April+21,+2008+Agenda

=**MASTERING MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE FOR CLASSROOM**= =**MS WORD**=

Monday, April 21, 2008 Facilitator: Ellen Phillips, ephilli3@schools.nyc.gov

I. Housekeeping (8:30 – 8:35)
A. Sign in on one computer and on the Protraxx print out B. Time for breaks and lunch C. Cell phones

III. Opening Microsoft Word (8:45 – 9:00)
A. Demonstration: Creating a Word document 1. The cursor 2. Tab to indent 3. Automatic capital letters at the beginning of a sentence 4. Punctuation 5. Word wrap 6. I-beam

IV: The File Menu (9:00 – 9:15)
A. Participants format and create a document 1. Fonts 2. Style 3. Text Size 4. Text Color 5. Alignment 6. Margins B. Name and Save the document using Save C. Exit Word D. Retrieve the document E. Edit it F. Save the document using Save As

V. The Edit Menu (9:15 – 9:25)
A. Undo (Use keyboard shortcut Control+”Z”) B. Select Text C. Cut, copy, and Paste D. Find, Replace, and Go To

VI. The View Menu (9:25 – 9:35)
A. The layout of the page B. Toolbars C. Header and Footer

VII. The Insert Menu (9:35 – 10:00)
A. Page numbers, Date B. Comments C. Pictures – Clip Art, From File, Word Art D. Text box E. Hyperlink

IX. The Tools Menu (10:30 – 11:00)
A. Spelling and Grammar B. Adding a word to the dictionary C. Thesaurus – go to Language D. Dictionary – go to Research E. Word Count

X. The Table Menu (11:00 – 11:30)
A. Using Insert to make a table B. Setting number of columns and rows

XIII. Tool Bars (12:40 – 12:55)
A. They are selected in the View Menu B. They are a list of icons that you can click to format your document C. The Formatting Toolbar – Similar to the Format Menu D. Drawing tool bar (Select in the View menu) – Example: Venn Diagram

XIV. Creating Word Documents (1:00– 2:15) (Choose Two)
A. Create a letter to be sent to parents. B. Create a sign for a school or classroom event Include: 1. Image 2. Border 3. Bullet or numbered list 4. Variety of fonts and sizes C. Create a seating chart using Tables D. Create a one page class newsletter using text boxes, wordart, various fonts/colors, borders, and clipart.

XVI. Completing Surveys (2:45 – 3:00)
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