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1. 7 the best way to access the program 15 to put an alias of the each stack in your Apple Menu Items folder This process is detailed below Creating An Alias To create an alias you begin by selecting the object you want to create an alias of by clicking on its icon to highlight it Figure 2 6 First se 1 item 195 MB in disk 38 9 MB lect the item for which you wish an alias in this case Total Bank Edit La New Folder Figure 2 9 Then you Open 0 choose Make Alias Print from the file menu Close Window Get Info Sharing Duplicate 0 Make Alias Find Find Again Page Setup Print Window Renaming the New Alias Two items in the same folder cannot have the same name but as soon as you move the alias to another location you can give it any name you wish including the same name as the original item Figure 2 10 The alias then appears next to the icon of the original item with the word alias appended to the name Alias names are Oran arias also distinguishable by theirtype style as they appear in italics 2 items 123 in disk 528 29 a Figure 2 11 If you iiem 193MBindisk 595 MB Wish the alias to have the same name as the original move the p Bank alias from the folder the original is in be fore renaming it Figure 2 12 Place new alias into the Apple Menu Items folder in the System fo2. Economy Classroom Classroom Micro Economy provides the teacher or an entire school with an easy effective planned and painless system for classroom or all school management Introducing the Classroom Micro Economy to Your Room Introducing the Micro Economy management system to your classroom or school can be accomplished with a minimum amount of time and effort The plan outlined below is not meant to be adhered to religiously Each teacher will probably make alterations to the plan to fit their specific needs and style One of the beauties of the Micro Economy is its flexibility and adaptability to varying situations Hundreds of schools all across the US and Canada are using the program to great benefit In the my school and many others the program is in use building wide Our librarian fines for overdue books in the classroom money If a child helps the custodian the custodian has her own supply of cash with which to reward students We started with just one classroom using the system and 1 gradually the program has expanded to include the entire school You may be starting something that will eventually help yourentire school Thesteps below outline introducing Micro Economy to one classroom If you Rules 1 Obey the teacher 2 Respect the rights and feelings of your classmates 3 Remain in your seat unless you have permission to be out of your seat have any questions remember you can reach us via Interne
3. in figures 1 10 of this chapter Later in the chapter you will find instructions for setting the dollar amounts of the various student salaries setting the passwords adding just one account and deleting one account dank Figure 3 1 When the bank opens after the copyright page dis solves you will see the Teller card To be gin the setup process click on Setup Figure 3 2 Until a password is set you just click on OK to go to the Teacher Utili ties card After a password is set you will have to type the password in before clicking on OK to go to the Teacher Utili ties card 12 ACCES Account He m um mum I a Era Fas Figure 3 3 The Teacher Utilities card Figure 3 4 To start setting up the files click on Create files Figure 3 5 Click on Initialize to continue 13 Figure 3 6 Click on Initialize if you do not wish to save a copy of the existing account files Gf any Skip ahead to figure 9 if you do wish to save a copy of the bank and its cur rent files Figure 3 7 Now type in the names of each student for whom you wish an account cre ated You need not enter the names in al phabetical order as the accounts will be auto matically alphabet ized by last name al though you enter them first name first Figure 3 8 Now click on Initialize Creat ing the files will tak
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5. 55 2 Figure 2 1 After you place your locked disk cance in your drive the drive i will whir for a mo ment and then your desktop will look like fe this with an icon for your hard drive and an icon for the Micro Economy disk Classroom Micro Econarny 6 Classroom fic ra Economy Classroom Micra Econom Classroom Micro Ei 2 items 1 in disk 201 W Money sea Select 0 Dolume Folder estination Folder Quantum 240 Quantum 240 Apple Extras 1 Artwork Express Fax Folder Market Economy Modem Documents net stuff Desktop n Extract E Figure 2 2 Now point at the Micro Economy icon and hold down the button on your mouse The icon will change color as you select it Figure 2 3 Now double click the icon Figure 2 4 The disk s window will appear Double click the To tal Bank sea icon Figure 2 5 This dialog box will appear Click the Desktop button When the files are extracted they will appear on your Macintosh desktop You can put them in a folder later 7 Creating a folder You may want to keep your Bank in its own folder To create a folder choose New Folder from the File menu when you are in Finder Name your new folder and then move the 3 money picts and the Total Bank file to the new folder Accessing the Program With System
