{"id":6945,"date":"2010-07-06T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T20:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2010-07-06T16:49:24","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T20:49:24","slug":"rags-to-riches-from-ilearntechnology-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2010\/07\/06\/rags-to-riches-from-ilearntechnology-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Rags to Riches &#8212; from ilearntechnology.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ilearntechnology.com\/?p=2610\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rags to Riches<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from ilearntechnology.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/ilearntechnology.com\/?p=2610\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Screen shot  2010-07-05 at 5.25.13 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/ilearntechnology.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/Screen-shot-2010-07-05-at-5.25.13-PM-300x242.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>What it is:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Rags to Riches<\/strong><\/a> takes Lemonade Tycoon to a whole new level with simulated business.\u00a0 In  Rags  to Riches, students are working to make their band a success.\u00a0  Students play the part of a new band going on tour with a few new  songs.\u00a0 As they play the Rags to Riches game simulation, students must  make decisions about what the band should do.\u00a0 They have to decide which  cities are best for them to play in, what venues to play, how much  money to spend on publicity and how much to charge for tickets.\u00a0  Students start out with $100 and must make wise decisions to continue in  the simulation.\u00a0 When they run out of money, the game ends and they  must start again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>How to integrate <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fordpas.org\/RagsToRiches\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rags to Riches<\/a> into the  classroom:<\/strong> If you teach students like mine, breaking  out Lemonade Tycoon in the classroom is met by cheers from some and  with eye rolls by others who are \u201cway too cool\u201d for a lemonade stand.\u00a0  For those students, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fordpas.org\/RagsToRiches\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Rags to Riches<\/a> is in order&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rags to Riches &#8212; 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