Using Microsoft Office to Enhance Student Learning » (New Edition)

Allan F. (Bud) Livers, Jr., PhD, currently serves as the Learning Standards Officer at the Center for Naval Intelligence in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Additionally, he serves as Senior Faculty for Cambridge College, Chesapeake Virginia Campus, in the Masters in Education, Special Education program. His interest in media and technology in the classroom was initially cultivated in his job as a special education teacher, working with students with an emotional disturbance at a regional public day school, where he sought new and improved ways to teach students with disabilities. He went on to teach the Media and Technology classes as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Teacher Education at Chowan University in North Carolina. He has also worked as the developer and supervisor of the Jails Education Program in Virginia Beach, Virginia, tasked with providing special education services for incarcerated youth and young adults in the city jail. Bud received his PhD in Educational Planning, Policy, and Leadership, with emphasis in Special Education Administration from The College of William & Mary, in Williamsburg, Virginia. He received his MSEd in elementary education with endorsement in special education from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Bud's research interests include stress and burnout in the classroom, and he has presented his "Lighter Side of Teacher Burnout" to state, national, and international audiences. Bud is a retired Naval Officer who served as a Surface Warfare Officer during Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf. He lives with his wife and three sons in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Provides clear directions for beginner to advanced projects by grade level in math, science, language arts, and social studies, plus a CD-ROM with templates and sample finished projects.

List of Illustrations and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Introduction to Using Microsoft Office to Enhance Student Learning
Project Format
Icons
Sample Project Page
Companion CD
2. Microsoft Word Projects
WD-01 True-False Test
WD-02 Multiple-Choice Test
WD-03 Essay Test
WD-04 Mixed-Design Test
WD-05 Scavenger Hunt
WD-06 Grade-Level Readability Test
WD-07 Charts and Graphs
WD-08 Daily Journal
WD-09 Creating Templates
WD-10 Math Templates
WD-11 Class Newsletter
WD-12 Cloze Test
WD-13 Maze Test
WD-14 Peer Editing and Reviewer Comments
WD-15 Decision-Making Aid
WD-16 Memorizing Text Passages
WD-17 Flash Cards
WD-18 Course Syllabus
WD-19 Writing Guide
WD-20 How to Write Instructions
3. Microsoft PowerPoint Projects
PP-01 Water Cycle
PP-02 Back-to-School Night
PP-03 Classroom Seating Chart
PP-04 Postcards
PP-05 Math Place Value
PP-06 Insects
PP-07 Trading Cards
PP-08 Analogies
PP-09 Weather Report
PP-10 Rounding Review
PP-11 Vocabulary Words Flash Cards
PP-12 Q & A Review
PP-13 Electronic Portfolio
PP-14 Comparing Numbers
PP-15 Where I Live
PP-16 Multiple-Choice Test
PP-17 Talking Book
PP-18 WebQuest
PP-19 Pseudo-Jeopardy Quiz Game
PP-20 Critical Reading for Content
4. Microsoft Excel Projects
XL-01 Recording Weather
XL-02 Peer Grading Rubric
XL-03 Class Grade Book
XL-04 Self-Checking Quiz
XL-05 Skeletal System
XL-06 Five in a Row
XL-07 Annotated Family Tree
XL-08 Measures of Central Tendency
XL-09 Ratio, Fractions, Decimals,Percentages
XL-10 Counting Coins
XL-11 Math Four-Function Worksheets
XL-12 Interactive Map
XL-13 Practice With Multiplication
5. Microsoft Access Projects
AC-01 Reading List
AC-02 U.S. Presidents
AC-03 Exercise Program
AC-04 United States of America
AC-05 Weather Observations
AC-06 The Continents
AC-07 Planets
AC-08 Class Library
AC-09 Geometric Shapes
AC-10 Video List
AC-11 Student Data
AC-12 Clouds
AC-13 Student Behavior
AC-14 Peer Review
6. Microsoft Publisher Projects
Pl-01 Signs
PL-02 Student Resume
PL-03 Award Certificate
PL-04 Information Flyer
PL-05 Special Events Sets
PL-06 Homework Pass
PL-07 Homework Calendar
PL-08 Bookplate Labels
PL-09 Letterhead Stationery
PL-10 Postcard
PL-11 Concert Program
PL-12 Yearbook or Program Ads
PL-13 Class Newsletter
PL-14 Information Brochure
PL-15 Greeting Cards
PL-16 Banner
PL-17 Tent Card
PL-18 Poster
PL-19 Business Cards
PL-20 Class Web Site
Resource A. Complete Projects Database
Resource B. Project Templates
Resource C. State Departments of Education and Curriculum Standards Web Sites
Resource D. Project Supplemental Information Web Sites
Resources Included on the Companion CD