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Virtual Business - Retailing 3.0: So Many Great Upgrades!
Jon Abel, North Salem High School, Salem, OR

There have been so many great upgrades it is hard to pick just a couple to talk about. From the new dynamic store layout to the unlimited multiplayer, that allows students to work together as a team in the operation of their store, the upgrades have been just amazing.

For the last couple of years our district has focused on reading, writing and math standards. Because the students always enjoy working on the Virtual Business - Retailing, I thought it would be a perfect match to integrate the two together but never had the time to develop the curriculum. Now I don't have to. The new Virtual Business - Retailing 3.0 has expanded lessons that include four to six pages of text, one page of written questions and one page of math questions related to the topic. All I have to do is implement different strategies to help the students see the relevance of the reading, writing, and math. It's just what I was looking for.

What better place to teach the relevance of reading, writing, and math standards than in an interactive virtual store where the students are learning business and marketing too.