * Activity: Answer The Pursuit of Happiness Worksheet on a new Google Document. Title it 'The Pursuit of Happyness Reflection Questions'.
 * Read
 * Answer the following reflection questions on the same document:
 * Do you think it was smart for Chris Gardner to spend his and his wife's life savings on all those scanners?
 * Do you think Chris's wife, Linda, has a right to be as mad as she is? Do you think she should have stayed in San Francisco and continue to be with her family or was she right to move to New York? Why or why not?
 * Would you have hired Chris Gardner as an intern after he showed up to an interview in an undershirt? Why or why not?
 * What are some things Chris Gardner did as an intern to prove that he deserved to earn the stock broker position?
 * If you were Chris Gardner's manager and had to write his performance evaluation what are some commendable things you would include about him? What are some things you would want him to improve on?
 * Submit your responses by filling out this form
 * Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/5. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * Closing Activity: Fill out form to submit your topic
 * Homework: Finish The Pursuit of Happyness Reflection Questions and submit your responses through this form ||
 * 12-5-14 || 1A:
 * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/11. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts and opinions.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * ***Note that your presentations have been pushed back to 12/11**
 * Closing Activity: Fill out this form to submit your topic: Persuasive Presentation Topics
 * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Read The Pursuit of Happyness Trivia and discuss with your neighbor what you found interesting
 * Watch: Presentation - Good/Bad Examples
 * Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/11. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts and opinions.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * Closing Activity: Fill out this form to submit your topic: Persuasive Presentation Topics ||
 * 12-9-14 || * Do Now: Read ' An Hour of Code, a link to future ' and answer the following
 * In this day and age, do you think all students should be exposed to computer science? Why?
 * Discuss: Computer Science and Hour of Code
 * Watch: President Obama kicks of the Hour of Code 2014
 * Explore: Code.org
 * Learn: Practice coding for one hour
 * Closure: Is learning how to code something you feel you can do?
 * HW: Prepare for your presentations ||
 * 12-11-14 || 1A:
 * Do Now: Prepare for your presentations
 * Review Good and Bad Habits of Presentations
 * Presentations
 * Closure: What are good and bad habits for giving presentations?
 * Do Now: Write a list of good and bad habits for giving presentations
 * Persuasive Presentation Project
 * You will pair up with a partner in class and collaborate on a Google Presentation. You will choose two products to compare and try to convince the class why you both think one product is better than the other. You must have a minimum of 10 slides not including title and work cited slides and you both will have 5-7 minutes to give your presentation. Presentations will begin on 12/15. You will be graded on the quality of your presentation slides and how helpful it is for your audience to understand, how well you each present, how convincing you are, and how you support your decision based on facts and opinions.
 * Rubric for Persuasive Presentation Project
 * Closing Activity: Fill out this form to submit your topic: Persuasive Presentation Topics ||
 * 12-15-14 || * Do Now: Prepare for your presentations
 * Review Good and Bad Habits of Presentations
 * Presentations
 * Closure: What are good and bad habits for giving presentations? ||
 * 12-17-14 || 1A
 * Do Now: Explore facebook.com/Code.org to catch on on the latest Hour of Code news. Discuss with your neighbor some things you learned from Code.org's Facebook posts
 * Discuss Hour of Code and Ender's Game
 * Closing Activity: Ender's Game
 * Do Now: Prepare for your presentations
 * Presentations
 * Closure: What are good and bad habits for giving presentations? ||
 * 12-19-14 || * Discuss Ender's Game
 * Watch Ender's Game
 * Read IMDB Trivia
 * Closing Activity: How does Ender's relationships throughout the movie effect the relationship with his teammates? ||
 * 12-23-14 || 1A:
 * Do Now: Write a short review on 'Ender's Game'. Include a short summary, what you liked or disliked about it, and if you would recommend it to a friend
 * Read 'This is why Kids Should Learn how to Code'
 * Discuss with your neighbor the reasons listed in the article
 * Closing Activity: Made with Code
 * Finish Ender's Game ||
 * 1-6-15 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Discover Google Presentation Features
 * Different Slide Layouts
 * Custom Bullets?
 * Word Art
 * Embedding Video
 * Closing Activity: Activity 16 - Create a Fundraising Campaign
 * HW: Finish Activity 16 - Create a Fundraising Campaign ||
 * 1-8-15 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Activity: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and Aesop's Fable
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed.
 * Organize Google Drive Folders
 * Discuss Spreadsheets
 * Watch: Meet the New Google Sheets
 * Closing Activity:
 * Activity 01 - Social Networking
 * Activity 02 - American Top 40 Music
 * Activity 03 - Text Messaging ||
 * 1-12-15 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Activity: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and Rules of Baseball
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed.
 * Closing Activity:
 * Activity 01 - Social Networking
 * Activity 02 - American Top 40 Music
 * Activity 03 - Text Messaging ||
 * 1-14-15 || * Do Now: Continue Google Drive Questions. Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Activity: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and Space Cowboys
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed.
 * Discover: Change column widths, format cells to text, sort data (A-Z), and autofill feature
 * Closing Activity:
 * Activity 04 - L.A. Lakers
 * Activity 05 - Class Roster
 * Homework: Finish activities & make sure your Google Drive Files are organized. At the very least you should have folders named Document Activities, Presentation Activities, and Spreadsheet Activities. You can have other folders also. Examples: Do Now's, Projects, etc. ||
 * 1-16-15 || * Do Now:
 * __ Activity 04 - L.A. Lakers __
 * Activity 05 - Class Roster
 * Activity 06 - Automobile Research
 * Research: Continue Google Drive Questions . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Activity: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and Tigers in the Wild
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed.
 * Check:
 * Google Drive files should be organized
 * Google Drive Questions should be answered and proved
 * Typing Test log
 * Discover: Format cells as numbers, increase & decrease decimal places, and format cells as dates
 * Closing Activity:
 * Activity 7 - The GAP
 * Activity 9 - Movie Release Dates
 * Homework: Finish Activities 7 & 9 ||
 * 1-21-15 || * Do Now: Continue __ Google Drive Questions __ . Three more questions have been added to the original document. Copy and paste them into your copy
 * Activity: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed.
 * Discover: Add numbers in a spreadsheet using a formula, use the AutoFill feature to complete formulas, display formulas in a spreadsheet, use the Average, Maximum, and Minimum functions, sort data in descending order (Z-A)
 * Closing Activity:
 * Activity 10 - Quiz Scores 1
 * Activity 11 - Quiz Scores 2
 * Homework: Finish Activities 10 & 11 ||
 * 1-23-15 || * Do Now: Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and Zebra - Africa's Striped Horse
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed
 * Review for Midterm Exam
 * Introduction to Interviewing & The Selection Process Presentation Slides
 * Career Planning Study Guide - There will be 25 Career Planning questions
 * Google Drive Questions - There will be 25 Google Drive questions
 * Closing Activity: Kahoot Review Game ||
 * 1-28-15 || * Do Now: Study for Midterm
 * ** Midterm Exam **
 * Demonstration: Use formulas to multiply, add, and subtract, use parentheses in formulas, use a formula that references the answer to another cell's formula, & change page margins
 * Closure: Activity 12 - Teen U.S.A. Payroll Register ||
 * 1-30-15 || * Do Now: Finish
 * Activity 10 - Quiz Scores 1
 * Activity 11 - Quiz Scores 2
 * Activity 12 - Teen U.S.A. Payroll Register
 * Typing Test
 * Set Typing Test to English, 3 Minutes, and The Enchanted Typewriter
 * Try the Typing Test 3 times and record each attempt on a Google Document in your shared folder. Title the document Typing Test Log.
 * Typing Test Log Example
 * Record the Typing Speed, Errors, and Adjusted Speed
 * Demo: Text wrap within cells, change cell shading, insert and delete rows and columns
 * Closure:
 * Activity 20 - Reality TV
 * Activity 28 - Quarterback Statistics
 * Activity 30 - NBA Standings
 * HW: Finish Activity 20 ||
 * 2-3-15 || Click here to view wiki for semester 2. Please update your bookmark. ||

