*Indicates that BPA members may wear their shirts!
**Free FCAT Prep Online: Increase reading and math scores at home. Click on www.fcatexplorer.com for practice in reading and math. USER NAME--last name and first letter of first name (all lowercase with no spaces). PASSWORD--your birth year, birth month, and birthday with no spaces (YYYYMMDD).
**College Entrance Exams**
SAT TEST DATES: May 2, 2009, and June 6, 2009. . Register online at www.collegeboard.com!
Grades can be viewed online by double clicking on the Pinnacle icon below and following these instructions:
1. Enter your Student ID--also known as your FSI# (Florida Student ID number). This number is printed on the student schedule.
2. Enter the your PIN Code--your date of birth typed as YYYYMMDD. Four digits for year,
3. Please make sure that you select Coral Springs High School from the drop down menu.
When all class work is completed, work on the Numeric Keyboarding Lessons in MicroType; print a summary report after every four lessons and turn in for a grade.
Week of April 27 (Term 4, Week 4)
Agenda 10--You work for an advertising agency. Select a business (store, restaurant, sports franchise, etc.) and design the following promotional items for the business you select. Use the SAME BUSINESS for Assignments 1-4.
Remember, sometimes less is more!!! Don't confuse your reader by including too much information, graphics, etc. Put your name in a small textbox in the lower right corner of the document. Be creative and professional--not tacky!
--Avoid using underlining because this distracts the reader).
--Reduce your top, bottom, left and right margins to .5 so that you have more space to work with.
--Put your name in a small textbox in the lower right corner of the document.
I will expect you to display REAL computer skills when creating these documents. These exercises should demonstrate your skill in using the picture, word art, drawing, formatting, and standard toolbars.
Assignment 1: Design a ½ page flyer (8 ½ x 5 ½); Save as Flyer1. Create a promotion/sale that will be offered to valued customers. This promotional flyer will be handed to customers that visit the business and must include some sort of coupon that the customer will tear out to take advantage of the promotional offer/sale. When you are finished with the ½ page flyer, highlight and group your flyer so that you can copy and paste the flyer on the bottom of your page in the blank space. You should be able to print two flyers on one page.
Assignment 2: Design a flyer; Save as Flyer2. Using the same company in Assignment 1, pick a product or product line sold by your company to advertise/feature in this flyer. This promotional flyer will be mailed to local residents with the letter you will create in Assignment 4. The flyer's goal will be to get people to visit the business and purchase the particular product the flyer features. Be sure to include the company name, local address (street address, city, and state) and the phone number.
Assignment 3: Create a letterhead for the business you selected in Assignment 1. See the sample letterheads in class. This letterhead will be used for all business correspondence sent out by the company. Create the letterhead in the HEADER of the document so this information will print at the top of the page (keep the letterhead to 2" or less). Include the Company name, street address, city and state where that business is located, phone number, fax number, and web address in the letterhead. Put your name in a footer at the bottom of the document.
Assignment 4: Write a letter to local customers encouraging them to visit your store to take advantage of the special promotion you are offering on the products you featured in Assignment 2 Flyer. Write the letter on the letterhead you created in Assignment 3. Use block letter style and be sure to vertically center your letter before printing. If you want, you may put your name as the writer and make up a job title. This letter will be mailed to customers along with the Flyer 2.
EXTRA CREDIT: The company you selected is sponsoring a fund raising event for a nonprofit organization (a charity such as The American Cancer Society). Create an advertisement to publicize the event (you may select any nonprofit organization and make-up your own fund raising event). This advertisement will be published in the local newspaper and posters/billboards will be made of the advertisement to publicize the event throughout the county. The ad should include all important information about the event(date, location, time, cost). Keep in mind that you should not write paragraphs of information on the ad. People will not want to read the ad if it contains too much writing. Keep to the facts--attract attention to the ad and give the details. Space the information out to fill the page (you decide on the orientation of the ad--portrait or landscape). Put your name in a small textbox in the lower right corner of the document.
Attach Assignment 1-4 (and the extra credit assignment) to a grade sheet and submit for a grade.
Week of April 20 (Term 4, Week 3)
*Check Writing Project Part I & II (Due on Friday); read and follow all directions on the handouts. Turn in Part I and II stapled to the rubric. Read the rubric before printing and turning in your project.
NOTES ON MLA REPORTS>
1” top, bottom, left and right margins on all pages.
No title pages used. Information normally found on the title page is typed on page one of the report at the left margin, 1” from the top of the page. The information is double spaced along with the rest of the report.
