The businesses include a media group, a polling organization, a special interest group, and an auditing company. The staff members, students, buy and sell services electronically. The class also chooses two legislators and a piece of legislation. They contact peers in schools across the United States as they conduct business and promote legislation via the TEMC computer program. E-Mail, contracts, polls and other information is sent and received daily.
Auditors keep careful track of finances.
The legislators try to find cosponsorship for their bill in other classrooms, so it can be placed on a final federal agenda. Students find out about geography, customs, weather, and attitudes of other students all over the U.S. Students learn to use technology as a tool for learning. Students are actively involved in learning. Students are required to be organized and are encouraged to be creative. Students are involved in school to work activities.