Tuesday, February 28, 2012

2/29/2012 Wednesday...sounds like fun

Quotables:






SEMII
“Colleges and universities have tried to defend their decisions to cut men’s athletic programs by claiming that Title IX requires gender equity. Actually, neither the Title IX statute nor its regulations require such a thing. But the OCR has issued an interpretation of compliance stating that a school may demonstrate compliance with Title IX if the school can show that the gender breakdown in the athletic department mirrors the gender breakdown of full-time undergraduate students. This provision— the proportionality test—is known as prong one of the three-prong test. The other two prongs—showing a history of expansion of women’s sports or showing that all student interest has been accommodated—have no measureable ways to demonstrate compliance, and thus are simply holding patterns until prong one is met. Proportionality is the only quantitative measure in the three-prong test, and thus the only assurance to schools that they are safe from Title IX-related lawsuits.”
Allison Kasic, Kimberly Schuld
Independent Women’s Forum
September 2008 
“Unfortunately, as long as government is involved, college sports will continue to revolve around political, rather than athletic, contests, and only the most politically skilled will win. Until now, that's been supporters of Title IX, who have succeeded in persuading policymakers to require that colleges accommodate a demand for women's athletics opportunities that can't even be shown to exist. It's a game Title IX supporters have liked because the referee -- the government -- has usually been on their side.

But real fairness requires a neutral referee, which political solutions simply can’t provide. Take the government out of the game, however, and colleges and students -- not politicians -- will decide the winner. In other words, abolish Title IX, and let supply and demand take over the referee job.

In such a system women will almost always control the ball. They can choose the schools that offer what they want -- athletic opportunities, artistic outlets, good academics, or anything else -- and can run past those that don't.”
Neal McCluskey
Inside Higher Ed
Cato Institute
March 30, 2005

As promised, a quiz.  Check back here once Murphy calls time for the link.
First 5 minutes to study after announcements.  If you talk during announcements, I will add one more question.  Best you quiet down and study.

Quiz Link

Finish Casey Martin video, debrief, Personal Finance.


MM
Nifty pdf
Sales Cycle documentation
Link -to show how the sales process management works.

Let's talk Sales cycle...let's talk colleges.  Reflect upon what we have learned and give me how a college abides by the sales cycle.

Test, you know where the link is.

test id 8754710088

good luck

Marketing
So we are talking/completing Feature Benefit.
We do not buy a feature, we buy what the product can do for us.
You are in luck!  I have several commercials for your enjoyment and thought that personify the Benefit aspect of Feature Benefit.  Ted talks aws


Tuesday 2/28/2012 - Questions, questions and more questions

Quotables
The purpose of the ADA was to provide clear and comprehensive national standards to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities. As a result, individuals with disabilities are now able to live in their homes and have access to new careers.



                   ~Jim Ramstad

SEMII
Quiz delayed until tomorrow
Personal Finance Tomorrow as well.

ADA today
Looks like casey Martin.  Refer back to yesterday's blog for link.

MM
2.01 material.  Yes, I know, what fun!

Marketing

Monday, February 27, 2012

Monday...does it really matter of the date?

Quotables:
Before the first year, nobody gave it a chance. Now, 36 years later, everybody knows Monday Night Football.

                                      ~Frank Gifford

SEMII

What is the ADA?
What does it cover?
Is everyone covered?
Quick test - Hallways? Elevators? Stores? Doorways? Sports?????
Who is Casey Martin? Why is he center concerning the ADA and Sports?
Casey Martin Video
Implications of it all?
Quiz on Tuesday concerning Title IX and ADA beginnings


MM
Let's Try it one more time.
Study for 10, then begin.  Test ID - 8754710088 

Gorilla Video soon
We will begin 2.01 shortly thereafter

Marketing
Two videos to play
     Feature Benefit Selling #1 & #2
     One Audio to listen

2.01b continued

Thursday, February 23, 2012

2/24 Friday at last

Quotables:
No matter how many goals you have achieved, you must set your sights on a higher one.
Jessica Savitch


SEMII
     So as a Recap
          What are the conditions and rationale behind Title IX...leave nothing out.
               Quietly put this on a piece of paper and bring up (without talking) to my black chair. 
                      The first 5 will get an extra bonus on their last quiz.
Missed out?  Should have come right in and opened up blogspot.  Maybe next time.

