Charlotte's Web 2.0 Business Education

Transform your Business and Technology classroom. 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: 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 Management, Event Planning, Financial Planning, Global Etiquette, Global Products, Google Calendars, 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 are; 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 include: 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 are as follows. 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