CTF Detailed Challenge Guide Computer 8

This course has been designed to provide you with the basic
computer skills required for you to excel and explore your computer
passions. Students will acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to
Challenge excel in their studies. Students will also realize how the computer Grade 8
skills required to excel in school translate to multiple career paths
after school. Assignments in this course have been set up as
Challenges/Scenarios that students must complete.

Topics that will be covered include:

1) Workstation Management/ Keyboarding
- Keyboarding Progress = 20%
The first 10 minutes of every class will be used for keyboarding practice. Students will keep a record
of their progress.
2) Microsoft Office 365
- Office 365 Intro (login,email,onedrive) = Formative
- Expert Topics Instructions = 10%
Students will create a user manual document that could be used by a peer to complete a task on
Microsoft 365. These expert topics will be assigned to students, and they will create step-by-step
instructions, that someone else could use to complete the task. Students must include visual snips of
the actions completed.
3) Spreadsheets formulas, functions
- Room Decoration 7.5%
You have just won a contest where you have received $2500 to redecorate your room! You will be
able to search online for a list of items you would like for your new room makeover. You will make a
spreadsheet to keep track of how you will spend your $2500.
4) Spreadsheets graphing
- Survey graphs Microsoft forms 7.5%
Topics The school newspaper would like to find out what things are currently popular for teens within their
school. As a school newspaper reporter you must survey students on 5 topics that you think are most
important to teenagers. Your job is to create 5 questions on topics of interest to your peers. Topics
for your survey questions could include: favorite music, favorite celebrity, favorite car ect., you
decide. Then using Microsoft Forms poll your class to find their answers. Once you have responses,
use Microsoft excel to graph your findings. Of your 5 total graphs each must be presented differently
to showcase your creativity.
5) Business Start-up Resources
Students review various materials to begin brainstorming business start-up ideas. Gain an
understanding of what resources are available for business start-up, and what cautions need to be
avoided.
6) Entrepreneurial Inspiration
- SWOT Analysis Document 5%
Students will create and format a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) Analysis
document on a small business idea of their choice. This will be completed on Microsoft 365 word and
proper formatting will be emphasized.
7) Business Plan
- Power Point Pitch 20%
Using proper presentation etiquette, format, and style, create a power point presentation that could
be used to pitch your business idea to potential investors. In the presentation you should explain: the
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need and initial demand for the business product or service (why do people want what your business
provides?), production level and pricing strategy (Depending on how much you charge, how much do
you think you will sell? Do you think your sales will change depending on what you charge?), growth
projections (Considering the future how much will the business grow?), financing requirements both
current and ongoing (what are initial startup costs? Show a breakdown. how much money made will
be reinvested into your business once it is going?), marketing strategy (where and who should
advertising be targeted at?), Human Resource plan (is it just you working? Or are others involved?),
Business Strengths (how you will leverage them?), Business Weaknesses (how you can mitigate
them?), Business Opportunities (And how you can explore them?), Business Threats (what can be
done to avoid them?). Your presentation should be between 10 and 15 slides long covering the above
information, and other information you think a potential investor would like to know. Remember
your job is to sell the potential investor, and make them want to invest in your business. However,
you must also be realistic because you know the investor is very savvy and wants to know accurate
information about your business.
8) Website
-Business Website 20%
When most people consider purchasing from a business the first thing they do is look up their
website. In this modern digital age your online business presence can make a large impact on your
business success. Therefore, you need to have a business website that showcases the type of product
or service that you are selling. You can use one of the free online website building sites including
Weebly, or Wordpress. The design and format of the website are up to you. But remember, it needs
to be professional and showcase the image you want your business to represent.
9) CTF Project Proposal 10%
Students propose a project based on the topics covered in this course. Then they fill out the Project
Proposal Form. This includes project title, project idea, skills they need to learn, software websites -
equipment or people needed, what the end project will look like, and learning activities to gain
required KSAs.

