Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office

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by
Danis Michaud

Centre
dApprentissage du Haut-Madawaska
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The power of teachers

• Teachers have a powerful long lasting influence
  on their students. They directly affect how
  students learn, what they learn, how much they
  learn and the way they interact with one another
  and the world around them. (Effective teachers
  2002)

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• Did you have a special teacher who made a
  difference in your life ?
• Do you have children?
• Is you classroom good enough for your children?
• What are the attribute, attitudes and practices
  the best teachers have that make them beloved,
  respected, and remembered ?

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To succeed with our students

• We need to incorporate different learning tools.
• Tools to help make your world theirs and to
  prepare them for their world.

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The power of technology

• Students are not intimidated by technology. They
  will just dig in and learn what needs to be
  learned.

• Computers give students and teachers immediate
  access to current information, powerful software
  applications and instantaneous feedback from
  other students, teachers and experts.

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The power of technology

• You dont need to be a technology expert.
• Your role is to stay focused on the teaching and
  learning process by designing a great project
  that provides abundant opportunities for students
  to use various technologies.

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• The teacher who is organized in terms of routine,
  behaviors, and materials typically is better
  prepared for class and sets an example of
  organization for students that supports their
  organization for learning. (Effective Teachers
  2002)

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Learning Essentials

• Learning essentials pour teachers
• Learning essentials pour students

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What is Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office?

• Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office is a
  desktop application that runs on top of Microsoft
  Office to give students and educators a custom
  Office environment with tools to help them work
  to their full potential.
• Learning Essentials runs with any edition of
  Office 2007, Office 2003 or Office XP.

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Who is eligible to receive Learning Essentials ?

• Learning Essentials is an Office product benefit
  for Microsoft Academic Volume License Customers.
• Academic customers who have or acquire volume
  licenses for Microsoft Office 2007, Office 2003
  or Office XP, Standard or Professional editions,
  under Academic Open, Academic Select, Campus
  Agreement are licensed to use Learning Essentials
  at no additional cost..
• This includes schools higher education
  institutions, and public libraries.

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Learning Essentials

• Learning Essentials is intended to help teachers
  and students improve their productivity with
  Microsoft Office by providing tools designs for
  most frequent used Office application.
• The program provides teachers with tools to help
  students learn how to work with Office and also
  offers some help for students.

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Learning Essentials

• The package features curriculum-based templates
  and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, Excel.
• Academic tutorials created by various education
  publishers.

• Teachers can use the educator version to create
  instructional resources and handling
  administrative tasks.

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Learning Essentials

• The templates designed for Word, Excel, and
  PowerPoint provide starting places for
  assignments.
• Students dont have to spend additional time
  working with sometimes complicated layouts before
  beginning a project.

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How to Acquire Learning Essentials?

• Schools can Download from the Microsoft
  download center http//www.microsoft.com/learninge
  ssentials/default.mspx
• Download from Microsoft Volume Licensing Service
• Install from Office with Learning Essentials CD
  media included in their Licensing kit or
  orderable from their Authorized Education Reseller