Fun Quiz Using The Internet and MS Word

1. Why are 2009 dollar bills worth more than 2008 dollar bills?
2. Johnny's mother had three children. The first child was named April. The second child was named May. What was the third child's name?
3. There is a clerk at the butcher shop, he is five feet ten inches tall and he wears size 13 sneakers. What does he weigh?
4. Before Mt. Everest was discovered, what was the highest mountain in the world?
5. How much dirt is there in a hole that measures two feet by three feet by four feet?
6. What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
7. Billy was born on December 28th, yet his birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible?
8. In California , you cannot take a picture of a man with a wooden leg. Why not?
9. What was the US President's Name in 1975?
10. If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
11. Which is correct to say, "The yolk of the egg are white" or "The yolk of the egg is white"?
12. If a farmer has 5 haystacks in one field and 4 haystacks in the other field, how many haystacks would he have if he combined them all in another field?

Saving on a USB Storage Device

Your "Presenting Me" projects must be saved on my USB storage device in your class period folder. Go to FILE - SAVE AS - and then follow what you see in the picture below.

Presentations are Due Thursday!

8th Graders: Business Portfolio Presentation

7th & 6th Graders: Presenting Me Presentation

Presentation Rubric

Here is the rubric that will be used to grade the "Presenting Me" presentations.

8th Grade: Begin Your Portfolio Presentation

Today you will begin your software presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentations will be covering these main areas:

1. Organizational Chart
2. Putting Your Business Into Words
3. Mission Statement
   
4. Company Logo
5. Survey Questions
6. Workplace Ethics
   

Presenting Me (Continued)

Hopefully you have the five basic slides created for the project. See yesterday's post for more info. Today, let's concentrate on some graphics options.

WORDART: -Insert-Picture-Wordart-

BACKGROUNDS: -Format-Background-

CUSTOM ANIMATIONS: -Slide Show-Custom Animations-

8th Grade Project

The following files should now be saved on the class USB Storage Device:

1. Organizational Chart
2. Business in to Words
3. Mission Statement
4. Logo
5. Survey Questions
6. Workplace Ethics

Please make sure that your files are in the correct FOLDER, and have the correct FILE NAMES.

We Are Checking Study Island Pre-Tests TODAY!

Also, new TypingPal Online exercises have been added!

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Business Portfolio: Budget

So far, we have discussed the following parts of our "Business Portfolio":

1. Organizational Chart
2. Putting your business into words
3. Mission Statement
4. Logo/Emblem

Today, let's introduce a new part of the portfolio called a BUDGET:

• A budget is generally a list of all planned expenses and revenues. It is a plan for saving and spending. In other terms, a budget is an organizational plan stated in monetary terms.

  In summary, the purpose of budgeting is to:

• Provide a forecast of revenues and expenditures i.e. construct a model of how our business might perform financially speaking if certain strategies, events and plans are carried out.
• Enable the actual financial operation of the business to be measured against the forecast.

Assignments Are Due!

Let's start class with a WPM pre-test!
7th Graders:

• New Typing Pal Lessons are due Thursday.
• NY Times summary is due Wednesday.

6th Graders:

• New Typing Pal Lessons are due Friday.
  
• NY Times summary is due Thursday.

Business Portfolio: Mission Statement

MISSION STATEMENT: A formal, short, written statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a sense of direction, and guide decision-making. It provides "the framework or context within which the company's strategies are formulated."

BUSINESS LOGO: A logo is a graphic mark or emblem commonly used by businesses, organizations, or even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition. Logos are either purely graphic (symbols/icons) or are composed of the name of the organization (a logotype or wordmark).

Study Island Math Day! Yippee!

Since I know how much we all LOVEEEEE math, let's take today to do a Study Island Lesson.

7th Graders: "Real World Problems"
6th Graders: "Real World Problems"

I will be checking all subject pre-tests for Study Island. This will be a grade for my class!