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Principal teacher June Greig has used PowerPoint as an integral tool
to enable students to present a summary of their business activities.
Setting pupils tasks comparable to real-life situations
is invaluable to their education.
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Why was this work undertaken?
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| To integrate the use of ICT in a practical business sense, ie to
show the use of presentation software in a business environment. Pupils
would create the presentation and deliver it to their class. The presentation
would summarise their business activities thereby reinforcing previous
teaching. The delivery of the presentation would also help to develop
and improve their communication skills. |
| Using information gained form SBEA conferences and talking to other
practising teachers a unit was put together taking the pupils step-by-step
through the creation of an enterprise and then closing with the presentation
and final report. |
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What was the impact on pupils' learning?
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| Both practical and theoretical knowledge was reinforced through
the mini enterprise allowing pupils to participate in group activities
using ICT. |
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What was the impact of teaching strategies?
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Hardware/software requirements and useful linked
websites.
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| Regular timetabling in an IT room with Microsoft Office installed,
including PowerPoint. |
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