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 || 1 – Creativity and Innovation, 2 – Communication and Collaboration, 3 – Research and Information Fluency, 4 – Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 5 – Digital Citizenship, 6 – Technology Operations and Concepts  ** Instructional Objectives:  ** Students learn the basics of creating a business based on cultural, economic, and geographic factors in order to gain a better understanding of how a business gets started. || Download images of locally owned businesses to use as examples for discussion. Create a sample webpage to show an illustrated example of what they will be creating. Create rubric to show how the activity will be scored. ||     25 minutes    Outside of class  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">85 minutes |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide examples of local businesses. Allow time for discussion and for students to get into pairs. Have students discuss amongst their groups about a business they could reasonably create in our local community. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students conduct research on our community in order to help make a determination on what business to create and where it would be located. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will need to take photos of the area within our community where they would like to create their business. Students may use their personal cameras, phones, or rent one of the cameras for the school. This will be used as part of the business proposal at the end of the unit. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Using information found on the Internet and obtained from contacting similar local businesses, students will create a webpage (using wix.com) for their business. This webpage will be created as if the business were ready to open today. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, SMART Board, projector, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Photo capturing device <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet, wix.com website || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students should be monitored to ensure they are focusing on relevant research information and staying on task. Students are encouraged to collaborate with their partner or other peers for “how-to” questions or suggestions. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accommodations and Extensions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide extra time to students who are struggling or lack technology skills. Provide continuous feedback for students to help guide them in the right direction. If some students need more individualized instruction, allow time before/after school or during advisory (homeroom) period. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Back-Up Plan: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students can provide information on local business about its history. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Completed activity is graded using rubric. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">minutes
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Creating a Local Business  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Related Lessons:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Supply & Demand, Types of Businesses   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 9-12  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unit:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Business Fundamentals  ||
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> GOALS  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content Standards: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Not a core course so no specific standards.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ISTE NETS-S:  **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ACTION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Before-Class Preparation: **
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">During Class **  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Time ** |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Activities  ** || ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Materials & Resources  ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">20 minutes
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> MONITOR  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing Assessment(s): **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> EVALUATION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Reflections and Notes: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1 – Creativity and Innovation, 2 – Communication and Collaboration, 3 – Research and Information Fluency, 4 – Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 5 – Digital Citizenship, 6 – Technology Operations and Concepts <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Objectives:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will work collaboratively with students in the art department as well as students in the graphic arts department to create a logo for their business. Student interaction will be restricted to discussion boards and/or online chat sessions. Business students will provide name and type of business (and, if desired, logo ideas) to art students who will create 3 hand-drawn logos. Art students will provide sketches to graphic arts students who will create the logo in digital format. Business students will then choose from available sketches to use as their business logo. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Set dates with corresponding art and graphic arts teachers for classes to collaborate with one another. Create details regarding logo design and implementation. Locate free online chat service capable of creating private chat rooms. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">25 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">25 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 3 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">25 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 4 |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will create an advertisement looking to hire an artist to create a business logo. Information may include business name, business type, other key elements, and/or logo suggestions. Students will post advertisement on discussion board with business name where art students will choose 3 logos to sketch. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Business students will engage in online discussion boards and/or online chat sessions to discuss progress of logo sketches and provide feedback to artist. Logo examples will be uploaded to discussion boards when available. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will collaborate with graphic arts students converting their three logo sketches to digital format. Students will provide feedback to designer on finalizing the logo. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will choose a logo from the 3 designed for their business. Additionally, students will create mock checks from their business that will be sent as payment to the artist and designer whose logos were chosen. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Microsoft Word, Internet || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will be monitored during chat sessions to ensure they are staying on task. Additionally, discussion board threads will be copied and saved as well as chat logs. Communication between business students, artist, and designer is paramount in this activity. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accommodations and Extensions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provide extra time to students who are struggling or lack technology skills. Provide assistance during discussion and/or chat time. Allow a room phone call for students who need further assistance. If more assistance is needed, allow a face-to-face contact with artist and/or designer. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Back-Up Plan: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students identify several different popular logos and recognize businesses in the same industry to develop a secondary logo. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Completed activity is graded based on discussion board and/or chat participation as well as mock checks sent to artist and designer of their logo. ||
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Creating a Logo for Your Business  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Related Lessons:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Logos, Trademarks, Copyrights, Marketing, Advertising, Publicity   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 9-12  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unit:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Business Fundamentals  ||
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> GOALS  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content Standards: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Not a core course so no specific standards.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ISTE NETS-S:  **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ACTION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Before-Class Preparation: **
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">During Class **  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Time ** |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Activities  ** || ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Materials & Resources  ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">30 minutes
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> MONITOR  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing Assessment(s): **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> EVALUATION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Reflections and Notes: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">1 – Creativity and Innovation, 2 – Communication and Collaboration, 3 – Research and Information Fluency, 4 – Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making, 5 – Digital Citizenship, 6 – Technology Operations and Concepts <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Objectives:  ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In small groups (2-3 students), students will conduct an interview of a local business owner using Skype. Students will be required to record their Skype session using freeware. Students will also tie information and insight gained from their interviewee into their business plan. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Download and install freeware to record Skype interview sessions. Create sample interview questions worksheets. Contact local business owners about participation and decide date and time. || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 1 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">85 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">30 minutes <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Day 3 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> |||| <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Allow students to get into small groups (2-3 students). Guide students through the login creation process on Skype website. Provide time for students to play around to test video and audio and to change settings accordingly. May need to provide additional time for technical difficulties. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will begin their Skype interviews. Each small group will be assigned a local business owner to interview. A large window of time is provided to accommodate business owners, schedules, and potential technical problems. Students will take notes while interviewing their business owner. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will write a reflection on what they learned from their business owner. Students will upload their recorded Skype interviews to our public drive. Students will also write a thank you card to their respective business owner. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet, Webcam <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet, Webcam <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Computer, Internet <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will be monitored as they are conducting their interviews. Student interviews will be recorded and reviewed by the teacher. Students may also watch their peers’ interviews to gain additional insight. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Accommodations and Extensions: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students who are not able to conduct their interview, for any reason, will need to contact their respective business owner and reschedule a time to participate. Students will conduct their interviews at the start of our 85 minute block period so a needed extension is unlikely. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Back-Up Plan: ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Students will need to reschedule their Skype interview with their respective business owner. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The lesson will be evaluated in two parts. First, the Skype interview will be graded on etiquette, professionalism, and question appropriateness. Second, the written reflection will be graded. ||
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 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Title: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Skype Interviews  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Related Lessons:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Consulting, Outsourcing, Managerial Skills   ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Grade Level: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> 9-12  |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Unit:  **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Business Fundamentals  ||
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> GOALS  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Content Standards: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> Not a core course so no specific standards.
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">ISTE NETS-S:  **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> ACTION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Before-Class Preparation: **
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">During Class **  ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Time ** |||| ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Instructional Activities  ** || ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Materials & Resources  ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">30 minutes
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> MONITOR  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ongoing Assessment(s): **
 * == <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> EVALUATION  == ||
 * ** <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Lesson Reflections and Notes: **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">

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