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GRADE 8. FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE WORLD PROJECT. SUMMATIVE PROJECT JAN-MARCH. BRINGS TOGETHER PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A REAL-LIFE APPLICATION ORIENTED PROJECT. PROJECT MANAGEMENT. SUMMATIVE TIME MANAGEMENT REFLECTION AND PLANNING RECAPTULATION
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GRADE 8 FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF THE WORLD PROJECT
SUMMATIVE PROJECT JAN-MARCH BRINGS TOGETHER PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A REAL-LIFE APPLICATION ORIENTED PROJECT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT • SUMMATIVE • TIME MANAGEMENT • REFLECTION AND PLANNING • RECAPTULATION • DIFFERENTIATED BY PROCESS AND OUTCOME • CULMINATES IN COMPUTER BUSINESS LEADERS FAIR • PARENTS, STUDENTS AND FACULTY INVITED
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS • MS WORD • MS PUBLISHER • MS EXCEL • ADOBE PHOTOSHOP • ADOBE FLASH • ON-LINE WEB SITE/BLOGS/WIKIS (OPTIONAL: FOR HIGHLY ABLE STUDENTS)
INTRODUCE TO DESIGN CYCLE • INVESTIGATE-PLAN-CREATE-EVALUATE
REFLECTIVE LEARNERS • PROJECT REFLECTION SHEET
1 LESSON • RESEARCH ON SUITABLE CHOICE OF BUSINESS • DIFFERENT TYPES OF COMPUTERS • I-PODS/I-PHONES • MP3 PLAYERS… • ROBOTS • APPLE/MAC • INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES(INFRA-RED KEYBOARDS) • ANY IT RELATED ITEMS/EQUIPMENT • Note down before end of lesson student choices
LESSON 2,3 • CREATING A BUSINESS LOGO IN PHOTOSHOP AND CREATING A WORD REPORT (FORMATTED AND PROFESSIONAL) ON CHOSEN LINE OF BUSINESS (200-300 WORDS)
LESSON 4 • CREATING A 3-pane double sided BROCHURE IN MS PUBLISHER and a Business Card in Publisher
LESSON 5,6 • CREATING A BUDGET IN EXCEL • FORMULAS • FUNCTIONS • GRAPHS/CHARTS • HEADER/FOOTER • APPEARANCE • ALL SHOULD HAVE FINISHED THE ABOVE BY END OF SEMESTER 1 FEB 4TH
LESSON 6,7,8 • DESIGNING POSTERS IN PHOTOSHOP (2-3) • CAN INCLUDE PHOTOGRAPHS • CAN MODEL FOR THEIR OWN PRODUCTS • CREATIVITY AND PROFESSIONALISM
LESSON 9-14 (2 FULL ROTATIONS-20 DAYS) • CREATING A FLASH ANIMATION FOR THEIR BUSINESS PROMOTING THEIR PRODUCTS/COMPANY
LESSON 15-16 • FINAL TOUCH-UP • CATCHING UP ON LOST WORK • GETTING READY FOR PRESENTATIONS • ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS: WEB SITE/BLOGS… • ALL SHOULD HAVE FINISHED THE ABOVE BY MARCH 18TH – END OF 2ND TRIMESTER
LESSON 16 • PEER-REVIEW
LESSON 17 • PRESENTING TO AUDIENCE • MARCH 20-APRIL 2ND – PEER REVIEW AND FINAL PRESENTATION • AFTER APRIL 10- NEW TOPIC – DATABASES/HTML??lets discuss later..
SOME ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS • MOTIVATE AND PRAISE STUDENTS REGULARLY • USE IT WALL OF FAME • MAKE SPECIAL COMMENTS AND NOTE ON BEHAVIOUR AND TIME MANAGEMENT – TO BE COMMUNICATED TO PARENTS • MANDATORY TO HAVE FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS WITH COMMENTS AND DATES • INSIST ON QUALITY • ALL STUDETNS TO SAVE WORK IN PERSONAL USB • CREATE PHYSICAL FOLDERS FOR ALL STUDENTS- PROJECT REFLECTION SHEETS • PRINT FINAL SUBMISSIONS IN COLOUR • ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND EXPLORING • SET UP MARK BOOK IN SYNERGETIC • CREATE RUBRICS FOR ALL MAJOR TASKS- IMPORTANT