Instructional Technologies 7/2013 Week4 More Word Applications & Spreadsheets 1

Instructional Technologies 7/2013

Week4More Word Applications &

Spreadsheets

1

Wiki feedback&comments

Homework:

- Deadlines should be observed

- Conventions regarding data filenames & location should be observed

- Quality of homework to be assessed later on


Today’s session preview

Extended Word applications Using Microsoft Excel to enhance teaching

and learning


Let’s look at some W1 sample products and have comments on them.


Word 1 Assigment

Word 2 Assignment

Have your assignment ready on display Share your ideas:

How are you going to use this product?

Any special problems you faced when creating it? How did you tackle the problem?

Anyone helped you with anything? Go around looking at other people’s product.

Comment on what you like about them and give suggestions on improvement, if any.


Activity 1

Brainstorming on extended Word applications in teachers’ daily activities.

Work in groups of 8. Discuss other useful Word applications in teaching/ doing teachers’ work.

Record your answers in Week 4/ Week 4 Training Activities/ Wk4_Act1


Extended Word Applications

Using Word to create forms

( 2003,2007,2010,2013)

Using Word to create citation conventions ( 2007,2010, 2013)

Using Word to keep track of document changes

( All versions)


Activity 2 ( 20 mins)

Work in pairs

Practice creating (1) a form (2) a citation list. Work with a classmate if necessary.

Make sure that you know how to create these items as they are part of the midterm test content.


Spreadsheet Skills

Week 4 resources:

Intel Help Guide

Excel1 . pdf

Excel2. pdf


Excel basics

Sharing one computer, work with a partner to start the spreadsheet software.

Notice that spreadsheets have boxes that are organized in tables with columns and rows. The columns are named with letters, and the rows are named with numbers.

The box located where a column and a row cross is called a cell.

Each cell is identified by its column letter and row number, such as A1


Excel Basics

Spend 10 minutes completing the tasks below:

1. Type three different words in cells A1, A2, and A3.

2. Type three different numbers in cells B1, B2, and B3

3. Click cell B4. Then find the symbol SUM (Ʃ) and press Enter.

4. Change the width of the columns and the height of the rows.

5.Use the remaining time to discover other things you may want to do with Excel


Activity 3

Complete the required exercise in Excel1.pdf When you have finished:

Name your file ID_Excel1.xls/xlsx and upload it to Week4/ Week 4_Homework/ Trainee Products_Wk4/Excel1


Homework

Complete Excel2.pdf(1) When you have finished, upload your product to Wiki

Week4 / Week 4_Homework/ Trainee Products_Wk4/ Excel 2 under the name

ID_Excel2.xls/xlsx

Write Week 4 Training JournalsPrompts: What did you learn today? What part of today’s session is enjoyable? What part/activities should have been done differently?

Next class ( Week 5) will be on 20 July


Reading Assignment

Read 3.4 Textbook 1

Respond to the following prompt:

“ How are you going to use blogs/wikis/webquests ( choose one only) to facilitate student collaboration and enhance your teaching ?”

Write in one paragraph of about 100 words under the comments section of the page Reading Assignment Week 4 in the folder Homework of Week 4.




Documents

Instructional Technologies 7/2013 Week4 More Word Applications & Spreadsheets 1