Brief Article on Certification marks
Let's Talk Jimmy John's...menu
  • Let's read about some of the lasting effects of Title IX    Title IX effects 
  • One last video about Title IX
  • Google Search "title IX violations" and tell me more cases about Title IX...schools...violations...etc          
 Now we get to begin the exploration of the ADA
     What is it?
     What does it cover?
     Is everyone covered?
     Quick test - Hallways?  Elevators?  Stores?  Doorways?  Sports?????
     Who is Casey Martin?  Why is he center concerning the ADA and Sports?
     Casey Martin Video
     Implications of it all?
Quiz on Tuesday concerning Title IX and ADA
MM
Study for 15...the test cometh soon.

elements.schools.nc.gov/guilford/taketestsignin.htm
Test ID - 8754710044
8754710044 
I will need to enable it for you prior to you taking.

Cadbury Gorilla
2.01 full steam ahead


Marketing
Please spend the first 15 minutes studying the words.  There will be no 2nd chances on this vocab
Selling continued.
Quiz - Show me when you are finished
5 steps to Personal Selling
Feature/Benefit Selling - Examples from the "Wall of Iconic Marketing Crap"
So...what do people want? beside low prices...never a winning proposition, how about better service?
2.01b  cont

2/23/12 A snow day and it still feels like a Friday, but it is only Thursday.

Quotables:
I wish you a tolerable Thursday. That's all any of us can hope for.
April Winchell



SEMII
      We are in the midst of Title IX...seems like fertile ground to me.
     High School/Middle School Recap
     Title IX Recap

     Let's begin with cheerleading...a case for it being included as a sport.
     I know it is reading, but the facts are good...click here
     NCHSAA...in their own words
     So why would we not want to balance women's and men's sports?
     Video for Volleyball
     Quinipiac
     Quinipiac #2
     The real reason
Google Search "title IX violations" and tell me more

             Again, Is Southwest Guilford High School all good concerning Title IX law?
                      Why are the clubs inline with the law?
                      What would happen if it was not required by law?
                     

MM
1.03 the second part.
Clickers????
Review


Marketing
Vocab on Friday. Please spend the first 15 minutes studying the words.  There will be no 2nd chances on this vocab
2.01b  cont

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

2/22/12 Wow! There are a lot of "2"s

Quotables:
Being number two sucks.  
                     Andre Agassi


SEMII
PF refresher
     Week 1 - Scheduling is a (Insert word or Phrase here)!  ex: blessing, hoot, blast, etc.
     Week 2 - Jobs and Insurance
     Week 3 - Emergency Fund and Savings
2.02  Lanham Trademark Act and Intro Title IX
        Before we get too far into Title IX, please find out the attribute of such a landmark law.
        ***Craft an argument for the following:
                      Is Southwest Guilford High School held accountable beneath the Title IX law?
                      Does this also include clubs? or just sports?
                      What would it look like in our school then?
                      Reference back to the Athletics and club pages to verify for yourself. 
                      Only participation?  Scholarships?  other educational and sport opportunities?
                      What would happen if it was not required by law?
                      Have there been colleges/universities who have run afoul of the Title IX police and been repremended?  Who?  Find three examples.

MM
Faster Faster now!  1.03 in a day.  Thursday basic review - new technology and assignment!
Test on Friday...online for everyone!
See the pretty study guides and practice tests at the bottom of the Obj 1 material.
Yes, you are welcome.

Marketing
Vocab pushed to Friday.
Finish vocab review before lunch
2.01a  Finish
2.01b  Begin

Monday, February 20, 2012

2/21/2012 - A snow day to remember

Quotables:
Advice is like snow - the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper in sinks into the mind.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge


SEMII
Personal Finance
When completed,
        Intellectual Property
        Assignment -
        List the types of Intellectual Property
        Define each, including the length of protection offered through the US govt.
        Find a(n) picture/image that suites each type listed.
        Email to me - murphyk2@gcsnc.com
       
MM


Mkt
Test Redo - Original scores will be wiped clean should you do better today.
Vocab on Wednesday

Link - elements.schools.nc.gov/guilford/taketestsignin.htm

Test id -
772729830 

Friday, February 17, 2012

2/18/2012 Friday, Friday, Friday. Need I say more?

