The document discusses implementing technology into business education courses. It addresses two major problems of financial availability and organizing technology within the system. It recommends having solid teachers, administrators, and an advisory committee. It also recommends a well-structured technology plan, gaining funding through hard work, and having a strict curriculum. The document outlines Bobcat's plan for business education, including introducing technology courses in middle school, combining courses into fewer offerings with prerequisites, and examples of course objectives and content.
2. The Question is no longer:
Do we need computers in business classes?
The Questions are:
How do we best utilize the technology?
&
Where do we get the financial funds to
implement the technology?
3. Two Major Problems
• Financial Availability
• Organization of Technology in the System
4. Bobcat SAYS
1. Solid, Dedicated Teachers
2. Solid, Technology driven administrators
3. Advisory Committee
Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
5. Bobcat SAYS
4. Well-Structured Technology/Business
Educational Organizational Plan
5. Funding gained through hard work and
overtime
6. Strict Curriculum that gives students a full
range of knowledge of General Business
Practices and Computer Applications
while portraying professionalism and
relevant technology
Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
6. The Book’s Steps to plan and implement an
effective instructional computer program are:
IN THE BOOK
On page 620 in the summary.
7. Financial Needs
This is how to get the Financial Funds you need:
1. Create good relationship with
Administrators and Technology
Directors
2. Influence city and local
governments to get involved in
technology in the classroom
3. Search and keep in contact with
state officials in order to increase
odds of receiving grants for your
system.
8. 4. Have Club and class fund-raisers
to offset cost of general supplies
5. Work out agreements with local
businesses and industry
6. Surplus Yards offer great
technology for free if you know
what you are looking for.
Financial Needs (cont.)
11. Goals of the Course should determine the
appropriate use of technology.
A. When the goal is to teach
computer technology.
Computers and how-to use them
is taught.
B. When the goal is to teach
subject matter. The technology
should be used to help convey
that material.
12. First Step in Achieving Goals and
Objectives
• Meet with school
administrators, technology
advisors, and local
government.
• Together come up with a
shared goal of what the
system wants a student
who takes Business Ed to
be able to do upon
graduation.
13. Next, What classes are you going
to teach and offer to the students?
DISCUSSION
BOBCAT SAYS:
FEWER TOPICS TAUGHT IN FEWER
CLASSES ALLOWS MONEY TO BE
USED IN BETTER AND MORE
PRODUCTIVE WAYS.
14. I. Start early in school with Technology
Education and Computer Literacy
BOBCAT’S PLAN
6th
Grade – Every student should have keyboarding.
7th
Grade or 8th
Grade – Every Student should have
Computer Literacy.
15. BOBCAT’S PLAN
II. Combine Ideas into fewer course listings.
High School Courses Offered
-Basic Computer Applications (all students)
-Business Practices (all students)
-Advanced Computer Applications (test in or basic as prerequisite)
-Career Professionalism (advanced as prerequisite)
-Web Page Design (html and advanced as prerequisite)
-Accounting I
-Accounting II (must have Accounting I)
16. Keyboarding
• I think we have already beat this topic to
death in here so we will move on with just
saying while some agree it is important to
know, we should look deeper into teaching
it at a younger age and then incorporate it
into other classes as practice.
17. Computer Literacy Objectives
• Understand Computer’s
capabilities and
limitations
• Demonstrate fundamental
knowledge of computers
• Communicate with others
by using appropriate
terminology
• Operate computer
effectively
• Access information in the
computer
• Input information with
speed and accuracy
• Use computer as tool to
solve problems
18. Ways to teach Computer Literacy
Discussion
Look at page 564 in text.
19. Program Planning
• Teachers, How does your school structure
its classes?
• What is their plan and does it work? Why or
why not?
20. Business Practices (all students)
• Business Terminology
• Business Math
• Business Communications
• Business Law
• Basic Presentations
22. Advanced Computer Applications
(test in or basic as prerequisite)
• Business Communications
• Word Processing
• Spreadsheets
• Database Design
• Integration
• Telecommunications
• Presentations
23. Web Page Design
(html and advanced as prerequisite)
• HTML Programming
• Web Quest
• Search Engines
• Internet Free Web Page Design
• Desktop Publishing
• Presentations
24. Career Professionalism
(advanced as prerequisite)
• Mock Interviews
• Resumes
• Job searches
• Business Presentation
• Business Practices
• Post-Secondary School Searches
• Advanced Computer Applications
25. Accounting I
• Has to be taught alone
• Financial Accounting
• Bookkeeping
• Basic Computer uses
• Theory and general practices