BCIS I
Course Description:
Business Computer Information Systems is designed to develop technological skills with applications to personal and business situations focusing on word processing, spreadsheets, databases, telecommunications, desktop publishing, presentation management, and emerging technologies by using a project-based, hands-on approach. This course will develop intermediate level skills in Microsoft Office 2003 applications. BCIS will count for one credit of the graduation requirement in Technology Applications and is approved for Tech Prep credit.
Assignments
Week of December 1-5

Thursday, December 4

  • Focus: None
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review lesson 1 and 2
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 6 Ex. 2 (Check on Screen - do not print)
    • Chapter 6 Ex. 6
    • Chapter 6 Ex. 7

Wednesday, December 3

  • Focus: Open Volcanoes from My Documents and get out notes from yesterday
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Chapter 6 Lesson 2
  • Handouts:  Chapter 6 Lesson 2 notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 6 Ex. 1
    • Chapter 6 Ex. 2

Tuesday, December 2

  • Focus: Open Volcanoes from My Documents
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review tables
    2. Apply and create styles
    3. Hyphenate a document
  • Handouts:  Chapter 6 Lesson 1 notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 6 Ex. 1
    • Movies Table

Monday, December 1

  • Focus: Open Volcanoes from Data Files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Create and format tables
  • Handouts:  Movies Table
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Resume - Turn in Classified Ad, Cover Letter, and Resume.
    • Movies Table
Week of November 24-28

Tuesday, November 25

  • Focus: Contiue working on Cover Letter and Resume
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Create a personal letterhead
    2. Write a cover letter
  • Handouts:  Resume Worksheet
  • Assignments: 
    • Check out this sample student resume if you need an additional example
    • Staple your classified ad, cover letter, and resume together to turn in.

Monday, November 24

  • Focus: Open your classified ad
  • Today's Objectives:
Week of November 17-21

Friday, November 21

  • Focus: Open your classified ad
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Create a personal letterhead
    2. Write a cover letter
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Find a classified ad for a job that you could really apply for with the skills, abilities, and education you currently have. Copy and paste the information from the ad to a Word document. Use the Internet to find an address for the company. Save as Job Classified Ad in you letters folder.
    • Use Word to create your own personal letterhead - keep it professional looking. Save as a template
    • Create a cover letter for the ad using your personal letterhead. Use the cover letter guide to help if needed.

Thursday, November 20

  • Focus: Warm up in Microtype Lesson S
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Quiz - Business Letters
  • Handouts:  Jobs 1-5
  • Assignments: 
    • Jobs 1-5 Letters - Last Day
    • Find a classified ad for a job that you could really apply for with the skills, abilities, and education you currently have. Copy and paste the information from the ad to a Word document. Use the Internet to find an address for the company. Save as Job Classified Ad in you letters folder.

Wednesday, November 19

  • Focus: Continue working on Jobs
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review the differences in letters (formats, punctuation)
  • Handouts:  Jobs 1-5
  • Assignments: 
    • Jobs 1-5 Letters

Tuesday, November 18

  • Focus: What is the difference between a personal business letter and a business letter?
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review the differences in letters (formats, punctuation)
  • Handouts:  Jobs 1-5
  • Assignments: 
    • Jobs 1-5 Letters

Monday, November 17

  • Focus: What is a definition for personal business letter and business letter?
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Understand the differences and formatting for personal business letters and business letters.
  • Handouts:  Letter Formats Notes pages and Practice - Business Letter
  • Assignments: 
    • Create a letterhead template
    • Work through Practice Letter
Week of November 10-14

Friday, November 14

  • Focus: Study for Test
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Chapter 5 Test
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 5 Exercises
    • Extra Credit - Football Flyer
  • TEST Tomorrow!

Thursday, November 13

  • Focus: Warm-up in Microtype Lesson Q
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed Writing
    2. Finish Exercises for Chapter 5
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 11, 14 - Check on Screen - Do not print
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 16, 17 - Print - staple
    • Extra Credit Football Flyer
  • TEST Tomorrow!

