Happy Thanksgiving Tech Class!!

We are postponing our Family Budget Program to focus on Entreprenuership.  Please follow the link to the Johnny Mony Simulator to the left and follow instructions to complete this assignment by Wednesday at the end of class.  We will start our family budgets next week!!  You will need the following codes to log in and start your businesses:

     2nd Period Class Starting Code:  gehb0e5a

     4th Period Class Starting Code:  gchc0e6a

Good Luck to you all!!

Remember, go slowly through the simulator, and follow all instructions, and you might be the big winner on Wednesday Afternoon!!

Mr. S

PS I will be playing along and I hope you all do a better job than I will running your own businesses.

Personal Family Budget Prep Work

Today you will find at least one article on Personal Budgets and write a 3-4 paragraph email to me on why someone should keep a budget and how it can help you in the future.

Emails due in my INBOX by the end of class.  I am in my room later this afternoon for questions.

Mr. S

PS Read below to see what project we are starting tomorrow and for the next few days until the Thanksgiving Break!!

Personal Family Budget

Good Morning,

Please go to the link below and familiarize yourself with the document:


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On the first page you will notice, it is a template for a family budget.  Today you will be entering your basic startup information.  You have a job in the Philadelphia Area.  The job cards are being distributed.  You must enter your information, find housing near your job, work out transportation, utilities and other information.  Over the next few days you will get changes to your plan and have to adjust your budget to reflect the changes.  Final budgets will be gradable.  Please complete the changes and email the final budgets to me on time. 

Grading is as follows:     Initial Budget Setup =   30 points
                                     Changes Completed =  30 points
                                     Final Presentation =      40 points

Final Presentations will need to include explanations to the class of where you live, what you spent money on, and how you saved and can tell the difference between expenses and discretionary income.

Good Luck!!

MR. S

Internet Safety and Security Quiz

1. Describe how you will make yourself safer when on the internet, and how you can avoid predators, viruses, and other hazzards while surfing.

2.  How would you tell a 4th grader how to be safe online in words they could understand without being vulgar or graphic.

Read the following article and write a two paragraph response:

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=4203346

Good Luck!!

When you are finished with this quiz, you may have the rest of the period for free time online!!

Have a Great Day!!

Mr. S

Quarterly Written Exam 11-10-09

Please answer the following questions in an email to me.  This will be graded and count toward your grades that go in on Thursday....

1.  Why do people use business cards?  What information should be on them and why?

2.  What is a resume?  Why use a cover letter? 

3.  What is a Public Service Announcement?  Why should it contain pictures, writing, and music?

4.  What is a stock?  Why trade stocks?  How much emergency money should you have in the bank before you invest?  What is the Dow Jones?

5.  What is a CPU?  What is a Hard Drive?  What is RAM?  What is a USB?

6.  What type of learner are you?  Left or Right Brain?  What does that help you understand about how you learn?