Video Reflections 2

By using computers to simulate an economic situation is a very hands-on and practical way of teaching students about several economic aspects. The students must maintain their own website, use spreadsheets, and use the program on the computers to make real-world connections to the economy. The strengths are that the students must use several forms of technology to learn and display their knowledge. There were not many students in the class in the video, I feel that if this project were to be assigned in a class of 30 students, some students would get confused, some computers would be slower than others, and the teacher would have to spend more time with each student on a one-on-one basis. The lesson could have included how to get a business started. Businesses don't just appear out of thin air. The lesson could have addressed wages and bills that a business would have, along with minimum wage and employment rates of the general public. By having long term and short term goals, the students will think about their business in a more serious, real-life, on-going manner.