River Trail Middle School : Business Ed. Computer Applications

Edutyping Registration Period 8

Microsoft Office 365 Online

Recipe Websites for Cookbook and Restaurant Project:
Absolute Recipes: http://www.absoluterecipes.com/
All Recipes: http://allrecipes.com/
Food Network Recipes: http://www.foodnetwork.com/
Seasonal (organic) Recipes: http://www.seasonalchef.com/

Calendar Test Website Links
10K year Calendar: http://calendarhome.com/print-a-calendar/
On This Day - History: http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/dayselect-misc.htm
On This Day - Music: http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/dayselect-music.htm
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
Famous Birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/welcome.html

Financial Literacy Videos - Click Here

 Financial Literacy Series:
Monkey Bars No More: Trying the Money Playground - by Larry Abramson
Take out a sheet a paper, write name, WS#, period # and date. Listen to the story below and write a one paragraph summary of the story.  Include your thoughts if you would like to participate in an exercise like this.  Also what do you think the purpose of the "real life" simulation.  Finally, what do you think the students learned from participating and will it influence their financial decisions later in life.
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/17/136363695/monkey-bars-no-more-trying-the-money-playground
Money Quiz - Test Your Financial Knowledge
http://www.npr.org/2011/05/13/136062128/money-quiz-test-your-financial-know-how
On the same sheet of paper that you wrote your paragraph above, number from 1- 12 and have two columns.  One column - MY ANSWER. Second Column - Correct Answer
Take Money Quiz and record answers.  Write out your answers.


Click below to link for Internet Terms Dictionary:
www.webopedia.com

Websites for State PowerPoint Test
Net State: http://www.netstate.com/states/tables/st_tourism.htm
50 States: http://www.50states.com/

Calendar Test Website Links
10K year Calendar: http://calendarhome.com/print-a-calendar/
Scopy Systems day in history: http://www.scopesys.com/year/
On This Day - History: http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/dayselect-misc.htm
On This Day - Music: http://www.on-this-day.com/onthisday/thedays/dayselect-music.htm
Info Please: http://www.infoplease.com/dayinhistory
Famous Birthdays: http://www.famousbirthdays.com/welcome.html

3.  Properly handle computer hardware and software.

Students complete several exciting projects to demonstrate their knowledge and mastery of class material.  Some Examples include:

1. Creation of a Newsletter
2. Creating a Calendar
3. Writing a Business Letter
4. Team Project that includes promotion, presentations, and integrates the many topics covered during the course. 

Click below to open or save course syllabus.

 The 6th Grade Team Projects are multi-task assignment that integrates MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Media Player, and MS Movie Maker.  Students work in teams to create marketing for a restaurant as well as an instructional video.