Example:
Writer’s Name
Teacher’s Name
Name of Class
Date typed in military style ( 23 November 2005)
Page Number placed in a HEADER .5” (1/2”) from the top edge of the paper with the writer’s last name preceding the page number on all pages of the document.
Example: Farina 2 (right aligned in the HEADER)
Business Letter Format
Current Date
QS (Strike enter 4 times—leaving 3 blank lines)
Letter Address AKA Inside Address (address of person receiving letter)
DS (Strike enter 2 times--1 blank line)
Salutation (Dear Mrs. Farina:)
DS
Body of letter—SS within the individual paragraphs in the body; DS between each paragraph in the body. Always word wrap the body.
DS
Complimentary Close (Sincerely,)
QS
Name, title of sender
DS Reference Initials (Initials of typist; typed in lower case at the left margin)
DS
Enclosure (Notation made only if something is enclosed in the letter. The word Attachment is also used in place of Enclosure)
Additional letter notes:
Most common letter style—Block Letter Style:
Every line begins at the left margin.
Use a 2" top margin and 1" side margins for letters.
Business letters are printed on special paper with a letterhead. A letterhead is specially designed stationary with the company name, company logo, address, website, etc. in the header.
Letter Punctuation Styles:
Mixed Punctuation—Uses a colon : after the salutation and a comma , after the complimentary close.
EXAMPLE: Dear Mrs. Farina: Sincerely,
Open Punctuation—Uses no punctuation after the salutation and no punctuation after the complimentary close.
EXAMPLE: Dear Mrs. Farina Sincerely
Optional parts to a letter: Attention Lines:
Typed as the first line of the letter (inside) address.
Example: Attention Ms. Kate Smith
IBM Corporation
123 USA Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33331
Subject lines:
Typed a DS after the salutation at the left margin; then DS to type body of the letter.
Typed in all caps without the word subject in front.
Example:
IMPROVED SALES BY 10%
CREATING MAILING LABELS
Creating Single Label or a Full Sheet of the same label . . .
Open MS Word
Go to the Tools Menu—Select Letters & Mailings
Select the Label Tab—Type in address or information that you want on the label.
Select full sheet of labels or just one label.
Select the Options Button to change the size of the label.
To make mail labels (name tags) for more than one person . . .
Open MS Word.
Go to Tools, Letters and Mailing, Mail Merge Wizard.
Click on Labels.
Click on Starting document.
Choose label size option. An example would be 5160 (if you are making name tags—click on the size name tag that you want), click on ok.
Go to the bottom and select recipients
Click on Type a new list.
Click on Create.
New Entry. Type the name and address. New Entry and repeat process.
Close this dialog box.
File Name, Address List, ok.
Click at the bottom on Arrange Labels.
Address Block, ok, Update all labels. Preview Labels, Complete Merge.
Click on all records.
You should now be able to print all six labels on one page.
Creating Envelopes
Tools Menu—Select Letters & Mailings
Select the Envelope Tab
Delivery Address—Person receiving document
Return Address—Address of sender
Select Options Button to change font, size, All Caps, etc.
Select the Printing Options to change the way the envelope will feed into the printer.
–Size 10—Standard Business Envelope
Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts:
Ctrl + Enter will insert a page break
Ctrl + Shift + > will increase the size of the font
Ctrl + Shift + < will decrease the size of the font
Ctril+ Shirft + A will change lowercase text to uppercase text
Spacing after punctuation in all documents:
After a . at the end of a sentence, space twice.
After a ; (semicolon) used as punctuation, space once.
After a . following an initial, space once
(C. Farina)
After a : (colon) used as punctuation, space twice.
After a , within a sentence, space once.
After a . following an abbreviation, space once (C.S.H.S. is terrific!)
COURSE OUTLINES
DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide a basic overview of current business and information systems. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency with touch keyboarding and fundamental word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation applications. Microsoft Office XP will be used to teach most of these applications. Multi-media will be integrated into all class projects. The student’s graduation requirement for a computer .
This course will also require the student to demonstrate competency in the areas of reading, writing, and mathematics as specified in the Sunshine Standards.
BRIGHT FUTURE SCHOLARSHIPS: This course is an entry level career and technology course which can lead to a Bright Future Scholarship called Gold Seal. Please visit www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org for details!
BPA Membership: It is recommended that students in CCC join the co-curricular club, Business Professionals of American (BPA). Through membership in this business organization, students will develop valuable leadership, business, and professional skills. Additionally, the students will have the opportunity to earn scholarships and participate in regional, state, and national conferences. Membership in this organization looks excellent on college applications and resumes.
