Renata GeurtzJohn B. Connally High School
Pflugerville ISD, Austin, [email protected]
Internet Sites to Enhance Your Teaching of Business Information Management
Teach and Learn with the Internet
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Computer Hardware
• Intel’s Journey Inside– A comprehensive instructional unit on computer
concepts– http://educate.intel.com/en/TheJourneyInside/ExploreT
heCurriculum/EC_IntroductionToComputers
• Hardware– Computer Hardware Hall of Fame: http
://www.pcworld.com/article/166368/the_computer_hardware_hall_of_fame.html
• National Geographic– High-Tech Trash, what happens with obsolete hardware– http://
ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2008/01/high-tech-trash/carroll-text
Powerful Keyboarding
• Keyboarding– Tracks progress through the tutorials– http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/courses– http://www.goodtyping.com/
• Microsoft Keyboard shortcuts– 30 minute self-paced tutorial about keyboard shortcuts– http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/training/keyboard-shortcuts-in-t
he-2007-office-system-RZ010156267.aspx
• Ergonomics– http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/computerworkstations/index.ht
ml– http://www.medword.com/ergonomics.html
Business Document Creation
• BPA Style Manual• Broad variety of standard formatting conventions for business documents• http://www.bpa.org/download.aspx?dl=Style_Guide.pdf• Need member log-in information
• Will-Harris• A graphic designer explains visual communication• http://www.will-harris.com/use-type.htm
• Purdue Online Writing Lab• Fonts: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/705/1• Business letters: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/653/01
/
• Resumes for High School Students– College Board:
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/36957.html– Adventures in Education: http://www.aie.org/finding-a-career/index.cfm
Writing a Thank You
• Write Express– Unblock writer’s block – provides sample/suggested paragraphs to
create professional letters– http://www.writeexpress.com/compliment.htm
• Crane Paper Co.– How to Write Thank you Notes for Gifts at:
http://www.crane.com/navContentProduct.aspx?NavName=Etiquette_Tips&DeptName=WritingHowTos
– Also a download “The Art of Saying Thanks”
Internet Safety
• Internet Safety– Federal Trade Commission:
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/– National Cyber Security Alliance
http://www.staysafeonline.org/content/in-the-classroom– Topics, Games, Videos http://www.onguardonline.gov/default.aspx– Consumer Reports http://
www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/computers-internet/internet-and-other-services/protect-yourself-online/overview/protect-yourself-online-ov.htm
Professional Presentations
• Slide.com– Create slideshow online– http://www.slide.com/
• Slideshare.net– Upload PP presentations to the public– http://www.slideshare.net/
• Pecha Kucha a.k.a. 20x20– Quick pp presentations– http://www.pecha-kucha.org/ also on youtube
• Presentation Tips– Speak with confidence: http://
www.school-for-champions.com/grades/speaking.htm– Creating better presentations: http://
www.microsoft.com/atwork/skills/presentations.aspx
• Flashcards made easy• http://quizlet.com/
• Online Surveys– http://esurveyspro.com/– http://www.surveymonkey.com/
• Copyright – Basics of copyright:
http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualproperty/cprtindx.htm#top– http://citationmachine.net/– http://www.easybib.com/
• Lemonade Stand Business Simulation• http://www.coolmath-games.com/lemonade/index.html
Internet based tools
The Business of Technology
• Technology Trailblazers– Important people on the web: http://
www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,129301/printable.html– San Diego Computer Museum, significant technology leaders:
http://computerhalloffame.org/
• Companies– BusinessWeek Tech 100: http://
www.businessweek.com/technology/special_reports/20100520tech_100.htm
– Yahoo Finance, provides an investment tool: http://finance.yahoo.com/
