Entrepreneur+Voki+Project

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** Sell Yourself in One Minute ** You are going to take on the role of an individual who is starting his or her own business and looking for investors.In an attempt to sell yourself and your business concept, you will create a one-minute advertisement using a talking avatar.In order to do that, you will need to research the business concept with regards to the country and area in which the entrepreneur is located.Here are the steps to your process:

1. Go to [|Kiva: Loans That Change Lives].
 * 1) Click on the blue “View All Entrepreneurs” link on the right.
 * 2) On the “Status” pull-down menu, select “Active.”
 * 3) Select an entrepreneur.

2. Research.You will be investigating whether or not the business concept is viable within the setting that the entrepreneur has proposed.Determine the following about the person’s country and, if possible, the region or city in which he or she is located:
 * 1) List its Human Development Index
 * 2) Population
 * 3) Currency conversion (dollars to their currency)
 * 4) Government / Political stability
 * 5) Economy / GNP
 * 6) Possible challenges specific to this country (current events!)
 * 7) Describe what their loan would be for and classify its economic activity (primary, secondary, tertiary) and why.

To access online databases from home, go to the [|Library Sharepoint Site]. Log in as you normally would (don't forget that your username has a vbstudents\ in front of it), and link to the databases using the usernames and passwords listed on the LMC Sharepoint site if necessary.
 * ** Type of Information ** || ** Source ** || ** How to Use It ** ||
 * General country information || [|ABC-Clio] (online database) || Click on the “First Colonial HS” link, and then check the “World Geography” box.Search for your country, and click on the blue “World Geography” link for the results.Start with the Country Overview article. ||
 * Currency converter, general country information || [|Culturegrams] (online database) || Click on the “Culturegrams” link, and click on the “World Edition” box.Select your country via the map for details.Currency converter on right-hand toolbar. ||
 * Current events articles (magazines and newspapers) || [|Proquest] (online database) || Scroll down to click on “Proquest Platinum.”Search for your country, and read some of the most recent articles. ||
 * Human Development Index || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">[|United Nations Human Development Index] (web site) || Note the HDI ranking of your country, and click on the country’s link for details. ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">3. Write a script for your advertisement, incorporating the information you gleaned while researching.Remember – this is an advertisement.Be persuasive!You will want to make both logical and emotional appeals to your potential investors.Be sure you include:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">your name (the name of the entrepreneur),
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">your country,
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">a description of the business, loan, and loan type, and
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">a justification as to why this business will be successful in your area.(This is where your research will come in handy!)

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">4. Swap scripts with a partner, and offer feedback to one another.Edit for content, wording, grammar, etc. as necessary.Is your script persuasive?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">5. Practice delivering your speech to ensure that it flows well.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Speak slowly, loudly, and clearly.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Ensure that your speech is no more than 60 seconds long.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Be enthusiastic and dramatic – your voice is the only thing that will sell you and your company!

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">6. Build your avatar.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Go to [|Voki].
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Click on the “Create” button at the top.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Your avatar should look like the entrepreneur you are pretending to be.Customize your avatar’s face, body, dress, and accessories.Use a “Classic” face, select “Male” or “Female” as necessary, and go from there!
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Select a background.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Time to record your speech.Insert the headset into the USB port, and press the microphone button to record your voice. On the pop up, click "Allow" before clicking close, and then hit record.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">7. Publish your Voki.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Press the “Publish” button at the bottom.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Title your project, and press “Save.”
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Exit out of the login box.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">In the “Select the size of the player…” box, select “Small.”
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Highlight the code in the box under “For Most Sites Use This Code,” and copy it.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">8. Upload your Voki to the Wikispace. - No names! - No uploading ANYTHING (text, pics, etc.) except your Voki. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">4. Put your cursor next to your "Student #. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">5. Click on the TV (“Embed Widget”) icon on the top toolbar. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">6. Click on “Video.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">7. Click on “Other” near the bottom. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">8. Paste the Voki code into the box, and click “Save.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">9. Click “Save on the top toolbar.Your Voki should appear on the page.Play it!!!
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">On the top of this Wikispace page, click on the link to your block to get to the page on which you will upload your Voki.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**//__Only one person per class may upload his or her Voki at one time__//**, so please raise your hand to gain permission to move on to the next step. Mrs. Hague will tell you your "Student #" - these match your position on her class roster.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">Click on the “Edit This Page” button.

Woo hoo! You're done!!!