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1. 1 Click and hold down the mouse button on the slide you wish to move TEEN y l IE 7 Ruler Q a Color EA Arrange All FE SEI E _ C Gridlines i Grayscale J E Cascade a Normal Slide Notes Slide Slide Handout Notes Zoom Fitto New E Switch Macros Sorter Page Show Master Master Master Message Bar Window imi Pure Black and White window Move Split windows Presentation Views Show Hide Zoom Color Grayscale Window Macros 2 A small grey rectangle appears on the pointer as well as an orange vertical line to the right of the slide 3 Drag the pointer to the slide s new position 4 The vertical line has now moved to before Slide 2 The line indicates where the slide will be moved to 5 Release the mouse button 6 The slide is now moved The number of the slide also changes 100 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 ADDING TRANSITIONS A transition is a special effect used to introduce a slide during a slide show Select Normal Slide View 2 Click the slide you want to add the transition to 3 Click on the Animations tab Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins mi mm m air ainim Transition to This Slide 4 In the Transition to This Slide Group on the left side you are given some common Tra
2. 119 APPENDIX GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR The drive may also be opened by going to My Computer and clicking on the USB drive 120 Hard Disk on the Computer 4 Ward Disk Drives 1 amp 05 c 4 Devices with Removable Storage 2 ld OVD KW Drive D em PRBACKS 001 E CD DVD Drive USB Flash Drive Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Troubleshooting Checklist If there is no image from the projector Check that the VGA cable is firmly connected to the digital projector and the laptop Check that the digital projector is turned on and that the bulb is lighting You will see light coming from the bulb even if there is no image Check that you have chosen the correct input on the digital projector The inputs source may be changed by using a remote control or on the contro panel Press and hold down the Function Key Fn and press the LCD CRT function key Check for an image on the whiteboard If no image appears repeat the process twice again This usually cycles you through three video output modes which are Video to monitor only Video to both monitor and digital projector and Video to digital projector only This course is part of a range of continuing professional my FIDI development options for teachers developed and delivered E He Ec m cum by NCTE in collaboration with educational partners OIDEACHAIS EDUCA
3. Full Screen Web Outline Draft Switch E Reading Layout I siii Bar a Page Width Window Al Ad Reset Window Position windows Each tab along the Ribbon is organized to make it easy to get your work done As you can see below each tab is organized into a series of groups that contain related commands e g handling fonts Inside each group is a set of what Microsoft calls command buttons which carry out commands display menus and so on e g the command button below changes the font size Office Button Tab Command Button e Document Microsoft Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings n Cut Comic Sans MS EE 9 43 Copy e H l 1 i a i al g Format Painter U abe x x Aa Clipboard fa Font Gi Quick Access Toolbar Dialog Box Launcher Group There is also a small diagonal arrow in the bottom right corner of some groups that Microsoft calls a Dialog Box Launcher A Dialog Launcher is included with most groups Click it to display more options related to the group The Quick Access Toolbar QAT is the only toolbar in ee m Word 2007 This toolbar BrowalliaUPC A p BrowalliaUPC A p Brush Script MT Italic Brush Script MT Italic Brush Script Std sod Brush Script Std 0 sod gives quick access to BrushArt Bold Italic BrushArt Bold Italic i TO id E Font Font
4. To launch Internet Explorer 2 1 Click on the Start Button 2 Select the Internet Explorer icon SY Opens your Internet browser io The Internet Explorer Window When you open Internet Explorer the Home page will begin to load The browser window can be set to open with the Home page of your choice Bac Forward Address Bar URL Tabs Refresh Home Search TE e http jwww google ie Menu Bar File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Favouriti we de 9 Google Signin 1 Ireland Google Google Search I m Feeling Lucky Google ie offered in Gaeilge Advertising Programs Business Solutions About Google Goto Google com Privacy Change background image internet 8 100 50 MODULE 2 V Google Windows Internet Explorer N EA B www scollnet ie lt gt X i Bet ER ORTEGA Go to www scoilnet ie Alt Enter to open in a new tati To open a new website If you know the address of the website you may enter it 1 Click in the Address Bar and select the address there 2 Type www scoilnet ie to open the Scoilnet Website 3 Press Enter or Click on the Go button to the right of the address bar If you do not know the address of the website you may use a Search Engine e g Google as described later USING THE BROWSER While browsing the World Wide Web the Back and Forward buttons allow you to retrace your steps by moving back to a page visited earlier
