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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Colin Lynch
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CONTEXT OF TOPIC
Syllabus Information Technology is incorporated in many
sections of the syllabus such as banking, communications and Marketing
Section four of the JC Business Studies syllabus is dedicated solely to Information Technology
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CONTEXT OF TOPIC
Business Studies Guidelines for Teachers;
State that I.T must be incorporated throughout syllabus
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Religious Education Guidelines for Teachers; Provide innovative methodologies for teaching in
general Modelling, Case studies and Self Assessment
Activities
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EXAM PAPERS
Information Technology appears in many sections of Junior Cert Exam Paper
2012- short Q’s; What does A.t.m stand for? Long Q’s; Describe three IT skills required for
position in Telesales 2010 Short Q’s; Explain the terms Hardware and
Software? 2009 Short Q’s; Give two examples of Input
Devices and two examples of output Devices? 2009 Banking long Question; What does A.T.M
stand for?
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KEY CONCEPTS
Central Processing Unit Hardware, Software, Monitor, Automated teller machine, Broadband, Networking Keyboard Skills Storage Where Information Technology is useful
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PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Students will have used Computers at home
They may know the individual parts of the computer i.e. monitor, c.p.u, hardware and software
From previous sections of the syllabus they will have learned some terms such as A.T.M
They will have a good understanding of how to navigate the Internet
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AIMS OF THE SECTION
Identify and assess new language such as Central Processing Unit, Hardware, Software, Monitor, Automated teller machine, Broadband, Networking
Students must be able to efficiently use a keyboard Demonstrate an understanding of Storage and
Transmission of Data Relate how IT can be used in Business,
Communication, Homes and Banks
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ICEBREAKER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWNEZLbP9Lk
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LESSON METHODOLOGIES
Pair Share Discuss what they know Information Technology to
be Then New Terms such as C.P.U, Hardware,
software, input devices and output devices will be introduced with direct teaching
The card Game, Assessment Game
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STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING
Start a Blog
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STRATEGIES OF TEACHING
Update Blog monthly with 5 key terms covered the previous month
Spelling, Grammar and the overall design of the blog will be assessed
A Percentage of their Christmas and Summer Exams marks will be attributed to their I.T project.
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SET UP TWITTER ACCOUNT
They will also set up Business Studies Twitter accounts and follow one another
Tweet each one of their blog posts to their Twitter account
Digital Marketing is very popular nowadays
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STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING
Set Business Studies email accounts and email the teacher with a link to their Blog each month
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DEMONSTRATE UNDERSTANDING
This will determine whether the students are proficient at navigating the Internet
Assess their abilities with Microsoft Word, Emails and Social Media
Demonstrate the Importance of Information Technology in Business to the students
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POTENTIAL CHALLENGES
Outdated material on syllabus Guidelines for Junior Certificate Business Studies
are a poor standard Information Technology is changing rapidly by the
day and it is the duty of the teacher to keep up with these changes
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RECOMMENDED RESOURSES
Syllabus Guidelines for teachers Skool.ie Scoilnet.ie Curriculum.ie Wordpress.org Twitter.com Gmail.com Youtube.com
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Thank You