Yesterday in class we went over Microsoft Word. In Graduate school, you ask? Yes. And I learned a lot, in about an hour. This knowledge would have made my undergrad projects and presentations more aesthetically pleasing no doubt! I am already envisioning the nifty handouts I could make and creative projects my upper-level classrooms could do. I particularly liked learning how to insert hyperlinks and bookmarks. These will be wonderful tools in familiarizing older children with the Internet. While these aspects of the Word program can make a document more interesting and exciting I am at a loss as how to utilize such programs in the pre-School/ pre-K levels. I don’t see giving handouts to little ones as a good idea, and most schools do not have the technology that could project a computer image for all to see. Any suggestions would be great!
Stephen Ransom said,
February 5, 2008 @ 3:10 pm
Think about what you learned in terms of personal productivity – newsletters for parents,
attractive visuals for your students, … This class was all about mastering the features that can just make your life easier in many instances. As well, more and more classrooms are getting their own projector and laptop (if not, then there is often one to share between a few classrooms). I think these two devices are perhaps the most valuable in any classroom. A digital whiteboard would come in second.