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Features

• Standard chapter format—Advanced organizers, “Show Me,” “Let Me Try,” and summaries create stand-alone units, each devoted to a separate software application.

  • Allows instructors to better tailor the course to the needs of their students; chapters may be taught independently, in whatever order is desired.

• Visual “screen captures” format with minimal verbiage—Guides students, step-by-step through the use of the software via “Show Me” sections on each major function followed by “Let Me Try” sections that encourage hands-on practice.

  • Provides graphic representations of what software looks like on the student's computer screen by showing rather than telling, and providing actual practice opportunities, it makes concepts clearer and hastens learning.

• Works templates of standard teaching/classroom “products”—Newsletters, grade books, lesson plans, posters, and other items that future teachers can take into their first classrooms and use immediately or modify quickly and easily to meet specific needs.

  • Creates a wealth of practical, concrete items that demonstrate the versatility of the software applications.

• Thorough appendices—One for each software application discusses uses of the software that go beyond the basics.

  • Enlarges the audience for the text by providing information on advanced uses of the software, as well as side issues, such as “netiquette” for e-mailing.

• Coverage of ISTE standards—Significant attention paid to these in the introductory chapter emphasizes their importance in today's classrooms.

  • Ensures students know these standards, especially important in light of current expectations of accountability.

• Reading/instructional level geared to those with minimal computer literacy—Almost all one needs to know is how to turn on the machine and how to use a mouse.

  • Extends the applicability of the text to instructors and students for whom applications software is still a mystery.

New To This Edition

New to This Edition

• Revised Chapters for Office 2007  Office 2007 has a much different interface from previous versions.  You will find that the way in which you interact with the Office programs and conduct your work has change substantially.  Because of the new Office interface, all chapters have been revised and updated including chapters on Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Publisher. 
• Expanded Let Me Try Exercises and Examples. Additional Let Me Try exercises and examples have been added to the chapters and to the CD-ROM. Throughout the text, references to materials on the CD have been added to direct the reader to additional digital resources.
• Windows Vista Coverage. Appendix A has been revised to reflect the new features of the Vista operating system and appropriate revisions have been made in the chapters.
• Step-by-Step “Let Me Try” Exercises and Classroom Examples. Additional “Let Me Try” exercises and examples have been included in the book and on the CD.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Technology and the Classroom

Chapter Outline

Learning Objectives

Technical Terms

Chapter Overview

About This Book and Using Technology

Expectations of Teachers

Expectations of Students

Copyright in the Classroom

Acceptable Use Policy

Teacher Production of Materials

Tying It all Together

References

Chapter 2 Getting Started with Office

Chapter Outline

Learning Objectives

Technical Terms

Chapter Overview

Working with Microsoft Office Suite

Start and Exit applications

The Office Button

Working with the Ribbon

The Quick Access Toolbar

Microsoft Office Button

Help for Office

Adding a hyperlink

Inserting Clip Art

Tying it All Together

Chapter 3: Word

Chapter Outline

Chapter overview

Learning objectives

How teachers and students can use Word

What is new in Word

About Word

Working with Word

Show me

Let Me try

A Challenge using Word

Tying it all together

Chapter 4 PowerPoint

Chapter Outline

Learning Objectives

Technical Terms

Chapter Overview

What Is New in PowerPoint 2007

How Teachers and Students Might Use PowerPoint 2007

About PowerPoint

Working with PowerPoint

Show Me

A Challenge Using PowerPoint 2007

Tying It All Together

Chapter 5 Excel 2003

Excel (Spreadsheet)

Chapter Outline

Chapter Overview

Learning Objectives

How Teachers and Students Might Use Excel 2007

About Excel

Working with Excel

A Word About the Excel Workspace

Moving About in a Worksheet

Show Me

Let Me try

A Challenge Using Excel 2007

Tying It All Together

 Chapter 6 Access

Chapter Outline

Chapter Overview

Learning Objectives

How teachers and students can use Access

What is new in Access

About Access

Working with Access

Show me

Let Me try

A Challenge using Access

Tying it all together

References

Chapter 7 Outlook

Chapter Outline

Chapter Overview

Learning Objectives

About Outlook

How Teachers and Students Might Use Outlook 2007

Working with Outlook

A Word About the Outlook Workspace

E-mail Netiquette

Show Me

A Challenge Using Outlook 2007

Tying It All Together

Chapter 8 Publisher

Chapter Outline

Chapter Overview

Learning Objectives

How teachers and students can use Publisher 2007

What is new in Publisher

About Publisher

Working with Publisher

Show me

Let Me Try

A Challenge using Publisher

Tying It All Together

Chapter 9 Integrating Office

Chapter Outline

Learning Objectives

Technical Terms

Chapter Overview

About Integrating the Office Products

Working with the Office Products

Show Me

A Challenge Integrating Office

Tying It All Together

Appendix A Windows

Appendix B Macintosh

Glossary

Index

Courses

Microcomputer Applications for Teachers  (Instructional Technology)

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About the Authors

Patricia J. Fewell

Patricia is Professor and Chair of the Secondary Education and Foundation Department at Eastern Illinois University.  She received her Ed.D. in 1988 for Illinois State University.  She has been a certified K-12 media specialist; she is currently teaching introductory educational media for pre-service teachers, as well as data management for graduate students. She gives presentations on technology applications in the classroom at state, national and international conferences.

William J. Gibbs

William is an Associate Professor at Duquesne University. In 1992 he received his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in Instructional systems. Dr. Gibbs teaches courses in instructional design, human computer interaction, and multimedia. He has given presentations on topics related to instructional technology at state, national, and international conferences and has published a number of articles in this area.

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Are you prepared to use Microsoft Office to support your teaching? The third edition of Microsoft Office for Teachers is a practical guide for teachers who want to learn how to use the Microsoft Office suite as a tool in instruction, learning, and classroom management. Through step-by-step how-to exercises and helpful classroom examples, you will learn the various features of Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook, and Publisher, as well as how they can help you and your students in the classroom. Imaginative teachers will also appreciate learning interesting ways of integrating these programs with one another, a springboard to further creativity.

New to This Edition

• Revised Chapters for Office 2007  Office 2007 has a much different interface from previous versions.  You will find that the way in which you interact with the Office programs and conduct your work has change substantially.  Because of the new Office interface, all chapters have been revised and updated.
• Expanded Let Me Try Exercises and Examples.Additional Let Me Try exercises and examples have been added to the chapters and to the CD-ROM. Throughout the text, references to materials on the CD have been added to direct the reader to additional digital resources.
• Windows Vista Coverage. Appendix A has been revised to reflect the new features of the Vista operating system and appropriate revisions have been made in the chapters.</P></ITEM>
• Step-by-Step “Let Me Try” Exercises and Classroom Examples. Additional “Let Me Try” exercises and examples have been included in the book and on the CD.

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