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8th Grade PPA Assignment 1.00

1.00  Hardware and Software

Performance Portfolio Activity

 

Student Directions

 

Read the following situation and compose an essay and a power point presentation that will answer the questions listed below.

 

Zack and Sandra have just started their own home business.  They will be working at home and sending all their work via email to a lawyer’s office in another state.   They have to create a home office and will need a computer, additional components, and office furniture.  Zack and Sandra will be typing letters, memos, entering data into databases and creating charts and graphs with spreadsheet data.  Sandra may also need to scan material or record voice messages to send to the lawyer’s office as well as send photos she takes of client’s homes.  Zack will also need to attend many video conferences via the web.

 websites for this project

 
 
 
 

Use the information from the class webpage, 8th Grade Assignment 1.00 Caps Activity  to plan for these items in your powerpoint presentation.

 

  • Title Slide -  Introduce the project by title,  present your assignment and introduce yourself
  • Use a variety of different slides illustrating the following information, include photos and cost of the items and answering these questions. 
    • What type of computer will best fit Zack and Sandra’s needs?
    • Will they need a network, if so what type.
    • What kinds of additional components (input, output, and storage devices) will they need and for what purposes?
    • What different types of software will they need?
    • Describe what types of office furniture they need to create their new home office.
    • Describe how Zack and Sandra should set up their computers and workstations properly.
    • Describe how they should care for their computer system and its components.
  • Bibliography slide
  • Copyright Slide
  • Ending Slide

The following is an example not a template, so think and do your own work and design. 

1.   Title Slide -1.00 Hardware and Software Performance Portfolio Activity

  • Name
  • Date
  • Class

2.   Project Assignment Slide

  • You are an Architect- describe this job

  • Your assignment is to Design a home real estate business for Zack and Sandra
  • Tell me how you are going to do it here

3.   Design the Office on this slide

4. Slide and continuing slides.  Use as many you need to do the job.  Order the items you feel are needed for the real estate office for Zac and Sandra.

  • Computer/s
    • Cost
    • Picture
    • Information about it
  • printer
  • Office furniture
  • Digital camera
  • scanner
  • Webcam
  • Headphones and microphones
  • Necessary software
  • browser
  • network
  • Computer care
  • Spreadsheet of expenses -Include a simple spreadsheet showing how much you spent to set up the real estate office.
  • Bibliography-this is where you give credit for using someone else’s work or information
  • Copyright- this is where you claim your work(This project is the creative property of (name) and no part maybe used without written permission.
  • This is the end of the presentation-thank you for your attention. Are there any questions?
   

Zach and Sandra Excel Spreadsheet Rubric

 1.  Minimum 5 columns

2.  Column widths wide enough to show all info.  Summarize/shorten if necessary.

3.  Appropriate columns formatted for currency.

4.  Entire spreadsheet has same font and font size.  Only column labels may be different.

5.  Total Column MUST have formula (function).

6.  Total cell at bottom MUST have sum formula.

7.  Borders must be around spreadsheet.

 This rubric is for the excel spreadsheet grade as opposed to the slide on the PPT.

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