BTT101: Information and Communication Technology in Business

This course introduces students to the use of information and communication technology in a business environment. Students will learn how to use information technology in a work environment, perform electronic research, communicate electronically, and use common business software. They will also explore possible future occupations in information technology. The activities below are enrichment to in-class instructions.

(Teachers are free to use any or all in their classrooms or web sites. Activites and filenames will change occasionally and this may lead to broken links - check back often! Note: As of September 2008 many of the software-specific instructions have been removed. This was necessitated by the wide variety of software programs in use in Ontario. They include several versions of MS Office, WordPerfect, OpenOffice and more. Teachers should give lessons and additional instructions using their particular software. It is more important to have students find the various commands on their own, either through software help or the internet. Think!)

UNIT 0	Keyboarding
UNIT 1	Digital Literacy	UNIT 2	Productivity Software: Word-processing
1	Personal Computer	1	Drawing
2	File Management	2	Screen Shots
3	Effective Searching	3	Tables
4	Computer Terms	4	Columns
5	Software	5	Word Wrap
6	Networks	6	Memo
7	Security	7	Letter
8	Computer Viruses	8	Mail Merge
9	Spyware	9	Borders and Bullets
10	Ergonomics	10	Save As
11	Evaluating Web Pages	11	Formatting Reports
12	Ethics and Issues in ICT	12	Report
Project	Home Office	Unit Evaluation	Digital Literacy/Word Processing Checklist
Project	Tech TV
Movie	AntiTrust
UNIT 3	Business Communications	UNIT 5	Databases
1	Communication Technology	1	Database Information
2	Harness E-mail	2	Movie Database
3	Spam	3	Used Cd Store
4	Web-based E-mail	UNIT 6	Design Software: Electronic Presentations
5	E-mail Etiquette	1	Introduction to Presentations
6	Send an E-mail	Project 1	Who Am I? BTT Presentation
UNIT 4	Productivity Software: Spreadsheets	Project 2	Country Presentation
1	Intro & Tutorial	UNIT 7	Design Software: Desktop Publishing
2	Spreadsheet Tips	1	MS Paint Exercises
3	Practice with Formulas	2	Elements of Design
4	Statistics - M & M's	3	Tutorials
5	Weights & Measures	4	Ad Re-creation
6	Math Calculations	Project 1	Restaurant
7	Calender Creation	Project 2	Summer Job Co-ordinator
8	Self-checking Spreadsheet using IF function	UNIT 8	Design Software: Web Page Design
9	Business Budget & Income Statement	1	Tutorials
10	Markbook Creation	2	Web Page
11	Investments	FINAL UNIT	Bed & Breakfast - USA
12	Create Popups in Excel
Project	Spreadsheet Evaluation Checklist