Course Calendar
Term 1 for CTF options is over 10 weeks
Fridays are flex, and options are switched.
Therefore, this CTF option plan runs Monday to Thursday
Classes are 50 minutes each
1 2 3 4
Class Intro/ Keyboarding Office 365 login, onedrive Office 365 Login, Intro, 365 expert topic instructions
Setup explanation exploration. Assign expert work
topics.
5 6 7 8
365 Expert Topic submission Spreadsheet cells Spreadsheet cells Spreadsheet cells
and student 365 self-
assessment
9 10 11 12
Spreadsheet Graphing Spreadsheet Graphing Spreadsheet Graphing Spreadsheet Graphing
13 14 15 16
Business Start-up Inspiration Inspiration Inspiration
17 18 19 20
Business Plan - pp Business Plan - pp Business Plan - pp Business Plan - pp
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Business Plan Business Plan Business Plan Business Plan
25 26 27 28
Website Website Website Website
29 30 31 32
Website Website Website Website
33 34 35 36
CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal
37 38 39 40
CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal CTF Project Proposal

Occupational BUSINESS
Computing Science Financial Management Management & Marketing
Areas
Enterprise & Innovation Information Processing Networking

COMMUNICATION
Communication Technology Design Studies Fashion Studies

HUMAN SERVICES
Community Care Services Foods Legal Studies
Cosmetology Health Care Services Recreation Leadership
Esthetics Human & Social Services
Tourism

RESOURCES
Agriculture Forestry Wildlife
Environmental Stewardship Primary Resources

TECHNOLOGY
Construction Fabrication Mechanics
Electro-Technologies Logistics

How the This course will use a scaffolding approach to the learning of basic skills through mini challenges
Occupational Areas leading to a more Challenges at the end of each section. The problem-solving scenarios
Relate to the presented during whole group teacher lead instruction will properly prepare students for the
Challenge more complex Challenges.

Skills Related to Students will learn about the many different components of computer skills through the
the Occupational completion of challenges and scenarios.
Areas
Safety and/or Proper ergonomics, digital citizenship practices and hygiene concerns will be discussed with
Environmental students as appropriate throughout the course. Students will spend the first 10 minutes of class
Concerns time practicing efficient and effective workstation management and typing practices.

Facility Type Computer Lab

Equipment and/or Food and drinks will not be permitted in the computer lab.
Consumables

SUBJECTS
Interdisciplinary
ELA Health and Life Skills Religious Education
Learning Fine Arts Mathematics Sciences
Opportunities French Language Arts Outdoor Education Social Studies
French Second Language Physical Education

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Interdisciplinary Learning Outcomes: Identify possible learning outcomes from other subjects.
ELA:
Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas, feelings and experiences.
Mathematics:
Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.
Sciences:
Work collaboratively on problems; and use appropriate language and formats to communicate ideas,
procedures and results
Show concern for safety in planning, carrying out and reviewing activities

Cross-curricular Competencies:
Know how to learn: to gain knowledge, understanding or skills through experience, study, and
interaction with others
Think critically: conceptualize, apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate to construct knowledge
Identify and solve complex problems
Manage information: access, interpret, evaluate, and use information effectively, efficiently, and ethically
Innovate: create, generate, and apply new ideas or concepts
Create opportunities through play, imagination, reflection, negotiation, and competition, with an
entrepreneurial spirit
Apply multiple literacies: reading, writing, mathematics, technology, languages, media, and personal finance
Demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work cooperatively with others
Demonstrate global and cultural understanding, considering the economy and sustainable development
Identify and apply career and life skills through personal growth and well-being

Literacy and Numeracy Learning Opportunities: Identify how the challenge supports literacy and
numeracy skills in order to construct and communicate meaning.
Draft Literacy and Numeracy Benchmarks (see Appendix F)

Students acquire and use precise, effective, and descriptive vocabulary, general academic vocabulary.
Students recognize that literacy provides enjoyment and enables them to make sense of and participate in the world around
them.
Students use efficient and effective strategies to acquire, evaluate and ethically use information.

Lesson #:1 Welcome to Computers 8 & Keyboarding Setup

Class #1

Leading Questions What are the routines and expectations in this course?
What are proper workstation management practices?
How to practice proper keyboarding skills?
Scenario In this class we will go over expectations, routines, and keyboarding

Assessment KB Pre/ Post measured 20%

Resources Computers 7 course outline

Keyboarding folder
Computers 7 overview power point

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Project Rubric
Seating Plan Chart

Introduction Time
Welcome back Grade 8s! In Computer 8 we will be exploring useful computer skills that 15 min.
will help you as you progress through school. We will also be making connections to the
work applications of these skills after school. In this course we will have a business theme,
showing how computer skills can translate in entrepreneurship.
Show course intro power point.