Quotables:
I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week sometimes to make it up.



Mark Twain

SEMII
Reflection
Personal Finance Weekly Recap
Quiz (Study for 5)    Website link here
Conference Championships - an opportunity to observe
2.02 Title IX

MM
Reflection
Quiz to return on Monday
1.02 - we will complete today.

Marketing
Reflection

Thursday, February 16, 2012

2/16/2012 Test for one, quiz for another, wow! SEMII get's out scott free until Tomorrow

Quotables:

I didn't fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong.

                              ~Benjamin Franklin

SEMII
Lessons learned watching the WWE
     1/  Wiki the WWE and find the Name Dispute section
     2/ read the section...it is very short.
      3/ 2.02  WE will get through Title IX today

MM
    -1.02 continues and finishes.  Quiz today.  DO NOT CLICK YET
     - 1.03 and the test man cometh soon
     -Why do we buy what we buy...Lifestyle

Marketing
     -Test before lunch.  elements.schools.nc.gov/guilford/taketestsignin.htm
    Test ID - 772729830
    Student Log-in - your lunch number
     -SAT Question of the Day - After lunch
     -Wiki WWW, Product Service Management personified.  Search for Rocky Maivia and read the story
     -Begin Obj 2 material

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

2/15/2012 Valentine's Day, now over, where does the love go?

Quotables:

John Greenleaf Whittier -

For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are those 'It might have been.'


SEMII
2.02 Powerpoint
Vimeo if we have time
Favorite vid just for fun

MM
Mainly seniors.  With only 5, cursory knowledge and review.


Marketing
SAT Question of the day.
Favorite Music Video - Murphy
Something new on your desktop - things to explore.
Let's explore this with the new tool we just found....Packaging
Great ideas from the world of packaging design
Fun, applicable items of note.


Tuesday, February 14, 2012

2/14/2012 OMGoodness! It's Valentine's Day! Be Mine...not really, I am already taken


Quotables:
I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon. ~Author Unknown



SEMII
Recap of Lesson 1 - Personal Finance
Lesson Two begins.....
When you finish, work on Superbowl assignment if not finished.

MM
Still in the midst of 1.02__MM.pptx
Hope to finish it today.

Let's cross our fingers!!!!!

Marketing
Oftentimes in Marketing, we are creatures of habit.  As long as it works, we do not try to change whatever approach we are using.

Quiz ?!?!?

I found an interesting article concerning movie posters.  I hope you like.

We are going to attempt the completion of section 1.03.

I am looking for the test on Thursday?!?!?!?  We will see. 

Monday, February 13, 2012

2/13/2012 Monday and Interim day to boot!

Notables:


SEMII
So I was looking online and I found an interesting article concerning what evokes an emotional response in songs.  Adele's current song is detailed out as to what causes the tear jerk effect.  Let's have a read and a small listen.

MM



Mkt
So I was looking online and I found an interesting article concerning what evokes an emotional response in songs.  Adele's current song is detailed out as to what causes the tear jerk effect.  Let's have a read and a small listen.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

2/10/12 Three weeks already? When does the interim come out!

Quotables:
A recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota concluded that meth was involved in as many as 81 percent of child protection cases in the state. A telephone survey says that 51 percent of college students drink until they pass out at least once a month. The other 49 percent didn't answer the phone.


Craig Kilborn

SEMII
  • Surveys...will they ever stop?  Based on the survey results in the article, I will assign each of you a company.  Tell me your strengths (based on the article) as well as what is your weaknesses.
  • Another survey quoted...1st para only
  • A college caught cheating?  Scandalous


MM
  • Surveys...will they ever stop? Based on the survey results in the article, I will assign each of you a company. Tell me your strengths (based on the article) as well as what is your weaknesses.
  • Another survey quoted...1st para only

Marketing
  • Quiz
  • Re-quiz on vocab 1.02    click here
  • Surveys...will they ever stop? Based on the survey results in the article, I will assign each of you a company. Tell me your strengths (based on the article) as well as what is your weaknesses.
  • Another survey quoted...1st para only






Mark Kennedy

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

2/8-9/2012 Carry over for two days

Quotables:
A man without ethics is a wild beast loosed upon this world.
Albert Camus


SEMII

a bit of fun from the promotion department of BMW
Madonna...on tour....When?
Trademark, no don't read the article, just look at the logo
Cycling...er, is that a sport?  Ethics and consequences
Marketing Information Management - MIM
Ethics with toddlers

We begin now with 2.02 notes....the word.doc notes, we will get to Powerpoint later.
Patents, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property.
2.02 activity 


MM
a bit of fun from the promotion department of BMW
Marketin Information Management - MIM

In finishing 1.01 , small recap, then onto to 1.02 we go


Marketing
Quiz - Link is here, do not click quite yet. All at once time.
                     
