Creating Professional Business Communications

Debby Sauter

Target Audience

 Computer Literacy Students ◦ High School Grades 9-12  Prior Knowledge ◦ ◦ Advanced keyboarding skills Novice level Microsoft Word experience

Objective

 Create a properly formatted business communication in order to clearly and effectively use writing in a collegiate and business environment

Standards

 Standard 9 is composed of the Career Ready Practices and Standard 9.1, 9.2, and 9.3 which are outlined below:

The 12 Career Ready Practices

These practices outline the skills that all individuals need to have to truly be adaptable, reflective, and proactive in life and careers. These are researched practices that are essential to career readiness.

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9.2 Career Awareness, Exploration, and Preparation

This standard outlines the importance of being knowledgeable about one's interests and talents, and being well informed about postsecondary and career options, career planning, and career requirements.

For students to be college and career ready they must have opportunities to understand career concepts and financial literacy. This includes helping students make informed decisions about their future personal, educational, work, and financial goals. By integrating Standard 9 into instruction, New Jersey students will acquire the necessary academic and life skills to not only achieve individual success but also to contribute to the success of our society http://www.state.nj.us/education/aps/cccs/career/

Moodle Structure

 3 Sections in Unit Lesson ◦ Review of Concepts ◦ Activities ◦ Check for Understanding ◦ Enrichment

Review of Concepts

 Each section has a video that can be viewed to review and/or re teach section lesson

Activities

 ◦ ◦ ◦ Activities or Resources Used ◦ File URL Assignment Folder

Check for Understanding

 ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Activities or Resources Used ◦ Glossary Wiki Assignment Quiz Chat URL ◦ Choices

Enrichment

 ◦ ◦ Activities or Resources Used ◦ Forum Video URL

Bloom’s Taxonomy

Create letterhead on your own Complete Spacing charts using what you have learned Recall the various Formats/ settings

Multiple Intelligences

Attention Hierarchy

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Sources

      Create template for letterhead video ◦ "Office 2013 Class #15: Word 2013: Letterhead, Save As Template, Business Letter." YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.

On line site to test email skills ◦ N.p., n.d. Web.

Worksheet practice ◦ "Macmillan Business & Professional Titles Portfolio." Macmillan Business. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Dec. 2014.

Email Correspondence ◦ "Developing Professional Email Correspondance." Capetown Chamber. N.p., n.d. Web.

Screen shot of email ◦ "Business Communications." Https://www.dlsweb.rmit.edu.au. N.p., n.d. Web.

Information ◦ "Setup Your Email." Productivity 501. N.p., n.d. Web.