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2. My accounting book has a computer program that accompanies it. I have used it for the first 2 chapters and then it mysteriously will not work for the class. There are no cut and dry instructions for the teachers on how to get this program to work and the publishing company does not offer sessions to teach the teachers how to use the software. So, although many in the county have the software, it is either being used improperly or not used at all. As of last week, I travelled to another school to see how one teacher (who is using the software correctly) has been conducting class and the software. I was able to see that I didn't have all the software that was needed to operate the program after Ch. 5. I have now put in a $2,000 order for additional software. The point of this example is that the software that is purchased is sometimes difficult to operate. Unless the teacher is willing to spend numerous hours figuring it out, there is no other option. Some of my programs are sims and although they are on the desktop, the students will try them once, but not come back to them. Training of these programs (free with purchase or additional cost would be a wonderful idea.)
3. Many of the Wiki's and other collaboration websites are valuable to show the students because that is how many long distance learning will take place (normally at the college level.) However, I still like a face to face interaction for business students--they need to know how to interact face to face in the business world. That could mean anything from a class discussion, to showing a powerpoint presentation, to using an flip cam and movie maker, to generating pictures off a computer and putting them on a presentation board in order to present ideas and generate discussions.