Friday, November 30, 2007

Friday, November 30th

Guys I am really sorry. Madison threw up again tonight and I just can't leave her until I can get her to keep food down. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do your work today and not play around. I WANT YOU TO DO MORE WORK THAN YOU HAVE DONE THE PAST 2 DAYS. YOUR PROJECT IS DO IN TWO WEEKS. YOU SHOULDN'T WASTE ONE MINUTE OF CLASS TIME NOT WORKING ON IT. IT'S GOING TO HERE BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

  • Improve keyboarding skills
  • Track work hours and wages earned
  • Final semester project (to begin today)

DAILY ACTIVITIES:

1. Type in Mavis Keyboarding for 10 minutes or so.

2. Update your weekly time sheet for 3rd six weeks (make sure you have recorded all hours you have worked up to today)

TURN YOU WEEKLY TIME SHEETS IN TODAY FOR A SPOT CHECK! REMEMBER THIS IS A DOCUMENT THAT SHOULD BE UPDATED DAILY AND BROUGHT TO CLASS EVERY SINGLE CLASS DAY.

3. Log your best keyboard timing, words per minute, from your typing in Mavis today and record it on your wordplanner under the wpm columns.

4. Complete the following. You will go to the following websites. Take the practice test (read questions, click in circle next to the answer you think is correct). When you complete the practice test, click Check Answers. Print out the next screen that appears, listing your results of the practice test. Write your name on it and turn each on in to the turn in tray. (each print out will be worth 16 points)

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter13/practice_tests.html:

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter14/practice_tests.html

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter15/practice_tests.html

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter16/practice_tests.html

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter17/practice_tests.html

* http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078676266/student_view0/unit5/chapter18/practice_tests.html

5. Once you complete #4 Get out your project handout and continue working on your project. Finish reading it and begin working on your project. Do the best you can today and I will answer any questions you have when I return on Monday. You have got to use your time in class to work on this project or your grade this six weeks will not be very good.

5. If you are totally confused on how to get started on your project, ask around and see if someone else can help you get started, or go to http://www.freerice.com/ and practice your vocabulary while feeding the hungry.Have a great day. Make wise decisions.

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Thursday, November 29

Note from Mrs. Crownover: I am sorry I am not here again today. Madison is still sick and I had to stay home. Please complete all activities listed here on my blog. Please don't get behind by playing around. If you are behind, work hard today to get caught up.Have a great day today. BE SUCCESSFUL!!
Call me if you need anything from me. I should be back tomorrow.
Don't waste your time during class time, WORK ON YOUR PROJECT!

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

  • Improve keyboarding skills
  • Track work hours and wages earned
  • Final semester project (to begin today)

DAILY ACTIVITIES:

1. Type in Mavis Keyboarding for 10 minutes or so.

2. Update your weekly time sheet for 3rd six weeks (make sure you have recorded all hours you have worked up to today)

3. Log your best keyboard timing, words per minute, from your typing in Mavis today and record it on your wordplanner under the wpm columns.

4. Get out your project handout I gave you yesterday. Finish reading it and begin working on your project. Do the best you can today and I will answer any questions you have when I return today.

5. If you are totally confused on how to get started on your project, ask around and see if someone else can help you get started, or go to www.freerice.com and practice your vocabulary while feeding the hungry.

Have a great day. Make wise decisions.

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Wednesday, November 28

Note from Mrs. Crownover: I am sorry I am not here today. My daughter is sick and I had to stay home. Please complete all activities listed here on my blog. Please don't get behind by playing around. If you are behind, work hard today to get caught up.Have a great day today. BE SUCCESSFUL!!

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:

  • Improve keyboarding skills
  • Track work hours and wages earned
  • Sign appropriate paperwork
  • Review posting to blog
  • Discuss job manuals in business
  • Discuss final semester project (to begin today)

DAILY ACTIVITIES:
1. Type in Mavis Keyboarding for 10 minutes or so.


2. Update your weekly time sheet for 3rd six weeks (make sure you have recorded all hours you have worked up to today)

3. Log your best keyboard timing, words per minute, from your typing in Mavis today and record it on your wordplanner under the wpm columns.


4. If you did not post your weekly work schedule on your blog yesterday, get that done today.


5. Get out your project handout I gave you yesterday. Finish reading it and begin working on your project. Do the best you can today and I will answer any questions you have when I return today.

6. If you are totally confused on how to get started on your project, ask around and see if someone else can help you get started, or go to www.freerice.com and practice your vocabulary while feeding the hungry.

Have a great day. Make wise decisions.

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Weekly Work Schedule

Tues, 11/27 5pm-11:00 pm
Fri, 11/30 3pm-7pm

Tuesday, November 27

Student Expectations
  • Improve keyboarding skills
  • Track work hours and wages earned
  • Sign appropriate paperwork
  • Review posting to blog
  • Discuss job manuals in business
  • Discuss final semester project (to begin today)

Daily Activities

1. Type in Mavis Keyboarding for 10 minutes or so.

2. Update your weekly time sheet for 3rd six weeks (make sure you have recorded all hours you have worked up to today)

3. We need to review posting comments. There are several of you I don't have your blog urls yet. We will review posting a comment. If you haven't haven't completed the post from 11/16, you will need to do so today.

4. Post weekly work schedule to your blog if you did not do so yesterday.

5. Discuss final semester project.

Monday, November 26, 2007

Tuesday, November 20

Student Expectations:
  • Improve keyboarding skills
  • Track work hours and wages earned
  • Sign appropriate paperwork
  • Review posting to blog

Activities:

1) Type in a typing program for 20 minutes at the beginning of class

2) Update your weekly time sheet for 3rd six weeks (make sure you have recorded all hours you have worked up to today)

3) Post weekly work schedule to your blog

4) Work with Crownover as called upon for updating work.