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Business Computer Apps

Syllabus

Assignments

Mon, Aug 25Welcome / Expectations / Bell Ringer - Why did you enroll in this class? Topics for class. (target: 4 sentences) / Bus Comp Apps folderHow is email and calendar used in business?
Tue, Aug 26Bell Ringer - Do you think businesses should be allowed to monitor personal emails during business hours? / Webmail - folders, parts, signature
Wed, Aug 27Bell Ringer - What is Bcc, Cc, reply, reply all? When should they be used? / Webmail - contact lists
Thu, Aug 28Bell Ringer - How can you locate, organize, and manage emails? / Calendar - create events, propose new time
Tue, Sep 2Bell Ringer - Determine calendar options and when they are used / Webmail and Calendar Quiz
Wed, Sep 3Bell Ringer - Why is formatting a document important? / Bird Count / 10 Word formatting optionsHow is Word Processing used in business?
Thu, Sep 4Bell Ringer - When is a table formatting option used in a document? How do you format a table? / Tabs and Leaders
Fri, Sep 5Bell Ringer - What are tabs and leaders? (when are they used, how do you set them, and how are they changed) / Letter and Mail Merge
Mon, Sep 8Bell Ringer - Advantages and disadvantages of mail merge / Newsletter / Prepare for Word Processing Quiz
Tue, Sep 9Bell Ringer - List 10 formatting options and why useful / Business Person Report / Word Processing Quiz
Wed, Sep 10Bell Ringer - Why is references and footnotes important in report writing? / Report due / Freeform
Thu, Sep 11Bell Ringer - Write two reasons for using a list. Create an unordered list and ordered list of 5 items for each list. / 5 P's of Marketing
Fri, Sep 12Bell Ringer - What makes up a good marketing plan? / begin Summer Day Camp
Mon, Sep 15Bell Ringer - What Word features should you use to display a work schedule? include headings and formatting options / Summer Day Camp due at end of period / prepare for Word Processing Assessment
Tue, Sep 16Word Processing Assessment (Questions and Documents)
Wed, Sep 17Bell Ringer - Purpose of spreadsheets / Excel Intro / StocksHow are spreadsheets used in business?
Thu, Sep 18Bell Ringer - How do formulas in spreadsheets make calculations easier? / job offer / stats
Fri, Sep 19Homecoming
Mon, Sep 22Bell Ringer - What is fill in spreadsheets and when is it used? / Charts
Tue, Sep 23Bell Ringer - What are the basic chart types and when are they used? / Salary / Payroll (5 employees; hours worked salary per hour, gross pay, Social Security 6.2%, Medicare 1.45%, federal withholding 8%, net pay --- Note: overtime 1.5 times per salary per hour) / Spreadsheet quiz tomorrow
Wed, Sep 24Bell Ringer - What is the difference between gross pay and net pay? / Cities / Spreadsheet Quiz
Thu, Sep 25Bell Ringer - Explain the advantages of filter and sort? / gas spreadsheet
Fri, Sep 26Bell Ringer - Explain if function / lawn care
Mon, Sep 29Bell Ringer - Describe formatting options in spreadsheets / CD Business
Tue, Sep 30Bell Ringer - How do you name worksheets and keep them organized? / Spreadsheet Review / Update Stocks
Wed, Oct 1Spreadsheet Assessment (Questions and Application) / PowerPoint features
Thu, Oct 2Bell Ringer - How does formatting help presentations? / Business Person Presentation
Fri, Oct 3Bell Ringer - What are 5 ways to keep yourself safe online? / Slides/PowerPoint Safety Online
Mon, Oct 6Bell Ringer - Which presentation software do you rate better? Why? / Slides/PowerPoint - Safety Online Presentations
Tue, Oct 7Bell Ringer - What is your dream vacation? Why? / begin Dream Vacation
Wed, Oct 8Bell Ringer - What formatting options did you use in this project to enhance its appearance? / continue Dream Vacation
Thu, Oct 9Bell Ringer - What is your opinion of the Dream Vacation Project? / Dream Vacation Presentation
Tue, Oct 14Native American Day PowerPoint Assessment
Wed, Oct 15Bell Ringer - 5 Websites/Apps you use frequently and why? / html structure and lists
Thu, Oct 16Bell Ringer - What is a hyperlink and how is it useful? / html hyperlinks and images
Fri, Oct 17Bell Ringer - What do you like best about Sturgis? / Web page about your hometown