Finish 1.03 reading notes
1.02 activities...a bit of exploring of the material
Discuss Friday, Monday and Tuesday happenings.

2/7/52012 Two weeks down and 16 more to go.

Quotables
Any real record person knows that the number one most powerful marketing tool when it comes to music is repetition.



Nile Rodgers

SEMII
Dilbert Video - Let hope that it works today.
Finishing up 2.01  Talking points
     -Morals Clauses
     -Moral Clauses pt 2
     -Sample Moral Clauses
Begin 2.02/Personal Finance???? If not today, then after quiz tomorrow

MM
Activity...name that marketing function - I will push out to you soon
Management functions - likewise
What is a marketing mix?
Name that Function

1.02 begin

Mkt
Continuance of 1.02

Sunday, February 5, 2012

2/6/2012 Duke and Patriots Lose, and the Negotiator too

So sad.  All of the Giants and UNC fans feel your pain...no, not really.

SEMII
Dilbert Video
2.01 finish
Ethics...
         100-0 score - Covenant
         Univ of New Mexico vs BYU - Soccer
         UNC Football...on a lighter note
2.02 begin

MM
We start something new today...a whole new curriculum I dusted off just for use here.
The Management types are still relevant so don't let go of them, but turn your attention to the new...and let us begin.
I will have up on board...did not have time to post and reformat the entire website.

Mkt
Adage Article - Admeter
Adage Article - Priceline

1.02 Vocab...Let's go to Quizlet!
You have approx 20 minutes

Let's begin 1.02!

Friday, February 3, 2012

2/3/2012 Friday. And all the world rejoiced, except those who work on the weekend

SAT Question of the Day!

SEMII
Super Bowl Assignment -
Ethics...my favorite subject

MM
Congratulations, you have made it to the first test!
25 questions.  I had issues with Elements this morning, so I will push the test to your desktop when you get into class.
Thanks!

Then...other cool management deciding techniques

Monday we start anew with new material.  I can't wait.

Marketing
Super Bowl Assignment

Product (Product Service Management) often involves hours and sometimes days of brainsorming concerning what will your product be.  Once this is taken care of, usually a model/concept is drawn/created and then the fun starts with trying to find others/a company to buy the idea from you or at the very least (as in Shark Tank) fund your idea.

When these are not viable options, the internet has heard our cries for financing blessing and smiled down to us.  In this case, we are going to explore the world of Kickstarter.  Some of the ideas are crap, but others actually pull at my wallet strings and make me wish I could help fund their adventures.

Finish 1.02 today, begin 1.03

Thursday, February 2, 2012

2/2 Groundhog Day! Shadow no shadowing

Groundhog Celebration!
Punxsotawney Phil pt 1
Punxsotawney Phil pt 2

SEM II
2.01   Ode to Joy
Let the real learning start.

MM
Don't be offended.

Finish up 1.03
Management Style application
Test on Friday.  25 Questions...online

Marketing

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

2/1 Quiet! I'm hunting Groundhogs

Quotables:

"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall."
— Stephen R. Covey

"Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it . . . ; Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine."
— David Ogilvy

"When hiring key employees, there are only two qualities to look for: judgement and taste. Almost everything else can be bought by the yard."
— John W. Gardner

"Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them."
—Paul Hawken, Natural Capitalism

SEM
Test on Friday
Complete Activity 1 then on to #4
1.03 cap and finish for Obj 1.00


MM
Quiz Today - 1.01 + Autocratic
Article concerning leadership styles
Complete 1.02...Leadership Styles


Mkt
Vocab Test - Study for 5 minutes
Video Intro
The 4 P's Continued - Emphasis on Product - Who Is it for?