ICT Resources for Business Subjects

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ICT Resources for Business Subjects
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Why use ICT in the classroom?

• To enhance teaching
• To enhance learning

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Why use ICT for Teaching?

• Enhances presentations - colour, audio etc.
• Makes lessons more interactive
• Adds variety to teaching methods
• Enables teachers to build up resources
• Teacher becomes facilitator

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Why use ICT for Learning?

• Aids learning
• Makes lessons more enjoyable
• Facilitates independent learning
• Facilitates differentiated learning
• Supports Multiple Intelligences

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Some Practical uses of ICT for General Business
Subjects

1. Adobe PDFs
2. Graphing
3. Google Docs
4. Powerpoint

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1. Adobe PDFs

• www.examinations.ie
• Very useful for creating worksheets and tests on
  particular topics
• Useful for distributing exam solutions to students

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2. Graphing

• Turn your whiteboard into a sheet of graph paper!
• Bar Charts
• Break-even charts
• Just insert a graph paper image into your
  slideshow or scan your own!

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3. Google Docs

• Create documents online
• Excel
• Word
• Powerpoint
• Upload documents online
• Access them from anywhere
• Share them with students at home

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What to do....

• You must have a gmail email account.
• Each of your students must also have a gmail
  email account.
• Go to the My Documents link
• Upload/Create documents
• Invite your students and share them.

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4. Powerpoint

• Create powerpoint slideshows on different topics.
• Two slideshows on JC Business
• National Budget
• Chain of Production

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Some Practical uses of ICT for JC Business
Subjects

1. The Internet
2. Fun Stuff

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1. The Internet

• Widely available
• Fun and interactive
• Real world business applications at your
  fingertips

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Online Classroom Activities

• Insurance
• People at Work
• Delivery
• Money and Banking
• Consumer

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1. INSURANCE

• Go to www.123.ie
• Students click on Motor, House, Life, Travel or
  Pet Insurance
• Students will be required to enter various pieces
  of data and answer various questions to get an
  immediate quote.

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2. PEOPLE AT WORK

• Go to www.jobs.ie
• Students choose a job type
• Students choose a job location
• Students research the different jobs on offer and
  choose one to apply for.
• Students can go to the website of the company
  advertising the job
• Students type up an application letter for the
  job.

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MONEY AND BANKING

• MORTGAGE CALCULATORwww.itsyourmoney.ie/index.jsp?
  pID118nID298
• LOAN CALCULATOR
• http//www.aib.ie/personal/loans/Personal-Loan?gc
  lidCOfpheuxq6UCFYpO4Qod1mKQXg

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MONEY AND BANKING

• CURRENCY CONVERTERhttp//www.xe.com/ucc/
• Students can convert from and to any currency
  they wish
• Students can enter different amounts

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CONSUMER

• https//www.esb.ie/esbcustomersupply/residential/y
  our_account/understand_your_bill.jsp

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Buying a House

• www.daft.ie

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Fun Stuff!!!

• Business Studies Activities Games
  http//www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk

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Fun Stuff!!!

• Business Who wants to be a Millionairehttp//ww
  w.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/Break/Business20Mil
  lionaire/index.html

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TY Business

• http//www.teachnet.ie/apatton/2006/

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Practicalities

• Classes must be prepared in advance
• Dont use ICT just for the sake of it
• Have an activity sheet for students
• Book the computer room in advance

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Planning Your Lesson

• Check how many computers are available.
• Think about the management of the class
• Ensure all pupils are involved in the lesson.
• Limit yourself to a few achievable goals.
• Check Internet sites you wish to use in advance.
• Have alternative activities prepared in case of
  computer problems!

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After Your Lesson

• Did ICT improve your lesson?
• Did pupils achieve the learning objectives?
• Did they learn faster? Was the motivation
  greater?
• What went well/ not so well? What could you do
  to make it better next time?

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Difficulties

• Shortage of time
• Constraints of curriculum
• Dominance of examinations
• Lack of resources
• Lack of funding
• Lack of teacher ICT skills/training
• Lack of student ICT competency
• Lack of appropriate software
• Inadequate Planning
• Assessment
• May become a distraction