Friday, November 30, 2018

QPI Technology in the classroom 2018_2019


Think about a career or job you might be interested. Research some of the technical and production skill you would need for that career.

In one or more sentences, list and describe 5 different skills. Also comment on whether or not any classes you have taken at Hillwood are connected to these skills. Mention the class, and how it is connected, such as "English has helped my written communication skills". If no courses you have taken at Hillwood help with the skills needed, mention that also.


Follow this format, typed or handwritten:

Your Name

Computer Applications
Technical and Production Skills in the Workplace and Classroom

Example
• Communications:

•Basic math skills

•Technology

•Obtaining information

•Time management


Note: If there are other, more importatnt specific technical skills in your chosen career area, use them rather than those suggested above.





technical and production skills

Technical and Production Skills includes basic skills in math, communications, computer, time management and thinking; specific skills for production; interpersonal skills within the organization.

Technical and Production Skills also includes: – Basic academic skills – Specific skills & techniques for production – Ways of organizing production work, including methods which diversify & rotate jobs

Demonstrate an understanding of basic technical skills & knowledge required for careers in pathway Obtain technical information and training Describe the importance of using trouble shooting techniques Describe benefits of certifications for various career paths Describe common in-service training activities Perform a work or job analysis Identify performance expectations for a job Locate information on positions requiring industry certification


principles of technology

Underlying Principles of Technology includes technological systems used in the workplace and their contributions to the product or service of the organization.

Underlying Principles of Technology also includes: – Technology in the workplace – Continued professional training – Community activities and issues – Organization’s involvement in the community – Workplace safety


Demonstrate an ability to operate computer-based equipment/ machines Easily access the most appropriate technology to solve a problem Use appropriate software to accomplish tasks Use information technology tools to manipulate & create information from data Apply knowledge of computers & information processing for pathway Solve mathematical operations for decision-making in pathway Anticipate the consequences of a new technology in an industry

Please........
1.Be on time
2.Log onto the site for this class. 
You get a grade for this.
3.When I am giving instructions, 
be in a seat.
4. Do not interfere with instructions
or disrupt class. 
5. When I am giving instructions, your phones and headphones should be invisible. MNPS has specific regulations  for electronic devices. Security of your electronic devices is your responsibility.
6. Do what I ask you to do, when I ask you.
7. Follow all school rules and MNPS rules.
8. It is your responsibility to make up missing assignments. No late work will be accepted after two weeks from the date assigned. The only exception is for excused absences.
9. Be respectful of others.

Return signed document for a "big" grade. Past due.

Check your grades

Computers and any electronic devices  for classwork only.



Your grade:
Completion of answer sheets and forms


QPI Assignment overview

QPI 7_Inside an advertising agency

Introduction
Students will explore how an advertising agency works.

Topics will include:

Business structure and organization
Business planning
Employee roles and responsibilities
Role of labor organizations
Employee rights
Finance and budgets
Health, Safety and Environment
Community Issues
Technical and productions skills
Personal work habits

10 Standards are covered
QPI 7 is covered


 Standards

1) Research recent developments in information technology affecting the supply/demand characteristics of the job market, including career pathways and occupational outlooks for occupations in business and finance that require information technology expertise. Synthesize findings into a presentation highlighting the typical roles and responsibilities of professionals in high-growth occupations.
2) Identify, connect, and demonstrate the correct usage of elements of a typical home computer, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, network cable, and USB devices (such as camera, memory, or scanner). Perform basic troubleshooting as needed for situations involving these components (e.g., if the computer does not recognize a device).
3) Correctly and safely execute basic file management operations on a typical personal computer and shared storage media, including the opening, creating, copying, moving, deleting, and renaming of files and folders, as well as searching for a specified file or folder on local or networked storage media.
7) While preparing materials and assignments in this course, use a browser to access and download Internet resources by uniform resource locator (URL), hyperlink, or favorite/bookmark.
8) Use a word processing program to create and format documents with academic and business styles (e.g., memos, letters, agendas, reports, tabular lists) to communicate the results of research, meetings, lab reports, and relevant assignments in this course. Page 3
9) Craft documents using word processing program features and methods such as: a. Paragraph formatting (line spacing, justification, indentations) b. Bulleted and numbered lists c. Tables of multiple columns, with and without borders d. Margins, headers, footers, page numbers, and footnotes e. Typeface fonts and weights, including hyperlinks f. Capitalization, punctuation, number expression, grammar g. Printing orientation, one- or two-sided, to a selected printer h. Bibliographies and tables of contents i. Saving to a file that can be shared and/or transported, including saving to cloud-based or external sources
10) Enhance documents by including graphic arts components such as borders and shaded elements, graphs and charts from other programs, watermarks, and imagery imported from technology devices and drives as well as sources retrieved from the Internet, including adding citations and/or captions for each element when appropriate.
11) Create, format, and edit documents suitable for print or electronic distribution, both four color and two-color (black and white).
13) Complete a comprehensive word-processing project with instructor approval that applies the skills acquired in this section. For example, prepare a contract, MLA-style report, business proposal, or budget report from a student organization.
27) Employ skills covered in this course (document processing, spreadsheet applications, electronic presentations, databases, Internet fluency) to complete a cross curricular project approved by the instructor.