5. 9 0 amp nl Cut Ctrl X Cut the selection from the i document and put it on the Clipboard Calibri oc 18 AY a Ayr BIZY E g nu mg Cut Copy Paste Font Paragraph Bullets Numbering Hyperlink Look Up Synonyms Translate gt Styles Da Home Insert Page Lay zm y Bi d Calibri Bo i sa Copy aste Format Painter B Z l Clipboard iu EE i Paste Ctri v Click here for more options such as pasting only the values or formatting Note When you paste text you put a copy of what is stored in the clipboard into the document You can paste the same text many times into the document if you wish Try this out in your saved file 12 MODULE 1 13 Copying and Pasting text Copying text allows you to copy a block of text to a new position in the document or to another document while leaving the original text in its position 1 Select the text you wish to copy 2 Click on Copy in the Clipboard group 3 Paste the text in desired position by Clicking on Paste in Clipboard group or Home Insert A Cut ka Copy Paste J Format Painter Clipboard E Right clicking where you wish the text to appear and select Paste from the menu Changing the appearance of text Fonts The font is the typeface used for the text in the document Each font is given a name
6. n I mA a IM Total Row MI Last Column SSS Il ross 1 II Banded Rows FT Banded Columns FSS TI DI Le Eraser Table Style Options Ll brders 39 More Colors The Layout tab in Table Tools To edit the layout of the table select the Layout Tab Document2 Microsoft Word Header Row V First Column n Shading X Q ES Total Row Last Column HHH f pa EB Border tA pt SE x Draw Eraser WI Banded Rows F Banded Columns LLL BI aZ Pen Color Table Draw Borders Is Table Style Options Using the Layout Tab you can determine how the table is aligned on the page and how the cells are spaced within the table itself reser am i The table is an object with a border and a margin so you can wrap I indent from left om si your document text around it if you wish To specify which side of the table will have text and which will not Click Properties will give vou the Table Properties dialog box where vou can specifv wrapping and alignment on the page More Picture Tools and Formats D dn Document2 Microsoft Word ms Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View Developer A
7. 3 Select the minimised PowerPoint on the Taskbar 4 Select New Slide from the Slides group to create a space to place the picture 5 Choose your Slide Layout 6 Right click and select Paste to insert the image GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 Adding copyright details 1 Click in the slide under the photo where you want to insert the text box 2 Click on the Insert tab 3 Click the Text Box button in the Text group Text 4 Copv the copyright holder s details from their webpage Box and Paste into the text box 5 Position and resize the text box under the photo Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Using an Acknowledgements Slide Find two contrasting photographs on the theme of emigration online and incorporate them into a presentation for a class preparing to do the essay composition You re a new neighbour aren t you Add a Title Only slide and place Acknowledgements as the title and copy and paste the copyright holders details underneath the title Or Find a series of sports photographs e g rugby or high jump using Google Image search that illustrate the parabolic curve Incorporate the photographs as two or three PowerPoint slides info an existing Maths class Add an Acknowledgements slide as above lt 4 Inserting a Hvperlink A hvperlink is a connection from one slide to another slide in the same presentation to a Web
8. frequently used tools Font color Underline style Underline color Font color Underline style Underline color Automatic v none E Automatic Automatic E bone z Automatic Effects Effects Strikethrough Small caps Strikethrough Small caps Double strikethrough All caps Double strikethrough All caps Superscript Hidden Superscript Hidden Subscript Subscript eview review Calibri Calibri This is a TrueType font This font will be used on both printer and screen This is a TrueType font This font will be used on both printer and screen GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR THE INSERT TAB Adding images tables and graphics to your word documents will enhance layout appearance and will also catch the attention of students To insert graphics you will use the Insert tab Click the Insert tab Pictures Clip Art Shapes and SmartArt can be added to a document using the Illustrations group in the Insert tab Insert Page Layout References Mailing To insert a picture TIENE Vanno am 1 Click Picture in the Illustrations group in the Insert tab fe Table Pure Cip Shapes Smartart C 2 Browse to the folder containing the required image 7 Insert Picture from File 3 Select th