A little about me
CTF course overview
Workstation management/ class expectations
Project Rubric connected to CTF Competencies
Keyboarding

In just a little bit, when we get started exploring Keyboarding platforms I will be coming
around and creating my first seating chart based on where you are sitting today. First lets
look at how the course will be assessed.
- Before we look at assessment I want to ensure that all of you understand that I am
here to help each and everyone of you succeed. Everyone of you have strengths
that we can enhance during this course. I also hope that you will look past the
projects and really focus on the career connection work that we do to identify how
these strengths can be leveraged in your future careers.
- Show project rubric that will be used for student projects

Daily classroom routines will consist of 10 minutes of keyboarding followed by working on

projects relating to the topic we are looking at.
First though I want to give you some time to explore the keyboarding resources we have to
work with to find one that works well for you.

Teacher Procedure Student Tasks

Show students on projector how to navigate
course files on school drive. Show them how
to find the keyboarding apps.
-Show them how to save Keyboarding
progress excel workbook.
Explore at least 3 of the keyboarding 30 min.
resources and find one that they like most.
The one they choose needs to show their
typing accuracy and speed, and they need
to be able to send these baseline numbers
to the Teacher in following classes.

Students save the file

(LastName,FirstName-Keyboarding
progress) on school drive.
Projector Computers 7 course introduction PP
Project Rubric
Keyboarding Progress excel workbook

Closure

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The goal is to show progress and advancement in your speed and accuracy. 5 min.

Before end of class student need:

- Saved keyboarding progress (LastName,FirstName-Keyboardingprogress)
- Included a snip of their progress
- Explain that the first 10 minutes of every class we will be doing keyboarding during
this course, they were given more time today to set everything up, but in future
they need to do it in 10 minutes
Notes

Lesson #: 2 Microsoft 365 Login

Class #2

Leading Questions How do we use Microsoft 365?

What are 365 benefits?
How do we save on onedrive?
Scenario Your goal is to become more acquainted with Microsoft 365

Assessment Formative observation of students ability to operate Microsoft 365

Summative assessment of Microsoft Experts Topics Document 10%

Resources Course introduction Power Point

Microsoft 365

Introduction Time
Keyboarding 10 minutes 15 min.

Today we will be looking at Microsoft 365.

Start on Course Overview Slide #6

Teacher Procedure Student Tasks

- Go through overview slides Students login to 365 and look at apps. 30 min.

After each Bold slide # Walk around class and Look around at apps for 5 minutes.
make sure each student has gotten task
before moving on. Save file to their onedrive

- Show Students: Slide #8 Share file with teacher

- How to login to 365
- How to navigate in 365 Upload file to onedrive
- Let them login, and look at apps

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After students login, Show them onedrive

feature. How to save to onedrive. Slide #12

Instruct students to save a document with

brief personal introduction.

Show students how to share that saved file.

Slide #19.

Uploading to Onedrive Slide 22

Projector Computers 7 course introduction power point
Closure
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website 5 min.
Notes

Lesson #:3 Introduction to Microsoft 365 Expert Topic

Class #3,4,5
Leading Questions What is Microsoft Office 365?
What are some of the Applications it has to offer?
Scenario You will login to your Microsoft account using the Lakie website link.
Once logged in you will explore one of the applications in detail

Assessment Formative observation of students during whole group instruction.

Summative assessment of Expert Topic Instructions.

Resources Office 365 Expert Topic Sign-up sheet

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes X 3 35 min.
Today we will continue orientating ourselves with Microsoft 365

You will all choose one or more apps to explore for a few minutes, when teacher asks you
to, explain the apps you looked at to your partner, showing them how it works on your
computer.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
Now that we have had some time to look Research their assigned topic. Create a 55 min.
through the apps we will all sign-up for an word document set of instructions to
expert topic. complete the required task.

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-Show example of Remote desktop Tutorial
so students know what they are working Include Step by step instructions, and snips
towards for instructions providing visual.

Once students begin working go around

helping them as required.
Projector On projector have expert topic sign up list from 365 assignment
Instructions Example Remote desktop tutorial

Closure
Student will be given classes 3,4,5 to work on their instructions. 40 min.
To submit:
- First show Teacher your instructions
- Use Snips to shows steps in instructions
- Attached Project Rubric with student self assessment complete
Notes
-

Lesson #: 4 Spreadsheet
Class # 6,7,8

Leading Questions How to create a spreadsheet book using Microsoft 365?

How does the use of spreadsheets increase the functionality of computing
data?
Scenario You have just won a contest where you have received $2500 to redecorate
your room!