//Daily Activities for Semester 2 can be found here.//

__**New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards**__ (covered daily) 6.3 (Social Studies; Active Citizenship in the 21st needed to be active, informed citizens who value diversity and promote cultural understanding by working collaboratively to address the challenges that are inherent in living in an interconnected world. • 8.1 (Technology, Educational Technology): All students will use digital tools to access, manage, evaluate, and synthesize information in order to solve problems individually and collaboratively and to create and communicate knowledge. • 9.1 (21st-Century Life and Careers, 21st-Century Life & Career Skills): All students will demonstrate the creative, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving skills needed to function successfully as both global citizens and workers in diverse ethnic and organizational cultures. • 9.2 (21st-Century life and Careers, Personal Financial Literacy) All students will develop skills and strategies that promote personal and financial responsibility related to financial planning, savings, investment, and charitable giving in the global economy. • 9.3 (21st-Century Life and Careers, Career Awareness, Exploration & Preparation): All students will apply knowledge about and engage in the process of career awareness, exploration, and preparation in order to navigate the globally competitive work environment of the information age.

__**Formative Assessments**__ • Do Now / Closures • Application Exercises and Class work produced individually and in groups • Internet Research Activities • Observation / verbal check-for-understanding • Presentations • Chapter Quizzes • Case studies • Homework

 This class follows the South Brunswick School District Acceptable Use of Technology Agreement