Teacher:  Emalie Dunn

School:  Neville High School 

Title:  Set Up Accounts on Virtual Stock Exchange 
 
Subject: Mathematics 

Grade Level:  10 - 12 

Overview: 
Students will set up accounts on the Virtual Stock Exchange as part of an ongoing year-long stock exchange project. 

Approximate Duration:  1 fifty minute class period and 20 minutes a week 

Content Standards:
Data analysis, Probability, and Discrete Math
In problem-solving investigations, students discover trends, formulate conjectures regarding cause-and-effect relationships, and demonstrate critical thinking skills in order to make informed decisions.

Benchmarks:
D-7-H
making inferences from data that are organized in charts, tables, and graphs (e.g., pictograph; bar, line, or circle graph; stem-and-leaf plot or scatter plot);   (1,3,4)
D-8-H
using logical thinking procedures, such as flow charts, Venn diagrams, and truth tables;   (2,3,4)

Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs):
Grade 10
22. Interpret and summarize a set of experimental data presented in a table, bar graph, line graph, scatter plot, matrix, or circle graph (D-7-H)
23. Draw and justify conclusions based on the use of logic (e.g., conditional statements, converse, inverse, contrapositive) (D-8-H) (G-6-H) (N-7-H)

Interdisciplinary Connections:  
Business Education : Standard 8
The student will demonstrate the ability to maintain business and personal records.
Business Education : Standard 10
The student will explore the role of an entrepreneur and apply the concepts of entrepreneurship.
Business Education : Standard 13
The student will use economic concepts to understand and make reasoned decisions about economic issues.
Business Education : Standard 14
The student will apply math computational and problem-solving skills in personal, business, and consumer applications.
Business Education : Standard 15
The student will utilize current technology and information processing concepts for personal and business applications.

Educational Technology Standards:  
Make informed choices among technology systems, resources, and services.
Demonstrate knowledge and skills of Internet use and other resources consistent with acceptable use policies including the legal consequences of plagiarism and the need for authenticity in student work through an understanding of copyright issues.
Demonstrate and advocate legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family, and community regarding the use of technology and information.
Use technology tools and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information (e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence).
Use appropriate technology to locate, retrieve, organize, analyze, evaluate, and communicate information for problem solving and decision making.

Objectives:
TLW utilize the Virtual Stock Exchange to bid on up to 5 stocks using virtual money.

Lesson Materials and Resources:
Stock market flyer created in the previous lesson. 
Notebook/Pencil 

Technology Tools and Materials:
Hardware:  Computer
Software:  Internet Explorer

Websites:
Virtual Stock Exchange  <www.virtualstockexchange.com>

Background Information:
Student should be familiar with using the Internet and should have completed the Stock Market Flyer. 

Lesson Procedures:
1. TLW meet in computer lab and sign in on individual computers.
2. TTW introduce the lesson and give an overview of the virtual stock exchange.
3. TTW answer questions about the assig
4. TLW use the VSE to purchase stock.
5. TLW print out a copy of the completed selection (1 copy for the teacher, 1 for student) 

Assessment Procedures:
This project is part of a year long exploration of the stock market. Students will be assessed according to the notebook rubric provided to them. 

Accommodations/Modifications:
TTW provide a seating chart.
TTW provide a peer tutor and one-to-one assistance for students with special needs.     ----- written by Emalie Dunn 

Explorations and Extensions:
Students may explore the purchase of mutual funds. 

Lesson Development Resources:
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/edu/RSE/RSEyellow/teacherstockbroker.html 

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