You will be able to search online for a list of items you

would like for your new room makeover.
You will make a spreadsheet to keep track of how you will
spend your $2500.
Open Microsoft Office 365 excel to create a new file, save as:
Lastname,Firstname-RoomSpreadsheet .
Create headings to include:
1. the name of the thing you are purchasing
2. the cost of the object.
3. the store name
4. the stores website url
5. the item number
6. the color or size of your choice
The list of prices should be totalled at the bottom of your
spreadsheet.
Make sure you have a title at the top, as well as your name.
As you "buy" things, you'll enter them into your spreadsheet. (Don't

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go over your budget!) All right! Start looking through the internet
and "shop away!
Don't forget to save these spreadsheets as you go along!

Assessment Spreadsheet formulas 10%

Resources Microsoft 365 excel

Excel Tutorial Spreadsheet

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes X 3 35 min.

The next topic we are looking at is spreadsheets.

When you login to your 365 account you will find the project scenario.
First how much does everyone remember from previous work with spreadsheets?
Do you remember? Rows, columns, cells, cell fit, formulas, functions

Review of important tools with excel TUTORIAL Spreadhead on projector.

Show how to use important tools, how to create formulas, functions, how they could set up
their assignment when they get started on room decoration.
Students login to their 365 accounts.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
- Show students how to create excel Students logon to 365. 100 min.
workbook on 365
- Ensure they all save it -Read assignment scenario
Lastname,Firstname- -Open blank spreadhseet
RoomSpreadsheet -Create set up with rows as prescribed in
assignment
-research room wishes
-Create formulas and functions to help
budget
-Aesthetic appeal of spreadhseet

Projector Excel tutorial spreadsheet

Closure
Students submit spreadsheet along with project rubric with self-assessment complete 15 min.
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website
Notes

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Lesson #:5 Spreadsheet Graphing
Class # 9,10,11,12
Leading Questions How to use Microsoft forms and Microsoft Excel in collaboration?
How to collect, interpret, and represent data using technology?
Scenario The school newspaper would like to find out what things are currently
popular for teens within their school. As a school newspaper reporter you
must survey students on 5 topics that you think are most important to
teenagers.
Your job is to create 5 questions on topics of interest to your peers. Topics for
your survey questions could include: favorite music, favorite celebrity,
favorite car ect., you decide. Then using Microsoft Forms poll your class to
find their answers.
Once you have responses, use Microsoft excel to graph your findings. Of your
5 total graphs each must be presented differently to showcase your creativity.

Assessment Spreadsheet Graphing 10%

Resources Microsoft 365 Forms/Excel

Excel TUTORIAL Spreadsheet

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes x 4 50 min.

Now that we are more comfortable with excel after room decoration assignment, we are
going to use two Microsoft 365 applications to create graphs.

We will be using Microsoft 365 forms to collect data from our class. Then use Microsoft 365
excel to graph that data in creative representations.

On projector, Teacher shows how to create a question on Microsoft forms. Then shows
how to share that with class list. Once you have answers, you can export that data to excel
and create graphs like this.

Teacher on projector shows, on excel TUTORIAL Spreadsheet, hot to create graphs and
change their aesthetics.

Now you all login to 365 and access the challenge scenario.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
-Helps students create graphs -Create graph questions on forms 140 min.
-Helps students answer peers surveys -Poll classmates
-Helps students export data to excel -Export peers responses on excel
-Help students create and present graphs -Use responses to create graphs
-Present graphs
Projector On projector show how to use Microsoft forms, then export data to excel
Show how to create and improve aesthetics of graphs

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Closure
Students submit spreadsheet graphs along with project rubric with self-assessment 10 min.
complete
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website
Notes

Lesson #:6 Business Start-up

Class # 13
Leading Questions What resources are available for me to start a business?
How can these resources help me solve the 4 main questions of business
creation (What,Where,Who,How)?
Scenario Have you every thought of starting your own business? Either now, or in the
future? View various resources as you begin brainstorming business
entrepreneurship.

Assessment Formative

Resources https://canadabusiness.ca/starting/

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes 15 min.

Previously, we have been working with Microsoft 365 applications to survey, record keep, and
present/market data.
Who can think of where these types of skills could be used? (entrepreneurship)
Budgeting for purchases in your room is much like budgeting for start up of a business use
excel. The Microsoft forums activity gave us some insight into how we would check the
marketplace to see if a product we had in mind would be demanded.

When running your own business, you need high computer skills to perform functions like:
budgeting, marketing, human resources, accounting.

