Certification Preparation and Workplace Skills Program

1. Good Morning  • Please be sure to take care of your belongings. • Turn around and face the back ready for announcements. • If you come in late, just have a seat. You may sign the tardy log and take care of your belongings AFTER announcements.

2. AOT, BSA 1, & BSA 212/13/16 • Essential Question: How can obtaining a certification help you not only with your education, but also in your career search? • Remember that you need multiple Gmetrix scores from the testing practice BEFORE the end of the week!!! • Practice Test Booklets • Certification Testing today? • I will complete lessons (Word Expert, Excel, and Word) in preparation for certification. • I will use Gmetrix to prepare for certification in my area of study.

3. AOT, BSA 1, & BSA 212/13/16 • AOT Standards: • 18.0 – Demonstrate knowledge, skill, and application of information systems to accomplish job objectives and enhance workplace of performance. Apply ergonomic principles applicable to the configuration of computer workstations. • 19.0 – Demonstrate language arts knowledge and skills. • 21.0 – Use oral and written communication skills in creating, expressing and interpreting information and ideas. • BSA 1 Standards: • 36.0 – Use technology to increase administrative office support productivity and workplace performance. • 37.0 – Use information technology tools.. • 38.0 – Participate in administrative work-based learning experiences. • BSA 2 Standards: • 56.0 - Use technology to increase administrative office support productivity and enhance workplace performance. • 57.0 – Participate in administrative support work-based learning experiences.

4. AOT, BSA 1, & BSA 212/13/16 • AOT – Word • Learning Microsoft Office 2016 Level 1 • Chapter 3, pg 270; lessons 20-27; practice activities • End of Chapter Activities – pg 344, Critical Thinking: Technology Trends Newsletter • Due date December 8th • BSA 1 & 2 • Excel: Learning Microsoft Office 2013 Level 2 • Chapter 8, pg 412; lessons 64-69; practice activities • End of Chapter Activities – pg 462, Critical Thinking: Analyze a Business Opportunity • Due date December 8th • Word Expert: MOS 2013 Study Guide • Review the study guide book as needed • Practice Gmetrix daily; scores will be retrieved for recording in Skyward • Gmetrix TESTING scores required – at least 2 completed tests per week • Test scores due by December 8th • Exit Activity • How can you use what you learned today?

5. Digital Information Technology12/13/16 • Essential Question: How does using Word improve the productivity of the workplace? • Bell Work: • Turn in your BEST timed writing activity dated between November 10th and December 9th. • Make sure your math is on it to prove your score. • Log in to Kahoot today! • I will: • Complete the Word test • Review the Word environment PP and complete the exercise • Create 2 Word documents – a temp document and a work log sheet • View the video and take notes • Make a flyer

6. Digital Information Technology12/13/16 • Standards: • 7.01 Select and use word processing software and accompanying features to enhance written business communications. • 7.02 Share and maintain documents by applying different views and protection to a document and manage document versions. Share and save a document and apply a template. • 7.03 Format content to a document by applying font, paragraph attributes, indent and tab settings to text and paragraphs. Apply spacing settings to text and paragraphs. Navigate and search through a document, create and manipulate tables. • 7.04 Apply page layout and reusable content by editing and manipulating page setup settings and applying these. Create and manipulate page backgrounds, headers and footers. • 7.05 Use image design theory and software to create illustrations, shapes, and graphics and include a selection in a document. Insert and format pictures, shapes, and clipart Apply and manipulate text boxes. • 7.06 Proofread documents by validating content through the use of spell and grammar check. Configure autocorrect settings, insert and modify comments in a document. • 7.07 Apply references and hyperlinks, create end and footnotes, and create a table of contents in a document. • 7.08 – Perform various mail merge options, macros and tracking revisions.

7. Digital Information TechnologyEssential Questions: How does utilizing Word improve the productivity of the workplace?12/13/16 • eMarion • MS Word • Word Introduction Test (eMarion) – Due by 12/12 • Customizing Word Environment PP • Customizing the Environment Exercise – Due 12/12 • Working with Documents – Due by 12/13 • There are actually 3 assignments here; be sure to submit ALL!!!! • Formatting Text • Watch the video using your own ear buds • Make the flyer and submit it – Due date coming soon!!! • MicroType 5 Assignments: NUMERIC Lessons 1-8; I WILL collect 12/13/16 • Exit Activity: • Describe how you solved a problem today. I will: complete Word test; review the Word environment PP and complete the exercise; create 2 Word docs, create a temp doc and a work log sheet, view video, take notes, and make a flyer