The Journal

Here is a great site to keep updated on the trends in educational technology. http://thejournal.com/Home.aspx?m=2

WEB 2.0 Tools

Web 2.0 Tools can be used to utilize in the classroom to enhance the learning experience of our students.  As technology evolves our students interest levels also change.  In order to keep our students eager and ready to learn we as teachers need to stay up to date with technology.

Please visit the site below to find out more information about Web 2.0 tools:

http://web2012.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools.cfm

Live Binders

Please view my live binder.  I created this site when I was completing my Masters Degree.  I will continue to add information to this site.  This site has a collection of various uses of technology in Education.  I hope that you find this information to be useful in your classrooms.

Please view the website below:

http://www.livebinders.com/edit/index/8857

Improve Your Tech Skills Over the Summer

It is now summertime again and it is time to improve your tech skills.  Here are a few tips that will allow you to be on top of things when the new school year begins.

• Get some Training / Upgrade your skills
• Repair, Replace and Retune
• Enroll in a Conference or Workshop
• Explore and Experiment

Please visit this site from more information about how you can do this:

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech219.shtml

CURRENT TRAINING SESSIONS BEING OFFERED:

THERE IS ALSO A TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL, TECHNOLOGY TRAINING SESSION BEING HELD AT  C.V. BETEL ON JULY 2 - 6  

$15 REGISTRATION FEE IS REQUIRED.  

KEY PERSONS TO CONTACT ARE MR. FOSTER DORSET AT THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OR MRS. KEYSHAN BASTIAN.

Banking

In my Commerce Class I have to teach the topic of Banking.  Here is an instructional website that can make banking practical to our students:

http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/

School Cooperatives

In the Bahamas there are a few schools that are involved in cooperatives credit unions.  These cooperatives are organizations that allow all students to engage in saving and financial accountability. At C. C. Sweeting Senior High we have  a cooperative that is comprised of 70 plus members.  Our Cooperative Society is operated similar to the Cooperative Credit Unions in The Bahamas.  We elected board members and hosted board meetings to plan the affairs of our cooperative. Public Workers Cooperative Credit Union is C.C. Sweeting sponsoring company.  This year our cooperative was able to be reestablished, thus we were able to raises fund for our club T-Shirt, hosted a general assembly, held various financial literacy meetings, participated in a National Youth Leadership Conclave Training Session and attended and participated in the 8th Annual Youth Cooperative Training Session in St, Lucia. As teachers and students it is important to become financial literate.  We as business teachers have to teach our students to be wise and accountable to their financial affairs.

For More Information on Youth Cooperative Credit Unions Please Visit:

http://www.jamaicascreditunions.com/youthindex.php?PHPSESSID=3535d0a6623940b7f7ec0a24a7ad32d8

What is a Credit Union?

A credit union is a financial co-operative organised by a group of people to save money and make loans to each other at favourable rates. Members usually have something in common such as their place of work, area of residence, professional organisation or social group. Credit Unions: 1. Encourage and help members save regularly to achieve their financial goals 2. Provide loans to their members at competitive rates 3. Provide financial counselling to their members often at no cost 4. Provide the opportunity for persons to own and democratically control their own financial institution

A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to met their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled enterprise.



 Below are pictures of our experience in St. Lucia.

WEBQUEST

 Webquest is a way to create inquiry based projects for students so that they can engage in learning either independently or collaboratively.

Here are some sites to visit to find more information on Webquest:

• http://legacy.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-b.shtml
• Webquest.org
• QuestGarden.com
• http://webquest.sdsu.edu/designpatterns/all.htm
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/archives/webquest.shtml