Wednesday, November 12

  • Focus: Get out notes
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 11, 14 - Check on Screen - Do not print
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 16, 17 - Print - staple

Tuesday, November 11

  • Focus: Open Training from the Data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 11, 14 - Check on Screen - Do not print
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 16, 17 - Print - staple

Monday, November 10

  • Focus: Open a new Word document
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Lesson 3
  • Handouts:  Chapter 5 Lesson 3 Notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 19, 23
Week of November 3-7

Friday, November 7

  • Focus: Warm-up in Microtype Lesson O
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Work on Exercises
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 5 Ex. 2, 6 (Save only)

Thursday, November 6

  • Focus: Open Training from the Data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Lesson 2
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 5 Ex. 3, 4 and Ex. 5, 7 (print only pp. 1-2 on #7)

Wednesday, November 5

  • Focus: Open Training from the Data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Lesson 2
  • Handouts:  Chapter 5 Lesson 2 notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 5 Ex. 9, 10 (staple together and turn in)

Tuesday, November 4

  • Focus: Open Training from the Data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review objectives learned in lesson 1
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 4 parts a-k only (check on screen)
    • Chapter 5 ex. 5 parts a-f
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 6 parts a-c
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 9, 10 (staple together and turn in)

Monday, November 3

  • Focus: Open Training from the Data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Complete Training Practices parts 1-3
    2. Complete Chapter 5 lesson 1 notes
  • Handouts:  Chapter 5 Lesson 1 Notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 5 Ex. 4 parts a-k only
Week of October 27-31

Friday, October 31

  • Focus: None
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. 5th period - judge pumpkins
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Halloween/Fall Activity - choose different activity

Thursday, October 30

  • Focus: Get handout - turn back in at the end of class.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Use the drawing toolbar in Word
  • Handouts:  Pumpkin Carving Contest handout
  • Assignments: 
    • Halloween Pumpkin Carving Contest
    • Halloween/Fall Activity - choose minimum 1

Wednesday, October 29

  • Focus: Look over the Personal Business Letter
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Chapter 4 Application Test
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 4 Ex. 15 - flyer

Tuesday, October 28

  • Focus: Study for Chapter 4 Test
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Chapter 4 Objective Test
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 4 Ex. 15 - flyer

Monday, October 27

    1. Review for Chapter 4 Test - Review Game
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 4 Ex. 15 - flyer
Week of October 20-24

Friday, October 24

    1. Discuss flyers
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 4 (rough draft and final copy) - staple together
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 5 (rough draft and final copy) - staple together
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 15 - flyer

Thursday, October 23

    1. Discuss complaint letters
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 4 (rough draft and final copy) - staple together
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 5 (rough draft and final copy) - staple together
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 15 - flyer

Wednesday, October 22

  • Focus: Open Orientation
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Lesson 4 (except 0 and 2nd period)
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 4 (rough draft and final copy) - staple together
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 5 (rough draft and final copy) - don't print yet

Tuesday, October 21

  • Focus: Open Orientation
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review formatting text.
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 7 and 11 (staple)
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 9, 13 (staple)

Monday, October 20

  • Focus: Work on Assignments
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Work on Chapter 4 Assignments
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Last Day!!!!Personal Business Letter Assignment (handout) (staple both together)
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 7 and 11 (staple)
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 9, 13 (staple)
Week of October 13-17

Friday, October 17

  • Focus: Open Microtype - Warm-up
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed Writing
    2. Quiz
    3. Finish Assignments
  • Handouts:  Chapter 4 Quiz
  • Assignments: 
    • Personal Business Letter Assignment (handout) (staple both together)
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 7 and 11 (staple)

Thursday, October 16

  • Focus: Open Orientation - from data files
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Chapter 4 lesson 3
    2. Complete Practice: Orientation part 1, 2, and 3
  • Handouts:  Chapter 4 lesson 3
  • Assignments: 
    • Last Day!!!Chapter 4 Ex. 1& 2- Finish all parts p. 119-120 (Staple both together)
    • Personal Business Letter Assignment (handout) (staple both together)
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 7 and 11 (staple)

Wednesday, October 15

  • Focus: Open Word, and type "The Human Brain I Not Obsolete" contents on your notes page.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Chapter 4 lesson 2
  • Handouts:  Chapter 4 lesson 2
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 1 - Finish all parts p. 119
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 2 - Finish all parts p. 120
    • Personal Business Letter Assignment (handout)

Tuesday, October 14

  • Focus: Open Request from yesterday, if I did not check it yesterday.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Chapter 4 lesson 1
  • Handouts:  Personal Business Letter assignment
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 1 - part A only p. 119
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 2 - Part A only p. 120
    • Personal Business Letter Assignment (handout)

Monday, October 13

  • Focus: Open Microsoft Word - Write a paragraph responding to teen statistics.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Go over Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Notes
  • Handouts:  Chapter 4 Lesson 1 Notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 4 Practice: Request part 1 p. 89-92
    • Chapter 4 Ex. 1 - part A only p. 119
Week of October 6-10

Friday, October 10

  • Focus: 3rd and 5th - Warm up in Microtype
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed writing for 3rd and 5th periods
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish any Chapter 3 Assignments.

