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INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES
UNIT DESCRIPTION:STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO USE TOOLS WITHIN THE MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE IN ORDER TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS. .
Microsoft Office
What we are going to learn!
Enduring Understandings: The ability work efficiently and communicate effectively is key to success in the educational and
workplace environments. The ability to apply software skills to new situations is key to productivity in an ever changing
technology environment.
Essential Questions: How does knowledge of software applications effect personal and career opportunities? What are the characteristics of effective communications? What are the skills required for success in educational and workplace environments?
Essential Vocabulary: communication effective efficiency productivity career software word processing integration spreadsheets database presentation file management
Vocabulary
Communication—The imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing or signs.
Effective—Adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result.
Efficiency—An accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure or time and effort.
Productivity—Having the power of producing; generative.
Career—an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training.
Vocabulary
Software—program that directs the operation of a computer
Word Processing—typing or keying text, use Word
Integration—the combining of two or more software
programs
Spreadsheets—multiple rows and columns, use Excel
Database—data management, use Access
Presentation—the act of presenting, use PowerPoint
File Management—organizing the hard drive of the
computer to find documents quickly
Name a Career or Job that doesn’t use some form of technology???
Essential Question
How does knowledge of
software applications
effect personal and career
opportunities?
How does knowledge of software applications effect personal and career opportunities? Employability skills Increased efficiency and productivity Professional document formatting and
effective communication Chance for advancement Easier to compose at the computer
Essential Question:
What does effective
communication look like?
What does effective communication look like?
Organized Contrast shown in design on the same elements
All subheading are formatted the same Repetition in design
All captions are formatted the same Images are about the same size
Alignment—things aren’t scattered on the page Proximity—things that belong together are by one
another Free of mistakes Contains all of the needed information Fonts match the message and the audience
Essential Question:
What are the skills required for success in educational and
workplace environments?
What are the skills required for success in educational and workplace environments? Punctual (to work and meeting deadlines) Efficiency Software
Word processing Suite integration Spreadsheets Databases Presentation
File management Organization
File Management
It’s like a file cabinet Staying organized Easy to find files Easy to save files Easy to send files Easy to navigate someone else through
your files Time saver
File ExtensionsWord 2007document .docx
Excel 2007 workbook .xlsx
PowerPoint 2007 presentation .pptx
Access 2007 file format .accdb
Word prior to 2007Excel prior to 2007PowerPoint prior to 2007Access prior to 2007
.doc
.xls
.ppt
.mdb
Portable Document Format .pdf
Graphics Interchange Format .giff
Joint Photographic Experts .jpg or .jpeg
Tagged Image File Format .tiff
Bitmap .bmp
Questions: Think, Pair, Share activity
How do you see yourself using the Office Suite during high school?
How can the Office Suite be used for personal documents?
How do you see yourself using the Office Suite after high school?
What software do you feel comfortable with and are relaxed about learning it more extensively?
What software are you feeling anxious about learning?