Introduction to Business

First Day Survey

Brainhoney online classroom

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Topic State Standards and Benchmarks Assessed Resources, Materials and Notes QUIA.com activities and quizzes, tetss Activities and Assignments

 

Developing a Business Mindset

 

What is a business? - handwritten notes from class

Notes 9-8-09 (word document) - seeking profit, good and service

Bureau of Labor Statistics

SparkNotes: Measuring the Economy

 

 

 

 

Levi Strauss case study

I, Pencil essay (copy handed out in class)

I, Pencil essay read aloud (youTube link)

Vocabulary Practice - Levi Strauss Activity

Vocabulary Practice - Chapter 1 Textbook

Intro to Economics - video lessons

Venn Diagram creator - 2 circles

Venn Diagram creator -- 3 circles

Communication

Resources 4.2:
Students suggest modifications to existing systems and develop new or alternative ideas for systems to improve performance.
(quiz link)

Technology: 5.4 Students apply safe and ethical practices when using workplace technologies
(quiz link )

Resources 4.1:
Students evaluate the quality and performance of a variety of systems.
(quiz link)

Interpersonal Skills
Benchmark 2.4
: Students demonstrate and/or teach a learned skill. (teaching lesson template and follow up quiz link)

Online Lives
  Copyright (homework -- you need Internet access)
Careers

Standard 6: Careers
Students develop skills in career planning and workplace readiness.  

Benchmark 6.1. Students interpret information from a variety of self-assessments to identify career interests, abilities, personal traits, and work values. (quiz)

Benchmark 6.2. Students locate and interpret career information and labor market trends from a variety of sources. (quiz)

Benchmark 6.3. Students create, evaluate, and revise career plans. (quiz)

Benchmark 6.4. Students demonstrate skills to seek, obtain, maintain, and change jobs. (quiz)

 

Career Interest Survey from kuder.com (get code from Mrs. Sanchez)

Workplace Skills

Work Values

Difference between skills, values, and interests

 

  kuder.com
Personal Finance

Standard 1. RESOURCES:   Students effectively manage time, money, materials, work space, and human resources.  

Benchmarks
1.3 Students prioritize and manage time, materials, work space, and resources to set and achieve goals
District Assessment 1.3 (teacher observation)

1.1. Students prepare and analyze personal or business financial information.
(quiz link)

1.2 Students assess individual skills, evaluate, and adjust their performance accordingly.
(quiz link)

EverFi Financial Literacy Program See Standards

Email Etiquette and Procedures (from online lives above)

JHHS Network/Internet Guidelines (AUP)

(from online lives above)

Business Structures

Standard 3. INFORMATION:   Students acquire and use workplace information.  

3.1. Students acquire and evaluate workplace information.

3.2. Students organize and update workplace information.

3.3. Students interpret and communicate workplace information.

3.4. Students use technology to process workplace information.

3.5. Students acquire and evaluate workplace information.

(quiz link)

nolo.com Online Article: Choosing the Best Ownership Structure for Your Business

nolo.com Learn About Business Structures

Entrepreneur.com List of Articles about Business Structures

Small Business Administration - Choose the Right Structure

How Stuff Works - Business Structures (good section on taxation)

 

 

See Standards for quizzes

Vocabulary Practice #1

Vocabulary Practice #2

Comic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Business Structures (partner/team) -- grade sheet

 

Corporations and Personal Finance   Stock Market  

Stock Market Lesson

Stock market Price Lesson Link

Ownership and Mortgages        
Career Research and Planning

Standard 6: Careers

Benchmark 6.1

Benchmark 6.2

Benchmark 6.3

     
Working as a Team , Office Communications

Standard 2: Interpersonal Skills

Benchmark 2.1

Benchmark 2.2

Benchmark 2.3

Standard 6: Careers

Benchmark 6.4

   

Leadership and Teamwork

Meeting Participation

Marketing

Standard 5: Technology

Benchmark 5.1

Benchmark 5.2

Benchmark 5.3

 

Subliminal "persuasion" (Parade.com)

Frontline: The Persuaders

 

 

Marketing Terms

Utility

Review for Quiz

Previous Years' Materials...

08-09

Developing a Business Mindset

 

What is business? (group poster photos)

Intro to Course

Day 1 -- What is business?

Day 2 & 3 - Developing a Business Mindset with concept posters

Supply and Demand -- the Lemonade Stand

 

  Levi Strauss case study
Unit 1 Evaluation      

Test

Project Self-Evaluation

Unit 2 Personal Finance   Stock Market Price History   Lesson Link
Negotiation       Unit Feedback
Marketing   Subliminal "persuasion" (Parade.com)  

Marketing Terms

Utility

Marketing Project