Monday a nd Tuesday, Dec. 21-22

Web 1:  Complete upload of new home page (if needed), guest speaker for new Boise Dance Alliance, working on sample designs for the home page, take Body of Evidence quizzes if needed.

Intro to Business:  Maxxed Out DVD, discussions, make up work as needed.

Friday, Dec. 18th

Business:  Quiz - 2.4 Body of Evidence,

Web 1:  Quiz - 3.1 - 3.4 Body of Evidence, upload new home page (image map home page)

Thursday, Dec. 17

Web 1:  Continue to work on your graphical home page design (complete design in FW today).

Intro to Business:  Thank you notes for poet laureate and Mrs. Montgomery.  Begin "Maxxed Out" dvd.

Wednesday, Dec. 16

Web 1:  Body of Evidence quiz = 2.4.  Schedule a make up time with Mrs. Sanchez, if needed.  Begin creating a graphic in FW that will be the basis for your new home page.

Intro to Business:  Guest speaker -- Leslie Montgomery from Wells Fargo mortgage banking.

Tuesday, December 15

Web 1: Teach your peers the skill you learned on Monday. Turn in lesson plan form.

Intro to Business: Working in a team -- how would you spend $100,000 on technology?

Monday, Dec. 14

Web 1: Learning about a new bitmap editing tool in Fireworks. Work with a partner to prepare a short lesson.

Intro to Business: Team work -- team members' responsibilities.

Friday, Dec. 11

Web 1:  Body of Evidence Quiz 5.3 (Technology -- using Fireworks) and editing photos in Fireworks -- multiple layers, changing colors.

Intro to Business:  Review of stock pricing, determining profits, discussion of mutual funds and index funds.

Thursday, Dec. 10

Web 1:
P2 & P6  Text on a path, work on missing work, upload any missing assignments.
P7:  Poet Laureate of Wyoming -- David Romvedt

Intro to Business:  Poet Laureate of Wyoming -- David Romvedt

Wednesday, Dec. 9

Web 1:  Learn to create a bitmap mask, create a photo album in DW that displays all of your mask graphics.  Upload to Internet and test.

Tuesday, December 7

Web 1: Using photographs and vector shapes to create a vector mask. Create the first 6 graphics for the Fireworks Vector masks assignment.

Intro to Business: The History of Dow and Jones - DVD.

Monday, December 7

Web 1:  Convert FW Text graphics to .jpg format, create an index page and upload to arpamaster. Complete the follow up worksheet that compares file sizes and your opinion on the project.

Intro to Business:  Complete Stock Market activity -- forums on SharpSchool, online readings, and quia.com follow up questions.

Thursday, December 3

Web 1: Work on the Fireworks Text assignment (watch instructional videos and crate graphics).

Intro to Business: Quiz 3.1 - 3.4.

Wednesday, December 2

WEB 1:  Post FW#1 project to web.

INTRO TO BUSINESS:  How stock ownership works -- simulation game

Tuesday, Dec. 1

Web 1:  Create .png graphics for the Fireworks #1 assignment.  View and respond to forum on zynga (my classese)

Intro to Business:  Review ptr, sole proprietorship, corporation.  View online comics.  View and respond to forum on zynga (my classese)

Monday, November 30

Web 1: Combining shapes -- exporting graphics to an optimized format

Intro to Business: Read forum topic, review movie on business structures, complete comic, upload to SharpSchool and print 1 copy.

Tuesday, November 24

Webmaster 1:  More on using Fireworks to create vector graphics.  Polygon shapes, opacity and transparency, filters.

Intro to Business: 
Partner project using Comic Life Software

• 1-2 page comic book
• Type of Ownership (assigned by Mrs. S.
• Define:
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages

Monday, November 23

Web 1:  Creating web graphics using Adobe Fireworks.  Basic shapes, fills and strokes.

Intro to Business:  What is a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation.  Basic introductions and benefits and disadvantages.

Friday, November 20

Web 1:  Body of Evidence quizzes 4.1 and 4.2.  Go over grades, turn in any missing work.

Intro to Business:  Body of Evidence quizzes 2.4, 4.1 and 4.2.  Go over grades, turn in any missing work.

