ICT in Business – Page 8

BTT1O Outline

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Outline

A Millennial Job Interview
~~Class Notes (see Google Classroom for link)~~
Class website(s) (in transition from www2.beens.org to www.beens.org)
Remind Service Instructions [teacher link]
- Join!
#BDSBTT on Twitter
Big Ideas
Administrivia
Office for home use
- office.dsbn.org
Digital Literacy
- Internet Safety Information for Youth
Class Google Group (replaced by Google Classroom)
- Join!
MS Office 2016
- DSBN eLearning Site (now using Google Classroom)
- MS Word 2016
  - Skills Matrix (see GC for link)
  - Study Guide (see GC for link)
  - Video Series (see GC for complete set of videos)
    - Microsoft Imagine Academy
    - Mr Poirier’s videos, with assignments
  - Practice Tests
    - Video #1
    - Student Researched Videos [teacher link]
- MS Excel 2016
  - Video Lessons and Assignments
  - Lesson Slides (see GC for link)
  - Audio Assignments (see GC for link)
  - Miscellaneous Resources:
- ~~MS Powerpoint 2016 (if time permits)~~
- Exam Overview [pdf]
Business Communications
- ePortfolio
- Résumé
  - Peer Marking Form
- Article(s)
  - Does Spelling Count?
Desktop Publishing
- Affinity Designer
  - (copy custom shortcuts to your D: drive)
- (Affinity Publisher Beta is available for free if you want to try it at home. It will probably only work for a few months since it’s a Beta version.)
Ethics and Issues in ICT
- Right to be Forgotten (podcast assignment)
- Issues in ICT Research Assignment
- Assignment: Issues Questions
Demonstration of Learning
- (example DSBN project)
- ePortfolio requirements
Course Evaluation

BTT1O ICT in Business Overview

This course introduces students to information and communication technology in a business environment and builds a foundation of digital literacy skills necessary for success in a technologically driven society. Students will develop word processing, spreadsheet, database, desktop publishing, presentation software, and website design skills. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on digital literacy, effective electronic research and communication skills, and current issues related to the impact of information and communication technology. Continue reading “BTT1O ICT in Business Overview”

2017-01-10

How to Save URLs in a Project Folder

This video will show you how to save URLs into your project folder. This is necessary when creating and submitting projects that use assets from the Internet.

Always give credit where it is due!

2016-12-132017-02-04

Open Government Partnership Consultation

From an email I received today about Ontario’s Open Data Directive: Continue reading “Open Government Partnership Consultation”

2016-12-122016-12-28

Digital Literacy Resource — Teens’ Top 5 Technology Mistakes

Teens’ Top 5 Technology Mistakes _ CHOICES _ Scholastic.com

(This is an old post that has been moved to here from my previous blog.)

This morning I shared an article entitled “Teens’ Top 5 Technology Mistakes” with my BTT1O class. The five “mistakes” mentioned are:

Forgetting to Log Out
Right Message — Wrong Person
Oversharing
Losing Track of Your Phone
Making Friends With Strangers

Reviewing the article gave us a great opportunity to share many stories, including:

students not logging out and other students sending crude messages from their Facebook account
students creating fake Snapchat accounts to use to get other students to send them inappropriate pictures
stories of students not being able to get jobs because of what they shared on their social media accounts
and others…

Continue reading “Digital Literacy Resource — Teens’ Top 5 Technology Mistakes”