Daily Agenda, Thursday 2/5/09

NOTES:
Charece, I need your new blog address. Please leave me a comment on my blog post today.
Everyone else, please check to see that the link with your name on my blog (right hand side) is working. Is it going to your blog page. If it is not, please leave a comment on my post today so I can add your page to mine.

If your name doesn't appear on the right hand side of my blog then that means I do not have your correct blogpot url. Please leave a comment on my blog page, so I can add it to mine.

There are several of you who have not posted your work schedule yet, please do so TODAY.

WARM-UP:
1) check your mailbox
2) update your time sheet (all should be in your folders)
3) make copies of your pay check stubs if you brought any in
4) update your yellow pay check stub record sheet
5) update you weekly work schedule on to your blog if your work schedule as changed

CLASS ACTIVITIES:

6) FINISH TYPING THE WORDS I GAVE YOU YESTERDAY, IN A NEW BLOG POST. The words and procedures are listed below. Please complete numbers 6 and 7 correctly and completely .

7) * Create a new blog post
* your blog title should be --> Employment Terms
* Type the following list of words and define them.
Use your resources to find the definition of the words. (dictionary.com, search the web, the textbook, etc.)
* format for terms and definitions: type the term in ALL CAPS followed by a colon :
example of format --> EVALUATION: an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
1. EVALUATION
2. ASSESSMENTS
3. BACKGROUND CHECK
4. BENEFITS
5. COLD CALL
6. COMPENSATION PACKAGE
7. GROSS PAY
8. FICA
9. OSHA
10. NET PAY
11. DEDUCTIONS
12. INTERNSHIP
13. OUTSOURCING
14. NETWORKING
15. OCCUPATIONAL OUTLOOK HANDBOOK
16. SALARY
17. TELECOMMUTING
18. TEMPING
19. THANK YOU LETTERS
20. WORK-PLACE VALUES

I found a bunch of these words at the following website; check it out: http://www.quintcareers.com/jobseeker_glossary.html

8) NEW ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY
* Get a purple Office Applications textbook from the back bookcase. (3rd shelf) Make sure you return it at the end of class (DO NOT LEAVE IT OUT SITTING BY YOUR COMPUTER).
* Look in the Table of Contents and locate the activity titled "POWERFUL POWERPOINT". I do not know the page number (as I only have the teacher edition, not student version and the pages don't match.)
* Complete the exercise exactly as they appear on the page. Show me what you know about PowerPoint.
* Be sure to save it to your server. Then save it to the Electronic Turn in folder on the J:/ drive. (ask for help if you don't know how to do this).
* I will be grading this assignment using the rubic listed in the book at the bottom of the exercise directions. The Reflection portion is worth 6 points. I would like for you to POST YOUR REFLECTION TO YOUR BLOG.
* title your reflection post: POWERFUL POWERPOINT REFLECTION

9) BONUS POINTS: "Bubble Share" is a free program, site that we used last year to take a PowerPoint project and post it to our blogs. Bubble Share is blocked, but I quickly found this site: http://labnol.blogspot.com/2006/09/embed-powerpoint-slides-as-flash.html but have not had time to really look at it. Major bonus points for this project, if you can figure out how to convert your PowerPoint project in to a file that can be posted to your blog, and then post your project to your blog with your POWERFUL POWERPOINT REFLECTION reflection.

PLEASE BE SURE TO COMPLETE ALL THE ASSIGNMENTS I AM LEAVING YOU. I AM AFRAID THAT SOME OF YOU ARE VISITING AND PLAYING TOO MUCH AND NOT GETTING YOUR WORK DONE. PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT.

HAVE A GOOD DAY AND REMEMBER MY MOTTOS:
1) NO SCHOOL/NO WORK (hours can't be counted)
2) MAKE WISE DECISIONS.