BCIS I ASSIGNMENTS

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BCIS I ASSIGNMENTS

6TH SIX WEEKS

Week of April 12th -April 16th

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday: Easter Holiday

Tuesday:

Update assignment journal

Topic Journal: I celebrated Easter by . . .

Assn: Discuss PowerPoint Ex. 1
Ex. 1, & On Your Own Ex. 1 p. 400 & 401

Wednesday:

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Topic Journal: I believe what I am taking in high school is doing a good/not so good job of preparing me for college and the rest of my life because . . .

Assn: Complete Ex. 1, & On Your Own Ex. 1 p. 400 & 401 Learning Office XP book
Intro to PowerPoint Ex. 1 & 2 Wksht.

Thursday:

Update assignment journal

Topic Journal: What's going on with hackers hitting supercomputer giants?
Visit cnn.com and click on technology to find the answer. Be sure to type both the question & answer.

Assn: Intro to PowerPoint Ex. 1 & 2 Wksht. - Due Today
           Discuss Ex. 2
           Discuss Printing Options in PowerPoint and how to print out today's presentation
           Print & turn in Own Your Own PowerPoint Pres. - (About You)

Friday:

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Topic Journal:    One of these days I will be able to . . .
           Assn:   Ex. 2, p. 406
                       Ex. 3, p. 410 & 411
                       Ex. 4, p. 414

Week of April 19-23

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

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Topic Journal: I do/do not spend a lot of time on the Internet at home and what I enjoy most about the Internet is . . .

Assn: Ex. 4, p. 414 & 415 (*BE SURE TO RENAME YOUR FILE GOURMET4 AND SAVE IT BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES!)
Intro to PowerPoint Ex. 3-6 Wkshets.

Tuesday:

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Topic Journal: List three items (that can cause damage to a computer) that internet users have learned to watch for.
Explain a NEW threat they are now concerned about.
Visit the MSNBC.COM website and look under Science/Technology for answers.

Assn: Complete Intro to PowerPoint Ex. 3-6 Wkshets.- Due EOC Today!

POWERPOINT VOCABULARY TEST FRIDAY over EX. 1-6

Wednesday:

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Topic Journal: I think planning for my future is important because. . . I am doing that by . . .

Assn: Discuss & complete Ex. 5, p. 418 & 419
Play PowerPoint Ex. 3-6 Review Game

Thursday:

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Topic Journal: What is the IRS having to do for taxpayers that file online?

Assn: Play PowerPoint Ex. 3-6 Review Game
PowerPoint Test Friday over Ex. 1-6

Friday:

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TOPIC JOURNAL: This weekend I plan to . . .
Print & turn in Topic Journal

Assn:    Spend a few minutes reviewing for the PowerPoint Test
            PowerPoint Test Ex. 1-6
            PowerPoint Ex 8, p. 431 (Print the Ex. as 3 Handouts Per Page)

Week of April 26-30

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

Update assignment journal

Topic Journal: This weekend I . . .

Assn: PowerPoint Makeup Tests Ex. 1-6
PowerPoint Ex 8, p. 431 (Print the Ex. as 3 Handouts Per Page)
Tuesday:

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Topic Journal: Visit ABC13.com and answer the following question
What large oil company has decided to move its headquarters to Houston
How many job opportunities will be brought to Houston?

Assn:   Create a PowerPoint presentation that teaches an audience how to do or create something.
           Include a Title Slide, Contents Slide and 5 slides that list the steps. Add clip art, backgrounds, and transitions to make slides interesting.
           Example: How to bake a cake.
                           How to ride a bike or motorcycle

Wednesday:

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Topic Journal: No Topic

Thursday:

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Topic Journal: Why are high school students' good grades being questioned?
Visit Click2Houston.com to find the answer?

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Topic Journal: When you are applying for a job, how do companies first see you? What can you do to make them
                        see you in a positive way?
                       Visit Click2houston.com to find the answer!
Assn:   Create a PowerPoint presentation that teaches an audience how to do or create something.
           Include a Title Slide, Contents Slide and 5 slides that list the steps. Add clip art, backgrounds, and transitions to make slides interesting.
           Example: How to bake a cake.
                           How to ride a bike or motorcycle
           *Will check for a grade by EOC today!

Week of May3rd

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

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Topic Journal: Visit Click2Houston.com and click on the CAREER tab.

Creating a Plain Text Resume -List two ways you can enter you resume into a text editor. Does a text editor have a Spell Check? Your document should be automatically saved as a text document. How do you make sure it is saved correctly?

Assn: Cont. checking StepByStep PowerPoint presentations.
Assn: Pwpt. Ex. 9, p.435-437 (print the slides as handouts - three per page)

Tuesday:

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Topic Journal: I know I am very good at . . . because . . .

