Life Skills:

• Thinking & Reasoning
• Communication
• Employability

Summary:
Designed with classroom use in mind, this course offers introductory training on Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher, with some tips for maximizing your use of Word. Participants accumulate a “portfolio” of instructional plans that include sample student assignments or products created with Office software for use in the classroom. Software skills are presented in a context of strategies for effective educational application, and many examples of project-based learning and constructivist teaching are included. Together, participants discuss and explore all aspects of the learning process from setting the stage for learning through assessing students’ understanding. We encourage participants to come with core standards on which to base their instructional plans, and to incorporate critical thinking strategies and Internet resources along with the Office products in their activities.

Materials:
All materials used in this class are attached.

Attachments

• microsoft_office_manual.doc
  We created this manual to support the Microsoft Office class.
• microsoft_classroom_agenda_th.doc
  Suggested Agenda for the Microsoft Office class.

Background For Teachers:
These Web sites connect you to different Microsoft tutorials and to some examples of classroom projects.

Web Sites

• Microsoft Office Web Site
  Official Microsoft product information and tutorials.
• Interactive Software Tutorials from ActDEN
  Fun interactive tutorials.
• Putting the Power into the PowerPoint
  Links to other Powerpoint tips to use in the classroom.
• Microsoft Publisher Tutorial
  View different Publisher projects for the classroom with step by step instruction.
• Interactive Excel Projects
  Excel Project at Northwestern University's Collaboratory.

Intended Learning Outcomes:

• Design an assignment that utilizes proven teaching and learning strategies and uses Office products to support student achievement of a curriculum-based learning goal.
• Demonstrate understanding of at least one strategy to use Office products to assess student learning.
• Evaluate student projects using a rubric.
• Excel skills: enter basic math formulas, format a spreadsheet, use the chart wizard to create a graph or chart, use efficiency features such as AutoFill and other shortcuts.
• PowerPoint skills: create slides of different formats, use drawing tools and templates, insert text, images, hyperlinks, audio and video.
• Publisher skills: use wizards to create and then customize graphically enhanced documents.
• Word skills: review efficiency features such as keystroke commands, learn to make and insert screen captures into Word documents.

Author:
Talitha Hudgins

Created Date :
Jun 02 2004 16:53 PM