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Business Technology Today

Business Technology Today

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Student Text Features

Student Text Sample Chapter

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Description:

Business Technology Today provides an introduction to Information and Communication Technology while also providing the foundation upon which to build your Business program. Your students will learn the necessary theoretical background to understand ICT, and build upon that theory with practical assignments and application-based exercises designed to develop ICT skills. Business Technology Today also illustrates how ICT is used in a variety of business-related professions and how ICT links to senior level Business courses, providing you with an excellent opportunity to get your students interested in business and keep them in Business Studies.

 

Key Features:

  • Includes practical instruction on web design, graphic design, desktop publishing, and multimedia presentations, as well as word processing, spreadsheets, database software, and more.
  • Teacher Support CD includes 25 applications activities as well as PowerPoint presentations for each chapter of the text
  • DVD Package containing 20 CBC video segments brings course concepts and content to life
  • Provides support for literacy with Literacy Toolbox features throughout the student text, as well as Word Walls for each chapter
  • Investigate IT feature includes case studies encouraging students to investigate ethical issues related to ICT such as biometric security, file sharing, government regulation of the internet, and plagiarism
  • Get on IT chapter project allows students to create and update an electronic portfolio containing a collection of their work samples from throughout the course

 

Components:

 

Teacher's Resource

The Teacher's Resource includes everything teachers need to deliver the BTT10/20 curriculum.

Key Features:

  • 3-in-1 Teacher's Resource
    • Print
    • CD-ROM
    • Online
  • Includes Teacher Support CD containing PowerPoint Presentations for each chapter of the student resource, as well as 25 applications activities
  • Provides a direct correlation of Business Technology Today to the BTT10/20 curriculum
  • Pathways on how to cover course expectations in one semester
  • Includes background information for teacher reference, complete lesson plans, teaching strategies, and assessment tools
  • Provides opportunities to differentiate instruction with a variety of exercises and activities

Teacher's Resource Sample Chapter

DVD Package

 

The Business Technology Today DVD Package is the ultimate addition to the Business Technology Today program. With the Business Technology Today DVD Package you're able to bring course concepts and content to life in an engaging way for your students while also covering BTT10/20 curriculum expectations. All DVD segments are linked directly to content in the student resource and provide teachers with an effective means of jumpstarting discussion in the classroom or a captivating way to begin a lesson.

Key Features:

  • Contains 20 DVD clips prepared by the CBC, ranging from approximately 5-20 minutes in length
  • Accompanying Teacher's Resource includes complete lesson plans for all 20 DVD segments including background information, before, during, and after viewing questions, discussion generators, and an activity related to the topic of each clip
  • Topics include such issues as e-commerce, phishing, Wi-Fi, and cyber-terrorism

DVD Package Synopses