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·         Word 2007 – What’s New and How does it Relate to You!

o   Working with and between different versions of Word

·         Word – Basic formatting

o   Learn how to navigate a document and get it to do what you want

·         Word – PLP Lessons, Providing a different way for students to engage with the skills

o   Two column note taking

§  Columns / Table

o   K-W-L

o   Summary Writing

§  Outline View

o   K.I.M.

·         Multilevel List and Outlining Skills

o    Invaluable skill required for success at the High School and an important learning tool for here too.

o   Researching – Aligned and taught with Nancy

o   Writing Using Outline View

§  Summary writing

o   How to create an Outline

·         Smart Art – Word 2007 and Graphical Organizers

o   Word

o   Inspiration

o   2 column notes

·         Reference Tools – Word – Aligned and taught with Nancy

o   Bibliography and Works Cited Pages

o   Properly formatting

§  Spacing and Indents

o   Citations within the text

o   Citing Pictures and Paraphrasing

·         Editing / Peer Editing Tools

o   Reviewing Tools

·         Word “skills” for use with:

o   Big 6 Research Model – Aligned and taught with Nancy

o   6 + 1 Writing Traits

·         Publishing with Publisher

o   Opportunities for adaptation are endless

·         Working with and between programs

o   Word and PowerPoint

o   Word and Excel

o   Excel and PowerPoint

o   Inspiration and Word

·         Excel

o   For organizing / presenting data in a meaningful way

o   For calculating data

o   For chart/graph preparation

·         PowerPoint

o   Effective Presentation Preparation

o   Utilizing Notes Section for better presentations

o   Timing Tools

·         Movie Maker

o   Story Telling

·         Network / e-mail Basics

o   Understanding how to attach and send files

o   Organizing and Saving files

§  Creating folders

o   Understanding where “you” are in relation to the Network

·         Internet

o   Safety

o   Boolean Searches – with Nancy

o   Effective Searches – with Nancy

§  Explore additional Internet Resources

§  How to evaluate web resources and information received from the web

§  Understanding how Search Engines, Meta Crawlers, etc work…

·         Message Boards and Blogs for learning