1. Mrs. Peterson

2.
(Link on my BHS schedule to

3. My Credentials BA and MS degrees in Business Education
Harper, Western, Northern Illinois University
National Board Certified
Certiport Certifications
Microsoft Office Specialist
PowerPoint
Excel
Word
Access
Adobe
Dreamweaver
Flash

4. Professional Organizations
SET Connections
Special Education Technology
Chicago Area Bus. Ed. Assn.
Illinois Business Ed. Assn.
National Business Ed. Assn.
CIS Advisory Committee

5. My Background 10 years at Hoffman Estates High School
Dedicated Word Processors
Word Perfect
Apple 2e

6. My Background Adult Ed & Corporate Training District 211 Staff
WordPerfect & Dbase 3+
Harper College
WordPerfect
MS Office
Catapult Software Training
Lotus SmartSuite, Perfect Office, & MSOffice
The RGB Group, Inc.
Training Development
Website Design & Maintenance

7. Barrington High School
10 Years at BHS
Courses
Introduction to Business
Tech Certifications 1-4
Digital Webpage Design
Clubs
Business Professionals of America
The Company Program

8. Competitive Event Opportunities
Over 50 different types of business and computer related competitions
Started at BHS
Many regional winners & several state winners
bpa.org
mrspeterson220.com/bpa. html

9. Competitive Event Opportunities
The Company Program
Funded by Junior Achievement
Sponsored by Pepsico
BHS won 1st place last year!
Open to all students
Tuesdays 4-5:30 pm at Pepsico

10. Intro to Business Unit Chapters The Economy and You Ch 1-4
Owning and Operating a Business
Ch 5-6
Marketing to the Consumer
Ch 13-14
Buying Goods and Services
Ch 22-24
Credit
Ch 25-27
Money Management
Ch 28-32
Risk Management
Ch 33-35
Test Schedule, worksheets, projects, and study guides are available on my website.

11. Certify = 100% on final exam Credit at Harper
Authorized Testing Center
What employers say
What students say
Who’s Certified
Check out Tech 1-4
Certify = 100% on final exam
Credit at Harper

12. Tech 1-4 Certifications IC3 Certification MOS Certifications
One Semester
Students prepare for IC3 GS4 Certification
Internet and Computing Core Certification
Three exams
Computing Fundamentals
Key Applications
Living Online
MOS Certifications
One Semester
Students prepare for MOS Certification
Microsoft Office Specialist
Word
PowerPoint
Excel
Access
Google & BHS Certification
One Semester
Google Apps for Education Qualified Individual certificate
BHS Tech Tools
BHS Student Tech Coach
One Semester
Complete IC3 or MOS
Complete Google and BHS Cert.
New 2014/15

13. Digital Web Design Adobe Certification Two Semesters
Students are preparing for Adobe Certified Associate Certification
Two Certificates
Dreamweaver
Flash

14. Class Routine 80% = Daily work 10% = Speed
Lessons at
Tech 1: Begin with Key Applications
Tech 2: Begin with Pearson MS Office Deluxe Edition
Attach completed assignments to your Google site
Enter a reflection and some notes you’ll want to remember
Complete the “Please Grade” Form to notify me to grade your work
10% = Speed
Play racing games at Play.typeracer.com
Top three speeds are recorded in Infinite Campus
Complete the New Timing Record form when you break your record.
10% = Effort (Timings per Week)
Complete at least four races each week

15. Lesson 1 Tech 1 Tech 2 Create a Google Site.
Name: Sp 2014 Tech by (your name)
Pages:
Home (this will be here automatically)
Computing Fundamentals
Key Applications
Living Online
Mock Interview Day
Share with me as an editor
Mary Ellen Peterson
Please Grade form
Tech 2
Add these pages to your Tech1 site:
MOS
PowerPoint
Word
Excel
Access
Create an account at Pearson
Instructions are on my site: mrspeterson220.com/tech2.html
Routine:
Grader projects
Please Grade form
Practice tests
MOS exam