Whats Hot Whats Not

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Whats Hot?Whats Not?

• Gary B. Shelly

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Changing World

• Internet and World Wide Web
• Interactive Multimedia Content
• Computer-Savvy Students
• Computer-Aware Public

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Impact on Teachers (and Authors)

• Apprehension

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Impact on Teachers (and Authors)
Internet

• No Hope orDirection

Web Sites
VBasic
Director Scripts
HTML
Java
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Impact on Teachers (and Authors)

• Overwhelmed

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Impact on Teachers (and Authors)

• Retirement is Only One Year Away

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HardwareWhats Cold?

• Pentium Computers
• 8 MB (16 MB?) RAM
• 1 Gigabyte Hard Drives
• 14 and 15 Monitors
• 28.8 Modems

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HardwareWhats Hot?

• Pentium II MMX
• 64 MB RAM
• 4-8 GB Drives
• 19 Monitors
• x2 Modems
• Bigger, Faster

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HardwareWhats Hot?

• Network Computers
• Fast CPUs
• Lots of Memory
• Small Hard Disk
• 800 - 1,000
• Java-Based
• Cheaper, More Easily Managed

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SoftwareWhats Cold?

• DOS Windows 3.1
• WordPerfect Lotus 1-2-3
• Office 95
• Pascal, Basic

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SoftwareWhats Hot?

• Internet Explorer 4
• Windows 98
• Office 97
• Navigator 4
• Java Visual Basic, HTML, DHTML

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Internet Explorer 4 andWindows 98

• Desktop is Window to the World
• No Difference Between Your Machine and a Server
  in Australia
• All Interfaces Work Identically

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General Office 97 Philosophy

• Common Look and Feel
• Communication Takes Place Electronically
• Interactivity Between Applications
• OLE
• Hyperlinking
• World Wide Web

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Office 97World Wide Web Usage

• Access Information from the World Wide Web
  (Special Microsoft Sites)
• Microsoft on the Web
• Excel Web Queries

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Office 97World Wide Web Usage

• Access Any Information from the Web
• Augment Information in Your Access Database

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Office 97World Wide Web Usage

• Create a Web Page

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Office 97World Wide Web Usage

• Live Worksheets on the Web

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Office 97World Wide Web Usage

• PowerPoint Slides on the Web

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Certification
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Technical Professionals
• Microsoft Developers
• Microsoft Office User Specialist (MSOUS)
• Users of Office 97
• Newcomers to Job Market
• Experienced People

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist (MSOUS)
• Proficient Level
• Word 97
• Excel 97
• Expert Level
• Word 97
• Excel 97
• Access 97
• PowerPoint 97
• Outlook 97

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist
• One-Hour Computer-Based, Practical Examination

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist
• One-Hour Computer-Based, Practical Examination
• Prepare Using Microsoft Approved Courseware
• Shelly and Cashman Office Books
• Shelly and Cashman Individual Application Books

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist
• One-Hour Computer-Based, Practical Examination
• Prepare Using Microsoft Approved Courseware
• Shelly and Cashman Office Books
• Shelly and Cashman Individual Application Books
• Schools Can Be Testing Centers

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Education Whats Hot?

• Microsoft Office User Specialist
• One-Hour Computer-Based, Practical Examination
• Prepare Using Microsoft Approved Courseware
• Shelly and Cashman Office Books
• Shelly and Cashman Individual Application Books
• Schools Can Be Testing Centers
• http//www.microsoft.com/office/train_cert

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Education Whats Hot?

• Distance Learning
• Correspondence Course
• E-Mail Registration and Teacher Interface
• Live Lecture and Interaction
• World Class Lecturers

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Education Whats Cold?

• Textbooks
• Static Content Delivery
• Paper/Pencil Testing and Teacher Grading
• Minimum Internet/Web Usage

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Education Whats Hot?

• Internet and Web Content Delivery

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Education Whats Hot?

• Teacher/Web Integration

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Education Whats Hot?

• Teacher/Web Integration
• Teachers Role
• Lecturer
• Facilitator
• Counselor
• Expert
• Administrator

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Education Whats Hot?

• Webs Role
• Student Motivator
• MTV-like Interface
• National/International Games

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Education Whats Hot?

• Webs Role
• Student Motivator
• MTV-like Interface
• National/International Games
• Current Content Provider

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Education Whats Hot?

• Webs Role
• Student Motivator
• MTV-like Interface
• National/International Games
• Current Content Provider
• Communications Provider to the World
• E-Mail
• Chat

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Education Whats Hot?

• Webs Role
• Course Personalization
• Student Learning Needs
• Student Learning Approaches

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Education Whats Hot?

• Webs Role
• Teacher Information System
• Reporting on Student Web Usage
• Student Chaperone
• Student Testing and Grading
• Teacher Information Source
• Connection to Every Teacher Using Same Material

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Education Whats Hot?

• A Computer and Internet-BasedLEARNING COMMUNITY

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Result of Computer and Internet-Based Learning
Community

• Personalized for Each Student
• Responsive to Student Behavior
• Instructor Information Center
• Student Activity
• Grading and Testing