Today

Objectives
 • Students will complete a self evaluation of their personal work habits

• Students will also identify technical and production skills required for a job or career they might like to pursue including basic skills in math, communications, computer, and time management.

Your grade:

Completion of answer sheets and forms

•Personal Work Habits. Complete a self evaluation on paper.

•Technology in the workplace

•I'm finished, what do I do? 

























for later, not for December 2018


Tuesday, November 27, 2018

QPI 7.1 item 5 Community Issues_Impact of company and 9 Technical and Production skills


Please........
1.Be on time
2.Log onto the site for this class. 
You get a grade for this.
3.When I am giving instructions, 
be in a seat.
4. Do not interfere with instructions
or disrupt class. 
5. When I am giving instructions, your phones and headphones should be invisible. MNPS has specific regulations  for electronic devices. Security of your electronic devices is your responsibility.
6. Do what I ask you to do, when I ask you.
7. Follow all school rules and MNPS rules.
8. It is your responsibility to make up missing assignments. No late work will be accepted after two weeks from the date assigned. The only exception is for excused absences.
9. Be respectful of others.

Return signed document for a "big" grade. Past due.

Check your grades today

Computers and any electronic devices  for classwork only.



Your grade:
4_advanced_93-100 points. A strong amount of work has been completed. All instructions & specifications met. A comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas, media experiments, and technical practice is demonstrated. The work reflects superior thought and imagination.

3_proficient_85-92 points. A reasonable amount of work has been completed. Most instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates satisfactory exploration of visual qualities, and the representation of ideas. There is satisfactory evidence of work on images, media experiments, and technical practice.

2_basic_75-84 points. A small amount of work has been completed. Some instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates some exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas. There is some evidence of work on images, media experiments and technical practice.

1_below basic_74 and below. A less than adequate amount of work has been completed. There is little evidence of work on images, media, and technical practice.


0_No work attempted

QPI 7_Inside an advertising agency

Introduction
Students will explore how an advertising agency works.

Topics will include:

Business structure and organization
Business planning
Employee roles and responsibilities
Role of labor organizations
Employee rights
Finance and budgets
Health, Safety and Environment
Community Issues
Technical and productions skills
Personal work habits

