Agenda
Engage Prior Knowledge / Goal Setting- Work on the Anticipation Guide
- Layout of this site - Table of contents -------->
- Resources Section below
- Bookmark this page!
- Complete the sign in sheet!
MAC INTRO?
- Three ways to open a program on a Mac? BONUS: What is a program called on a Mac?
- Describe a way you can you switch between screens on a Mac?
- Explain the sections of the FINDER window. What is home folder on a Mac? Is that your G drive?
- What are the STACKS on the right side of the dock?
- Name some things you can do in the Apple menu.
Office 2011
- Must be installed by Fall 2010 school Year
- Yourself: SWSD Computers - Software Installers Page found in the App Launcher
- Work Order: Techs will make arrangements to install for you
- Home - $9.95 Directions attached below.
- Tech Dept installing on all labs, netbooks, laptop carts, etc. over summer
- New file extensions: Added an "x" What is a File Extension?
- .docx - Word
- .pptx - PowerPoint
- .xlsx - Excel
Mac Office Interface- VIEW in Apple Menu - 3 places where commands are found
- Standard Toolbars
- Ribbon
- Toolbox
- Standard Toolbar
- To customize this menu: Click VIEW, Toolbars, Customize Toolbars and Menus
- Add screen tips and keyboard shortcuts
- Note the "pill" button
- RIbbon
- Tabs
- Groups
- Commands
- Note the "up/down" arrow and its function at the end of the Ribbon
- Gear icon will customize ribbon color / tab order
- Toolbox - "Mac Floater"
- Found by clicking VIEW, Toolbox or by using icon in standard toolbar
- Click the "turn over arrow" for settings
- Citations
- Reference tools (dictionary, thesaurus, translater!)
- Compatibility reports
- Media Browser - "floater"
- same as always, used to access iPhoto, iTunes, iMovie, and GarageBand
- You can also find symbols and shapes in here!
TIP: Print/save as a PDF on Mac
- Become familiar with Office.com resources - esp. Template and Image Galleries
- View Office for Mac Website - How To Videos
- Find where your favorite Office 2008 commands are in Office 2011: View Word | Excel | PowerPoint Interactive Guides.
- How to teach this to students??? Visit the Student Toolbox page - EHMIS website, Resources, Students. In the "How To" menu, choose "MS Office"
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Word- Styles
- Text Effects button | Image Editing
- Drag a Handshake picture from Media Browser. Click on new FORMAT PICTURE tab, and remove background. Try recoloring.
- Smart Art Graphics Lesson Resource Idea: Use Smart Art Graphics to create graphic organizers (LFS). Use COLOR, use PRIMARY COLORS for better printing.
- Templates - TONS of great ones in Mac version! Click FILE from Apple menu, then NEW FROM TEMPLATE.
- Mail Merges:
- Download sample mail merge data below and save to desktop. You may get data for your students from Sapphire - REPORTS --> CONTACT LIST
- Open Word 2011 and FILE, NEW FROM TEMPLATE. Choose a certificate.
- TOOLS menu --> Mail Merge Manager
- OPTIONAL TASK 2: Add CITATION Toolbox- add citations, table of contents, etc. to a sample research paper. One is attached below.
- OPTIONAL TASK 3: Track Changes using REVIEW tab. A sample Hanover article to edit is attached below.
TIP: Google Docs a better way of doing this now? Maybe great for feedback to students on an assignment doc!
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PowerPoint
Download sample powerpoint below - Slide Designs, Animations, 3D Transitions
- Organize slides into sections
- Picture Effects
- Drag a picture from Media Browser. Recolor. This can be done with embedded movies as well.
- Same a Word 2011
- Save as a movie: File | Save As | Create a Video
- Videos are now EMBEDDED by default when you insert them into your PowerPoint
- Speaker Mode vs Presentation Mode under slide show
- Broadcast slide shows over internet
- Templates!
- Simple Quiz show
- 5 Rules - like a Prezi - WATCH IN FULL SCREEN PRESENTATION MODE
- Its All Too Much...Peter Walsh - WATCH IN PRESENTER MODE
- Learn the Do's and Don't of Great PowerPoints - funny. Visit SlideFest website and watch a few Apple Keynotes - notice how effect Steve Jobs is as conveying information during his presentations using very clean, simple slides and simple messages: iPhone Release | iPod Release
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Excel
Download sample workbook below. - HELP menu ---> Getting Started with Excel
- Helpful resources/tutorials
- SHEET 1 TABLES
- Table styles
- Improved Auto-Filtering Features - Search box
- Custom Sorts - Months for example
- Headers stay on top of data as you scroll down in table
- SHEET 2 FORMATTING
- Awesome Conditional formatting!
- Layout - Repeat Titles
- SHEET 3 SPARKLINES
- SHEET 4 GRAPHS
- Graphs - much easier formatting
- Easier to manipulate graphs
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Resources Help- Press "F1" inside any Office product to get helpful directions
SWSD Web Sites
Where to find Student Data- Student Contact Info can be downloaded from Sapphire Gradebook
- In Main Sapphire Gradebook --> Reports | Contact List Export
- Item Analysis of Assessment can be downloaded in CSV or Excel format from Performance Tracker.
- Reports tab | Item Analysis - Assessment Scores report
- School/Team/Grade Level student information can be exported to CSV or Excel by Guidance/Secretaries/Tech Coaches
- Just send an email - very helpful for grade level leaders planning a field trip, or team captians
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CITATION practice