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Technology Tools for Teachers: A Microsoft Office Tutorial 1/e
Steven C. Mills
M. D. Roblyer
Published July 2002 by Prentice Hall
Copyright 2003, 233 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-13-029381-4
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Preface
Summary

Computers are in our classrooms to stay. This new step-by-step tutorial will help teachers gain a thorough understanding of Microsoft® Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook. In this hands-on book, the step-by-step tutorials for each of these components are blended with examples and activities to help preservice and inservice teachers use Office both to improve classroom pedagogy and enhance professional productivity. KEY TOPICS: Separate coverage of each of the applications offers self-contained, standalone units dedicated to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. A common structure to each skills chapter consists of lesson procedures, new terms, chapter overview, and lesson tutorials. MARKET: For teachers in computer classes and media centers—of students at all grade levels.

Features

  • Separate coverage of each of the applications—Offers self-contained, standalone units dedicated to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

    • Makes it easy to construct the course you want to teach—sections can be taught in any order.

  • Common structure to each skills chapter—Consists of lesson procedures, new terms, chapter overview, and lesson tutorials.

    • Arranges instruction step-by-step—facilitates self-study, and allows for students at various levels of skill to use the same text.

  • Macintosh® instructions—Included, whenever needed, immediately after comparable Windows instructions.

    • Expands the text's applicability to include Macintosh platform users—helps ready students for whichever system is in place in their classroom.

  • CD-ROM of practice files and completed solutions to use with tutorials and exercises—A graphic icon refers readers to the practice CD when necessary.

    • Gives students hands-on experience using the software—gets students learning by doing with real data and real software.

  • Lesson Plans ePortfolio —Provides an installable database for use with the text's practice exercises—ePortfolio icon appears in each exercises that uses the database.

    • Helps future teachers build their own portfolio of technology-based learning activities.

  • Post-chapter exercises—A set of four after each chapter: Reviewing Terms and Concepts, Expanding Your Skills, Use Microsoft Help, Create Your Own Lesson.

    • Reinforces chapter content—assists students to assess their understanding and practice their new skills.

  • Compatibility with latest Microsoft versions—Encompasses Microsoft Office XP for Windowsand Microsoft Office 2001and Outlook 2001for Macintosh.

    • Ensures future teachers are current with constantly upgrading applications packages.
Table of Contents



 1. Technology Tools for Teachers: Introduction.

PART I: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MICROSOFT® WORD.

 2. Inserting, Editing, and Formatting Text in Word.

 3. Document Layout and Graphic Effects Using Word.

 4. Constructing Interactive Forms and Web Documents with Word.

PART II: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MICROSOFT® EXCEL.

 5. Navigating, Updating, and Formatting Worksheets in Excel.

 6. Excel Formulas, Functions, and Forms.

 7. Printing and Publishing Excel Data.

PART III: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MICROSOFT® POWERPOINT.

 8. Designing Presentations and Handouts Using PowerPoint.

 9. Delivering Multimedia Presentations.

PART IV: INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MICROSOFT® OUTLOOK.

10. Messaging and Collaboration Using Outlook.

11. Scheduling and Project Management Using Outlook.

References.

Appendix.

Appendix A. Microsoft Office Features.

Appendix B. Microsoft Office Family of Productivity Tools.

Index.



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