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Programming for Computer-Related Outcomes with Microsoft
Office
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computer-supported projects only promote lower-order
thinking, when we should instead be taking advantage
of the power of software to promote problem solving,
reasoning and critical evaluation” M. D. Roblyer,
“Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching” |
Purpose-designed
for NSW primary school
year 5 and 6 teachers and secondary school English, HSIE, Science, TAS, PDHPE,
Visual Arts and Languages teachers and
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Provides
all the skills and hands-on practice you need to program exciting,
challenging MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint tasks into
your teaching (with an optional MS Access extension unit for
those needing to teach or use databases). |
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Course
features:
- Provides
you with the skills, knowledge and hands-on practice
you need to program lower and higher-order tasks in Word,
Excel, PowerPoint (with an optional MS Access
extension unit for those needing to teach or use
databases).
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Scheduled
for all regions across metropolitan and rural NSW
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Runs
over 2 days (usually Thursday
and Friday)
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One
computer for each attendee
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Individual
learning of Microsoft Office skills is combined
with hands-on practice at creating units of work
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Suitable
for anyone with basic Microsoft Word ability (If
you have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Word you
are competent to do this course).
- Introductory kit:
To assist attendees to get the
most out of the course each attendee will receive prior to the course a free hands-on
pre-study kit covering introductory Excel and
PowerPoint skills. It is not a pre-requisite that
this kit be reviewed before the program, but doing
so will enable attendees to get even more out of the
course.
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Course
objectives:
Attendees will develop a knowledge and understanding
of:
- the
different types of projects that Excel, Word and
PowerPoint support (and Access for those who need
database knowledge)
- basic
and intermediate skills in Excel
- intermediate
and advanced
skills in Word and PowerPoint
- how
to instruct students in the use of these skills (attendees
will leave the course with all of the materials required
to help their students learn the skills)
Course
outcomes:
Attendees will be able to
- plan
and program lower order and higher order Excel, ,
Word and PowerPoint projects (and Access for those doing
the extension)
- select
the most appropriate MS Office applications for a given
project
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competently use MS Office applications
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instruct students in the use of MS Office applications
to achieve specific task outcomes
Course
content:
Attendees will develop the skills to:
- identify
appropriate tasks using MS Office that achieve specific
outcomes
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design projects that include MS Office tasks
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competently use MS Office applications
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Instruct students in how to use the MS Office tools
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Professional
Teaching Standards addressed:
The course addresses Professional Teaching Standards
1.2.3, 1.3.3, 1.4.3, 1.2.4, 1.3.4, 1.4.4, 2.2.3, 2.3.3,
2.4.3, 3.2.2, 3.3.2, 3.4.2, 3.2.4, 3.3.4 3.4.4, 3.3.5,
3.4.5, 3.2.8,3.3.8, 4.2.5, 4.3.5, 4.4.5, 6.2.3, 6.3.3, 6.4.3 |
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