Activity: promote your business idea

10’ introduction and ice breaking: (Teacher)

In a gradual way introducing ICT tools, in this session participants will be introduced with different ICT tools through brainstorming and different size group discussions. During activity, participants will gain more insights regarding how such ICT tools are utilised for different purposes in school environments. 

Starter: (Teacher)

This step will entail an open discussion. Trainer will ask the participants to come out with names of the social media platforms that participants are familiar with and use on a daily basis. As participants will state any name of any social media platform, the trainer will note down the name on the flipchart. When participants will start to dry out with the name of the social media platforms, then the trainer will unfold another flipchart sheet already filled with a list of different social media tools and will briefly explain the nature of those social media tools. This activity is added to extend the horizons of the participants and make them aware about the availability of helpful tools.  Platforms can also be presented in different way- why not to present it in a digital way?

After this step, on the wall, the trainer will display two open flipcharts filled with a list of different social media and digital tools separately for participants. These flip charts will be used in the next main activity. Implementation of the starter is vital as this step will help the trainer to take  the participants on the journey of the main activity gradually. 

70’ 

Main activity: After the starter, there will be task performance. The aim of this task is to induce practical competences among participants. This activity will be a step by step process, which includes following steps:

Step 1: In this step, the trainer will give some time to the participants to think about a business idea that they would like to work with. The business idea does not need to be serious or very specific. Trainer shall encourage the imagination among participants and provide the freedom of choosing any idea.

Step 2: As soon as participants have a business idea they would like to work on, subsequently the trainer will instruct the participants to check the both open flipcharts filled with the names of digital tools and social media tools.  The trainer will encourage the participants to think and choose any one social media tool and one favourable digital tool participant would like to work with. Trainer should keep in mind that the added tools on the social media and digital tools list shall be accessible and users friendly at the time of the workshop delivery. However, participants will also be allowed and encouraged to choose any preferable social media tools and digital media tools even if they were not mentioned in the list.  

Step 3: This step will be a practical exercise. In this step, the trainer will ask the participants to use the favourable digital and social media tool to promote the business idea. The main emphasis of this activity will be utilising the social media networks for business promotion. Participants will use the digital tool to make strategy for the business idea, from the same token, participants will be using a selected social media tool later to promote that business idea. For example: first participants will be creating a poster or making a video or anything else by using the digital tool. Later, participants will use the social media platform to promote that business idea. Overall, participants shall be encouraged to create a convincing promotion of the business idea using the chosen social media and digital media tool. Lastly, this step will be marked as completed when participants will actually promote the onsite created business idea on the social media platform. 

Step 4: In this step, participants will be asked to present the work they did in the last step. Each participant will be given 2 minutes to present their idea to the audience. In this step, participants will briefly introduce the business idea they worked on, digital tools they have used and the social media platform they utilized to promote this idea. While the work of this activity will enhance the creativity toward business ideas, social media tools and digital tools usage, this activity will also boost the confidence of the participants and help other participants to understand the creativity in business ideas and ICT tools usage.

Step 5: After the presentation, the facilitator will encourage the participants to share openly which tool they found completely new or anything else that they consider a valuable addition in their knowledge.

Tools as examples are noted near the OERS and references. Learners can choose other tools of their choice. 

10’ Debriefing

To wrap up the session, the trainer will facilitate a debriefing moment where participants are encouraged to express their questions, doubts, ideas and feelings toward the topics discussed. Facilitator can use the following questions for debriefing: 

1. How did you feel when you were asked to have a business plan?
2. How was the process for you to make a choice for digital and social media tools? Was it easy or hard?
3. What did you find new in this experience?
4. How can you apply this knowledge in real life?