GRADING
Grades will be based on the scale below:
•90-100 A
•80-89 B
•70-79 C
•60-69 D
• 0-59 F
•Incomplete I
Work completed in this course will be graded using a point system. To calculate grades, the number of points earned will be divided by the total number of points possible.
Grades will consist of the following:
•Daily Class Assignments
•Class Notebook
•Projects
•Tests/Quizzes
•Professional Business Day
MATERIALS REQUIRED: The following materials should be brought to class daily.
•Folder with pockets and a place to attach notebook paper (This folder will be used for class notes, handouts, etc. and must be kept organized and up-to-date.)
•plastic protection pages
•A book to read for pleasure
•pencils, pens, disk
Periodic materials checks will be done to ensure that all students are adequately prepared to complete the work assigned for the day.
BUSINESS DRESS DAY: Students are required to DRESS FOR SUCCESS (professional business dress)—the second Tuesday of each month.
ATTENDANCE: Standard school policy will apply.
TEST POLICY: Standard school policy will apply. Students will have the opportunity to make-up tests/quizzes after school each Wednesday from 3:45
HOMEWORK POLICY: Generally there will be no homework for this class because most of the assignments are completed with the computers in our lab. However, occasionally the students may have an assignment to be completed at home. In that event, the following rule applies: Homework assignments will not be accepted late without penalty (loss of points)-—One day late, ½ credit deduction; two days late, no credit (ZERO). If absent from class—Standard school policy will apply with regard to makeup time permitted. In the real world, people are fired from jobs for not meeting deadlines.
If it is past the deadline date or past the specified time permitted by school policy to make-up work, the work cannot be turned in for credit. You are given a daily agenda regarding class work so you can stay current with class assignments, notes, tests, etc. Additionally, assignments are posted on a weekly basis at www.schoolnotes.com. Check the web regularly. Meeting deadlines is one key to success in the classroom and on the job.
CHEATING: Obtaining information from any sources other than those prescribed by the teacher for the specific assignment is CHEATING. Some examples of cheating are.
-Having a cheat sheet
-Copying from someone else’s paper during a test or homework
-Using a cell phone during a test
-Talking during a test
-Plagiarism
-A student giving information will be considered as guilty of cheating as the student who receives the information.
If a student is found to be cheating, the parent will be notified and the student will receive a ZERO for the assignment, test, etc. Possibly a referral will be sent to the student’s principal.
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT: Standard School Policy regarding behavior and dress code as described in the Code of Conduct Book will apply. In addition, the following rules have been developed to ensure a successful learning environment.
•Respect and professional behavior toward teacher and classmates must be displayed at all times. Positive attitudes are extremely important for success on the job, promotions, raises, etc. The classroom is a training ground for the way you will behave on the job. Treat others as you would like to be treated.
•Come to class prepared (folder, pen, pencil, etc.). No visits to lockers for any reason. You cannot show up for work, and then ask your manager to go home for something.
•NO IPODS, MP3 players, head phones, cell phones ETC are to be used in class.
•Cells phone are to remain off and in a students backpack or purse.
•Students must sit in the assigned seat the entire period.
•Passes are limited to 2 per grading period.
•Due to the importance of our curriculum, students will not be permitted to play computer games, surf the web, visit chat rooms, or check personal e-mail. If time permits, students may utilize the FCAT practice tutorial on the computer to prep for this exam. Extra credit assignments will always be available. Unauthorized use of the computer is when a student uses the computer for anything other than the assigned class work. The student will receive a ZERO for each occurrence.
•Due to the expensive equipment in the classroom, absolutely NO EATING AND DRINKING is permitted.
•To keep our classroom LOOKING GOOD, please leave your work area extremely neat before leaving class. If you see something that needs cleaned-up—do it!! This attitude shows initiative, and is exactly what employers are looking for in good employees. Those with initiative get the promotions and the raises. An “it’s not mine” or “I didn’t do it” attitude is unacceptable.
•Take care of the computers as if your life depends on it. Under no circumstances are you permitted to download programs, delete programs, or change the settings. Do not abuse, write on, disconnect, etc. the computers. Moving a mouse or keyboards to a different machine is not permitted. Failure to comply with this request will result in a REFERRAL.
•Remain in your seat until the bell—I will dismiss class when all students are sitting quietly and the classroom is in order.
•Combing hair, putting on make-up, or perfume in class is unprofessional and not permitted in class. These activities should be done in the restrooms.
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