6. H Classroom Micro Economy Copyright 1995 All Rights Reserved Paul Fretheim PerSoft P O Box 238 Independence CA microecon inyopro com Micro Economy User Manual Contents Chapter 1 Classroom Organization 1 The Micro Economy Classroom 1 Introducing the Classroom Micro Economy to Your Room 1 Pay ins DE PERI 2 3 Charses Tor 3 Rewarding the StUOeDES s eee Equo ob A 4 Entorcme tie RULES 5 Chapter 2 Getting Started 6 Copying the Program to Your Hard Drive 6 Cheat ACANA no on MU bae ae rimo us Aa ded 8 Renaming the New Alias erene a 9 Placing the Alias In The Apple Items Folder 10 Chapter 3 Setting Up Your 12 Fhe Teacher uio rie o 12 Setting the 55 8 15 Creating One FAL i suscite temo Petit dino 18 Delete Ope fos 19 Settinbo The TIETES octo emet 20 Chapter 4 Using the Bank 22 Paying All the Students 32329 22 Paying Individual Students 24 ACCESSING tHe ACCOUNTS cec ode Prose 23 Niewino Balances NR T 21 Printm State
7. e a few moments The beach ball cursor will appear as the stack 1s compacted at the end of the process 14 a Camel Bank Ta up ihe Ue ST Hn ise Pld ares Eje limus Ta Liick Gare when linrzknd bjpirv Berman ick Gere lugging Sarees This manual is not complete After I return from a business trip on 08 12 99 a complete version will be posted Thank you for your patience Paul Fretheim
8. lass meeting and decide what jobs need to be done and make sure there are enough jobs so everyone has one One job is to make sure that the other kids do their jobs and to pay them for their work I am working on getting a listServe discussion group on Micro Economies going on the internet Please send your e mail address to microecon 2aol com so you can be included in the list Fines Fines will increase for repeat offences People without money will lose their chair and will have to stand Failure to follow instructions Interrupting 50 Late homework 50 Assignment not turned in 50 Out of your seat without permission 50 Name calling 200 Famous flying objects 500 Bad language 500 Racist Comments 1000 Hitting or other physical injuries to another person 1000 Other Teacher discretion Getting Started Copying the Program to Your Hard Drive You should always lock the master disk of any software by sliding the small plastic square in the upper corner of the disk up so there is a small square opening in the corner before 1 serting itin your drive Also itis a good idea to make a backup copy on a floppy disk as soon as you have copied the program to your hard drive The procedures for copying the program to your hard drive are detailed below This chapter also includes instructions for mak ing an alias and placing it in your Apple Items Folder so you can access the Bank and Check lists from your Apple Menu 11
9. lder Figure 2 13 After the alias is in the Apple Items Menu found in the system folder the Bank can be opened from the Apple Menu 10 Placing an Alias In TheApple Items Folder Apple Menu Items 55 items 192 MB in disk address book Tm Control Panels 7 a 4 Mathematica m Pix Works Im Pagehtaker Pec Cammina tions Crystal Photoshop MOPRESS 5 0 Marke Economi TT zt WR HP Laserdet utility li Battery pg 270 co 290 Student dats QU TeachText iE America 7 Apple Menu Bank alias Calculator oe Chooser d caesus a ctarisworks ERE Compact Pre Rey Fax GrapbieConverter Key Caps Freettand File Edit Label About This Macintosh address book Control Panels InterNet MS Works Quantum 240 Student data TeachTeut Total Bank America Online Calculator Calculus DeskPaint Terminal FileMaker Pro 5 GSI OP iC NDEW CERTIFICATES DG y MOORS THERE ARE TOU ON DEPOSIT THE GREAT LAND QE ENELAT TON 2 225 2 v c hee 100 100 PD SE A AX LAN 4 SERIES 9990 yp NDA 4 5024 A ENERO gt e eet TRITT Nis jat
10. ment a 28 28 Chapter 5 Setting Up the Auditor Checklists 32 Usine the Teacher DIUTIUS obe E o 32 Namine the heck SIS ioco dar QU Epp 34 Creating a Special Name St uo e 35 Sorun BONUSCS m bela umi cai MEM 37 Sette Ene QU 4 De Mme voter 42 Chapter 6 Using the Auditor Checklists 44 ANCCESSING the C Deck SES uses qiii coe ra duo 45 Calculating Fines and 46 Chapter 7 Records 48 The Records SLACK dioit foro rte Dette adoro ter ENG 48 Searching Tor AIRC COU uui geo coe eps bu e tameo d ue use quas 49 Chapter 8 Creating Reports 51 Generaune 52 Pinin oasiei a 54 ACCESSING a SIN CIE 56 Prmtimbo One RODOEU Eti fot Pon mes sut ies 58 Deletme AIT RE POM ters rabo dur NE 50 Deleting One REPOS uin Qeon 50 Chapter 9 Printing the Classroom Money 61 Opening the Pict LETS ooo dept cd bestem 61 Creating Printing Masters uet 62 Printer Require ile fils dp 63 Classroom Organization The Micro