Thursday, November 19

Web 1:  review of online privacy and web 2.0 communicaiton tools.  Online games, review video on privacy and post a response on SharpSchool forum, review your web page on Web 2.0 communication tools.

Intro to Business:  Review of Web 2.0 tools, Online games, review video on privacy and post a response on SharpSchool forum.

Body of Evidence Assessments for all classes on Friday!

Monday - Wednesday November 16-18

All Classes;  Work with Mr. Bishop on creating a career interest survey and profile.  Body of Evidence assessment -- see Mrs. Sanchez if you did not complete all of this work.

Friday, November 13

Web 1:  Upload and test the Web 2.0 Communication web page.
Intro to Business:  Complete peer teaching lessons on Web 2.0 Business Communications.

Thursday Afternoon 7th period

We listened to an audio podcast of "Digital Breadcrumbs" to see what data our cell phone is creating.
Read more at npr.org

Example for November 12th 6th period

You can easily post to a blog.  You can format and add links.

Thursday, November 12

Web 1:  Listen to NPR facebook privacy story, learn about blogs and microblogs, add information to the index page for the web 2.0 project.  Go to mrssanchez.com for more information.

Intro to Business:  Presentations of Business Communication topics.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Web 1:  Shortened classes due to Veterans' Day schedule.  Read announcement and message in SharpSchool, add information about Social Networking to your index page in the Web2_0 folder.

Intro to Business:  Turn in copy of lesson plan for Communication tool (group).  Place a copy of your presentation in the shared folder for our class.  Be ready to teach your lesson on Thursday or Friday.

Tuesday, November 10

Intro to Business: Continue working on Business Communication project with your team (see SharpSchool messages for your group assignment). Presentations to class on Thursday and Friday.


Web 1: Continue with  Online Lives/Tables assignment..  Create a table in Dreamweaver and add information about Google Docs. (together in class).

Monday, November 9

Intro to Business:  Begin working on Business Communication project with your team (see SharpSchool messages for your group assignment).  Presentations to class on Thursday and Friday.

Web 1:  Begin Online Lives/Tables assignment.  Learn about cloud computing and the differences between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.  Create a page with definitions and explanations (together in class).

Wednesday and Thursday, November 4-5

Webmaster 1: 
Wed:  Take Body of Evidence Assessments 1.2 and 5.4
Thursday:  Complete NetSmartz online safety lesson

Introduction to Business:
Wed:  NetSmartz Internet safety -- part 1
Thursday:  Guest Speaker -- Officer Carr, Complete online safety lesson

Tuesday, November 3

Web 1: Check SharpSchool message for details. Watch video on creating notes in Word and converting to web page. (P6: Make up day)

Intro to Business: Body of Evidence quizzes 1.1 and 1.2 (online at quia.com -- schedule a make up time with Mrs. Sanchez). Watch short video clip on CEO pay.

Monday, November 2

Please join us for Parent-Teacher Conferences

Web 1:  See announcement on SharpSchool.  (message, Forum, take quiz).  Begin NetSmartz -- "Online Actions = Offline Consequences."  Take notes during presentation.

Intro to Business:  Watch AUP/JHHS Network/Internet Guidelines and take online quiz follow up at quia.com.  Homework due tomorrow (copyright quizzes).  Complete Everfi certification by Tuesday (checked on Wednesday).

Friday, October 30

INtro to Business:  Work on Everfi Personal FInance lessons.  Last day to work on these in class.  FInal certificate due by Wednesday, November 3.

Web 1:  Complete upload of DW #1, do a test from arpamaster and a peer review.

Thursday, October 29th

Happy Birthday Internet!  The Arpanet made its first connection 40 years ago today...

Web 1:  Acceptable Use Policy and JHHS Network/Internet Guidelines -- watch video, add notes to Dreamweaver.

Intro to Business:  Quick password quiz, Forum, and work on Everfi.net.

Wednesday, October 28

Business: Keeping your online identity safe -- using good passwords. Work on EverFi.

Webmaster 1: Work on DW #1 -- creating anchor links, prepping to add notes tomorrow, working on formatting.

