Introduction
Operations Management, also referred to as "Production", is the task that is concerned with supervising, designing and controlling the procedures of the production process. It is closely involved in all aspects of the production process. Operations aims to provide the right products, in the right quantities, at the right quality; all in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Course curriculum
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Week 1 Activity: Launch The Firm
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"Launch The Firm" Game Instructions (PowerPoint)
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Student Instructions & Recording Handout
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Program Information & Support
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Please Check Now That Your Phone Is In Your Bag. Please Stay For 40 Minutes Of Learning & Sign Out For The Bathrrom During The Last 5 Minutes of Class.
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Only Use The Laptop Assigned To You. Return To Assigned Slot With No Slack Cord.
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Please Don't Disrupt Our 40 Minute Work Cycle. Leave For The Bathroom During Packup Time.
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Supply Check Is On The First Resource Bank Day Of Each Quarter
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How Well Are You Demonstrating The IB Learner Characteristics? Which Is Your Super Power & Which Presents The Greatest Challenge?
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Do You Skip Class?
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Fact Sheet Packet. Extra Copies Available In The Classroom. Review Our Classroom Rules, Policies & Procedures.
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Meet Your Teacher: Dr. Eva Bogard
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You Should Do An Internship Every Year Until You Graduate From College
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Welcome IB Business Management Student
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Here Is The Master Plan...
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The IB BM Syllabus Consists Of 5 Units With A Total Of 40 Total Chapters ("Courses") That You Are Responsible For Learning
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The Official IB Business Management Guide & Syllabus
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The Full IB BM Textbook Is In TEAMS
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*Chapter Work Cycle =The Same 7 Day Format For Each Chapter. You Always Know What We Are Doing In Class & What Is Assigned For Homework.
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*DUE DATES & DEADLINES
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*Late With A Good Reason Is Still Late (Missing Work Submitted After 5 Calendar Days = 0%).
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*Your Makeup Day From An Absence Is The Following Class Day. Read Instructions Carefully & Review Policies When Absent.
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*Finished Early? Choose A Task From This List...
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*Finished Early? Keep Track Of Current Events In The Business World
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Business Careers. Which Might Be A Good Fit For You?
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The Notebook Project - A Daily Learning & Study Tool
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Read The Rules For Your Notebook Project Before Every Grading Day. This Paper Must Be Stapled Onto The Inside Cover Of Each Composition Notebook
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Your Notebook Project Helps You Build Strong Attention To Detail. This Is A Valuable Life Skill.
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LOOK: Page-By-Page Visual Instructions To Help You Earn a 100% On Every Notebook Project.
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Sample Of A 100% Notebook Project - Make Yours Just As Nice.
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Sample Of A 100% Notebook Project - Compare Yours.
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Notebook Checklist & Reflection Sheet (The Blue Sheet). Complete & Staple Onto The Last Page Of Your Chapter Notes BEFORE Scoring Day. This Blue Color Checklist Is Available In Class Or You Can Print It Yourself.
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Teacher's Scoring Checklist
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Start Your Notebook Project By Outlining This Chapter. Then Outline A Long IB Exam Answer Using A Spider Map.
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Chapter 5.1 Textbook Pages = 5 Headings
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Review The Instructions For These Two Assignments.
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LOOK: A Visual Guide For How To Create Your Outline. There Are Also Samples Posted In The Notebook Section Above. Great Attention To Detail = 100%
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How To Draw A Spider Map
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Video: Watch A Spider Map Being Created. This Is Practice For A Long Exam Answer With Multiple Paragraphs.
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LOOK: This Is What A Great Spider Map Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.
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The "RESOURCE BANK" Contains The Chapter Lessons (38) Below this Point:
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No Music On RB Days. Plug In Your Ear Buds. Place Them In Your Ears & Use Them To Listen & Learn From The Video Lessons.
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What is the Resource Bank?
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Review The Instructions For This RB Assignment.
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Take Good Notes - These Posts Contain The Content You Want To Write On The IB Exams
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LOOK: This Is What A Great RB Page Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.