Moving forward we will be brainstorming entrepreneurial endeavours you could start now or
in the near future. Today we will start with researching and identifying some online resources
that could help us with business start-up planning.
You all need to start thinking about a business you could start, we will be working on planning
that business for the remainder of this course.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks

- Prompt students to explore - students explore 30 min.

https://canadabusiness.ca/starting/ https://canadabusiness.ca/starting/ for 5
minutes
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- Ask students what they found interresting while - Students explore additional resources
looking at page? What did they learn? What - Gain better understanding of how to
resources are available? start a small business, what needs to be
- Have students google additional start-up thought out
resources. Google searches could include : Canada
business start up. Starting a small business.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/248802

-Last few minutes direct students to exit ticket.

Projector Show small business websites

Closure
Students complete exit ticket on Microsoft Forums. What are three important things to 5 min.
consider when starting a new business? What business idea would you like to plan?

Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website

Notes

Lesson #:7 Entrepreneurial Inspiration

Class # 14, 15, 16
Leading Questions Why would I want to be an entrepreneur?
What are some of the benefits? Potential negatives?
Scenario Being an entrepreneur can be a very rewarding career choice. But when
examining any career choice it is important to view what your life would be
like in that role, and see if you think it is the right fit for you.

Assessment SWOT Document 5%

Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqohmccTSc

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes x 2 25 min.

Is being an entrepreneur (ent) right for you?

Lets watch some of this video where successful business owners discuss what it is like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoqohmccTSc
What in that video did you find interesting? What was some of the advice they gave that you liked?

To be an ent you need to have many different skill sets.

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills are very important.

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Next we will all identify a small business that we could start in the next five years at your age. You
will have $2,000 maximum start-up financing, so keep it realistic.
http://www.businessinsider.com/10-awesome-business-ideas-for-the-teen-entrepreneur-2011-
2/#ndle-making-7
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/201588

Whenever you look at a new business the first thing you need to do is a SWOT (Strengths,
Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis.

Teacher Procedure Student Tasks

- Students will create a SWOT on their business
of choice
-Teacher shows and explains Sears example of
projector
-Shows how students could create a table on
word to format their SWOT analysis
SW is more business specific, OT is more about
the economic and outside.
- Students open 365 30 min.
- Read SWOT scenario
- Format table on 365 word for SWOT
- Identify a business opportunity they could
pursue in the next 5 years, teacher will help
those students who struggle to find idea
- Fill in bullets, brainstorming about their
business

Projector Show small business websites, Sears SWOT example

Closure
Submit SWOT on Microsoft 365 with the project rubric and self assessment complete 5 min.

Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website

Notes

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Lesson # 8 Business Plan Effective Presentations

Class # 17,18,19,20
Leading Questions What are some of the effective presentation rules?
How can I use these rules to pitch my small business idea to potential
investors?
Scenario Using proper presentation etiquette, format, and style, create a power point
presentation that could be used to pitch your business idea to potential
investors. In the presentation you should explain: the need and initial demand
for the business product or service (why do people want what your business
provides?), production level and pricing strategy (Depending on how much
you charge, how much do you think you will sell? Do you think your sales will
change depending on what you charge?), growth projections (Considering the
future how much will the business grow?), financing requirements both
current and ongoing (what are initial startup costs? Show a breakdown. how
much money made will be reinvested into your business once it is going?),
marketing strategy (where and who should advertising be targeted at?),
Human Resource plan (is it just you working? Or are others involved?),
Business Strengths (how you will leverage them?), Business Weaknesses (how
you can mitigate them?), Business Opportunities (And how you can explore
them?), Business Threats (what can be done to avoid them?). Your
presentation should be between 10 and 15 slides long covering the above
information, and other information you think a potential investor would like
to know. Remember your job is to sell the potential investor, and make
them want to invest in your business. However, you must also be realistic
because you know the investor is very savvy and wants to know accurate
information about your business.

Assessment Business Power Point 20%

Resources - Computers effective presentation tips

- Globalization power point
- Business organizations power point

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes X 4 60 min.

