Using ICT in Accountinghttp://bit.ly/UGlI8d

Anne Mirtschin

Why use Web2.0 tools?

•My students are self confessed visual learners•Technology engages students•Flip and blend your classroom

Looking for Tools that are….

• Free• That may not require registration• Userfriendly• Easily shared• Able to be embedded

Meet my VCE Accounting class...

Cash Journals

3 virtual rural students

3 different schools

A year 11 and 12 combined f2f class

An ESL virtual student

My class

The virtual classroom!

Using BlackBoard Collaborate - Every student has a voice!

The Tools

Application sharing

File sendingGoto window>show transfer file library

Send file on how and where to gain Moderator access

Polls

Other features…..• Abiltiy to record• Share beyond classroom walls• Bring external students in• Chat feature can be saved• Great for house or hospital bound students

• Use as a search engine – discover what people are actually doing, finding, feeling, their opinions etc eg people’s experiences with products and services as they interact with them.

• Back channel• beFriend accountants and accounting tweeters• @Why Use Small Business Online Accounting

Software? - http://bit.ly/cHhAYa

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-TV-Revue-Returns-Greater-Than-Sales-Logitech-886297/

Upon further online research....

• Well, as I stated before in this thread, it looks like its official and Google TV seriously stinks. According to this article, returns of Google TV products are outpacing its actual sales. Not totally sure how that is actually possible, but this story just confirmed my belief that it is a lousy product. I guess the good news is they have essentially sliced the price of some Google TV hardware by about 60% from $250 to $100.

Here is the link to the story:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904800304576474581913302222.html

jransom stocktake done – now the valuation of said stock thespottynapkin RT @tipsytoesshoes: Its stocktake and moving time at the Tipy Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan and get 20% off all orders-we would rather… tipsytoesshoes Its stocktake and moving time at the Tipy Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan and get 20% off all orders-we would rather sell it than move it! sharpytheking Perpetual Stocktake… #bored.com jeicher stocktake is complete. #relief 11:56 PM Jul 22nd via mbpidgin RossGoesRawrr @shan1209 I’m lucky I’m out the back doing stocktake all night noone has to see it lol restructuregirl @malbooth @polyxena stocktake would help my students hugely. Haven’t done a s’take in 10 years & serious mismatch bw shelves & catalogue

Search for “stock taking” tweets

How to search in Twitter?

• Goto http://www.twitter.com• Find the search window, key in your keyword(s)

Tweetchat – http://www.tweetchat.com

More on TwitterHashtags• #businessED• #businesstechFollow@Chartered_AcctsTen Accountants to Follow on TwitterTweet Chat https://twitter.com/AcctgChatThe World of Accounting http://www.acctgchat.com/

Wordle• Creates word clouds!

Why use wordle?• Visual data• Summary• Reflections• Test prior Knowledge• Revision• Introducing new vocabulary

Unit 4 VCE Accounting AOS 1Visual Summary

A Student Wordle

How to use wordle!• Key in appropriate words• Add a ~ to keep words together• Increase size - type a word multipleOr• Copy and paste text into wordle• Randomize, select a word cloud• On PC, hit printscreen key (PrtSc) • Paste into MS Paint or image editor• Crop and save as jpg image• Use as required

Picmonkey – http://www.picmonkey.comOnline image editor

Balance Day Adjustments

http://bubbl.us

• Visual data• Mindmapping• Brainstorming• Can be collaborative

Bubbl.us – mind mapping

Using bubbl.us

Toondooonline cartoon maker

http://www.toondoo.com

Wallwisher-http://www.wallwisher.com

Sticky notes on a common wall

Uses for Wallwisher

• Brainstorming• Revision• Test pre-knowledge• Reflections• Feedback

Allows images

Videos

Text

hyperlinks

Voicethread• http://voicethread.com/?#u7053

http://voicethread.com/?#u7053

Advantages of Voice Thread

• Allows editing at any time and stage• Drawing tools• Text or audio or video comments• Can be shared• Collaborative• Ability to convert to a movie

Slideshare• http://

www.slideshare.net/murcha/reducing-balance-method-for-depreciation

Slidesharehttp://www.slideshare.net/murcha/prepaid-revenue

I was googled!

‘”Miss, can you please give me TRIAL EXAMS for unit 4 vce accounting 2011 and from previous years

My classes are big and my teacher isnt that good withrevision so i was wondering. i was wondering if you know any VCE MATH METHODS and ENGLISH sites like this so i can email teachers if i dont undertand or want practise exams.”

Youtube and Teachertube

• Used for resources• Upload movie tutorials for students

Online movies• Youtube http://youtube.com• Teachertube http://www.teachertube.com• Accounting videos

http://www.accountingvideos.com/Vimeo – http://www.vimeo.com

YoutubeDebit Credit Rap from O’Neill High School• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=viELLp1M374&feature=watch_response

City High Accounting Rap• http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKTJusRLvOo&feature=related

Khan Academy• http://www.khanacademy.org• Introduction to Balance Sheets• Accrual Basics of Accounting

Scoopit• http://

www.scoop.it/t/basic-accounting-concepts

Google apps• Sheet• Forms• Document• Drive – storage in the clouds

Demo how to share publicly, embed

Google forms

Pinterest• pinterest.com/avalara/funny-accountant/

Drop box• Storage in the clouds• Share files readily

Stocktaking!

• Stocktaking at the London zoo http://zamaanonline.com/animal-stocktaking-at-london-zoo-2118

• http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-central/69097-edinburgh-zoo-starts-annual-stock-take/

Screencasting• Video TutorialsVirtual dub on edustar imageOrhttp://www.techsmith.com/Jing - downloadhttp://screenr.com web based

More…..• Google doc - http://bit.ly/UGlI8d

• Evernote –record text, audio, video in the cloud!

Qr codes - http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

• create with qrkawya

• Reader - qrafter (iPad)

Apps• http://www.accountingwhizkid.com/

GamesThe Lemonade GameKarma TycoonThe coffee shopDebt skiJa TitanBean counter site for games, puzzles etcehow listfarm enterprise game and The Farmer Evoke a social entrepreneurship gameJa TitanBe Your Own BossBudgeting – iCivicsThe Federal Reserve – opening a bank account and watching it grow

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