Wow...the end of the year is here already. Anyways, I just wanted to thank all the BTT students this year and Mr.Case for an awesome year. I learned a lot this year, and this course has only made me want to learn more. Thanks again everyone!!

YESS!!! ALL MY SUMMATIVES ARE DONE AND HANDED IN! Today we had the first part of EQAO. I got all of the questions, but I wish I had some more time to explain how I got my answers. Next week will be exams for Science, Geography, Math, French, and English. In place of an exam for BTT, we have to hand in our portfolio. Our portfolio is a website with all of our stuff that we did the whole year presented neatly. I'm almost done my portfolio. Good luck on EQAO and the exams. Signing Out - Mohammad.

The last day of May!!!! Wow, the end of the year is approaching at an alarming rate. Today I studied for some of exams. Remember that EQAO is on Thursday and Friday this coming week, and Tuesday is the Aural Exam. Good luck guys!!

Today, I handed in my finished summative. Some of the things that I had for it included my website, my brochure, my business cards, my business letter, my letterhead, my registration form, my business outline, my business decisions, and some pens with my business logo on them :). I also uploaded the thirteenth episode of the Moh Joh Show. In this week's podcast, we reviewed the book Lord of the Flies. This was to help you all get started for studying for the english exam (which will be in less than two weeks).

Today I worked on BTT summative, and my Website Protfolio. I downloaded PageBreeze, but I don't have much time to wriet and I have to go work on this. Signing Out - Mohammad.

Today, we went to Georges Vanier for our oreintation. Since we had BTT in the morning, I missed it. Turns out that we didn't do anything important today though! Today I'll continue working on my brochure. Afterwards, I can just copy an paste that information into my website :).

The second series of notes for our BTT class:

*One of the ways that you can advertise is by a brochure
*It is an 8 and a half by 11 piece piece of paper that is folded into 3
*Brochures have more information than a business card or lettehead
*Use Microsoft Publisher to make your brochure
*Brochures tend to last longer than business cards or letterheads because they have more information
*You can very easily copy the information from your brochure directly onto your website

The first series of notes on our BTT class:

*Once you have a business, make sure that someone else doesn't already have the same name
*If they do, you could be sued for infringement
*Try and see if someone has your business name
*The most common form of advertisemnt is on the web
*You want to make sure that you have an accessible URL
*Make sure if you have a business name, it has a prescence
*Go to "domaintools.com", and you can do a URL/domain search to find out if existing businesses have the same URL
*"internic.ca" and "domain.ca" are other domain finders
*".net" and ".org" typically refer to non-profit websites

Today in BTT01, we worked on finishing up any work that we did not previously complete like our business cards, letterheads, or domain websites. We also learned how to make a Header and Footer not appear on every page. First you go to Page Setup in Microsoft Word, and then click Different for First Page. We also got some information and websites on registering our businesses, but that will be due later on...Sigining Out - Mohammad

A series of notes on what we did today in class:

*Business cards are very effective and they make your business seem more serious and legitimate.
*Your business card represents your business and makes an impression on however you give the card to.
*A letterhead is kind of like a business card that you can give to others to make your business seem that much more professional (through paper or E-Mail).
*Try to make your business card stand out, but still remain in the industry standard
*www.reencoded.cim has business cards in a variety of unique formats.
*There are some rules to making a business card: Your card must have a sense of design, it must have a phone number, an address, a URL, your name, your business' name, and what your business is.
*A letterhead is essentially the contact information.
*You can make a letterhead and business card using Microsoft Word.
*Use 8371 for the business card number.

I finally edited and put together another episode of the Moh Joh Show on our Woodbine JHS Wiki. This week, we reviewed the book Dragonrider. It is getting close to the end of the year, so I think that we'll be able to fit in only 2 more podcasts. Anyways, the next blog will be about our last BTT class. Signing Out - Mohammad.

Mr.Case will collect a BTT Sumative folder from us at 9:00 AM tomorrow. These are things that need to be in this folder: A paragraph on your business, a logo for your business, a paragraph explaining that logo, a business name, a paragraph explaining that name, and a budget plan.

This is helpful for choosing a business name: http://sbinfocanada.about.com/od/startup/a/createbizname.htm

Today we went to the Rouge Valley and planted some trees! Me, Thanushan, and Jaynash planted over 20 trees. We planted all of the trees that they gave us! Afterwards, we went to the creek and tried to skip rocks. It wa really funny, and I had a blast today.

Tomorrow, our class 9-5 and the Environment Team from Woodbine will be going to the Rouge Valley to plant new trees! This means that me and the other students who have BTT will miss our BTT class for tomorrow. Being environmentally friendly has become a popular issue to talk about, and we should all try to be as green as possible. Yes, this includes doing small things like turning off your lights when you are not using them or re-using things that you've already used once before (heck sometimes you can donate stuff to local charities instead of throwing that stuff out).

