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From the 2010 TECA Convention[|Best 10 Week End of Year Project Ever]

This article caught my eye because it was related to my content area in Business Education, Marketing, and Finance. The project is created by Debbie Ray a CTE instructor from Texas. The idea is at the end of the semester when boredom and apathy set in by students to allow them some freedom to incorporate their Microsoft Office skills into an entreprenurial adventure of their own. Working in groups of two they decide what type of business they would like to become inovolved in. (Pet grooming, Trophy Engraving, or Uniform Monogramming). They are given a series of Notebooks that need to be completed for the simulated business activity. The project forces students to work collaboratively, trouble shoot, time management skills, and application of software skills they have learned throughout the year. The technology allows them to incorporate their own "flare" into projects because there is no "answer key". They are allowed to do it their own way in relation to the type of media, best use of application software, as well as use of sound, color, and motion to promote their business. It encompasses a wide range of software as well as business knowledge and skills. Spreadsheets designed to calculate expenses and report financial statements, Database used to create and maintain customer lists. Advertising and Marketing campaigns are designed with their business needs in mind from video to websites. Overall I really like the concept for my upper level business students who have taken the core business classes. I think it would be a very challenging as well as rewarding experience for them to have the freedom to create and apply skills that they have learned throughout there hgh school career.