Thursday, October 9

  • Focus: 0 Hr, 1st, and 2nd periods - warm up in Microtype. 3rd and 5th study for test.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed writing for 0, 1st, and 2nd periods.
    2. Chapter 3 Test
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish any Chapter 3 Assignments.

Wednesday, October 8

  • Focus: Break into teams
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Chapter 3 - Use the chat feature to review
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Outlook Calendar Assignment (handout)
    • Review Questions p. 82 (pick 12)
    TEST TOMORROW!

Tuesday, October 7

  • Focus: Open Outlook
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Discuss possible problems with exercises
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 3 Ex. 2
    • Finish Outlook Calendar Assignment (handout)
    • Choose 12 of the Review Questions from p. 82 that you do not know the answers for. Type the question and find the answer in a Word document.

Monday, October 6

  • Focus: Open Outlook
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Cover Chapter 3 Lesson 2
  • Handouts:  Chapter 3 Lesson 2
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 3 Ex. 1
    • Chapter 3 Ex. 2
    • Outlook Calendar Assignment (handout)
Week of Sept. 29-October 3

Friday, October 3

  • Focus: none
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Make-up Work
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Make-up Work
      • Last day for E-Portfolios, Outlook Assignment, and Dream Vacation.

Thursday, October 2

  • Focus: Open Outlook
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Cover Chapter 3 pp. 59-69
  • Handouts:  Chapter 3 Lesson 1 Notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 3 Ex. 1

Wednesday, October 1

  • Focus: Open your Publisher E-Portfolio website
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Complete the E-Portfolio for 1st six weeks
  • Handouts:  E-Portfolio handout
  • Assignments: 
    • E-Portfolio (handout)

Tuesday, September 30

  • Focus: Open your Publisher E-Portfolio website
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Complete the E-Portfolio for 1st six weeks
  • Handouts:  E-Portfolio handout
  • Assignments: 
    • E-Portfolio (handout)

Monday, September 29

  • Focus: Study for Chapter 1-2 Test
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Chapter 1-2 Test
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Make-up work
Week of Sept. 22-26

Friday, September 26

  • Focus: Continue working on Assignments
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Finish Ch. 2 Assignments
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Outlook Assignments (handout)
    Chapter 1-2 TEST Monday!

Thursday, September 25

  • Focus: Warm-up in Microtype Lesson I Sentences or Paragraphs
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed Writing - Lesson I and J
    2. Review for Chapter 1-2 Test - Game
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Outlook Assignments (handout)
    • Crossword due today!
    Chapter 1-2 TEST Monday!

Wednesday, September 24

  • Focus: Work on Assignments
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Finish Exercises
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Dream Vacation Project - LAST DAY
    • Outlook Assignments (handout)
    • Crossword due tomorrow
    Chapter 1-2 TEST Monday!

Tuesday, September 23

  • Focus: Use the Internet to find rules for Email Etiquette.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Discuss using Outlook for email (Notes)
  • Handouts:  Notes Lesson 2.4
  • Assignments: 
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout
    • Outlook Assignments (handout)

Monday, September 22

  • Focus: Open Outlook
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Discuss using Outlook for email (Notes)
  • Handouts:  Notes Lesson 2.3
  • Assignments: 
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout
    • Outlook Assignments (handout)
Week of Sept. 15-19

Thursday, September 18

  • Focus: Warm-up in Microtype Pro Lessons G and H
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Timed Writing
    2. Finish Assignments
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout
    • Chapter 1-2 Crossword

Wednesday, September 17

  • Focus: Continue working on exercises.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Finish Exercises and project.
  • Handouts: 
  • Assignments: 
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout
    • Chapter 1-2 Crossword (handout)

Tuesday, September 16

  • Focus: Continue working on exercises.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Finish Exercises and start project.
  • Handouts: 
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet), 3, and 5 (staple together and put references at the bottom instead of on a separate sheet) - Last Day
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout

Monday, September 15

  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Finish Exercises and start project.
  • Handouts: 
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet), 3, and 5 (staple together and put references at the bottom instead of on a separate sheet)
    • Dream Vacation Project - handout
Week of Sept. 8-12

Friday, September 12

  • Focus: Warm-up in MicroType - Lesson E Sentences or Paragraphs tab
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Work on Finishing Exercises
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet), 3, and 5 (staple together and put references at the bottom instead of on a separate sheet)

