Professional+Practices

Professional Practices
The following exercises were undertaken to develop and improve skills in the use of technology to increase my effectiveness as a teacher.

Office Software Exercise Examples
Word Processing [|Technology Checklist.pdf]

Excel [|Excel Project on Weather.pdf]

Publisher [|Our Wild Words.pub]

PowerPoint [|PowerPoint Technology in Language Arts.pdf]

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Technology Software

 * ** Skill ** ||  ||
 * Microsoft Office Suite || Open Microsoft Office Suite ||  ||
 * ^  || Use the icons on the Ribbon ||   ||
 * ^  || Use the Office button and the actions associated with it ||   ||
 * ^  || Modify the Quick Access Toolbar ||   ||
 * ^  || Add a Hyperlink to a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Copy and paste text from a Word document to a PowerPoint slide ||   ||
 * ^  || Place an Excel worksheet into a Word document and a PowerPoint slide ||   ||
 * ^  || Edit an Excel chart in a Word document and a PowerPoint slide ||   ||
 * ^  || Embed an Excel worksheet into a Word document ||   ||
 * ^  || Run a PowerPoint slideshow from a Word document ||   ||
 * ^  || Create contacts in Outlook and export them to Access ||   ||
 * ^  || Place Access data into a PowerPoint slide ||   ||
 * Microsoft Word || Start Word and create a new word processing document ||  ||
 * ^  || Navigate the Word workspace ||   ||
 * ^  || Spell-check a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Add clip art to a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Format a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Insert a hyperlink into a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Create a table in a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Preview a document for printing ||   ||
 * ^  || Undo and redo ||   ||
 * ^  || Save material as a Web page ||   ||
 * ^  || Create a diagram ||   ||
 * PowerPoint || Start PowerPoint and create a new presentation ||  ||
 * ^  || Navigate the PowerPoint workspace ||   ||
 * ^  || Add slides to a presentation in a variety of layouts ||   ||
 * ^  || Add clip art to a slide ||   ||
 * ^  || Add slide transitions ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a presentation ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a presentation as an HTML document ||   ||
 * ^  || Print a presentation ||   ||
 * ^  || Copy a presentation to a CD ||   ||
 * Excel || Start Excel and create a new workbook suitable for use in a variety of student learning activities ||  ||
 * ^  || Navigate the Excel workspace ||   ||
 * ^  || Add, modify, and manipulate data in a worksheet ||   ||
 * ^  || Chart worksheet data ||   ||
 * ^  || Add worksheets to a workbook ||   ||
 * ^  || Add formulas and functions in a worksheet ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a workbook ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a workbook as a Web document ||   ||
 * ^  || Print a workbook ||   ||
 * Access || Start a new database ||  ||
 * ^  || Create tables for data display ||   ||
 * ^  || Create forms for input of data ||   ||
 * ^  || Create reports of the database ||   ||
 * ^  || Edit the data and fields that display the data ||   ||
 * ^  || Create queries off the information in the database ||   ||
 * ^  || Print reports ||   ||
 * ^  || Save the database ||   ||
 * Outlook || Display a summary of the current day using Outlook Today ||  ||
 * ^  || Send an e-mail message ||   ||
 * ^  || Check incoming e-mail messages ||   ||
 * ^  || Construct a calendar ||   ||
 * ^  || Create an address book using Contacts ||   ||
 * ^  || Create several reminder notes ||   ||
 * ^  || Delete unwanted items in folders ||   ||
 * Publisher || Start a document from a publisher template ||  ||
 * ^  || Navigate the Publisher workspace ||   ||
 * ^  || Resize a text box in a publication ||   ||
 * ^  || Add a frame or artwork to a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Cut, copy, and paste in a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Preview a document for printing ||   ||
 * ^  || Create a blank Publisher document ||   ||
 * ^  || Identify Publisher Design Sets ||   ||
 * ^  || Print a publication ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a publication ||   ||
 * ^  || Cut, copy, and paste in a document ||   ||
 * ^  || Preview a document for printing ||   ||
 * ^  || Create a blank Publisher document ||   ||
 * ^  || Identify Publisher Design Sets ||   ||
 * ^  || Print a publication ||   ||
 * ^  || Save a publication ||   ||