9. Font Ar Artal lac Tati Pe demoja Your Text Here A E AZ dx Signature Line gt a S Date amp Time TT 2 Text Quick WordArt Drop Equation Symbol Box Parts Cap Objet E Buittin a 4 aol 5 LI Simple Text Box Alphabet Quote Alphabet Sidebar Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review ED ba 48 P J i ER bal ie Page Table Picture Clip Shapes SmartArt Chart Hyperl Break x Art j Tables il Illustrations Insert Clip Art into the document including drawings movies sounds or stock photography to Clip Art REC Search for animals Search in All collections v Results should be Selected media file types v weg Insert Ga Copy Delete from Clip Organizer Uda Copy to Collection P LN Move to Collection Edit Keywords Find Similar Style Preview Properties Clip art on Office Online Tips for finding clips 24 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 25 If you wish to insert a picture from your hard drive pen drive memory card etc then 1 Select Picture from the Insert gt Illustrations Group 2 Browse for your file and select Open 3 You will also have to adjust the text wrapping setting of the ima
10. See www webwise ie for Internet Safety advice and lesson plans Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Open your web browser and type in the following website address www ncte ie Click on Training Find out what is Whole School Training What is the minimum number of teachers required for a Whole School Training event What is the cost of organising a Whole School Training event Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Open www ncte ie Broadband Filtering to learn about the six broadband filtering levels Which level has your school selected The majority of schools are on Level 3 but some schools have moved to Level 4 in order to access YouTube in school Discuss with other participants the advantages and disadvantages for your school in allowing a video sharing site like YouTube to be available in classrooms Did you know there is a YouTube Safety Mode Read the Webwise article for teachers at www webwise ie GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Open http lexipedia com and enter a word or term you used recently in class that was new to your students Can you see how a site like this would appeal to students Take a moment to consider ways in which you could use the Internet to support literacy and numeracy in your classroom Hyperlinks Web Pages are linked to other pages within a website and to other websites To navigate to another web
11. Adding a New Slide 1 Click on the arrow on the New Slide icon 2 Click on the Title and Content slide layout Note You can change the layout of an existing slide at any time by clicking on Layout in the Slides group and selecting the desired layout 93 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 94 Adding Text and Clip Art 1 Click on the Title space and type Ar n 2 Click on Clip Art icon 3 Type Bread into the Search for box Clip Art doe Search for Bread co Bearch in All collections v Results should be Selected media file types v Click to add text Ds Search for Image Insert Copy Delete from Clip Organizer Make Available Offline we xXx Move to Collection Edit Keywords Find Similar Style Preview Properties 4 Click Go 5 Click on the image you wish to insert or Click on the arrow to the right of your chosen image Adjust Size and click Insert To adjust the size of the image click and drag the handles at the corners Activity Tips Tutor Demo Copyright and Clip Art All Clip Art and SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007 is copyright free and suitable for insertion in your classroom resources You and your students can freely use the Clip Art without acknowledging the source as you paid for its use when you purchased your Microsoft PowerPoin
12. First Column la a Shading 7 ta mum E TI Total Row MI Last Column miss V pt Draw Eraser M Banded Rows IT Banded Columns b a Pen Color Table Table Style Options Table Styles Draw Borders fa From the Design tab you can set format characteristics for header row first column total row last column using one of the predefined formats To use one of the predefined formats 1 Select what parts of the table you wish to format from the Table Style Options group 2 Choose the style in the Table Styles group by moving the mouse over the styles to preview and clicking on the desired style GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 3 Document2 Microsoft Word Table Tools L Home Insert Pagelayout References Mailings Review View Developer Addins Design Layout M Header Row First Column A shading CA IM Total Row MI Last Column vpt ceca TR I Banded Rows F Banded Columns Z Pen Color gt Table Table Style Options Jl Table Styles Il Draw Borders ma Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Peter ine You can create your own style by selecting the table row or column and changing shading or borders 63 Document2 Microsoft Word Table Tools l Home Insert Pagelayout References Mailings Review View Developer Addins Design Layout Z HeaderRow Mi Fistcumn m
