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Using ICT in Accounting
http://bit.ly/UGlI8d
Anne Mirtschin

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Why use Web2.0 tools?
•My students are self confessed visual learners
•Technology engages students
•Flip and blend your classroom

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Looking for Tools that
are….
• Free
• That may not require registration
• Userfriendly
• Easily shared
• Able to be embedded

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Meet my VCE
Accounting class...

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3 virtual rural
My class An ESL virtual
students student
A year 11 and 12 3 different
combined f2f class schools
Cash Journals

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The virtual
classroom!
Using BlackBoard Collaborate - Every student has a voice!

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The Tools

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Application sharing

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File sending
Goto window>show transfer file library
Send file on how and where to gain
Moderator access

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Polls

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Other features…..
• Abiltiy to record
• Share beyond classroom walls
• Bring external students in
• Chat feature can be saved
• Great for house or hospital bound students

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• Use as a search engine – discover what people
are actually doing, finding, feeling, their opinions
etc eg people’s experiences with products and
services as they interact with them.
• Back channel
• beFriend accountants and accounting tweeters
• @Why Use Small Business Online Accounting
Software? - http://bit.ly/cHhAYa

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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Search-Engines/Google-TV-Revue-Returns-Greater-Than-Sales-Logitech-886297/

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Upon further online
research....looks like its
• Well, as I stated before in this thread, it
official and Google TV seriously stinks. According to this
article, returns of Google TV products are outpacing its
actual sales. Not totally sure how that is actually
possible, but this story just confirmed my belief that it
is a lousy product. I guess the good news is they have
essentially sliced the price of some Google TV hardware
by about 60% from $250 to $100.
Here is the link to the story:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240531119048
00304576474581913302222.html

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Search for “stock taking” tweets
jransom stocktake done – now the valuation of said stock
thespottynapkin RT @tipsytoesshoes: Its stocktake and
moving time at the Tipy Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan
and get 20% off all orders-we would rather…
tipsytoesshoes Its stocktake and moving time at the Tipy
Toes warehouse. Become a FB fan and get 20% off all
orders-we would rather sell it than move it! sharpytheking
Perpetual Stocktake… #bored.com jeicher stocktake is
complete. #relief 11:56 PM Jul 22nd via mbpidgin
RossGoesRawrr @shan1209 I’m lucky I’m out the back
doing stocktake all night noone has to see it lol
restructuregirl @malbooth @polyxena stocktake would
help my students hugely. Haven’t done a s’take in 10 years
& serious mismatch bw shelves & catalogue

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How to search in
Twitter?
• Goto http://www.twitter.com
• Find the search window, key in your keyword(s)

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Tweetchat –
http://www.tweetchat.com

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More on Twitter
Hashtags
• #businessED
• #businesstech
Follow
@Chartered_Accts
Ten Accountants to Follow on Twitter
Tweet Chat
https://twitter.com/AcctgChat
The World of Accounting http://www.acctgchat.com/

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Wordle
• Creates word clouds!
Why use wordle?
• Visual data
• Summary
• Reflections
• Test prior Knowledge
• Revision
• Introducing new vocabulary

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Unit 4 VCE Accounting AOS 1
Visual Summary

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A Student Wordle

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How to use wordle!
• Key in appropriate words
• Add a ~ to keep words together
• Increase size - type a word multiple
Or
• Copy and paste text into wordle
• Randomize, select a word cloud
• On PC, hit printscreen key (PrtSc)
• Paste into MS Paint or image editor
• Crop and save as jpg image
• Use as required

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Picmonkey –
http://www.picmonkey.com
Online image editor

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Balance Day
Adjustments

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http://bubbl.us
• Visual data
• Mindmapping
• Brainstorming
• Can be collaborative

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Bubbl.us – mind
mapping

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Using bubbl.us

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Toondoo
online cartoon maker
http://www.toondoo.com

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Wallwisher-
http://www.wallwisher.com
Sticky notes on a common wall

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Uses for Wallwisher
• Brainstorming
• Revision
• Test pre-knowledge
• Reflections
• Feedback Text

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Voicethread
• http://voicethread.com/?#u7053

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http://voicethread.com/?#u7053

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Advantages of
Voice Thread
• Allows editing at any time and stage
• Drawing tools
• Text or audio or video comments
• Can be shared
• Collaborative
• Ability to convert to a movie

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Slideshare
• http://www.slideshare.net/murcha/reducing-
balance-method-for-depreciation

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Slideshare
http://www.slideshare.net/murcha/prepaid-revenue

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I was googled!
‘”Miss, can you please give me TRIAL EXAMS for
unit 4 vce accounting 2011 and from previous
years
My classes are big and my teacher isnt that
good withrevision so i was wondering. i was
wondering if you know any VCE MATH
METHODS and ENGLISH sites like this so i can
email teachers if i dont undertand or want
practise exams.”

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Youtube and
Teachertube
• Used for resources
• Upload movie tutorials for students

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Online movies
• Youtube http://youtube.com
• Teachertube http://www.teachertube.com
• Accounting videos
http://www.accountingvideos.com/
Vimeo – http://www.vimeo.com

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Youtube
Debit Credit Rap from O’Neill High School
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viELLp1M
374&feature=watch_response
City High Accounting Rap
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKTJusRLv
Oo&feature=related

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Khan Academy
• http://www.khanacademy.org
• Introduction to Balance Sheets
• Accrual Basics of Accounting

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Scoopit
• http://www.scoop.it/t/basic-accounting-
concepts

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Google apps
• Sheet
• Forms
• Document
• Drive – storage in the clouds
Demo how to share publicly, embed

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Google forms

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Pinterest
• pinterest.com/avalara/funny-accountant/

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Drop box
• Storage in the clouds
• Share files readily

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Stocktaking!
• Stocktaking at the London zoo
http://zamaanonline.com/animal-stocktaking-
at-london-zoo-2118
• http://news.stv.tv/scotland/east-
central/69097-edinburgh-zoo-starts-annual-
stock-take/

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Screencasting
• Video Tutorials
Virtual dub on edustar image
Or
http://www.techsmith.com/Jing - download
http://screenr.com web based

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More…..
• Google doc - http://bit.ly/UGlI8d
• Evernote –record text, audio, video in the
cloud!

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Qr codes -
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
• create with qrkawya
• Reader - qrafter (iPad)

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Apps
• http://www.accountingwhizkid.com/

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Games
The Lemonade Game
Karma Tycoon
The coffee shop
Debt ski
Ja Titan
Bean counter site for games, puzzles etc
ehow list
farm enterprise game and The Farmer
Evoke a social entrepreneurship game
Ja Titan
Be Your Own Boss
Budgeting – iCivics
The Federal Reserve – opening a bank
account and watching it grow

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Make sure you join the comchat
accounting e-list

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eFind Me
• mirtschin@gmail.com
• http://murcha.wordpress.com
• http://murch.global2.vic.edu.au
• Twitter ID = murcha
Learn more from webinars
• Tech Talk Tuesdays:
http://techtalktuesdays.global2.vic.edu.au
• eT@lking http://australiaseries.wordpress.com
• http://guidetoinnovation.ning.com