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Weekended 12-23-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 12-23-11

Keyboarding students are encouraged as always to use Mondays afterschool as a make day. No homework the rest of the year


Consumer Economics- no homework

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Weekended 12-16-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 12-16-11

Keyboarding students are encouraged as always to use Mondays afterschool as a make day. No homework the rest of the year lessons 17 & 18


Consumer Economics- Test on chpt 10 this week

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 12-9-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 12-9-11

Keyboarding students are encouraged as always to use Mondays afterschool as a make day. No homework the rest of the year


Consumer Economics- Test on chpt 10 this week

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 12-2-11

No homework this week its December

week ended 11-23

No Homework holiday week

December is Upon Us.

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 12-2-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing home row keys and new keys. We will again do a 5 minute time writing and practice 1 minute one this week. Students are encouraged to practice typing. This week I am collecting lessons 10-14 both in the book and in typing time for grades. Be ready for a bell ringer. The lowest bell ringer for the marking period will be dropped. Lesson 10-14 in the software and lessons will be due on November 28th students are encouraged as always to use Mondays after school as a make day.


Consumer Economics- working on Budgets and spending. Student will finish construction of individual Budgets on excel . We will work on a balance sheet and other related budget & math worksheets to review the materials. Test will be on Wednesday or Thursday.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Thanksgiving Week

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 11-23-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing home row keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 13 & 14 and typing time. We will again do a 5 minute time writing. Students are encouraged to practice typing. The lowest bell ringer for the marking period will be dropped. Lesson 10-14 in the software and lessons will be due on November 28th students are encouraged as always to use Mondays after school as a make day.


Consumer Economics- working on Budgets and spending. Student will complete a spending spree to construct a food budget. Students will also construct 2 individual Budgets completed on excel by the end of the week.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –Problem test chpt 4 this week.

week ended 11-18-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 11-17-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 12 & 13 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- working on Budgets and spending. Test on Monday on Payroll and tax forms with additional pages. Budgets completed on excel by the end of the week.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

week ended 11-11-11

Veterans day this Wednesday
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday 11-10-11
Act 80 no School For Students on 11-11-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 11-10-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 11 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- working on Payroll & Payroll taxes unit 8. Students will get a segment workday and have a 5 x 5 due on Tuesday.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

November Already

Homework for 10-31 thru 11-4
Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 11-4-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 11 & 12 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- worksheets for chapter 11 then new marking period introduction to consumer economics


Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –Starting Chapter 3 intro to expenses & revenues in Accounting . We will do activities together and I will assign problems to finish this week.

week ended 10-28-11

1st Marking Period will be over next week. Seats will change......


Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 10-28-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 9,10 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- working on segments 11.3,4,5 Test on chpt 11 segs 1-3 on Tuesday or Wednesday the rest of the chapter will be tested on Friday


Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –Starting Chapter 3 Accounting terms and reading chpt. We will do activities together and I will assign problems to finish this week. Assessment on Chpt 2 on Tuesday.

10-21-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 10-21-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and new keys are added in the book they will complete lesson 7,8 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- working on Stock investments chart and its values. Test on chpt 13 on Tues.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

week ended 10-14-11

What Were Columbus's 3 ships????????????????????

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 10-14-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and space bar in the book they will complete lesson 6 and typing time.

Consumer Economics- Working on investments unit nightly complete worksheets we start in class. Test on chpt. 13 on Friday

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 10-7-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 10-07-11

Keyboarding- Students will be working on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and space bar in the book they will complete lesson 4 & 5.

Consumer Economics- working on Savings unit nightly complete worksheets we started in class. Test on chpt 12 on Friday

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 9-30-11

Can you believe September whipped by us so quickly?

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 09-30-11

Keyboarding- Finish 5 x 5’s this weekend . Students will start on typing time software reviewing homerow keys and space bar.

Consumer Economics- working on Banking unit nightly complete worksheets we started in class. Deposit slips and check register discussed and calculated. Reconcile checkbook by week end. Study this weekend for Test on Chpt. 10 to be given on Oct 3rd.

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 9-23-11

Happy Autumn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 09-23-11

Keyboarding- No formal homework study numbers and words for assessment Monday. Start 5 x 5 in class finish 5x5 Essays at home Due next Monday & Tuesday.