10 Standards are covered
QPI 7 is covered


 Standards

1) Research recent developments in information technology affecting the supply/demand characteristics of the job market, including career pathways and occupational outlooks for occupations in business and finance that require information technology expertise. Synthesize findings into a presentation highlighting the typical roles and responsibilities of professionals in high-growth occupations.
2) Identify, connect, and demonstrate the correct usage of elements of a typical home computer, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, network cable, and USB devices (such as camera, memory, or scanner). Perform basic troubleshooting as needed for situations involving these components (e.g., if the computer does not recognize a device).
3) Correctly and safely execute basic file management operations on a typical personal computer and shared storage media, including the opening, creating, copying, moving, deleting, and renaming of files and folders, as well as searching for a specified file or folder on local or networked storage media.
7) While preparing materials and assignments in this course, use a browser to access and download Internet resources by uniform resource locator (URL), hyperlink, or favorite/bookmark.
8) Use a word processing program to create and format documents with academic and business styles (e.g., memos, letters, agendas, reports, tabular lists) to communicate the results of research, meetings, lab reports, and relevant assignments in this course. Page 3
9) Craft documents using word processing program features and methods such as: a. Paragraph formatting (line spacing, justification, indentations) b. Bulleted and numbered lists c. Tables of multiple columns, with and without borders d. Margins, headers, footers, page numbers, and footnotes e. Typeface fonts and weights, including hyperlinks f. Capitalization, punctuation, number expression, grammar g. Printing orientation, one- or two-sided, to a selected printer h. Bibliographies and tables of contents i. Saving to a file that can be shared and/or transported, including saving to cloud-based or external sources
10) Enhance documents by including graphic arts components such as borders and shaded elements, graphs and charts from other programs, watermarks, and imagery imported from technology devices and drives as well as sources retrieved from the Internet, including adding citations and/or captions for each element when appropriate.
11) Create, format, and edit documents suitable for print or electronic distribution, both four color and two-color (black and white).
13) Complete a comprehensive word-processing project with instructor approval that applies the skills acquired in this section. For example, prepare a contract, MLA-style report, business proposal, or budget report from a student organization.
27) Employ skills covered in this course (document processing, spreadsheet applications, electronic presentations, databases, Internet fluency) to complete a cross curricular project approved by the instructor.


Today

•Impact of a company on the community

•I'm finished, what do I do? 





lesson plan
class: computer applications

subject: QPI 7.1_Item 5_The impact of a company on the community & Item 9_Technical and Production skills

description of activity:
The purpose of this assignment is to discuss and explore the impact of business on the community and, in turn, the impact of communities on business. This assignment is to gather information about the Tennessee Titans and then answer questions summarizing your findings. You will do this with 2-5 other people.

assignment objectives:
1. Evaluate the impact of the Titans on Nashville
2. Evaluate the impact of Nashville on the Titans
3. Demonstrate effective verbal communication.
4.Demonstrate effective written communication in a report
5.Demonstrate comprehension of written communication.

materials/equipment: computers, internet

URL’s: Tennessee Titans website

The assignment:
The Tennessee Titans have made significant impact on the Nashville community since the company moved
officially into its new stadium in 1999. This assignment is to gather information about the Tennessee Titans and
then answer questions summarizing your findings. You will do this with 2-5 other people.
•List 5 types of impacts that you feel the Titans have made on Nashville
•List 5 stakeholders who you think are impacted? (Stakeholder – a person, group, organization, or system who affects or can be affected by an organization's actions)
•List 5 types of impacts that you feel the Nashville community has made on the Titans.

Now, go online and do some research.
First, go to the Titans' website: http://www.titansonline.com/index.html
You can probably find all the information you need under Community, but research other sources if you wish.

•List 5 types of impacts the Titans have made on Nashville
List 5 stakeholders who you determine are impacted? (Stakeholder – a person, group, organization, or system who affects or can be affected by an organization's actions). How has each been impacted? Be sure to incorporate Foundation, School visits and Hospital visits in this section.
• List 5 types of impacts that you feel the Nashville community has made on the Titans.
• Write a summary paragraph that discusses the interconnected relationship between the Titans and the community of Nashville.


email to:

topperselfie@gmail.com

Be sure name(s) are on the document

Thursday, November 22, 2018

QPI 4 Finance


Please........
1.Be on time
2.Log onto the site for this class. 
You get a grade for this.
3.When I am giving instructions, 
be in a seat.
4. Do not interfere with instructions
or disrupt class. 
5. When I am giving instructions, your phones and headphones should be invisible. MNPS has specific regulations  for electronic devices. Security of your electronic devices is your responsibility.
6. Do what I ask you to do, when I ask you.
7. Follow all school rules and MNPS rules.
8. It is your responsibility to make up missing assignments. No late work will be accepted after two weeks from the date assigned. The only exception is for excused absences.
9. Be respectful of others.

Return signed document for a "big" grade. Past due.

Check your grades today

Computers and any electronic devices  for classwork only.