Tuesday, October 27

Web 1:  Complete uploading of Password project (PowerPoint converted to a web page).  Test on your arpamaster.com account.  Start DW1 project by creating a folder and file, add a link to your master home page and upload, test.

Intro to Business:  email presentation, work on EverFi.  Homework due 11/2 at 3 p.m.  "Copyright" assignment in Communication section of Intro to Business page on mrssanchez.com

Monday, October 26

Intro to Business:  Read sharpschool announcment, view video and respond to forum question on Outsourcing.  Work on EverFi lessons

Webmaster 1:  Online Lives -- setting a secure password.  Take notes in PowerPoint, export as a web page, and upload to arpamaster (complete upload and test Tuesday at beginning of class).  You can view the PowerPoint information at mrssanchez.com, online lives lesson.

Friday, October 23

Web 1:  More about dreamweaver -- making links, setting colors, making multiple pages, adding images with citations.

Intro to Business:  Everfi personal finance -- working individually.

Thursday, October 22

Web 1:  Check grades, file project reports, complete make up work (especially Chapter 1 Reading Guides -- see mrssanchez.com, Nvu unit for detailed assignment.

Intro to Business:  Work on personal finance lessons/certifications at everfi.net.

Wednesday, October 21

Web 1:  Log onto SharpSchool and follow the directions in the announcement.  Then upload your index.html page to your arpamaster site.

Intro to Business:  Check announcement on SharpSchool, then work on EverFi lessons.

Tuesday, October 20

Web 1:  Practice with SharpSchool --messages and forums.  Intro to Dreamweaver.  Set up a site and create an index.html page.

Intro to Business:  Watch video on the price of gas at:
 http://stosselintheclassroom.org/index.php?p=onsite.php&url=http://cdn.abcnews.com/stossel/free/Stossel/070825stossel_gasprices.wmv


Read announcment in SharpSchool and follow directions.
 Answer the forum on SharpSchool after you watch the video.

Monday, October 19

Web 1:  Test SharpSchool logons, work on Chapter 1 Reading guide, turn in MyChoice (NVu Anchors) on the shared folder.

Introduction to Business:  Personal Finance lessons on EverFi.  Savings unit due on Tuesday, 10/20 (most students are already done).

Friday, October 16

Web 1:  Complete NVu Choice Project (anchors) and place in shared folder.  Work on Chapter 1 Reading guide (see NVu section of web page for assignment).  Read the book and answer the questions on quia.

Intro to Business:  Complete forums in SharpSchool MyClasses, and work on everfi personal finance unit (online at everfi.net).

Thursday, October 15

Mrs. Sanchez is out at a seminar today. Here are the plans:

Introduction to Business: Guest speakers from First Interstate Bank. If the guest speakers finish before the end of class, work on everfi.net.

Web 1: Work on the MyChoice project. If you are finished, begin the Chapter 1 Reading Guide (see mrssanchez.com in the NVu section). Read each group of pages and answer the questions on quia.com -- these are linked from the assignment page.

Wedmesday, October 14

Web 1: Work on My Choice in NVu, Go over lesson for tomorrow (Mrs. Sanchez will be gone).

Intro to Business: SharpSchool announcement/forums(2), discuss Guest Speaker etiquette, work on EverFi Personal Finance lessons.

Tuesday, October 13

Web 1: Creating sample text from Lorem Ipsum, created named anchor links, linking to a named anchor from another page.

Intro to Business: Log on to Everfi, begin course orientation and Savings unit (Personal Finance).

Friday, October 9

Web 1: Links page -- complete in NVu, turn in into a shared folder.

Intro to business: Unit 1 test (quia.com). You must make up in Mrs. Sanchez's classroom.

Thursday, October 8

Intro to Business:  Two Forum topics, study for Test on Friday.

Webmaster I:  Review NVu coding, get started on personal links page.

Wednesday, October 7

Web 1:  Using Nvu to create web pages using WYSIWYG web page creation software.  Formatting text, creating links, inserting images, etc.

Intro to Business:  Fiscal Policy review and forum questions -- SharpSchool.  Discussion of tracking economic indicators, look at Bureau of Labor Statistics page, use inflation calculator.