13. Numeracy Activities for Teachers Use architectural photographs and varying shapes dimensions etc from Google Images Do remember not to infringe copyright law and to acknowledge your sources Images of bridges lighthouses skyscrapers barrels football pitches can be used on slides to enhance mathematical context e Find PowerPoints created by teachers in Irish secondary schools at Project Maths www projectmaths ie gt Strands gt Material created by teachers Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Numeracy Numeracy Sample Activity for Transition Year Students Use some the following terms listed in the Geometry section of the Leaving Certificate Maths Syllabus with students Acute angle alternate angles angle bisector arc area of a disc base and corresponding apex and height of triangle or parallelogram chord circle circumcentre circumcircle circumference of a circle circumradius collinear points concurrent lines convex quadrilateral corresponding angles diameter disc distance equilateral triangle exterior angles of a triangle full angle hypotenuse in centre incircle inradius inferior opposite angles isosceles triangle median lines midpoint of a segment null angle obtuse angle perpendicular bisector of a segment perpendicular lines point of contact of a tangent e Students are divided into groups of five given a digital camera and told to identify and photograph any six such features around the school
14. e Students create twelve PowerPoint slides in total one with the photograph and the name of the mathematical term the other with a simple explanation of the term e Students present their work to the class using the digital projector Their Maths Trail slideshows can be saved on the server and shared with other classes and re used in other years This activity can be adapted for use at Primary level also focussing on 2 d and 3 d shapes and their characteristics Junior classes could photograph 2 d shapes on a maths trail and label these as part of a PowerPoint presentation Senior classes could photograph 3 d shapes and label them in terms of sides corners edges and so on Note Digital photography is dealt with in the NCTE Creating ICT Resources Course 89 MODULE 3 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 90 OPENING POWERPOINT 2007 For the purposes of this course we have chosen Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 There are many other types of presentation software with similar functionality including Star Office and Open Office for Kids If there is a PowerPoint 2007 icon on the Desktop double clicking it will open the program Otherwise 1 Click the Start Button 2 Click All Programs 3 Click Microsoft Office in the drop down menu 4 Click on Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 Overview of PowerPoint 2007 PowerPoint like any presentation software has two modes so to speak editing and delivering To
15. Blinds A 2 Box 3 Checkerboard 4 Diamond 5 Fly In 6 Zoom Select an element of the side then dick Add Effect to add animation More Effects GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 Effect Options 1 Click on the name of the image in the Custom i Ani ti b Custom Animation TR nimation box X Remove 2 From the drop down menu you have options o asto when the animation is to start for eff asi EE E Start B On Click e t t t t AAR o for effects an iming e e animation m o to remove the animation pens very rant s Animating SmartArt or Chart You can also add an animation effect to a SmartArt graphic or Start On Click chart Start With Previous 1 Follow the same steps used above to add an animation eae effect to a chart sah a Timing 2 Animation effect can be applied to the whole SmartArt Show Advanced Timeline graphic or bit by bit These options are in the SmartArt Remove Animation tab found in the Effect Options dialog box Animating text 1 Select the text you wish to animate 2 Follow the same steps used for images above Previewing an Animation PowerPoint allows you preview animation settings for your current slide without running the entire slide show I e Re Order O Method 1 gt Play El side show e In Slide View click on t
