http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/index/ en tutor2u.net Copyright 2009 2009-11-13T11:27:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-resource-update-13-november-2009/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-resource-update-13-november-2009/#When:11:27:00Z A quick note to highlight some resources you might want to look at: Business Studies Resources 2009-11-13T11:27:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/history-resource-update-10-november-2009/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/history-resource-update-10-november-2009/#When:11:34:00Z A quick note to highlight some new entries on the History Blog which you might find useful: 2009-11-10T11:34:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-studies-resource-update-9-november-2009/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-studies-resource-update-9-november-2009/#When:11:51:00Z Lots more great resources have been added to the Business Studies blog recently - here are some of the highlights: Business Studies Resources 2009-11-09T11:51:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/advertising-on-tutor2u/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/advertising-on-tutor2u/#When:21:48:00Z Details of advertising options for businesses wishing to communicate with our teacher audience will appear here shortly 2009-09-29T21:48:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/welcome-to-a-new-school-year/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/welcome-to-a-new-school-year/#When:12:32:00Z Welcome back from the summer break (what summer?). The economic clouds might still be a little dark and threatening, but there has never been a better time to teach Economics with the subject booming and student numbers firmly on the rise!  Our aim this year is simply to provide even more resources and support for you, your colleagues and students. So here is a new selection to get you started: tutor2u News, Economics Resources 2009-09-03T12:32:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-national-conference-2010-speaker-announcement-rajeeb-dey/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/business-teacher-national-conference-2010-speaker-announcement-rajeeb-dey/#When:15:53:00Z I’m delighted to announce details of the first confirmed speaker for the Business Teacher National Conference 2010, which is being held at the British Library on Friday 18 June 2010… Teacher Conferences 2009-07-10T15:53:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/2010-economics-cpd-courses-new-approaches-for-as-economics/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/2010-economics-cpd-courses-new-approaches-for-as-economics/#When:16:02:00Z Make provisional bookings for this course here A new CPD one-day course for AS Economics teachers will be run in Manchester and London during October 2009.  The new course provides a superb range of new resources and approaches you can use to enliven AS Economics courses + a chance to try the materials at first hand. Places will be strictly limited to a maximum of 30 delegates for each day, so please register your interest early… Economics Resources, Teacher Conferences 2009-07-03T16:02:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-teacher-forums-now-live/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/economics-teacher-forums-now-live/#When:15:59:00Z A brief reminder that our new teacher forums can be found here Economics Resources 2009-07-02T15:59:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-economics-moodle-vle-for-2009-2010/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/tutor2u-economics-moodle-vle-for-2009-2010/#When:15:56:00Z Details of our Moodle-based Economics VLE are now available.  We’ve had tremendous positive feedback on the trial version of the Economics VLE which has been developed over the last 15 months with the help of colleagues in several schools and colleges.  Now your students and departmental colleagues can join in the collaborative approach which has been so successful to-date. Economics Resources 2009-07-01T15:56:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-young-people-aged-10-14/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-young-people-aged-10-14/#When:15:37:00Z Keeping Myself Safe explores personal safety issues for young people. Designed for learners at the upper stages of primary education, this program is based around 10 animated stories, each addressing a key aspect of personal safety. These short stories, narrated by young people, promote discussion and raise awareness of personal safety issues. Activities include problem solving, decision-making, identification and communication of feelings and personal responsibility. Keeping Myself Safe includes a Teacher’s Guide, a personal Safety Toolkit and an Interactive Case Book to support classroom work. 2009-04-18T15:37:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-teenagers/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-safe-personal-safety-for-teenagers/#When:15:34:00Z Keeping Myself Safe for Teenagers explores personal safety issues that affect the lives of young people. Produced by Learning Curve Software in partnership with Lothian and Borders Police and City of Edinburgh Council, the program is based around 10 scenarios which address key aspects of personal safety. 2009-04-18T15:34:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-secondary-school-edition/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-secondary-school-edition/#When:15:15:00Z e-Safety, Internet safety and cyber bullying are major issues affecting the lives of young people today.  Keeping Myself e-Safe (Secondary) teaches secondary pupils how to stay safe when using the internet and other digital technologies. 2009-04-18T15:15:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-primary-school-edition/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/keeping-myself-e-safe-primary-school-edition/#When:15:10:00Z e-Safety, Internet safety and cyber bullying are major issues affecting the lives of young people today.  Keeping Myself e-Safe (Primary) teaches primary pupils how to stay safe when using the internet and other digital technologies. 2009-04-18T15:10:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-uk-economy-exambuster-2009/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-uk-economy-exambuster-2009/#When:19:41:00Z http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-exambuster-2009/ How to keep track, and make sense of the rapid changes in the UK economy?  