During the past week, we continued our study of MS Excel, then moved on to Microsoft Word. In Word, we tackled some common difficulties, such as tab and text alignment. We learned how to make the ruler our best friend by setting indents (left, right, AND hanging) and tabs (left, right, decimal, you name it). I didn't know that there was more than one type of tab before this class! We also went over how to best use the Review Ribbon in MS Word Vista to track changes and add comments.
Being able to set tabs and indents will certainly cure many formatting headaches when it comes to making handouts and worksheets for my students in the future. Not only will these basic skills make my life as an educator easier, but they will also improve the professional appearance of any letter, resume, grant proposal, etc. that I write. I can also use the "Track Changes" and inking features (yeah, tablet PC's!) to mark changes and edits on students' essays if I choose to do so electronically via email.
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I definitely agree with the whole concept of the tabs in terms of making papers look more professional. I had no idea that we were able to do so many things with the different tab functions. I also had no idea there was a Review Ribbon function that allowed us to track changes and add various comments. That will be really nice in terms of trying to edit papers for our students and allowing them to see specific things that we would like to have them change!
ReplyDeleteThe review ribbon in Office 2007 is the best feature for teachers everywhere. Not only can it help establish a great e-relationship between teachers and students (completely eliminating the need for paper-based assignment submission in writing-intensive subjects), but proper usage by students will allow peer reviewing and editing to become a much smoother and more eco-friendly option (again, removing the need for multiple copies and drafts of papers to be printed).
ReplyDeleteWe're moving toward a paperless world, and Microsoft definitely is helping facilitate that in the classroom with Office 2007.
Word is also good for sending the students their grades with the mail merge, if you really prefer to go paperless! :)
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