Tuesday, October 6

Web 1:  Complete District Assessment 5.1 quiz.  Create folders to store handouts, grade sheets, etc.  File folders in classroom file.

Intro to Business:  Complete Forum topic on Monopolies, oligopolies.  In-class discussion of fiscal policies, government policies to protect competition.

Monday, October 5

Intro to Business: 


I've added comments to the "lemonade' forum -- go back and respond to those. Then, read the section in your book p. 12-13 on Competition in a Free Market System. When you are done, take this quick quiz on quia.com.

Quiz link: http://www.quia.com/quiz/1962181.html

Then skim through pages 13-14-15. Read the vocabulary definitions, main titles, and skim the main content area.



Web 1:  Review activity to prep for quiz, 20 minutes to check grades and turn in make up work, make corrections, etc.

Friday, October 2

Web 1:  Finish lesson on copyright.  Learn about creative commons licensing.  Record some comments about copyright on a VoiceThread.

Introduction to Business:  Complete Forum topic on Supply and Demand -- it's all about Lemonade.  Discussion about law of demand, supply, use of resources, scarcity.

Thursday, October 1

Web 1:  Create a poster to demonstrate  how a browser interprets HTML code to display a web page.

Intro to Business:  Scarcity -- brief video and response in SharpSchool (in Forum -- can view video from a link).  Introduction to Supply and Demand.

Wednesday, September 30

Web 1: Copyright Activity - Day 1. Go to mrssanchez.com, webmaster, look for Copyright. Take the pre-quiz on quia, watch the "Fair(y) Use Tale" video, and take the four quizzes based on the video.

Intro to Business: Check Sharp School for announcement -- take poll, do forum activity. In-class review of the concept of the circular flow of money.

Tuesday, September 29

WEB 1: logon to voicethread accounts, learn to do text, voice and doodle commenting.

Intro to Business: Answered forum question on SharpSchool (PIT follow up -- aggressive), finished video lesson (Intro to Economics). If you didn't finish video lesson in class, it's homework -- answer all quia quiz questions. All on mrssanchez.com

Monday, September 28

Web 1: Complete viewing of video:  Internet History:  Behind the web. Take notes.

Intro to Business:  Complete forum posting (SharpSchool) on the PIT game and free market competition.  Begin video lesson on Intro to Economics (lesson available on mrssanchez.com)

Friday, September 25

Web 1: Take quick quia.com review quiz on Internet History Check up -- Day 1, watch more of the Internet History video, turn in Day 2 notes.

Introduction to Business: Do review activity on quia: Introduction to Free Market Economies (video clip) Columns activity. PIT!!!!!

Thursday, September 24

Web 1:  Begin video on History of the Internet.  Take notes.

Introduction to Business:  Watch video clip "The Origin of Free Market Economies."  Take notes on clip and turn in notes.  Post a response to the "Adam Smith" topic in forum on Sharp School.

Wednesday, September 23

Web 1:  Turn in completed HTML projects on a flash drive.  Beta test (peer review) another student's project.  Make corrections as necessary and turn in final version of project.

Introduction to Business:  Answer forum question on SharpSchool, review free market economies, command economies and mixed economies.  Play "rags to riches" on economic systems.

Tuesday, September 22

Web 1: Work on HTML projects. Log in to quia.com and take a short survey/quiz.

Intro to Business: SharpSchool Forum question, log in to quia.com, create an illustration of a business concept.

Monday, September 21

Web 1: Work on HTML project, show Mrs. Sanchez detailed PowerSchool grade for Webmaster, log in to quia.com and take practice quiz (get logon and password from Mrs. Sanchez).

Introduction to Business: On Sharpschool, go into Forums and read/respond to post on Capital-Intensive vs. Labor-Intensive business. Check for message from Mrs. S. on sharpschool (see images below for where to go). Send a quick reply to the sample message to test the system.

After logging into Sharpschool  on JHHS site, look for this:

Then, look for the Inbox tab, open the message and reply....

*If you have any problems -- please let Mrs. Sanchez know.

