1. Teaching Computers

2. How do we best utilize the technology? &
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. Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
Bobcat SAYS
Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
Solid, Dedicated Teachers
Solid, Technology driven administrators
Advisory Committee

5. Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
Bobcat SAYS
Must have these 6 things to make Business Education work:
Well-Structured Technology/Business Educational Organizational Plan
Funding gained through hard work and overtime
Strict Curriculum that gives students a full range of knowledge of General Business Practices and Computer Applications while portraying professionalism and relevant technology

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. This is how to get the Financial Funds you need:
Financial Needs
This is how to get the Financial Funds you need:
Create good relationship with Administrators and Technology Directors
Influence city and local governments to get involved in technology in the classroom
Search and keep in contact with state officials in order to increase odds of receiving grants for your system.

8. Financial Needs (cont.)
Have Club and class fund-raisers to offset cost of general supplies
Work out agreements with local businesses and industry
Surplus Yards offer great technology for free if you know what you are looking for.

9. Bobcat’s Plan for Business Education and Technology Integration

10. Objectives Computer Literacy is Achieved Operations Level is Improved
Gain Advanced Level Computer Applications Skills

11. Goals of the Course should determine the appropriate use of technology.
When the goal is to teach computer technology. Computers and how-to use them is taught.
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. Start early in school with Technology Education and Computer Literacy
BOBCAT’S PLAN
Start early in school with Technology Education and Computer Literacy
6th Grade – Every student should have keyboarding.
7th Grade or 8th Grade – Every Student should have Computer Literacy.

15. BOBCAT’S PLAN 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

21. Basic Computer Applications (all students)
Word Processing
Spreadsheets
Databases
Business Communications
Presentations
Computer Terminology

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

26. Accounting II (must have Accounting I)
Advanced Bookkeeping
Advanced Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Presentations
Accounting Software Simulation

27. Any Questions? Just Ask BOBCAT