16. take some time to explore the NCTE website www ncte ie especially the videos contained in the Good Practice section to see how some teachers are integrating ICT in their own classrooms Please note that this NCTE course manual contains some additional content which your course tutor may not have time to cover as part of the 3 module course It is intended that course tutors will prioritise the basic skills required for you to use ICT as a teaching and learning tool The manual should provide you with a step by step guide to enable you to reinforce these skills when you are back in the classroom as well as providing you with additional content and information which may be of use to you in the future MODULE 1 t n C National Centre for Technology in Education Ionad N isi nta don Teicneola ocht san Oideachas e MODULE CREATING AND EDITING A DOCUMENT USING FILES AND FOLDERS SUGGESTED DURATION OF MODULE 2 5 hours OBJECTIVES This module will enable the participant to e Become familiar with the tools available in Word 2007 e Understand the basics of file management and create a system of files and folders suitable for classroom use e Use word processing to effectively create teaching and learning resources for the classroom which may be saved reused and adapted in the future e Understand how word processing and file management skills can be used by students WORD PROCESSING IN THE CLASSROOM
17. 1 Junior Infants to Second Class will be able to demonstrate their learning in regard to ownership and copyright when they Develop a concept of ownership of personal work e g understanding why they should not copy or change work created by others Realise that Internet sites and CD programmes have a creator or author Level 2 Third Class to Sixth Class will be able to demonstrate their learning in regard to responsible use of the digital media when they Acknowledge the use of others ideas work and sources in creating personal class and group projects e g identifying and recording the name of the author of information or images copied from the Internet Recognise the reason for copyright laws and apply them appropriately e g in relation to text images audio from Internet sites and other sources Level 3 First Year to Third Year Junior Cert will be able to demonstrate their learning in regard to ethical and responsible ICT use when they Demonstrate an awareness of and comply with national and international copyright laws and fair use guidelines and creative commons in relation to using copyrighted materials for educational purposes Acknowledge the use of others ideas and work in creating personal and class projects by maintaining a bibliography of resources used and acquire permission of use where required 61 SETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 62 SAFER IMAGE SEARCHING If
18. Click on the Apply button after changes are made h On the Settings tab click the monitor icon that represents the monitor you want to use in addition to your primary monitor i Select the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor check box Method 2 a Right click on the Desktop b Select Graphics Options gt Output To gt see example below The options will vary from laptop to laptop Arrange Icons By Refresh ra Paste Shortcut Undo Delete Chil HZ ig Groove Folder Synchronization Graphics Properties Graphics Options l Output To Monitor Panel Fit Notebook Hot Keys v Intel R Dual Display Clone gt w Notebook Monitor b b Properties Tray Icon b Extended Desktop Monitor Notebook b b New Balloon Notification Rotation CONNECTIONS ON A LAPTOP Most laptops have the following connections iEEE 1394 Headphones Microphone USB 2 0 Firewire 118 USB 2 0 Most laptops come with three to four USB 2 0 ports They are the easiest means of connecting a peripheral mouse scanner printer digital camera to your laptop USB ports can also distribute electrical power and charge many peripherals including mobile phones FireWire IEEE 1394 FireWire IEEE 1394 ports are mostly used to transfer video to and from a video camera or to connect to a hard drive Ethernet Port This port allows you to connect your laptop to a wired computer network LAN or Br
19. Contacts on the side of any page and following the instructions below To edit a contact 1 Find and click the name of the contact in the Contacts list 2 Make any changes you would like to make The changes will save automatically To add a contact to a contact group 1 Select the contact in the Contacts list 2 Open the Groups drop down menv 3 Select the group you d like to add the contact to or select Create new to create a new group 77 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR To remove a contact from a contact group 1 Select the contact in the Contacts list 2 Open the Groups drop down menu 3 Select the group you d like to remove the contact from boxes will be checked next to the groups that contact is already in To permanently delete a contact 1 Select the contact in the Contacts list 2 Under the More actions drop down menu click Delete Contact Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Email safely e The content of emails may be intercepted and read by others Do not put confidential information such as credit card numbers in an email e Replying to or unsubscribing to spam confirms to the spammer that your e mail address is active and results in even more spam d Attach a file If you wish to send a file e g music file picture or Word Cuall 3 a document you can attach it to your email message rM Sen