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Important Detail: Remember To Highlight The RB Section Titles & Number All Posts Consecutively
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This RB = 5 Sections & 38 Posts: The 38 Includes The 2 Posts In The CCES Section (= 2 RB Days + HW)
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Unit 5 Overview Poster
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Key Objectives: What You Should Be Able To Do By The End Of This 5.1 Chapter
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What Is Operations Management?
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Plug In Your Earbuds All Period & Listen Carefully To Each Video Lesson. No Music.
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Video: An Introduction To The Field Of Operations Management
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Handout: The Importance Of Operations Management
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Handout: All 4 Business Departments Must Work Together
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Handout: The 3 Pillars Of Support
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Video: Here Is An Example Of A Career In Operations (Industrial Engineering Majors Learn How To Do This)
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Exam Review Video: Overview Of The Concept Of "Operations Management"
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Production = Functions, Factors, Sectors
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Plug In Your Earbuds All Period & Listen Carefully To Each Video Lesson. No Music. No Working Earbuds = Less Effective Learning & Less Participation.
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Handout: Functions-Factors-Sectors (Discuss This On Your IB Exams, IA, EE)
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EXAM REVIEW: The 4 Sectors Of Industry (from chapter 1.1)
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Handout: The 4 Factors Of Production
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The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship and Enterprise
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Handout: The Goods & Services Continuum
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Handout: Operations Means "Production Through Transformation"
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Handout: The Transformation/Production Process (Adds Value To Inputs)
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Key Term: Value-Added System
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Handout: Comparison Of Labor-Intensive Vs. Capital Intensive Production Methods
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Video: Value Chains Versus Supply Chains
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Sustainability Challenges & Opportunities
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Key Term: Sustainability (Just Read, This Short Post. No Notes Needed For This & It's Not Included In RB Count)
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Video: John Elkington's Triple Bottom Line Theory
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What Harvard Business School Says About The "Triple Bottom Line" (= Exam Answers)
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Video: Sustainability In The Modern Business World
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Video: Sustainability In The Supply Chain
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Video: Sustainable Operations Management
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Video: How Does Engineering Technology Help In Operations Management?
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Video: Ecological Sustainability Using Cradle To Cradle Production
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Handout: An Example Of Ecological Sustainability- Fisheries
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Key Term: Economic Sustainability
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Video: Ecological & Economic Sustainability Through A Circular Economy
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Video: Example Of Economic Sustainability & Cost Savings
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Video: Example Of Social Sustainability
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Visual: The 3 Adjectives Of Sustainability
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Adidas Has 4 Pillars Of Sustainability
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The Circular Economy
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Plug In Your Earbuds All Period & Listen Carefully To Each Video Lesson. No Music.
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What Is Meant By A Circular Economy?
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How Circular Is The Circular Economy? (Use This To Learn How To Write A Balanced Answer)
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IB UPDATE: There Are Several Different Business Structures That Exist In Circular Economies (posted by the IB BM Examiners)
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Read: This Is What Really Happens To Your Used Clothing Donations
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Watch: Example Of A "Circular Supply" Business In The Clothing Industry
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Operations Management & The CCES Concepts (Creativity-Change-Ethics-Sustainability)
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Keep Your Earbuds Plugged In All Period & Listen Carefully To The Video Lesson. No Music- It's Still An RB Day.
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Read & Copy These CCES Definitions. Write Them On Your May Exams & Get Credit For Clear Evidence of "Synthesis & Evaluation"
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Take Notes On This Handout: Examples Of Ethics In Operations Management (Write This On The IB Exams)
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Video: The Ethics Of Consumption ("Man"). Write a reflection.
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Review The Instructions For This CCES Assignment.
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Your CCES Assignment Begins At The Top Of A New NB Page: Title= CCES, Then Write 4 CCES Impact Statements For This Chapter Following The Model.
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*LOOK: This Is What A Great CCES Page Looks Like
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Case Studies Assignment: This Is Your Practice For The Senior May IB Exams.
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This Was The Real May 2024 IB BM Standard Level (SL) Paper 2 Exam. Get A Feel For It Now. Know That We Are Preparing For It Every Day In Class & For Homework So You Will Have The Best Chance Of Earning Your Best Score.