11. rge for privileges such as going to the bathroom or getting a drink during class time Except for within 15 minutes of a regularly scheduled break it costs 40 to go to the bathroom Close to a break the charge is 200 Talking out of turn results in 50 fine and that can go up for repeated offenses Hitting racist comments and other serious offenses result in at least a 500 fine and often in 1000 dollar fines or greater Rent can be charged for desks Another idea 1s to start the year with desk ownership If a child goes broke their desk is auctioned off and henceforth they will have to pay rent to the owner 3 Another way of dealing with going broke is that they lose their chair and must stand They earn money at the rate of 5 for every minute they stand so a 50 fine to a broke student forces them to stand for 10 minutes To impose a fine simply announce it The bankers then record the debit and take care of any record keeping Since being a banker requires learning to use the software don t rotate that job as often Choose good role models for the job of banker For example a useful rule is that you must have a clean record for at least a month to qualify to be a banker The operation of the software is detailed in the later sections of this manual You probably can just boot the Bank and Checklists up and run them but the later chapters of this manual give a complete illustrated explanation of all the functions of
12. t at microecon aol com 4 Listen when the teacher is talking and do not interrupt 5 Raise your hand and wait to be called On the first day of school lay out RAE the class rules to the children in a clear and concise manner Write the rules on the board or on the overhead and go over them with the children as you write them 6 Come into the room as quickly as possible when the bell rings Sit down in your seat at once quiet ready to work 7 All students are expected to do all assignments and to work as hard as they can at school to finish all assignments at school Any work that is not finished at school automatically becomes homework Distribute copies of the class rules to each of the children and attach acopy of the class rules to letter which 15 sent home with the children In order to receive their initial 300 to get them started the child must return the rules sheet signed by a parent in the appropriate space Paying the Students After each child returns the rules paper with their parent s signature and gets the 300 in cash you can operate for the time being on a cash basis Tell the students about the bank and let them know that in the next few days they will have the opportunity to deposit their cash into a bank account Interest in depositing their money is usually slow until someone loses their cash This tends to heighten interest in having the money deposited The Bank pays interest This is ano
13. the programs Rewarding the Students The first opportunity to spend their money is usually at auctions which are held during the last period on Fridays The teacher can go to a novelty store and purchase trinkets and other items to auction off but a more useful method for obtaining items for sale 1s to ask the children to bring in items from home that they no longer want Often these items turn out to be books that have been read so that the Friday auctions turn into a book exchange Be sure to encourage this Kids can start businesses selling items they manufacture Desk cleaning is aservice which is often marketable and the number of businesses that the children come up with can be very surprising The creativity this authentic education allows to flowerin your students will amaze you Once the businesses are functioning the money takes on a great deal of value for the students and becomes a powerful tool of persuasion for the teacher and the students themselves Disputes between students result in lawsuits and expensive settlements the children abhor and avoid at all costs Your discipline becomes student centered and exemplary behavior seems to magically appear and stay with a minimum effort by the teacher 4 Enforcing the Rules The list of classroom rules should be relatively short You can post the rules in the classroom A sample fine sheet appears below Award bonus for any assignment or help a child gives We have a c
14. ther incentive The weekly salary is paid by direct deposit to the account of each student automatically when the student bankers do the weekly banking chores 2 They are permitted to withdraw their cash at designated times from their bank accounts if they so desire The bank s cash reserves are kept in the teacher s desk in a low security locked drawer which has generally been adequate for 3rd grade security Counterfeiting is usually not a problem until the 5th grade just kidding Student Auditors Children love the responsibility of serving as as Auditors These students check to see who has and who has not turned in the assignment which was due that day in the subject they are assigned to keep track of Such responsibilities are good for the kids and are consistent with Dewey s concept of Authentic Education and help prepare the children for responsibilities at home and at work The auditors work with the Auditor Checklist stack to check off each child who has turned in their work The students who have not turned in their assignments are automatically fined for each assignment not turned in and the children who have done their work are paid The auditors are paid the same salary as the bankers You will probably want to wait a while after the start of school to impose this regimen as that gives everyone a chance to get a cash balance so they feel a part of the system before they go broke Charges for Privileges Cha
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