20. Generally it is E a best to accept the suggestions made by the software i e Attore the default settings EST See Sie ecu Transfer rate 250kB Sec Open Folder will open the folder in which the file A ee ae is stored while Close will close the Download complete pn aman cose dialogue box Tutor Demo Activitv With a partner complete each of the Internet Skills in the checklist below Internet Skills Checklist Tick when Skills done Open Close the Browser 1 STI ii CCC Niue evi sing Ha Bock edes Liu Print a Print a Web page using the Print button if a printer is available page using the Print button Print a Web page using the Print button if a printer is available a printer is available Access the History Folder and use it to access two previously visited poc Ea Web pages Clear the Clear the History folder folder DEMOS MEME NN Ss _ dx TT IK Find specific information using a Search Engine Web Directorv Download a PDF file a PowerPoint or Excel file from the Web and save to vour computer MODULE 2 Activity Tips Tutor Demo Literacy Activities to support Literacy Primary e Explore www scoilnet ie to find resources related to literacy development for your class level e Goto the Jenny Eather website http writingfun com writingfun2010 html and look at some of the activities here How would you use th
21. Images Enter rabbits in the Image Search box Click on any of the 5 million images you like Click on its file name e g rabbit jpg Note its copyright details MODULE 2 Copyright It can be difficult to find images that are appropriate copyright free and freely available for educational use in schools As a rule you and your students must assume an image is copyright protected To comply with copyright law permission must be sought to use an image and the copyright holder must be credited Where a copyright holder grants use for educational non commercial use you and your students must still acknowledge copyright and cite your source You should consult your school s ICT Acceptable Use Policy in regard to copyright and publishing and teach students their responsibilities in complying with copyright law Teaching students that the images and art work they find online are protected by copyright or trademark and must always be credited and cited is a key digital literacy skill NCCA s ICT Framework and Copyright Area S of the NCCA ICT Framework outlines how all students from Junior Infants to Junior Certificate should be enabled to demonstrate an awareness of and comply with responsible and ethical use of ICT NCCA ICT Framework www action ncca ie en ict framework opportunities There are three levels of learning development in the ICT Framework and each level has its demonstrations of learning in Area S Level
22. Layout 7 When you hold the cursor over any Command button a small I Reset A 2 New B Z Us window appears with text telling you about the command and slide Delete m Slides what it does This is a Screen Tip eX Delete Side PowerPoint Help Remove this slide from the presentation To access PowerPoint Help Pr F1 r PowerPoint Help DERAN ess 9 i 3 Oa Aq B Click on the question mark button on the top right of the IT screen and the PowerPoint Help window will appear Sb To Search within Help e Em Activating PowerPoint Customizing 1 Search for assistance by entering a key word or phrase i ile management reating a presentation into the search bar and a sub menu of options will open terre eee f A n Using templates and masters UT ute or publish a 2 Clickonatopic and it will expand to show you sub topics ESE TIRI 3 Click on a sub topic and detailed information on the erate mi o eno jiet UTER pit Work with photo albums subject will be displayed Ecrit pui fan and add comments toa Sing and pla You may also search online in the Bing box for Microsoft Office Security and privacy a Working in a different language Add ins tutorials and help videos a PowerPoint Help g offline u 105 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR PRESENTATION SOFTWARE AND ASSESSMENT FOR LEARNING Assessment is an essential element of the teaching an
