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Technology Tools for Teachers: A Microsoft Office Tutorial, 2/E
Steven C. Mills, Education Center
Margaret D. Roblyer

ISBN-10: 0131187279
ISBN-13: 9780131187276

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2006
Format: Paper Bound w/CD-ROM; 272 pp
Published: 07/20/2005

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For courses in Computers in Education and Microcomputer Applications for Teachers.

The second edition of Technology Tools for Teachers: A Microsoft Office Tutorial is a practical, user-friendly guide for teachers who want to learn the basics of the Microsoft Office suite and how to integrate it into the curriculum.  Through helpful step-by-step lessons, the reader will learn about the various features of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Access and how to use them to help themselves and their students in the classroom.  Whether teachers are looking to extend their knowledge of the programs in the suite, or they would like to begin learning them from scratch, the reader will find material appropriate to their experience level.

  • Focus Questions-Each chapter begins with a set of questions that focus on the essential concepts of the chapter; this feature provides an advance organizer for the chapter instructional activities.
  • Real-World Scenarios-Each chapter is introduced by a story or scenario that is based on real-world events and actual case studies of persons, schools, and colleges integrating technology into classrooms.
  • Building Your Toolbox Feature-Each chapter includes 2 or 3 step-by-step exercises or tutorials that instruct students about specific Internet tools and resources and guidance on how to integrate these resources into classroom teaching and learning.
  • Follow-Up Exercises-Immediately following each Tool Kit activity is a practice exercise to extend and expand the skills demonstrated in the previous Tool Kit.
  • Lesson Links-In-depth examinations of special topics related to chapter content are interspersed throughout the chapters.
  • Retrospective-A summary and concluding remarks are presented at the end of each chapter.

  • NEW!  Updated for the latest versions of Microsoft Office and Office OSX.
  • NEW!  Revised Easy-to-Follow Lesson Tutorials-Now in a numbered step-by-step format.
  • NEW!  Chapter on Microsoft Access (Chapter 12)-Provides an introduction to databases using Access, and offers helpful tutorials that will take readers through its basic processes.
  • NEW!  Integration with the Classroom Curriculum-Shows how to use the programs in the context of teachers creating learning materials for classes.

PART I  ENHANCING TEACHING AND LEARNING USING THE INTERNET

Chapter 1  Frameworks for Learning Using the Internet

Chapter 2  Tools for Planning and Developing Web-Enhanced Learning Activities

PART II  FRAMEWORK 1-KNOWLEDGE BUILDING AND APPLICATION

Chapter 3  Information Problem-Solving

Chapter 4  Active Learning Through Inquiry and Exploration

PART III  FRAMEWORK 2-INFORMATION EXCHANGES USING INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

Chapter 5  Information Exchanges Using Interpersonal Communication

Chapter 6  Information Exchanges Using Group Communication

PART IV  FRAMEWORK 3-INFORMATION COLLECTION AND PUBLICATION

Chapter 7  Searching and Validating Information

Chapter 8  Collecting and Publishing Information

PART V  FRAMEWORK 4-COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

Chapter 9  Collaborative Learning in Virtual Environments

Chapter 10  Collaborative Learning by Shared Problem-Solving

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