Make Up Day!!

Everyone,

I would like you to spend today getting caught up.  Please get a set of headphones and go over the material you might have missed online and complete all assignments up to yesterday.  It is important that we stay together on this project and I want to make sure that our Business Plans are meaningful and well thought out!!

Enjoy your weekend!!

Mr. S

Business Plan: Mission Statement

DAILY LESSON ONLINE - Vision Statements
(Download and Watch The Daily Lesson Here)

(Best Audio Quality When Headphones Are Used)

Hello All:

Please follow this link to an article outlining what a Mission Statement is and means to a company. 

Key Elements of a Mission Statement

• What does your business do, what is the reason for your businesses existence?
• Who benefits from your business products or services, what are you trying to achieve on behalf of your customers?
• Why is it better than other businesses products or services in the marketplace?
• What do you do well?
• What would you like to be doing better?
• Who do you serve best?
• Who would you like to serve better?
• What actions would you like to be distinguished for?
• Where would you like your business to be going?

Tasks for Today:

1. Post Your Company's Vision Statement and a Picture to Match on the Business Plan Page of your website.
2. Answer The Daily Journal Question in the Blog Section of your Website
3. Add a Blog Entry describing the changes you made to your Website Today
4. Add a section to your Personal Web Page about where you want to be when you graduate from High School

Ask for help and Good Luck!!

Mr. S

Weebly Lesson II

DAILY LESSON ONLINE: Weebly Day II (Click Link and Download Video)

Today I would like you to think about a few things:

1. What is a small business? (Daily Journal Question)  You may research this topic on the internet to allow you to provide a 2-3 sentence definition in your journals.
2. Please add your personal mission statement (Earlier This Year) to your personal page and include a picture as well.
3. Please add a picture of your primary product or service for your new company, and explain in 2-3 sentences why you think this type of small business would be a good fit in West Philadelphia.  Why are you interested in this type of company as a start-up?

Introduction to Business Plans

TODAY'S LESSON ONLINE (Business Plan Introduction Lecture)!  (If You Missed Today's Lesson, You Can Watch The Video By Downloading It And Watching It On Your Own)  (Headphones May Be Required For Audio Quality and Volume)

 Today you will be learning about the basic parts of a Business Plan and be able to identify why you would need one, and who might read them.  I would like you to follow the links at the end of the presentation to identify good Business Plans in the field or industry you are interested in.  We will also be watching a video to help you and discussing our ideas in small groups.

Enjoy!!


Mr. S

Weebly.COM Project

Hello Everyone!!

TODAY'S LESSON ONLINE (Weebly Webpage Setup Lesson) (Download and View At Your Convenience!)
(You Might Need To Use Headphones For Best Audio Quality and Volume)

I hope your Spring Break was restful and you are ready to complete the training that you started. (Star Wars Main Theme).  You have come a long way in your training in our Business Technology class, and you must complete what you have started in the next couple of months.  With that in mind, and knowing that we are embarking on a new program that will explain what a Business Plan is and why you would need one, I would like each of you to create a website at Weebly.com on our class pages.  You will create a Home Page for yourself, a Blog Page to track your progress, and a Company Webpage for your Business Plans.  We will review these plans daily and you will be able to work on this project whenever and wherever you are if you are connected.  I want to make it easy for you to log your work, and I expect that each of you will work on this project until we are done in June 2011!!  More information to come, including a rubric for grading this overall project, and a scheduling time-line for you to follow!!  Use today to set up your Basic Pages (Home, Blog, Business), and we will work on the rest as we complete the project!

Follow the link http://students.weebly.com to get started!!

Good Luck!!

Mr. S

JUST FOR FUN.......Saw This In An Email And Could Not Resist:

Daddy, how was I born?

A little boy goes to his father and asks 'Daddy, how was I born ?'

The father answers, 'Well, son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway!  Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on Yahoo.  Then I set up a date via e-mail with your Mom and we met at a cyber-cafe.  We sneaked into a secluded room, and googled  each other.  There your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive.  As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button , nine months later a little Pop-Up appeared that said:


Scroll down....You'll love this ....... 

You've Got Male!!

Scribbler Meeting Today!!

Everyone:

Please use the link to the right to join me in my online Whiteboard Brainstorming Room to weigh in on a technology issue today during class.  I am still in training here at 440 (YAWN), and I might need some ideas to keep me awake!!  Click the link, create a user name and read the board for instructions!  Away you GO!!

Don't forget to read the blog entry about Marketing Plan Survey's Below as well!!

Have Fun With This!!

Mr.S

Marketing Plan Quiz and Feedback Survey

 Good Morning Everyone:

I am still in training today, please use the link below to take our Marketing Plan Quiz and Feedback Survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/K7SFBP8

Otherwise, work on your projects and have a nice day!!

Scribner

Universal Design For Learning Training (440)

Good Morning Class:

Obviously I am not there today.  I will be in training today and tomorrow at the School District of Philadelphia office at 440 North Broad Street.  Please continue working on your Marketing Plans and have them ready to present by the end of the week.  If you have any questions, please email me at hscribneruchs@gmail.com while I am away!!  See you Wednesday!!

Mr. S

Marketing Plan Projects

Since you are all preparing different projects for me for this program, I wanted to make sure you understood the parameters:

     All projects are due on April 13th, 2011.  Presentations will be on the 14th & 15th. 

     All Projects must be on a specific product or industry and demonstrate your knowledge of what a Marketing Plan is and how it is used.  Specific information on the 4 P's, SWOT, and Competitive Advantage for your product should be presented.  You need to make the focus of the project something that could be marketed in the West Philadelphia area.  Powerpoints, Videos, Commercials, Picture Collages, Research Papers, and any other pre-approved medium is allowed.  This is your chance to get out of the box and really get creative.  Teams and projects are listed on the board and I expect everyone to have something ready to present to the class next week.

Good Luck!!

Mr. S