Thursday, September 11

  • Focus: Turn to p. 56 of your textbook.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Give directions for exercises and demonstrate how to site a web site (ex. 3)
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet), 3, and 5 (staple together and put references at the bottom instead of on a separate sheet)
    • My Dream Vacation Assignment- Handout

Wednesday, September 10

  • Focus: Get out the half sheet you picked up yesterday "Chapter 2 Ex. 2" and open your book to page. 56
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Give directions for exercises
  • Handouts:  MLA Format for Citing a Page on a Web Site
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 2 Ex. 1 p. 55 (last day)
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet), 3, and 5 (staple together and put references at the bottom instead of on a separate sheet)

Tuesday, September 9

  • Focus: Go to your favorite search engine's web site.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Lesson 2.1
    2. Cover Lesson 2.2 - pp. 32-35
  • Handouts:  Notes Lesson 2.2
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Ch. 1 Ex. 4, 5, and 6 (last day)
    • Finish Chapter 2 Ex. 1 p. 55
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 2 (handout - half sheet)

Monday, September 8

  • Focus: Use Word's Research feature to find the difference between the terms Internet and World Wide Web.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Cover pp. 23-30 - Internet Basics
  • Handouts:  Notes Lesson 2.1
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 2 Ex. 1 p. 55
Week of Sept. 1-5

Tuesday, September 2

  • Focus: Data Processing - put yourselves in alpha order
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Set up printer
    2. Look at website for make-up work
    3. Chapter 1 Notes Part 1
  • Handouts:  Chapter 1 Part 1 Notes
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 1 Ex. 1 p. 19

Wednesday, September 3

  • Focus: Log on and get out your notes
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Review Chapter 1 - Chat
  • Handouts:  None
  • Assignments: 
    • Finish Chapter 1 Ex. 1 p. 19
    • Chapter 1 Ex. 2 p. 19

Thursday, September 4

  • Focus: Open the book to p. 7. Complete as many of the blanks on Lesson 1.2 notes as you can until time is called.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Cover pp. 7-14 in text
    2. Walk through using commands in Word
  • Handouts:  Lesson 1.2 Notes page
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 1 Ex. 4 p. 21
    • Chapter 1 Ex. 5 p. 22 - don't print
    • Chapter 1 Ex. 6 p. 22

    **Staple Ex. 4 and Ex. 6--turn in together.

Friday, September 5

  • Focus: Open MicroType Pro. Log on as New User - Class ID should be BCIS-class period.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Complete a timed writing
    2. Review Chapter 1 Objectives - Quiz
    3. Finish Assignments
  • Handouts:  none
  • Assignments: 
    • Lesson C & D timed writing
    • Complete Chapter 1 Quiz
    • Complete Chapter 1 Ex. 4, 5, and 6 if you did not yesterday. Remember to staple Ex. 4 and 6 together to turn in. Do not print Ex. 5
Week of August 25-29

Monday, August 25

  • Focus: Complete student information card.
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Introductions - students and teacher
    2. Understand expectations (course syllabus)
  • Handouts:  Stuent Information Card, Syllabus
  • Assignments: 
    • Teacher Expectations

Tuesday, August 26

  • Focus: Personality Bingo
  • Discussion:
    1. Go over Grading Policies
    2. Tech Prep credit guidelines
    3. Timed Writing grade sheet
  • Handouts:  Grading Guidelines, Tech Prep Credit, Time Writing Grading Scale
  • Assignments: 
    • Complete Lesson A - Microtype Keyboarding Skillbuilding section
    • Personality Story

Wednesday, August 27

  • Focus: Candy Quiz
  • Today's Objectives:
    1. Discuss E-Portfolios--what they are and how to create
  • Handouts:  E-Portfolios
  • Assignments: 
    • Use Publisher to begin E-Portfolio pages: Home/Welcome page, About Me page, and Aspirations (Goals) page

Thursday, August 28

  • Focus: Brainstorm words from A-Z that relate to computers.
  • 0 Hour - Timed Writing instead.
  • Today's Discussion:
    1. Definition for computer
    2. Processing Cycle
    3. Definition of hardware
    4. Hardware devices used in the processing cycle
  • Handouts:  Notes Page
  • Assignments: 
    • Work on EPortfolio pages - Goals and About Me

Friday, August 29

  • Focus: Log into Microtype Pro as a Guest and be ready to begin the timed writing.
  • Today's Discussion:
    1. Review the definition of computer, hardware, and the parts of the processing cycle.
    2. Definition of software, operating system, and application software
    3. The purpose of Microsoft Office 2003 software applications
  • Handouts:  Software notes page
  • Assignments: 
    • Chapter 1 Ex. 1 p. 19