January 8 – 12, 2024

January 8, 2024 – Watch 10 Types of Trusts. Review 10.4 Trusts PowerPoint. Read pages 321 – 324.  Complete questions 1 – 4 on page 325.  Complete Banking Ethics in Retirement Planning.

January 9, 2024 – Complete Chapter 10 Learn Quizlet. Read Chapter Summary on page 326. Complete Vocabulary Builder on 326 and Review Concept questions 13 – 22 on page 327 – 328.

January 10, 2023 – Chapter 10 Test

January 11, 2023 – Begin Chapter 11 Security, Fraud & Ethics. Review 11.1 Robbery Prevention and Response PowerPoint. Read pages 331 – 336. Answer questions 1 – 4 on page 337.  Complete Thinking Critically – Using Technology to Prevent Robberies. Complete Amid Fraud, Role of Bank Teller Changing.

January 12, 2023 – Review 11.2 Ethics in Banking PowerPoint. Read pages 338 – 342. Complete Questions 1 – 4 on page 343.  Complete Thinking Critically – Manipulating Reported Earnings.

January 8 – 12, 2024

January 8, 2024 – Have Word of Day displayed while students are entering the room. Today’s word is generation Y. Explain that many companies are specifically targeting generation Y as a customer group since they are typically large spenders. Open Satisfying the Market PowerPoint. Show the first video, Bleach Commercial. Ask the students: Who is the target customer for this commercial and product? and What is an example of a television show where this commercial might appear? Show second commercial, Modern Warfare. Ask the same questions. Pass out Who is Your Customer to groups. Complete in five minutes and discuss. Complete PowerPoint. Watch New Smartphone Product Testing. Pass out Be a Market Researcher activity (Advertisements – more options to choose from).

January 9, 2024 – Have the Word of the Day displayed while students are entering the room. Today’s word is “Displays.” Explain that specific retail stores use displays both in store and in the window to showcase merchandise. Show the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” video clip. Discussion: Why does she look into each window of Tiffany’s? (She is dreaming of shopping at the expensive Tiffany store.) AND What is the significance of a store window? (First view into store, quick glimpse into merchandise and concept of store.) Break students into 6 groups. Provide each group with a copy of the Window Display Brainstorm Sheet. There are 6 different sheets, make sure each group receives a different one. After 10 minutes, discuss. Review Window Displays. Show History of Window Displays. Pass out Window Display Project Instructions. Explain the project in detail, telling students they can have up to 4 people in their group. Show Behind the Scenes of Creating a Display. Review Window Display Example PowerPoint.

January 10, 2024 – Substitute. Work on Window Display Project

January 11, 2024 – Work on Window Display Project

January 12, 2024 – Work on Window Display Project

January 16, 2024 – Turn in Window Display. Watch How Advertising Rewires Kids’ Brains. Review Slides 111 – 123 of the Influences on Advertising segment. Examine Advertisements. Complete Student Notes – Advertising for Business – Influences on Advertising and Advertising for Business Assessment V. Complete Advertising Tricks.

January 17, 2024 – Watch The Psychology Behind Good Advertising and Marketing Color Psychology: What Do Colors Mean and How Do They Affect Consumers? Complete Advertising for Business Final Assessment VI. Complete 11 Places for Free Advertising Word Search and Analyze Advertising Effectiveness. Make-up any missing work.

January 18, 2024 – Watch the History of Photography. [REF05032023]

January 1 – 5, 2024

January 1, 2024 – No school.

January 2, 2024 – Teacher in-service.

January 3, 2024 – Begin Chapter 10: Specialized Bank Services. Review 10.1 International Banking PowerPoint. Read pages 297 – 305. Answer questions 1 – 6 on page 306. Read and answer the questions in What Roles do U.S. Banks Play in the International Marketplace?

January 4, 2024 – Review 10.2 Insurance and Brokerage PowerPoint. Read pages 307 – 314. Answer questions 1 – 5 on page 315. Complete First Internet Bank of Indiana.

January 5, 2024 – Review 10.3 Cash Management PowerPoint. Watch How BofA Came Back from the Brink of Collapse. Read pages 316 – 319. Answer questions 1 – 4 on page 320.  Complete Loan Officer Ethics Activity.

January 1 – 5, 2024

January 1, 2024 – No school.

January 2, 2024 – Teacher in-service.

January 3, 2024 – Show slides 63 to 86 of the Global Industry – Going Global segment. Complete Student Notes – Global Industry – Going Global and Assessment III. Read and answer questions in Pepsi and Coke in India.

January 4, 2024 – Show slides 87 to 108 of the Global Industry – Understanding the Global World of Work segment. Watch Inside the World’s Largest, Fanciest Starbucks. Read and answer the questions in Starbucks Plays to Local Chinese Tastes.

January 5, 2024 – Show slides 109 to 117 of the Global Industry – Understanding the Global World of Work segment. Students should complete Student Notes – Global Industry – Understanding the Global World of Work and Assessment IV. Complete International Business Basics.

January 1 – 5, 2024
Log on to iCEV

January 1, 2024– No School.

January 2, 2024– Teacher in-service.

January 3, 2024– Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout. Show slides 14 to 47 of the Insurance segment of the presentation. Students should complete the Personal Risk Management – Insurance – Student Notes and Assessment II. Introduce the Insurance & Risk Management Project and instruct students to start working on it. Allow the remainder of class for groups to continue to work on their Project.

January 4, 2024 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as a reference. Show slides 48 to 78 of the Identity Theft Protection segment. Students should complete Personal Risk Management – Identity Theft Protection – Student Notes and Assessment III. Have students begin the Protections from Identity Theft Activity.