Friday, September 18

Web 1:  Work on HTML project

Introduction to Business:  Read about capital-intensive and labor-intensive businesses.  Read and respond to Forum question on SharpSchool about for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Thursday, September 17

Web 1: PowerSchool grade check, work on HTML project (7th period -- pep assembly)

Intro to Business: Brain Teaser (the Executioner) -- hand out textbooks, read Apple music section, read the "What is Business" section, discuss consumer viewpoint vs. business manager viewpoint.

Wednesday, September 16

Web 1: Name Game, Magnet HTML activity

Intoduction to Business: Turn in Levi Strauss (1 & 2) using SharpSchool's My Class feature, Name Game

Tuesday, September 15

Morning Classes: In and out with school pictures
Web 1: Complete partner projects-- HTML. Turn in on flash drive and prepare grade sheet (turn into class bin at front of room)

Introduction to Business: Complete Levi Strauss Activities 1 & 2

Monday, September 14

Mrs. Sanchez is at a training seminar. Here's what you should work on today:
Web 1: The partner assignment. This is on mrssanchez.com -- look in the HTML section for the project. The list of partners is on the side board. We'll finish this up on Tuesday and hand it in, so if you run into questions, do the best you can and I'll be back on Tuesday to help you problem solve.

Introduction to Business:
We'll work on the Levi Strauss case study. I previewed this on Friday. Hopefully you can complete the readings and Activities 1 and 2. If you finish early, try the vocabulary practice games on quia.com. All of the materials are on mrssanchez.com, under the Business Class, under Levi Strauss case study. Don't print anything -- we'll go over these in class and print or turn in on Tuesday.

Friday, September 11

Web 1: Complete E-Z Accounting site by adding an external link and using images as a background. Print both a browser print and a code print of the index.html page.

Introduction to Business: Go over Levi Strauss Activity, watch preview video, go to quia.com for vocabulary activities, try to make a profit on the Lemonade Stand game.

Thursday, September 10

Web 1: Format the image, add links between pages, go over Bronc Code of Conduct (not in 6th -- will do on Friday)

Introduction to Business: I, Pencil essay discussion. Free market economics.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 (9-9-9)

Introduction to Business: "No One Can Make a Pencil." Discussion in class. Definitions for natural, human and capital resources. Create a list with your group. handout: I, Pencil essay. Read in class (15 minutes) -- finish by class tomorrow. Article is here: http://www.econlib.org/library/Essays/rdPncl1.html

Web 1: Finish pages for E-Z (creation), set colors using words and hexadecimal values. Download, cite, and add an image to the index page.

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Intro to Business: Discussion/definition of: profit-seeking, good, service. Think about service businesses and goods-producing businesses in our area.
Web 1: Work on E-Z Accounting site. Create home page and 2-3 other pages.

Friday, September 4

Happy First Friday!

Web 1: Create the "friday.html" file for extra practice with HTML codes. Learn new codes for horizontal rule, centering, headings 1 and 2.

Introduction to Business: PIT power! Play a trading game.

Thursday, September 3

Webmaster 1:  Create a web page using HTML.  Take notes on vocabulary terms.
Introduction to Business:  Activities using "What is a Business" assignment.  Review others' cards, compare definitions, learn about profit-seeking businesses.  Complete pre-course survey.

All students:   Please remember to return your parent information form (with signatures) and your web hosting form!

Wednesday, Sept. 2 - Business Assignment

On the card provided in class, answer the following question: "What is a business?". You need to collect answers from 3 people (2 adults, 1 "choice"). One adult must be from outside school. You can ask them in person, email, text, phone call, etc. Bring the card to class on Thursday.

Wednesday, Sept. 2

All Classes:
Introduction to the course, teacher, classroom. Complete an online survey (get secret word from Mrs. Sanchez), take home parent letter and web hosting sheet. Bring back the parent signature page and web hosting agreement. Extra credit if it's returned on Thursday or Friday, "regular" credit if it's returned next week.

Welcome Back!

Yeah! It's back to school at Jackson Hole High School. This blog is updated (almost) daily with information about what we do in class each day. Please feel free to browse my website at: http://mrssanchez.com for more information about our class.