Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Office and FrontPage: A Multi-level Approach to Computer Integration
Author: Timothy J Newby
Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Office 2007 and Expression Web
A Multi-Level Approach to Computer Integration
Second Edition
Timothy J. Newby • Judith Oates Lewandowski
Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Office 2007 and Expression Web is designed to give busy and often overwhelmed teachers and students a quick way to see and grasp the basics of key software applications. Readers who use this book will:
= Obtain a foundation of the basics of common application software,
= Learn how to integrate and utilize the software within classroom settings, and
= Learn how to create a learning environment that is engaging, interesting, and effective.
Hallmarks of this Text
= Scaffolds instruction for all skill levels. A unique three-level approach in each chapter helps readers at various levels of expertise.
= Level 1 is for the true beginner/novice.
= Level 2 offers guided assistance as the reader to required to use additional and often more advanced features of the software.
= Level 3 moves the student on to address integration of the software.
= Workout. These features actively engage the reader early and often with the software throughdirectedexercises and projects.
= Examples. Hundreds of examples of the utilization of the software are given across all age groups and content areas.
New to this Edition
= Mentoring videos. Short, concise videos on the text’s web site illustrate the steps needed to complete all of the outlined features withinthe text for all chapters and all levels within each chapter.
= Windows Vista. Chapter 1, Systems Navigation, provides screen captures based on Microsoft’s newest system software.
= Office 2007 software. With the upgrade to Microsoft Office 2007, all chapters have been completely revised to include explanations and screen captures of all of the tool ribbons and other features of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.
= Publisher. A new chapter on Microsoft Publisher (Chapter 6) follows the same format as the other chapters while covering both printed publications and how to develop web pages with Publisher.
= Microsoft’s Expression Web software. New projects have been incorporated to reflect the features of this new, more powerful, cleaner software.
= Microsoft’s Access. Located on the text’s companion website, this chapter provides a basic understanding of what Microsoft Access can do and how it can be used.
= Examples and Problem Scenarios. Additional examples and problem scenarios have been added to each chapter.
= Revised National Educational Technology Standards (NETS). NETS Standards for both teachers and students have been included within Level 3 of each chapter.
Table of Contents:
Introduction 1
Ch. 1 System Software - MS Windows Vista: The Basics of Navigating the System 7
Ch. 2 Word Processing - MS Word: The Basics of a Writing Assistant 29
Ch. 3 Spreadsheets - MS Excel: The Basics of a "Number Cruncher" 59
Ch. 4 Data Management - More MS Excel: The Basics of Collecting, Organizing, and Retrieving Loads of Information 91
Ch. 5 Presentation Software - MS PowerPoint: The Basics of Creating Presentations, Handouts, and Much, Much More 115
Ch. 6 Desktop Publishing - MS Publisher: The Basics of Desktop Publishing 153
Ch. 7 Web Editing - Expression Web: The Basics of Web Page Development 185
Appendix National Educational Technology Standards 221
Glossary 225
Index 231
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Computer Security Basics
Author: Rick Lehtinen
In 1991, computer security was a vague subject that managers and system administrators decided, reluctantly, that they needed to know more about. Most security initiatives were based on the "Orange Book" (Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria), a US Department of Defense publication that baffled casual readers. O'Reilly's "Computer Security Basics" contained a readable introduction to the Orange Book -- why it existed, what it contained, and what the different security levels were all about. Over the past 15 years, this classic book has continued to sell steadily.
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