We began our unit on proper keyboarding this week. Students have learned about finger placement and proper keyboarding techniques. Students have been signed up for typing.com and will be working on typing lessons throughout the rest of the nine weeks. There are expected to practice every day in class for at least the first 5 minutes of each class. They have access to finger placement charts in their Keyboarding folder in Schoology. The unit test will be middle of next week.
They have viewedthe following videos and completed the guided notes on Proper Keyboarding Techniques which can be found in their Keyboarding folder in Schoology. Keyboarding Basics How to Type
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We began our introduction to coding today by watching some videos from Code.org. that share the importance of learning to code in today's world:
Computer Science is Changing Everything What Most Schools Don't Teach Push Yourself. Anyone Can Learn. Students were signed up and assigned two coding assignments on Code.org: Star Wars: Building a Galaxy with Code Minecraft: Adventurer Hour of Code Both assignments well be graded as formative assessments. We began our unit on proper keyboarding today and will be working on it all week. This is a review for most students, thus we will go through the material quickly and finish up with a unit test on either Thursday or Friday depending on how students progress. Students have been set up on typing.com and are expected to practice at least 5 minutes per day for the remainder of the nine weeks.
They will be viewing the following videos and need to complete their Proper Keyboarding Techniques guided notes which can be found in their Keyboarding folder in Schoology. Keyboarding Basics How to Type Students have been learning about the mindset needed for success in all aspects of life. They have been and will be watching and discussing the following videos. If your student missed class they should view these videos and let me know if they have any questions. After viewing the videos, students are expected to work on their Mindset Guided Notes Parts I and II which can be found in the Mindset for Success folder in Schoology. Students will be working on the notes on Wed. and Thurs. of this week in preparation for the unit test on Friday.
Videos to watch: Growing Your MInd Neuroplasticity How to Motivate Students to Adopt a Growth Mindset Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset: An Introduction Changing a Fixed Mindset to a Growth Mindset Grit The Mindset Behind Success Students will be learning about the culture of an organization as they learn about the culture of my classroom. We will also begin our unit on mindset this week.
Students took a Learning Style Assessment today to help me understand how they learn best. Using the results from the assessment, they answered the questions in the Interest Survey. Both of these assignments can be found in their Introductions folder in Schoology.
2nd period students were given their syllabus today. 1st Period: Students were asked to turn in their signed Codes of Conduct. I showed them where they could get another copy if they needed one on this blog. I also handed out the class syllabus and let them know it was their second easy 100 and needed to be turned in to the red class assignment box tomorrow, 1/10/18.
Lastly, students took a pre-assessment for the material to be covered in this class so I could get a feel for where they all where as far as business and computer science as a whole. 2nd Period: Students were asked to turn in their signed Codes of Conduct. I showed them where they could get another copy if they needed one on this blog. I will give them all a syllabus tomorrow as I ran out of English copies. Students took a pre-assessment for the material to be covered in this class so I could get a feel for what the recalled from last year's class. Lastly, we played a Kahoot that was an overview of BCS. Students received their Schoology Code of Conduct today which we reviewed in detail. They were told that they needed to get their parents to also read and sign the code of conduct. They should return the signed code of conduct on Monday for their 1st easy 100.
This will be their only paper copy from me of the code of conduct. If they need another copy should they lose this one, they can obtain another copy at the Forms tab of this website. Students got to work on their 1st warm up assignment today in Schoology and they got to explore Schoology as well. Students participated in a meet and greet activity today and we began reviewing rules and routines of my classroom.
We spent the period reviewing for our financial literacy unit test which will be tomorrow.
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AuthorMrs. Yost is a business professional who has worked in the accounting and finance arena for 10+ years prior to retiring to stay at home with her four children. During that time home, Mrs. Yost became a licensed real estate professional and still works in that industry in addition to volunteering heavily in Smyrna public schools, at her church and in the community. Archives
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