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This Was The Real May 2024 IB BM Higher Level (HL) Paper 2 Exam. Get A Feel For It Now. Know That We Are Preparing For It Every Day In Class & For Homework So You Will Have The Best Chance Of Earning Your Best Score.
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Step-By-Step Instructions For Doing Your Case Studies As Practice For Your Senior May Exams
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LOOK: This Is What A Completed & Corrected Case Study Analysis Looks Like. Use This Sample As Your Model.
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See How The IB BM Command Terms Are Organized
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What Are Command Terms & Why Are They Important?
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Old Command Terms List (2016-2023) = Rules for Answering Test Questions
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New Command Terms Definitions List (2024+) = Directions for Answering Test Questions
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There Is Only 1 Case Study To Complete For The Chapter 5.1 Notebook Project
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Exam Tip: Paper 2 Section B (2024-2028)
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Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...
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Use Only A Red Pen On Examiners' Notes Day
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Review Day Activities + Presentation Day
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Read & Follow These Review Day Instructions
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Watch: 5.1 Chapter Review With Mr. L
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What Should You Do If You Get Stuck On A Review Question? Don't Skip It! Do This...
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LOOK: This Is What A Great Chapter Review Page Looks. Use This As Your Model.
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Here Are The 5.1 Review Worksheets With 3 Tasks & 10 M/C (Title The Top Of A New Page. Then Label The Tasks And Write The Answers In Your Composition Notebook)
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Finished Early? Don't Pack Up! Do This ...
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Presentation Day Instructions
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After Presentations - Review With A Blooket
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After Presentations - Review With A 5.1 Quizlet
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After Presentations - Review With A 5.1 Kahoot Review
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5.1 Active Recall Flip Grid Assignment (Objective = Score A 7 For Business Management On Your IB Diploma )
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Test Yourself! Use The Review Questions Listed At The End Of The Textbook Chapter
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Have You Achieved the 5.1 Key Learning Outcomes?
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Here's The Final Piece!
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Blooket: 5.1 Practice
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5.1 Quiz Day: Write Your Score In Your Notebook At The Top Of The Shark Tank Page In Red Ink.
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Absent On Quiz Day? Your Project Is Still Due On Quiz Day.
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Quiz Day Schedule Of Activities
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You Must Take The Quiz Even If You Were Absent For Presentation Day. Makeups Are At The Beginning Of Class On The Day You Return
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You Must First Enroll In The Shark Tank Course
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After The Quiz, Do The Assigned "Beyond The Tank" Work. If You Have An Excused Absence For Today, You Are Also Excused From This Assignment (Write "ABSENT" With The Date On The Notebook Page)
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Blue Sheet Instructions. Pick Up A Blue Checklist & Reflection Handout To Complete & Staple Into Your Notebook
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Due Today On Quiz Day (Before Midnight) Is Your Completed Chapter Notebook Project
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Tech Support & How To Scan And Post An Excellent Chapter Project.
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Don't Forget To Complete & Staple The Blue Reflection Checklist To The Last Page Of Your Chapter
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Please Review The Quality Requirements For Your Scanned Project
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Intro Guide For Posting Assignments On Teams
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Step-By-Step Video Tutorial For How To Upload An Assignment In Teams
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8 Steps For Using The TEAMS App On Your Phone To Upload
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Use The "PDFgear Scan" App!
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How To Use Your iPhone To Scan Your Notebook Pages Into A Single PDF File
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How To Use Your Android Phone To Scan Your Written Work Into A PDF File
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How To Use OneDrive To Scan Your Notebook Project
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If You Must- You Can Scan Two Notebook Pages At One Time
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If You Can Only Scan One Page At A Time, Here's How To Merge Multiple PDF Files Into One Single File For TEAMS
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RHS Resiliency Videos
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2026-2027 Resiliency Schedule
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Link To Resiliency Videos
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Resiliency (15 min)
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Citizenship and Volunteerism (18 min)
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Honesty (16 min)
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Gratitude (17 min)
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Self-Management (15 min)
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Grit (19 min)
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