Microsoft Word Tutorial By Denise Etheridge You can use this free online tutorial to learn Microsoft Word 2007. Click here to start the tutorial. If you are using an older version of Word, click here for our Word 2003/2002 tutorial or click here for our Word 97 tutorial. Lesson 1: Getting Familiar with Microsoft Word 2007 for Windows Microsoft Word is a word processing software package. Lesson 2: Microsoft Word 2007 Basic Features Lesson 1 familiarized you with the the Microsoft Word window. Lesson 3: More Basic Features The features in Word 2007 can make your work easier, make your documents more attractive, and/or enable you to work more efficiently. Lesson 4: Formatting Paragraphs and Working with Styles When you type information into Microsoft Word, each time you press the Enter key Word creates a new paragraph. Lesson 5: Adding Bullets and Numbers, Undoing and Redoing, Setting Page Layouts and Printing Documents If you have lists of data, you may want to bullet or number them.
A Collection Of New Interactive Infographics There have been quite a few new tools that are called “interactive infographics,” and I thought it would be useful to share them all in one post: Surging Seas shows the impact of rising sea levels due to climate change. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change. Climb every mountain: visualising the world’s 50 most prominent peaks is from The Guardian. Behind a better life: interactive guide to the data is an interactive from The Guardian. The Better Life Index is a Wall Street Journal interactive using the same data. Who works the longest hours? Do you work a lot or a little? We Are What We Eat is a pretty amazing interactive infographic on food habits in the U.S. and around the world.
Ramping Up Technology for Your Next PBL Project In my last post about taking PBL projects up a notch, I focused on integration of subject matters and disciplines. Fittingly, this post focuses on integrating technology. Teachers often adjust and improve projects by finding new and innovative ways to infuse technology into the PBL process and products. However, it's not about more technology tools, but about the intentional use of the tools available. In my classroom, one of the driving forces for reflection in terms of technology integration is the Technology Integration Matrix from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology. Authentic Audience Communication Teachers often struggle to physically bring authentic audience members into the learning environment. From Products to Management Tech and PBL newbies find easy integration with PBL products. Technology to Assess Collaboration Technology Literacy as a 21st Century Skill
My eCoach 9 Amazing Word Cloud Generators For The Classroom …Word Clouds in Education Series: Part 3 Welcome to a series of posts devoted to the use of Word Clouds. I know you will find new information… whether you are a seasoned user of word clouds, or brand new. I am certain you will enjoy reading about these nine amazing Word Cloud Generators. In the last two posts you already discovered 12 Tips in Using Wordle and 108 ways for educators to use word clouds in the classroom. There will still be more in this series including: An Amazing Word Cloud Generator That Is Not Wordle… Word Clouds in Education Series: Part 4Beyond word clouds… cool sites and applications to integrate word clouds… Word Clouds in Education Series: Part 5 To ensure you do not miss one of these valuable posts or other resources covering PBL, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. ABC Ya – This application may be the most Wordle like and, in fact, operates much like Wordle. Make Word Mosiac – A creative tool put out by Image Chef. That’s right!
Wiki What is the OneVille Project? The OneVille Project is a community research and action project in Somerville, Massachusetts (2009-2012). Our goal: to support community cooperation in young people's success, by supporting communication and collaboration between the diverse people who share young people's lives. Specifically, people of all ages in our diverse community have been testing how low cost and commonplace technology might help students, educators, families, and other supporters: -communicate about each young person's life and progress; -share information, ideas, and resources across schools and the community. Six Smaller Projects The OneVille Project divided up into six smaller projects exploring tools and strategies to help people communicate. Data dashboards Eportfolios Texting Schoolwide toolkit/parent connector network Citywide information sharing Computer infrastructure You can also click the sidebar to explore each project. Want to discuss this project in another language?
Insight Active Learning with Technology: Computer Skills Checklist Individual self-assessment of general technology skills and application software proficiency. Preview the Active Learning with Technology: Computer Skills Checklist Basic Technology Competencies for Educators Inventory Specific and general assessment of basic computer skills, applications, networks, communication, and social, legal, and ethical issues. Detailed information about the Basic Technology Competencies for Educators Inventory Preview the Basic Technology Competencies for Educators Inventory Beliefs about Teaching with Technology (BATT) Instrument Individual assessment of whether certain factors would enable effective teaching and whether they are likely to occur. Preview the Beliefs about Teaching with Technology (BATT) Instrument Discrepancy Instrument Preview the Discrepancy Instrument Distance Education Learning Environment Survey (DELES) - Actual Form Educational Technology Infusion and Teaching Methodology Stages of Adoption
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