Consumer Economics- working on budgeting & Banking unit nightly complete worksheets we started in class

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 9-16-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 09-16-11

Keyboarding- No formal homework study numbers and words for assessment on Friday & Monday

Consumer Economics- working on budgeting nightly complete worksheets we started in class

Advanced Apps 2 & 3 –No Homework

Week ended 9/9/11

Consumer Economics- Tuesday 5x5 due Test on Wed. Chpt 9 starts Thursday

Keyboarding- Create Blog files, folders and timed dictations this week.

Advanced- Students are working at their own pace finishing up computer work on senior projects and also simulations

Sept 11th We will never forget

Welcome to a new school year

We arrived back to school but my classroom is 705 for Keyboarding, Advanced Computer Apps 2 & 3 and 830 for Consumer Economics.

Keyboarding- Yellow Papers signed & returned by Friday.

Adv Computer Apps 2 & 3- Yellow Papers signed & returned by Friday.

Consumer Economics- Yellow Papers signed & returned by Friday. 5x5 by next Tuesday and Books covered by Friday.

week ended 5-27

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 5-27-11
No homework


Document Processing power point presentations will be started this week. Blog files and timed writings also collected

Computer Applications country research and power point presentations this week. Turn in all parts of final exam

Advanced Computer Applications Monday review for exam. Tues & Wed Photo shop. Final exam on Thursday
Advanced 2 – Budgets will be constructed this week

Weekended 5-20

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 5-20-11
No homework


Document Processing power point presentations will be started this week. Blog files and timed writings also collected
Computer Applications country research , power points Access & excel portion of the final
Advanced Computer Applications tutorial in photoshop . Start collage of 5 pictures.
Advanced 2 – sort payroll records, add employee and produce salaried employee worksheet

week ended 5-13

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 5-13-11
No homework


Document Processing power point content will be graded on the 10th Table work for the other day of the week.
Computer Applications Unbound report due on 12th otherwise country research and powerpoints
Advanced Computer Applications Jobs 39-45 in Access then fossil tutorial in photoshop . Start collage of 5 pictures.
Advanced 2 – working on payroll worksheets

Week ended May 6th

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 5-6-11
No homework


Document Processing tables and work on powerpoint which content will be graded on the 10th
Computer Applications. Country recipe due on Tuesday and cuisine presentations on Thurs & Friday
Advanced Computer Applications Jobs 33-35, 39-45 in Access
Advanced 2 – Create brochure, card and business forms.

Easter week week ended April 22nd 11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 4-22-11
No homework
Happy Easter


Document Processing Tables

Computer Applications. We will continue the tutorials on photo shop text & inserting a baby picture projects .

Advanced Computer Applications – photo shop

Advanced 2 – Create brochure, card and business forms.

Week ended April 15th tax day!

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 4-15-11


Document Processing – Students will have a test on personal & business letters. This week we will practice letters and proofreading.

Computer Applications. Students will continue working on data bases We will continue the tutorials on photo shop creating a button & text projects.

Advanced Computer Applications – Data bases and photo shop

Advanced 2 – Create newsletter with articles, online newsletter with tables and a web page for the newsletter.

Week ended April 4 2011

Document Processing – Students will have a test on personal & business letters. This week we will practice letters and proofreading.

Computer Applications. Students will continue working on data bases and have a bell ringer on data bases. We also will start the tutorials on photo shop

Advanced Computer Applications – Data bases and photo shop

Advanced 2 – updating his training presentation adding hyperlinks and uploading to the wiki. Practicing power points for Fridays presentation------

Homework Helpline Week ended April 1st 2011

Mrs Kolva’s Back
Thanks for your patience during my recent hospitalization and absence. I will get students grades updated as soon as possible.

PSSA SCHEDULE THIS WEEK- end of marking period.


DOCUMENT PROCESSING- We will review the construction and elements of a business letter. Students will practice this technique by preparing a number of letters. Next week they will be tested on this.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS - Review of software Paint and analyze how it can be used with other software. Introduction of Microsoft Access Data Base software. Students will bring in a baby picture to scan. Students will learn the techniques of scanning.
ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS –Students will be introduced to Adobe Photo shop and will work on tutorials. Students will bring in a picture to be scanned. Students will learn the techniques of scanning.

ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TWO- Todd will introduce call outs as a technique of word to Document Processing Students. He will demonstrate using the smartboard. He will continue documents in publisher.

week ended 3-18-11

Happy St Pattys Day

PSSA's this week so no homework

week ended March 11, 11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 3-11-11


Document Processing – Unbound report assigned on stock company which will be turned in as writing Prompt March 14th. Iditarod web quest Due March 14th and practice with unbound report construction lessons 27

Computer Applications. Past Predicts the future power point will be presented this week. Students will then start on informative pp

Advanced Computer Applications – Students will present persuasive & impromptu pp. Students will watch other presentations.

Advanced 2 – Working on templates for power point and call outs for document

Week ended March 4th 2011

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 3-4-11


Document Processing – Unbound report assigned on stock company which will be turned in as writing Prompt March 14th. Iditarod web quest Due March 14th and practice with unbound report construction lessons 26 & 27

Computer Applications. Past Predicts the future power point will be finished this week and students will present them. Students will then start on informative pp

Advanced Computer Applications – Students will work Research Persuasive topics and create a power points. Students will present persuasive & impromptu pp.

Advanced 2 – Todd will work on finishing up a presentation that he will practice at home for next week. Work with paint, symbols and graphics this week. Hyperlinks and digital pictures are added to power points.

we 2-25-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 2-25-11
Happy Presidents day Enjoy the time off

Document Processing – Unbound report assigned on stock company which will be turned in as writing Prompt. Quiz , Iditarod web quest and practice with unbound report construction.

Computer Applications. Power point Assessment and Past Predicts the future power point. Requirements are distributed.

Advanced Computer Applications – Students will work on power points jobs as assigned. Assessment on powerpoint

Advanced 2 – upload files from web site, onto wiki, continued work on Iditarod pp. Then 5x5 and back to job 4-5 in the book revising Employee Policy manual.

week ended 2-18-11

Happy Valentines Day Remember no act 80 day this week

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 2-14-11


Document Processing – Lecture and construction of unbound reports. Students should have notes and test next week. Unbound report assigned on stock company which will be turned in as writing Prompt.

Computer Applications . Power point Assignments at students own pace . personal power point then finally 14-16. Time frame past to present will be handed out and rubric distributed.

Advanced Computer Applications – Students will present the demonstrative & personal power points.

Advanced 2 – upload files from web site, work on kayaking research for questionnaire and podcast. Then 5x5

Week ended 2-11-11

Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 2-11-11

No homework Throughout

Document Processing – numeric rules & email memo bell ringer and quiz this week. Assessment on emails & memo construction

Computer Applications . Power point Assignments at students own pace . personal power point then finally 14-16. Time frame past to present will be handed out and rubric distributed.

Advanced Computer Applications – prepare powerpoint with smart art ,transitions, sound then we will pick topic for animated power point.

Advanced 2 – upload files from web site, work on rock climbing research for questionnaire and podcast.

2-4-11

No Homework Throughout

Document Processing – numeric rules in communication 3 and lesson 21 quiz . introduction to emails and letters quiz to follow on these rules.

Computer Applications . Power point Assignments at students own pace Act 5-10, then personal power point finally 14-16.

Advanced Computer Applications – prepare power point with smart art ,transitions, sound Act 5-10 then we will pick topic for animated power point.

Advanced 2 – upload files from web site, work on rock climbing research for questionnaire and podcast.

Week ended month ended Jan 28th 2011

Wow January whizzed by like a blizzard.
Mrs. Kolva’s Homework Blog for Week ended 1-28-11

No homework Throughout

Document Processing – numeric rules in communication 3 and lesson 21. timed writing
Computer Applications . Power point Assignments at students own pace Act 1-7

Advanced Computer Applications – Research computer field and prepare powerpoint. Act 1-10

Advanced 2 – Brochures designed, upload files from web site and work on rock climbing research for questionnaire and podcast.

Week ended 1-14-11

Study for Exams this week

Computer apps 1 on Monday
Computer apps 4 on Wed
Adv. computer apps on Wed

All 8th graders will take the reading exams on the day assigned.....

Week ended 1-7-11

Welcome Back Students


This week no homework due to 4 sight testing