Your grade:
4_advanced_93-100 points. A strong amount of work has been completed. All instructions & specifications met. A comprehensive and wide-ranging exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas, media experiments, and technical practice is demonstrated. The work reflects superior thought and imagination.

3_proficient_85-92 points. A reasonable amount of work has been completed. Most instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates satisfactory exploration of visual qualities, and the representation of ideas. There is satisfactory evidence of work on images, media experiments, and technical practice.

2_basic_75-84 points. A small amount of work has been completed. Some instructions and specifications met. The work illustrates some exploration of visual qualities, the representation of ideas. There is some evidence of work on images, media experiments and technical practice.

1_below basic_74 and below. A less than adequate amount of work has been completed. There is little evidence of work on images, media, and technical practice.


0_No work attempted

QPI 7_Inside an advertising agency

Introduction
Students will explore how an advertising agency works.

Topics will include:

Business structure and organization
Business planning
Employee roles and responsibilities
Role of labor organizations
Employee rights
Finance and budgets
Health, Safety and Environment
Community Issues
Technical and productions skills
Personal work habits

10 Standards are covered
QPI 7 is covered


 Standards

1) Research recent developments in information technology affecting the supply/demand characteristics of the job market, including career pathways and occupational outlooks for occupations in business and finance that require information technology expertise. Synthesize findings into a presentation highlighting the typical roles and responsibilities of professionals in high-growth occupations.
2) Identify, connect, and demonstrate the correct usage of elements of a typical home computer, including a monitor, keyboard, mouse, network cable, and USB devices (such as camera, memory, or scanner). Perform basic troubleshooting as needed for situations involving these components (e.g., if the computer does not recognize a device).
3) Correctly and safely execute basic file management operations on a typical personal computer and shared storage media, including the opening, creating, copying, moving, deleting, and renaming of files and folders, as well as searching for a specified file or folder on local or networked storage media.
7) While preparing materials and assignments in this course, use a browser to access and download Internet resources by uniform resource locator (URL), hyperlink, or favorite/bookmark.
8) Use a word processing program to create and format documents with academic and business styles (e.g., memos, letters, agendas, reports, tabular lists) to communicate the results of research, meetings, lab reports, and relevant assignments in this course. Page 3
9) Craft documents using word processing program features and methods such as: a. Paragraph formatting (line spacing, justification, indentations) b. Bulleted and numbered lists c. Tables of multiple columns, with and without borders d. Margins, headers, footers, page numbers, and footnotes e. Typeface fonts and weights, including hyperlinks f. Capitalization, punctuation, number expression, grammar g. Printing orientation, one- or two-sided, to a selected printer h. Bibliographies and tables of contents i. Saving to a file that can be shared and/or transported, including saving to cloud-based or external sources
10) Enhance documents by including graphic arts components such as borders and shaded elements, graphs and charts from other programs, watermarks, and imagery imported from technology devices and drives as well as sources retrieved from the Internet, including adding citations and/or captions for each element when appropriate.
11) Create, format, and edit documents suitable for print or electronic distribution, both four color and two-color (black and white).
13) Complete a comprehensive word-processing project with instructor approval that applies the skills acquired in this section. For example, prepare a contract, MLA-style report, business proposal, or budget report from a student organization.
27) Employ skills covered in this course (document processing, spreadsheet applications, electronic presentations, databases, Internet fluency) to complete a cross curricular project approved by the instructor.


Today

•Design studio budget

•I'm finished, what do I do? 



lesson plan


class: Computer Apps 2018
subject: Finance



description of activity: Research the career of a graphic designer & put together a budget for a graphic design studio.

objectives: Students will create a budget for an advertising agency

materials/equipment: handouts & worksheets
design studio budget worksheet (below), computers,  internet


URL’s:



assignment: 
Use the internet to research approximate costs of the following in Nashville for:

  • 1000 square feet of office space
  • Salaries of a senior graphic designer, assistant designer and office manager
  • Electricty for the office space
  • Telephone
  • Internet
  • Equipment (Computers, scanners, cameras, copy machine, etc.)
  • Office supplies
  • Insurance
  • Other

Based on your research, create a budget for a design studio in the Nashville area

evaluation: full completion of handout response, worksheets and answer sheets






Design Studio Budget

Your name:_____________________________________________ Block__________________

.

