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Assessment Before Learning

Before we get too far into the start of the course take 15 minutes to complete the survey to the right. If there is no survey you can click the button below to take you to an external site.

Survey

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Digital Literacy

To put this course into a business context, you will assume the position of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of a music retailing company selling Music or a Book retailing company. 

Throughout this course you will:

• Set up a workstation, 
• Manage files, 
• Do research, 
• Use common business software applications, 
• Communicate using electronic communication tools, 
• Create a web site for your business.

In this activity's assignment, you will send your teacher an email ([email protected])  with the name of your business and a brief description of your business. A business email should be professional and effective.
 
Here are some tips for your business emails.

• Use your proper name, first and last name . Don't use a nick name like "The tycoon" that the recipient won't recognize. (To change your name, click on the properties of your email account.) 
• Use proper spelling, grammar and punctuation. Do not use chat abbreviations! 
• Use paragraphs to organize your thoughts and leave a blank line between paragraphs. 
• Edit your communication so that it is clear and concise. Remember - brevity with clarity! 
• Use a subject line with a meaningful description. 
• Do not attach unsolicited files. Large unsolicited attachments are not only annoying but can clog up an email system and prevent the recipient from receiving other emails. 
• Include your name at the end of the email as a courtesy to the recipient, we will look into creating a signature that will automatically attach to all your emails. 
• Check your inbox regularly and answer all emails promptly, good practice is to respond within 24 hours. 
• Use the high priority flagging option only when necessary. 
• Use virus protection software. The recipient of your email will not want to get a virus from your email! 
• Do not forward emails without the originator's permission. 
• Be aware that email is not necessarily confidential. 
• Be courteous. Use appropriate language and tone. Don't use offensive, obscene or racist language. 
• Use BCC (Blind Courtesy Copy) to address emails to large groups of people that don't know each other or to keep recipient email addresses confidential. 
• Use CC (Courtesy Copy) only when necessary.

Resources 

1. Email replies.com 
2. Email Etiquette 
3. 10 Tips to Email Etiquette 
4. Cyber Tech Help Adding attachments to emails. 

 

A Digital Literate Person

The digitally literate person is able to:

• Retrieve Data
• Organize Data
• Evaluate Data
• Assimilate, present and use information derived from the date

Retrieve Data

• Knows sources of digital data
• Accesses and finds digital data

Evaluate Data

• Evaluates the bias and reliability of Data
• Assesses the data critically
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Organize Data

• Able to manage data
• Able to extract meaningful data​​​

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Use Information

• Able to integrate new information into current base of information
• Able to use information in an ethical and legal way

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Present Information

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheet
• Database
• Presentation Software
• Multimedia
• Able to Present Information in an appropriate format

Choosing an Effective Name for your Business

 A good name for your business is: 

1. Dynamic and powerful, 
2. Reinforces your uniqueness, 
3. Appeals to your target market that you want to sell to, 
4. Provides an abundance of marketing images. 

Did you know that HMV is the abbreviated title taken from a painting called His Master's Voice . This famous picture is a painting of a dog named Nipper listening intently to a wind-up gramophone. This famous picture became a trademark for several companies including Victor, RCA and HMV. Click here to view this famous painting and for more information about Nipper. ​"

 

Activity #1 - Email

Part 1: Send an email to your teacherKeep in mind that you are the CEO of your business and send your teacher an email with the name of your business. Your business can be a music retailing company selling CDs or a book retailing company. For example, some existing music retailers are "Sam the Record Man" and "HMV 1 ". An example of an existing book retailer is "Chapters". Your choice of a name for your company will be original and of your own creation. ​

Click on the picture above to read about the history of the business. Select one and create a new name for your business. 

Here are the criteria for the content of your email to your teacher. 

1. The name of your company must be of your creation and original . Create a name for your company that the consumer can relate to. (See the notes below about choosing an effective business name.) 
2. Briefly describe your company. For example, what part of the market does your business target or sell to? (For the music store - Rock, Heavy Metal, Oldies etc. For the book store - children's books, used books, historical books, fictional etc.) 
3. Use proper email etiquette. (Hint - Use U1A1 Email in the subject line.) 
4. Copy yourself on this email for your file

Part 2: Send a reply to your teacher ​

Your teacher will send a reply to your email and request that you attach a picture of your business. Send a reply to your teacher with the requested picture. You can obtain your picture from the internet. Here are the criteria for your reply. 
Your reply will: 

• Use proper email etiquette, 
• Refer the recipient's attention to the attached picture, 
• Attach a picture of your business, 
• Copy yourself on this email for your files. 

In Depth look at Research and Creating a Survey

In this section of the course we are going to look in depth on a google search to find all the results we want to find! We are also going to look into how to create a form that we can get first hand information from our peers or a group of people.

Research

Working With Microsoft Word

In this section of the course we are going to look at all the
​ features of Microsoft Word and how to use all the features!

Working with Word