That is the challenge facing AS & A2 economics students this summer as they prepare for the June 2009 exams. So here is a solution from tutor2u that should help bring your students up-to-date and give them an essential advantage when taking their exams. UK Economy ExamBuster 2009 is designed for both AS and A2 students. Exam mark schemes now frequently include the phrase “reward references to the UK economy” and one of the aims of this new resource is to highlight the key data for the UK economy and also a range of important policy decisions and external events and shocks that have shaped in recent weeks and months - and will continue to affect macroeconomic performance. Each section of ExamBuster comprises a succinct 1or 2 page overview covering the topics below. The Economic Cycle Causes of the recession Consumer spending and borrowing Saving and Investment Inflation Deflation Monetary Policy Fiscal Policy Unemployment Britain’s changing labour market Currency markets – sterling under pressure Britain’s Balance of Payments performance Evaluating the UK’s supply-side performance Have living standards risen? Housing and the economy Manufacturing industry UK and Euro Area economy compared World Commodity prices and the UK Economy De-globalisation Update on the credit crunch UK Economy Exambuster 2009 is published on Monday 30 March 2009 and is available as a cost-effective network licence at just £40 per institution (+VAT).  The network licence allows you to duplicate or copy the ExamBuster materials to all staff and students in the subscribing institution.  ExamBuster is provided in pdf format and the CD will also include a PowerPoint file containing all the data charts used - ideal for supplementing your own revision lessons. http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/economics/comments/uk-economy-exambuster-2009/ Jim Economics Resources 2009-04-13T19:41:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-our-new-director-of-customer-greeeting/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/introducing-our-new-director-of-customer-greeeting/#When:08:49:00Z A warm welcome to the newest member of the tutor2u team - Phoebe About tutor2u 2009-03-11T08:49:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/friday-help-for-busy-business-teachers/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/friday-help-for-busy-business-teachers/#When:23:23:00Z Some new resources to help brighten business studies lessonsIts Friday, so here’s some new resources from tutor2u to help get you to the weekend! Business Studies Resources 2009-03-06T23:23:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/latest-edition-of-economax-is-published/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/latest-edition-of-economax-is-published/#When:13:15:01Z The February / March 2009 edition of econoMAX - the digital Economics magazine - is now available for subscribersThe latest edition of econoMAX, tutor2u’s digital magazine for A Level Economics students, has just been published. School subscribers download the articles from the econoMAX website now. The latest resources are listed below: Economics Resources 2009-03-06T13:15:01-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/help-keep-your-students-up-to-date/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/help-keep-your-students-up-to-date/#When:09:42:00Z We get quite a few requests asking how schools can make our Economics and Business Studies blog content available to students and on departmental websites or VLEs.  Here’s the best way to do it! How to get an email digest of new content ============================= This is a really popular option.  We have connected all our subject blogs to Google’s Feedburner system (impressive - eh?). What this means is that the second a new resource is added to a blog, Google picks it up.  Each morning, it sends a email digest of the new materials, making it easy to spot items of interest. Many departments encourage their students to use this Google service - it is so easy. Just follow these links to the sign-up pages: Economics Blog:  http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=127684&loc=en_US Business Studies Blog:  http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Tutor2u-BusinessBlog&loc=en_US Politics Blog: http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=447474&loc=en_US How to Put the Content on a VLE, Blog or Website =================================== This is where you need our subject blog widgets.  The widget displays the latest content from each blog - a great way of keeping your VLE or departmental blog up-to-date.  You can customise your widget (size, colour etc) to fit wherever you would like to place it. To get the widgets, go to these links: Economics Blog:  http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/economics-blog Business Studies Blog:  http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/business-studies-blog Politics Blog: http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/politics-blog You can see an example of the widgets in action (down the right hand side) at this excellent school website: http://www.ebitnow.com/oxford_school_business_ec/ Best wishes Jim About tutor2u 2009-03-03T09:42:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/new-revision-materials-for-a2-economists/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/new-revision-materials-for-a2-economists/#When:06:14:00Z You might find these revision presentations useful as part of a study programme for A2 students: UK Economic Growth Policies - Advice on Exam Technique European Carbon Trading Balance of Payments - Adjustment Policies You can access an interactive version of each of these presentations + download the PowerPoint and PDF handout versions of each of these from the links above. You’l also find a series of new worksheets and activities on the IB Economics blog: Finally, don’t forget that we’ve just launched our Economics Teacher Discussion Forum - register now and start to share resources and discuss Economics teaching with colleagues from around the world! Economics Resources 2009-02-24T06:14:00-06:00 http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/help-for-the-busy-economics-teacher-20-feb-2009/ http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/comments/help-for-the-busy-economics-teacher-20-feb-2009/#When:10:44:00Z As the momentum builds towards the crucial Easter revision period, here are some new resources we hope you will find useful: Economics Resources 2009-02-20T10:44:00-06:00