Classroom Pages: HS Vocational: Business - Mrs. Snyders

HS Business

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn" - John Cotton Dana Welcome to my web page. I have been teaching at Central Lyon since 1998, the same year that we moved into the new high school building. I previously taught at an alternative school in Sioux Falls and for our neighbor G-LR Schools. In addition . . . read more

Freshmen Learn PhotoShop

by Denise Snyders

The freshman 21st Century Skills class has begun a unit on photo editing, using a popular high-end image editor, Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop has been described as "an industry standard for graphics professionals." This unit began with . . . read more

Teach Your Teen Paycheck Savvy

Teach Your Teen Paycheck Savvy … And you can help keep those summer earnings from melting away too quickly. CONGRATS! YOUR KID landed a summer job in this tight, tight economy. Now, of course, he'll have that $7.25 an hour burning . . . read more

A Day of Learning

Interactive Sites for the Interactive Whiteboard

by Denise Snyders

"Who dares to teach must never cease to learn" - John Cotton Dana Webinars are a super way to learn in the comfort of your own space, whether that be in a group at school or alone with your home computer. On October 25, I . . . read more

Stock Market Game

...a live trading simulation

by Denise Snyders

Ask any freshman student how their stocks are doing! As part of the unit on investing, the 21st Century Skills class is giving the The Stock Market Game ™ program a try. Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students . . . read more

Digital Citizenship Webquests

by Denise Snyders

The 21st Century Skills class has just completed a unit researching digital citizenship topics which range from obsessive gaming to online gambling to facebook netiquette to identity protection. According to an Internet article . . . read more

Tax Refund Loans: High Costs for Quick Cash

by Denise Snyders

Today I received an e-mail from the Iowa Attorney General's Office with a warning about the cost of tax refund loans. Click here for a “Consumer Advisory” bulletin from Attorney General Tom Miller, “Tax Refund . . . read more

Financial Literacy

21st Century Skills

by Denise Snyders

The recent economic crisis and the increasing complexity of our financial system make it clear that strengthening the financial knowledge and skills of our young people is critical to their future success and to the future financial stability . . . read more

Who is Carl Perkins?

by Denise Snyders

Students in business classes have been asking this question lately, as they see "Carl Perkins" written in permanent black marker on several pieces of equipment. Headphones, computer monitors, calculators, and microphones bear these . . . read more