If done properly, presentations can be very enjoyable. What are some things you like about
presentations? What are some things you do not like about Presentations?
There are some common mistakes people make when creating presentations:
https://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint/2-
Approximately_350_PowerPoint_presentations_are

When you are creating your business plan presentation why would you need to be careful
not to make these mistakes?
What did you think of the 5 main mistakes? (Most are easy to make)

Six Main things to remember when creating a presentation:

-Organize an outline of the topic and separate it into sections, like introduction, body,
conclusion

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-Appearance, choose one or two simple fonts that are easy to read, make sure the colour
works in contrast to your background. Use a simple background that does not take away
from the content of your project.
-Animations are a good attention getter, as long as they mix into the presentation well and
are not overdone, use them to introduce the slide.
-Slides. Do not have more than 10 slides in a presentation, keep the slides simple with only
key points showing.
-Pictures & Video, Showing pictures and video to go with the topic can hold attention for
even longer but too many pictures can be overwhelming for the reader.
-Review before Presenting When everything is completed, ask yourself if this presentation
interests you, will the reader be interested?

Look at:
- Computers effective presentation tips
- Globalization power point
- Business organizations power point
What do students see that they like from the last two presentation examples? What did
they follow from what we just learned? What mistakes were made, where could
improvements be made?

Now you will create a business plan presentation while avoiding these mistakes

Students login to Office 365 and find project scenario

Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
- Help students maintain effective - build business pitch power point to project 135 min.
presentation standards scenario specifications
- Help those students how are unsure what to - remember presentation etiquette and
put on slides style
- Help remaining students who do not have
business idea in place
Projector https://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint/2-
Approximately_350_PowerPoint_presentations_are

- Computers effective presentation tips

- Globalization power point
- Business organizations power point
Closure
Students ensure effective presentations are complete through first 10 slides get a good 5 min.
start
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website
Notes

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Lesson # 9 Business Plan Pitch

Class # 21,22,23,24
Leading Questions Would the details I am providing in my business plan be thorough enough
that a bank would make an investment in my business?
Am I using all the proper presentation techniques?
Scenario Using proper presentation etiquette, format, and style, create a power point
presentation that could be used to pitch your business idea to potential
investors. In the presentation you should explain: the need and initial demand
for the business product or service (why do people want what your business
provides?), production level and pricing strategy (Depending on how much
you charge, how much do you think you will sell? Do you think your sales will
change depending on what you charge?), growth projections (Considering the
future how much will the business grow?), financing requirements both
current and ongoing (what are initial startup costs? Show a breakdown. how
much money made will be reinvested into your business once it is going?),
marketing strategy (where and who should advertising be targeted at?),
Human Resource plan (is it just you working? Or are others involved?),
Business Strengths (how you will leverage them?), Business Weaknesses (how
you can mitigate them?), Business Opportunities (And how you can explore
them?), Business Threats (what can be done to avoid them?). Your
presentation should be between 10 and 15 slides long covering the above
information, and other information you think a potential investor would like
to know. Remember your job is to sell the potential investor, and make
them want to invest in your business. However, you must also be realistic
because you know the investor is very savvy and wants to know accurate
information about your business.

Assessment Business Power Point 20%

Resources Business Plan Cabz Document

Introduction Time
Typing 10 minutes X 4 50 min.

By this point in project students may be all over the place in project completion. For
enrichment of those students who are farther along I will ask them to add presentation
notes below their slides. They will be asked to:
Prepare notes they could use to pitch the idea on dragons den, or to a banking professional.
To give them an idea of the detail that could be included I will show them taxi cab company
business plan I created in University small business class.
For those students who are falling behind that need differentiation. I will individually help
them along. Or partner them together if I think that will increase work efficiency.
Partnering with students who are father along is also a possibility.
Students login to Office 365 and find project scenario.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
- Help students maintain effective - build business pitch power point to project 135 min.
presentation standards scenario specifications
- Help those students how are unsure what to - remember presentation etiquette and
put on slides style
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- Help remaining students who do not have - students farther along add presentation
business idea in place notes
-provide enrichment and differentiation
strategies
Projector Cabz Business plan
Closure
Students submit their business plan power point with self assessment on project rubric 15 min.
complete
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website
Notes

Lesson # 10 Business Website Lesson Planning in Progress

Class #
Leading Questions How can a professional website help my company?
What skills do I need to develop to create professional websites now and in
the future?
Scenario When most people consider purchasing from a business the first thing they do
is look up their website. In this modern digital age your online business
presence can make a large impact on your business success. Therefore, you
need to have a business website that showcases the type of product or
service that you are selling. You can use one of the free online website
building sites including Weebly, or Wordpress. The design and format of the
website are up to you. But remember, it needs to be professional and
showcase the image you want your business to represent.

Assessment Business Website 20%

Resources

Introduction Time
5 min.
Teacher Procedure Student Tasks
5 min.
Projector
Closure
Sponge = Code Combat website students begin a CODING QUEST on website 5 min.
Notes

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