2007-2008

My focus for the blog this year is Higher Business Management.

I am also teaching Higher Administration this year, but it is really a lot of work to try and update two at once as I found out last year.

So my aim is to pick one course every year and put my files online.

I am also going to create a blog for my Higher class at HGS who are all S6 pupils. It will allow them a place to come and share their thoughts about the course.

I have also created a new account on edublogs, but I am not sure what to do with it! It would take too much time to transfer over the materials, plus I like Blogger's simple and straighforward style.

Slides

I have uploaded some of my slides and embedded them into the blog.

All of my Int 2 BM slides are up, as are my Int 1 Admin ones.

I have uploaded some SG BM slides (all of unit 1, some of unit 2 and one from unit 3).

My Higher BM slides are monsters (though they are comprehensive) and I will upload them whenever I get time!

My focus for this session is Int 2 BM and SG BM, though I will try and upload more material for Int 1 Admin.

Please leave comments on how helpful or not (!) the material is to your studies.

Images and Pictures

I will try and spruce up the pages a bit with pictures of famous Business people, company logos, successful and not so successful products, and others related to Business.

I will also throw in pictures of some of the most amazing places I have visited, just to add in a personal touch! Who knows, it might inspire you to go see it for yourself!

How to use Blogger

I have written a guide to help teachers and pupils use Blogger.

Download it at the link below:

How to use Blogger pdf

I will endeavour to publish more material in the next couple of weeks as I have been very busy of late!

The pupils, especially the Int 2 Business Management classes are doing a great job and seem quite enthusiastic.

I have also met with a bit of self-pride from my Int 1 Admin class, who I thought would be reluctant to want to see their work published. Quite the contrary!

My focus this term has to be the Standard Grade pages and of course my Int 2 BM.

Administration will have to take a back seat for the moment.

I welcome ideas and contributions to make this a resource that can be used for all Business Students, particularly ones studying in Scotland.

I will also eventually create an Accounting and Finance page, an Economics page, and perhaps even general ICT as in Scotland Business Teachers teach ICT skills to S1 and S2.

One thing: I do wish we'd drop 'Education' and 'Studies' from our subject. Studying Business sounds far better!