This book is designed to teach business basics using Web 2.0 applications. The very nature of Web 2.0 applications enables students to create, connect, and collaborate with others — skills that are fundamental to ISTE standards and the 21st Century Classroom framework.
32 detailed, project-based lessons include:
- Advertising on the Radio
- Am I Employable
- American Customs and Culture
- Apprentice TV
- Business and LiveBinder
- Capital Investing for New Ideas, Services, and Products
- Collage that Represents Who You Are at This Moment in Time
- Company Research
- Cover Design
- Create a Sales Strategy for a New Product
- Creating and Recording a Jingle
- Crisis Managment
- Event Planning
- Financial Planning
- Global Etiquette
- Google Calendars
- Global Products
- Google Forms
- Leaders and Followers
- Leadership Styles
- News Aggregator
- Non-Verbal Communication
- Online Business
- Online Persona
- Planogram
- Product Development and Vector Drawings
- Promotional Materials – Brochures
- Public Service Announcements
- Soft Skills
- Stress Interview
- Surveys
- Taxes
Suggested Web applications for completing the projects:
- Audio - Podcasting
- Avatar Editor
- Blogging
- Calendars
- Cloud Storage
- Digital Graphics
- Drawing - Vector Editors
- File Conversion
- Flash Cards
- Forms and Surveys
- LiveBinder
- Mindmapping
- Miscellaneous
- News Aggregators
- Presentations
- Project Management
- Research
- Spreadsheet
- Video
- Web Editors/Wikis
- Word Processing
- YouTube and TubeChop
Features:
- 32 detailed, project-based lessons
- TEKS listed in a separate document
- Easy-to-use, categorized matrix of suggested Web applications
- Rubrics for easy grading of each lesson
- Sound-bite reflections to facilitate critical thinking for each lesson
- Appendix includes tips and suggestions for completing projects using common Web applications
Benefits:
- Students create projects using innovative Web 2.0 applications
- Students connect and communicate with others through productivity applications
- Students learn to collaborate with others in meaningful ways through Web 2.0 applications
- Students use Web 2.0 applications to complete business projects
- Can be used in a variety of business, technology, and CTE classrooms
