Database (week 8)

Week 8 already!  Where has the time gone?!  Next week info tech students will get their non-linear PowerPoints finished up, then we will be working with Microsoft Access 2016 and doing some databases.  During this time, we will also be seeing how databases are used in almost every career field.  With only a few short weeks left, keep working hard, and finish strong.  This class has done a great job so far this term!

Information Literacy/Cyber Citizenship (week 7)

Students did a great job finishing up with spreadsheets!  The next topic is information literacy and cyber citizenship.  We will be learning how to use digital resources in a way to help us.  This includes information literacy, google scholar, cyber bullying, social media, digital footprints, online safety, and more!  We will put all of our findings into a digital presentation at the conclusion of the unit.

finishing spreadsheets! (week 6)

We are just about done with spreadsheets!  Students are finishing up their google sheets collaborative spreadsheet projects comparing restaurants and movies (in 2 separate projects).  We will get those wrapped up on Monday, then will tie a few loose ends, and will prepare for our spreadsheet assessment which will be Tuesday.

Wednesday we will review for our Microsoft Office Specialist certification in Microsoft Word 2016, then will take the test on Thursday, as we now have our testing software up and running.  Friday we will start our next topic which covers information literacy and cyber citizenship.  We are over half way with the term, so let's keep up the good work, being productive and finish as strong as we started!

more spreadsheets (week 5)

Students are continuing to learn advanced features of spreadsheet software to edit and manipulate data.  We took a formative assessment at the end of last week using the GMetrix software testing application to see how we are doing, and students are really impressive demonstrating their understanding.  We will finish up spreadsheets either by the end of this week or at the start of next week.  The unit will conclude with a performance assessment that allows students to demonstrate what they have learned with a spreadsheet project incorporated into a real-life scenario.

Spreadsheets (Week 4)

Well, we have finished up with Microsoft Word and Google Docs and are now ready to move onto spreadsheets.  Next week we will be learning how to use Microsoft Excel.  After this, students will have the opportunity to create and manipulate spreadsheets collaboratively with Google spreadsheets.  The activities in this unit address the state standard of using advanced features of spreadsheets to create and manipulate data.  Below are a few real basic tutorials that we will use to get the kids started on the very first day.

Introduction to Formulas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_e0EOy1Ydo

Introduction to Functions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&v=yZvrHvspMok&x-yt-ts=1421914688

Introduction to Fill Button
https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534&v=8cHeQTgcz3k

Introduction to Charts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPf8cPP2CJw&x-yt-ts