Assn: Chs. 8 & 9 PowerPoint Worksheet.
Open Microsoft Word. Keyboard the questions and answers on the worksheet.
Print & turn in by End of Class today!

Wednesday:

Update assignment journal

Topic Journal: I know I am very good at . . . because . . .

Topic Journal: Give me some background information about Princeton University.

Visit http://www.princeton.edu

                               When was the college chartered?
                               What was it called before the name was changed?
                               What city and state is it located in?
                               When did it become a co-curricular college?

Assn: Discuss Ex. 10 - Discuss Using Slide and Title Masters, adding footers, and changing bullets
Ex. 10, p. 441

Thursday:

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Topic Journal: What countries' computers have been infected by the Sasser worm? What happens when a computer that is infected with the worm reboots?

Visit technology section at http://www.cnn.com to find the answers.

Assn: Complete, print and turn in Ex. 10 as 4 handouts per page. BE SURE YOU ENTER A COMPLETE HEADER AT THE TOP! (10 PTS.)

Be sure you have turned in PowerPoint Questions for Exers. 8 & 9 (late after today!)

Finish grading Step by Step presentations (late after today!)

Friday:

Update assignment journal

Topic Journal: This weekend I plan to . . .

Assn: The PowerPoint Exercises for today are found in the Red Book!
Ex. 1, p. 365-366
Ex. 2, p. 367-369

**PRINT & TURN IN BOTH ASSIGNMENTS - 3 HANDOUTS PER PAGE!

Week of May 10th

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

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Topic Journal: I think that finding a job this summer would be . . .because . . .

Assn: Ex 3, p. 369 & 370
Ex. 4, p. 371 & 372

Tuesday:

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Topic Journal: I think that finding a job this summer would be . . .because . . .

Assn: Ex 3, p. 369 & 370
Ex. 4, p. 371 & 372

Wednesday:

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Topic Journal: Is a cover letter important to include with your resume when applying for a position with a company?
A cover letter is more about __________ than it is about you. Visit the Career Section.

Visit Click2Houston.com to find answer to questions the above questions.

Add terms & definitions for PowerPoint terms for Ex. 11, p. 444 to Pwpt. Vocabulary.

Assn: Ex. 11, p. 448 & 449 (Save for a grade on your computer workstation)
Add PowerPoint terms for Ex. 11, p. 448

Thursday:

Update assignment journal

Add terms & definitions for Ex. 8, p. 427, Ex. 9, p. 433, Ex. 10, p. 438 & you should have added Ex. 11, p.444, Ex. 12, p. 450 to Pwpt. terms on Wed.

Check Intro to PowerPoint Ques. for Ex. 8 & 9 in class.

Assn: Complete Ex. 11 Save to your Folder (Do NOT Print!)
New Assignment: Ex. 12, p. 451 & 452 Save to your Folder, (Do NOT Print!)

ALL MAKEUP WORK FOR THIS SIX WEEKS HAS TO BE TURNED IN BY WED. MAY 19TH

Friday:

Update assignment journal

Add terms & definitions for Ex. 13, p. 453 & Ex. 14, p. 457

Check Intro to PowerPoint Ques. for Ex. 8 & 9 in class.

Assn: Ex. 13 p.455 & 456 Save to your Folder (Do NOT Print!)
Test over New PowerPoint terms & Ex. 8 & 9 questions on Tues!

ALL MAKEUP WORK FOR THIS SIX WEEKS HAS TO BE TURNED IN BY WED. MAY 19TH

Week of May 17th

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

Update assignment journal

No Topic Journal (Instead play PowerPoint Review Games to review for Pwpt. Test & Final Exam

Assn: Begin work on Story PowerPoint Project (Due by Friday!)

PowerPoint Test - Wednesday!

ALL MAKEUP WORK FOR THIS SIX WEEKS HAS TO BE TURNED IN BY WED. MAY 19TH

Tuesday:

Update assignment journal

No Topic Journal (Instead play PowerPoint Review Games to review for Pwpt. Test & Final Exam)

Assn: Cont. work on Story PowerPoint Project (Due by Friday!)

PowerPoint Test - Wednesday!

ALL MAKEUP WORK FOR THIS SIX WEEKS HAS TO BE TURNED IN BY WED. MAY 19TH

Wednesday:

Update assignment journal

No Topic Journal

Assn: Cont. work on Story PowerPoint Project (Due by Friday!)

PowerPoint Test Today!

Thursday:

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No Topic Journal

Assn: Cont. work on Story PowerPoint Project (Due by Friday!) I will start checking those that are finished today!

PowerPoint Makeup Tests Today!

Friday:

Update assignment journal

No Topic Journal

Assn: Complete Story PowerPoint Project! (Last day to turn in is today!)

Week of May 24th

TEKS: 8A, 8B, & 8C

Monday:

Assn: Play review games for Final Exam - Play the games for Excel Charts, PowerPoint, and Access