Today, we had the BTT test on Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, HTML tags, and the Subtractive/Additive color theories. It went suprisingly well!! I think that is because I made a page for everyone for the test on the wiki, and this helped me review. Well, for now I'll continue to work on BTT Sumative assignment. Signing Out - Mohammad.

Wow! It's May already. Anyways, just a reminder that the BTT test on Adobe Flash and Adobe Dreamwaver will be tomorrow. The test will also inlcude the Additive and Subtractive theories of color. Signing out- Mohammad.

This is about my business:

My business is going to be about teaching people advanced and beginner computers. Some of the things that I will be teaching include Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, and Windows Movie Maker. I would also teach a little bit of basic computer hardware. The economy is sluggish nowadays, and job competition is intense. Having “Proficient in Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, and Movie Maker” on a resume will seriously bump you up in the eyes of an employer. During these times, it is good to upgrade your own skills so that you can blow away the competition.

My target audience will be anybody who is interested in getting a decent job. This therefore eliminates small children and people under 16 from my possible consumers. I think I may even continue to tutor computer programs for next year when many people will take BTT (I of course will have finished the course).

The reason that I did not focus on computer hardware is because it is usually harder to find jobs that require hardware knowledge, and because I am not an expert on it. My dad, however, is an expert on computer hardware. Some of the things that we could do involving hardware could include taking a computer apart, and identifying every part of it to the student.

I would start my teaching session by introducing them to the program and what it could be used for. Then I would go through the menubars, and the toolbars of that program. I would give my student two tasks to complete (write a short essay using Word, or list ten new things that you learned). If the student is interested, I may award him with a trial version of that program. I will then proceed to make a test for that student. When the student has completed a program course, I would award him with a certificate stating that he has done so.

I would teach a students by one hour each day depending on what they want to learn. Each course requires 5 hours of instructional time for it to be complete, except for Basic Hardware and Movie Maker which require 3 hours of instructional time. For one hour of Microsoft Word, I would charge $14. For one hour of Microsoft Excel, I would charge $14. For one hour of Microsoft PowerPoint, I would charge $14. For one hour of Adobe Photoshop, I would charge $15. For one hour of Adobe Flash, I would charge $15. For one hour of Adobe Dreamweaver, I would charge $15. For one hour of Windows Movie Maker, I would charge $14. For one hour of Basic Hardware, I would charge $16.

I would also have special combination offers. If the student wants to learn all three Microsoft programs, I would charge $200 (that’s five classes for each). If the student wants to learn all three of the Adobe programs, I would charge $215 (again five classes for each). If the student wanted to learn Windows Movie Maker and Basic Hardware together, I would charge them $130 (three classes for each). If the student wanted to learn everything, I would give them a value package of $530.

The maximum number of students that I could have at one time would be four students. This is because it would be hard for me to keep up with each of them.

There are some costs involved here. I will be working at my house so rent is not a problem. The students will come to me so transportation is not in play here either. Some of my costs would include the cost of the trial CDs. The cost of refreshments would also be a problem: water bottles and some chips (I want my students to come back). Another cost would be the cost of the paper and the ink to print the certificates and tests. I would also need to buy a small handbook or calendar to keep track of the days my students come and the money that I receive. The last of my costs would be advertisements: I would put up flyers everywhere (they cost money), and maybe host a website for my business.

Of course I would have some problems with this business. A possible problem could be me getting sick. In this case, I would put off my tutoring classes to a later date because I would not want my student to get sick aswell. Another problem could be the student not showing up to my classes. In this case I would arrange a later date for them to come here.
This is a working progress, and hopefully I will have more ideas for my business.

A series of notes that I took today at BTT class:

*We are going to create basic idea plans for our businesses
*Some of the problems and obstacles that you will encounter include the cost, the way in which you will be making money, and if the idea is realistic
*The money that you get to use is called the gross income
* The net income is the amount of money that in the end you make (your profits)
*Capitol expenses are anything that you will have at the end of your business (you own it the end of your business should you decide to close it)
*You can break all other expenses into operational and consumable expenses (both of which you need to run your business)
*Even if you have a negative net income, you can use those capitol expenses for next summer
*The advantages of running you own business is the job experience, you're your own boss, and you might end up making a lot of money if things go well
*There is a high risk, but also a high reward if you choose to start your own business

We will be having an Adobe Dreamweaver and an Adobe Flash test on Monday next week. Some of the other things that you need to know include the Color Theories and the Property Manager in both of the Adobe programs.