Assignment: Imagine that you own a graphic design studio that creates artwork for other businesses. Create a monthly budget for your studio. Estimate how much would it cost each month to operate your business. You can research costs online or you can estimate costs.Three people work in your studio. They are you, the owner, another designer and a secretary/receptionist.


Operating Costs per Month

Salaries (Three employees): 

You are the owner and head designer $________________

Associate designer & copywriter $________________

Secretary & office manager $________________

Rent: $________________

Utilities: 
Electricity $________________
Telephone $________________
Internet $________________


Equipment (Computers, scanners $________________
cameras, copy machine, etc.)

Office supplies: $________________

Insurance: $________________

Other: $________________



Total operating costs per month: $________________



Based on these numbers create a pie chart that shows all your costs as percentages.
How could you improve your budget to increase your profits?

Go to piecolor.com







Wednesday, November 21, 2018

QPI 9.1 CTSO Leadership skills and activities



9.1 two lessons. One on leadership, one on CTSO

lesson plan


lesson plan number 1

class: computer applications
subject: CTSO service organization
standards & indicators:

QPI 9.1

description of activity: An overview of Skills USA and service organizations.

objectives: The student will understand the purpose of service organizations, particularly student service
organizations connected to CTE courses.

materials/equipment: computers, handouts

presentation/procedure: Introduce student service organizations and have students research the Tn Skills site.

assignment:
In our class, we have a club. This club is called a Career and Technical Student Organizations or CTSO. The name
of the CTSO is SkillsUSA. It is an international organization of around 300,000 students like you, teachers, and
businesses, all dedicated to developing a highly skilled American workforce.
The organization was actually founded in Nashville in 1965.

So what exactly is SkillsUSA and what is this club all about?
Here's how we will find out:
Go to http://www.skillsusa.org/
Click on About Us>Key Facts>SkillsUSA Fact Sheet.
Read the Overview and Mission portions. In your own words explain what SkillsUSA is and what its purpose is.
Write 3 - 5 complete sentences.

There are also contests and competitions for SkillsUSA members. These take place all across the state and would
involve missing a few days of school (SRA's) if you competed. I know that is bad news, but true.
Go to http://www.skillsusa.org/compete/contests.shtml
There are three contest categories in which you might compete if you take courses that I teach. What do you think
they are? You do not have to go beyond G alphabetically.
This club is also about community service. List five things you could do to be of service to your community,
school, or this classroom.

Next week, we will discuss club membership, meetings and activities. So think about it. Do you want to take a
field trip, visit businesses like advertising agencies, have meetings and bring in food? We'll talk next week.

Today:
1. Go to the links and read the information.
2. Turn in a paper with your name and block.
3. In your own words explain what SkillsUSA is and what its purpose is. Write 3 - 5 complete sentences.
4. What are the three contest categories connected to this class that you might compete in.
5. List five things you could do to be of service to your community, school, or this classroom.

assessment:
completion of the assignment and membership in this classes' CTSO.



Computer Applications and Advanced Computer Applications

Leadership lesson 2
PUT YOURSELF IN THEIR SHOES

OBJECTIVE
Using critical thinking techniques, students will
solve challenges for a current leader by placing
themselves in the shoes of the leader.

TIME
25 minutes (15 minutes for the activity, 10 minutes
for the discussion)

MATERIALS
Two scenarios (below); write one scenario on two
cards and the other scenario on two different cards
(for will be a total of four index cards)
Critical Thinking Techniques handout, as reference

ACTIVITY
Have four volunteers pass out one scenario index
card to each student. Give students two to three
minutes to assess the situation described on the
index card and plan what they would do in assuming
the leadership role described.
Have students read their scenario out loud to the
rest of the group and provide an explanation of their
plan of action.

Scenarios
#1 As the CEO of a growing web design
firm you have just signed a large contract
with a known company to design its
website. The contract is favorable to your
firm and the job will involve a lot of great
exposure. The only challenge is that the
work needs to begin right away and your
team/staff is already working 60 hours a
week to complete current assignments. To
hire more designers and staff will take at
least 60 days. As the CEO, what options
do you have to fulfill the contract and get

the work done?