January 5, 2024–Students should complete the Personal Risk Management – Vocabulary Activity and Personal Risk Management Final Assessment. [REF11152021]

January 1 – 5, 2024

January 1, 2024 – No School.

January 2, 2024 – Teacher In-service.

January 3, 2024 – Watch Promotion – Advertising Media. Continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference materials. Review slides 58 to 77 of the Advertising Media segment. Complete Student Notes – Advertising for Business – Advertising Media and Assessment III.

January 4, 2024 – Students should continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Read Common Advertising Strategies Handout. Review slides 78 to 91 of the Advertising Plan segment. Watch Top Ten Commercials. Complete Commercials’ Target Market. Students should begin the Target Market Activity. 

January 5, 2024 – Review slides 92 to 109 of the Advertising Plan segment. Pass out Questions to complete during video. Watch TED Talk – Malcolm Gladwell – Choice, Happiness, and Spaghetti Sauce. Complete Student Notes – Advertising for Business – Advertising Plans and Assessment IV. Complete Cereal Advertisement Analysis. [REF04282023]

January 8, 2024 – Have Word of Day displayed while students are entering the room. Today’s word is generation Y. Explain that many companies are specifically targeting generation Y as a customer group since they are typically large spenders. Open Satisfying the Market PowerPoint. Show the first video, Bleach Commercial. Ask the students: Who is the target customer for this commercial and product? and What is an example of a television show where this commercial might appear? Show second commercial, Modern Warfare. Ask the same questions. Pass out Who is Your Customer to groups. Complete in five minutes and discuss. Complete PowerPoint. Watch New Smartphone Product Testing. Pass out Be a Market Researcher activity.

January 9, 2024 – Have the Word of the Day displayed while students are entering the room. Today’s word is “Displays.” Explain that specific retail stores use displays both in store and in the window to showcase merchandise. Show the “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” video clip. Discussion: Why does she look into each window of Tiffany’s? (She is dreaming of shopping at the expensive Tiffany store.) AND What is the significance of a store window? (First view into store, quick glimpse into merchandise and concept of store.) Break students into 6 groups. Provide each group with a copy of the Window Display Brainstorm Sheet. There are 6 different sheets, make sure each group receives a different one. After 10 minutes, discuss. Review Window Displays. Show History of Window Displays. Pass out Window Display Project Instructions. Explain the project in detail, telling students they can have up to 4 people in their group. Show Behind the Scenes of Creating a Display. Review Window Display Example PowerPoint.

January 1 – 5, 2024

January 1, 2024 – No School.

January 2, 2024 – Teacher In-service.

January 3, 2024 – Show the Microsoft® Excel 2016 Basics – Workbooks & Templates section of the PowerPoint (27 slides). Review the Page Views Student Handout for students to use as a reference. Students should complete the Student Notes – Microsoft® Excel 2016 Basics – Unit 1 Workbooks & Templates. Complete the Keyboard Shortcut Match-Up Activity.

January 4, 2024 – Show the Microsoft® Excel 2016 Basics – Opening Workbooks & Templates
video segment, Customizing the Excel Window video segment, Viewing Workbooks video segment, and Saving & Sharing Your Work video segment. Complete the worksheets (4) for Opening Workbooks & Templates, Customizing the Excel Window, Viewing Workbooks, and Saving & Sharing Your Work in iCEV. All four videos are a total of eight minutes.

January 5, 2024 – Complete Microsoft® Excel 2016 Basics- Unit 1 Assessment and Spreadsheet Vocabulary Wordsearch.

December 11 – 15, 2023

December 11, 2023 – Catch-up

December 12, 2023 – Show slides 36 to 62 of the Global Industry – Trade & Foreign Policy segment. Complete Student Notes – Global Industry – Trade & Foreign and Assessment II.

December 13, 2023 – Show slides 63 to 86 of the Global Industry – Going Global segment. Complete Student Notes – Global Industry – Going Global and Assessment III. Review for Exam.

December 14, 2023 – Mid-Term

December 11 – 15, 2023
Log on to iCEV

December 11, 2023–Pass out Progress Reports. Complete any missing assignments.

December 12, 2023–Review for test. Movie.

December 13, 2023 – Mid Term Exam.

December 14, 2023 – Exam for periods 1, 3, 5 & 7. Movie.

December 15, 2023 – Half Day. Merry Christmas!

January 3, 2024– Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout. Show slides 14 to 47 of the Insurance segment of the presentation. Students should complete the Personal Risk Management – Insurance – Student Notes and Assessment II. Introduce the Insurance & Risk Management Project and instruct students to start working on it. Allow the remainder of class for groups to continue to work on their Project.

January 4, 2024 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as a reference. Show slides 48 to 78 of the Identity Theft Protection segment. Students should complete Personal Risk Management – Identity Theft Protection – Student Notes and Assessment III. Have students begin the Protections from Identity Theft Activity.

December 11 – 15, 2023

December 11, 2023 – Review Section 9.3 Small Business Loan Programs PowerPoint.  ReadSection 9.3 pages 279 – 284. Answer Thinking Critically Questions 1 – 4 on page 285. Complete CDARS worksheet.

December 12, 2023 – Review Section 9.4 2008 Financial Crises PowerPoint.  ReadSection 9.4 pages 286 – 290. Answer Thinking Critically Questions 1 – 4 on page 291

December 13, 2023 – Exams Periods 2, 4 & 6. Review Chapter 9 Learn Quizlet. Read Chapter Summary on page 292.  Complete Chapter 9 Vocabulary Builder. 

December 14, 2023 – Mid-term Exam over Chapter 9.

December 15, 2023 – Half Day. Merry Christmas!