Thursday, March 11, 2010

New Class Website...

http://mrwilliamsnvhs.smithandwilliamsapparel.com/

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Week 26 Assignments

Monday -Wednesday:  Work with Mr. Niz in the library on project

Thursday:  Budgeting

Friday:  Budgeting

Monday, March 1, 2010

Week 25 HW Assignments

Monday:  Watch Milton Friedman videos. 

Tuesday:  Watch Milton Friedman videos.  Discuss:  Capitalism.  Good or bad. 

Wednesday:  Begin Project with Mr. Niz.  Take home assignment.  Will be due Friday.

Thursday:  Project with Mr. Niz.  Weekly stock market game winner announced. 

Friday:  Project with Mr. Niz.  2 trades in stock market game for hw grade.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Friday, February 19, 2010

mr. williams

i am very very very very disappointed in you still lol :) you still havent posted.... im not really disappointed just wanted to remind u to post :)

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Andy Brooks
Kayla Minnis

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Haley Birkmeyer

Monday, February 8, 2010

Week 22 Asignments

Monday: Make sure everyone is signed up for the blog.  Make sure everyone is signed up for the Stock Market Game.  HW Assignments.  Go over Demographic Data from financial literacy exam.  Ramsey Video. Questions


 
Tuesday: Finish Ramsey Video. Finish Questions


Wednesday: Financial calculators.

Thursday: Computer lab.  Financial Calculators, stock market game, blog.
Friday: Quiz on first 2 weeks of class.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Period 3 Blog Entry

This is a simple homework assignment. All you need to do is comment with your name.




Period 1 Blog Entry

This is a simple homework assignment.  All you need to do is comment with your name. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Week #21 Assignments

Monday:  First day of class.  Parent Slip and Information sheet handed out in class

Tuesday:  Signed Parent slip due.  Take Financial Literacy Test

Wednesday:  Sign Up for class blog, go over answers to the FL Test

Thursday:  Finish looking at demographic data and financial literacy test.  Turn In.  Get information for Virtual Stock Market Practice game
Friday:  Go to computer lab.  Log into blog, sign in to Virtual Stock Market Game.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Week 18 Assignments...

At long last...the assignments are back!!
Monday: Chapter 6&7 Pre-Quiz

Tuesday: 7 Cures for a lean Purse, Worksheet

Wednesday:  Work on chapter 6 &7 HW.  Vocab Due Friday.  PP159 2-5; 175 2-6; 185 2-5; 192 2-6; 199 2-7

Thursday:  Discuss Investments/Roth IRA's, 401k's, 403b's

Friday:  Begin Discussing Demand, Vocabulary due.

Next Week:  Finish Demand & Supply.  Final Exam Part I on Friday, Final Exam Part II on following Monday. 

Monday, December 14, 2009

Week 15 Assignments...



Monday:  Review for chapter 4 pre-quiz


Tuesday: Chapter 4 pre-quiz


Wednesday:  Chapter 4 Vocabulary due


Thursday:  Finish Chapter 4


Friday:  Chapter 4 Quiz, Chapter 4 HW PP87 2-6; 94 2-6; 99 2-5


Stop Your Teen from going into debt

Monday, December 7, 2009

Week 14 Assignments

Monday:  Go over Chapter 3

Tuesday:  Chapter 3 Vocab due; 64 2-4; 70 2-5 (6 for extra credit??); 75 2-5.

Wednesday:  Chapter 3 Quiz

Thursday: Chapter 4 pre-quiz

Friday:  Stock Market Game in the Computer lab

Monday, November 23, 2009

On an unrelated note...

Nothing really to do with Economics, but I happened upon some videos on you tube and lo and behold, what did I find?? 

Here's an easy extra credit.  Name at least 4 NV faculty members playing in this band...

The first 10 to post the results will get a 100 extra credit grade.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Consumerism

Consumerism...The Musical


 Fight Consumerism





Consumerism


What is a similar message in all these videos?  How do they get their point across?  Which video makes you feel "guilty" about consumerism?  Which one(s) points out excess without making you think that the world is coming to an end because of frivolous spending?  Do any offer a solution to excess consumerism?

Thursday, November 19, 2009

And the week #11 Winner is...



For the second week in a row... TRAVIS FRENCH!!  Great job, Travis!  When asked how he felt about the back-to-back wins Thursday evening, Travis said, "Wow!  This is the best thing that's ever happened to me...In my life!!!  Mr. Williams, thank you for this incredible opportunity you've given me.  I still don't think you're the wisest teacher in our school, but you're ok.  In fact, you're my all-time favorite economics teacher (even though you  really stink at the Stock Market Game)."  When asked of his plans for his pretzel or ice cream, Travis said he was going to pick the ice cream again, but  promised he would keep it with last week's reward in his locker until after wrestling season. 



And in the Golf portion of the stock market game, after 5 weeks atop the leader board, we have a new negative leader.  Unseating Brandon took some time, but Sean Farrell came through when it counted most, crushing Brando to "win" by over -$10,000.  When contacted after the closing bell of the exchange a very emotional Sean stated that his new goal was not just to be the negative leader next week, but to actually finish with less than $7,500 total.  "Claiming the lead was an accomplishment, especially over a competitor like Brandon," Sean said, "but now that I'm here, I've got to set new goals and watch out for others trying to take my title."

Tuesday, November 17, 2009