23. Line TU Equation di wordat 34 Date amp Time 2 Symbol AZ Drop Cap gg Object The files you worked on most recently can be accessed Text Box quickly by clicking on the Office Button from the Start menu This is a quick way of finding and opening recent files posse 1 With Word 2007 open click on the Office Button 2 n Recent Documents a list of up to 15 of your most recent files can be seen 3 Move the mouse over the file you wish to open to highlight it 4 Click on the file name and the file opens Selecting text Before Word can carry out any changes you wish to make you need to tell it what parts of the text you want it to work on This is done by selecting text This is one of the most frequently used operations when using Word 1 Move the mouse pointer to where you want to start your selection 2 Press and hold down the left mouse button 3 Drag the mouse over the text your wish to select 4 Release the mouse button 5 Ifyou make a mistake click outside the selection and it clears the selection You may then start again To select all the text 1 Click on Select in the Editing Group 2 Click on Select All You may use the keyboard shortcut by holding down i nd n i pressing Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Vanishing Text When you have selected text it is highlighted and the insertion point is Undo Redo no longer visible on your screen If
24. and click on Table You have several choices as to how to get a table into the document Insert Page Layout References ejjer EE a Choose Insert Table and type in the number of rows and Page Table Picture cip Shapes smar columns you want mmm f JI JI or JI JI columns vou require b Click and drag the mouse over the number of rows and I H Insert Table To insert a picture Draw Table Click inside a cell and insert the picture as normal Excel Spreadsheet fl il H IR El Quick Tables gt You can then format move and modify the picture as you wish To insert text into a cell Click inside the cell and type or cut and paste the text TABLE TOOLS Additional tabs and menu items are revealed to the user when they are needed in Word 2007 In this case a new high level tab Table Tools is added whenever you click inside the table There are two tabs under Table Tools for formatting and customising your table Design and Layout To access Table Tools 1 Create a table 2 Click inside the table 3 Click on Table Tools tab The Design tab in Table Tools Select the Design Tab for the tools below 3 Document2 Microsoft Word Table Tools uu Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review i Developer Add Ins Design Layout M Header Row
25. and then move forward to pages visited again They will not remember pages if you shut down and restart the browser The Stop button stops your browser loading a page Useful if you accidentally click on a link before finishing reading a page or if a page is taking a long time to open The Refresh button reloads a page It may happen that the browser stops loading a page before all the images have appeared Clicking Refresh will reload the page along with the missing images The Home button is a Link back to the Web page that always opens when you launch your Internet browser Normally it is the home page of your Internet Service Provider ISP but this can be changed to any page including one on your own computer The Search button opens a tool for searching the Web Searching is dealt with in more detail later The Favorites button opens a folder where links to Web pages you want to visit frequently are stored Favorites are dealt with in greater detail later The History button opens a folder that stores links to Web pages you have visited The History folder is dealt with in greater detail later The Print Button sends the current page to your printer This is useful for printing short Web pages quickly Note A web page does not mean a single A4 page A web page could be several pages long GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 52 Help The Help button can b
26. any of these unwanted words tip Need more tools Results per page 10 results Language any language File type any format Search within a site or domain e g youtube com edu Date usage rights numeric range and more 2010 Google Your Gmail account page opens To read an email When you receive an email it goes into your Inbox The number in parentheses 3 indicates the number of unread emails Emails that appear in Bold writing have not been opened yet When you open an email it tells you name of the sender the subject and the time the message was sent CY Archive Reportspam Delete Movetov Labelsw More actionsY Refresh DEUTSU A dl Gmail Team Gmail Team Dc Gmail Team Sender Customize Gmail with colors and themes To Import your contacts and old email You can impt Get Gmail on your mobile phone Access Gm Subject Try Vertical Response www VerticalResponse com Risk Free 30 Day Trial Signup Now About these ads lt gt 1 30f3 9 35 pm 9 35 pm 9 35 pm Time Sent 73 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 74 Activity Open an email Tutor Demo Click once on any email in your Inbox sent to you by the Gmail Team Open it read it and then click the Back to Inbox link above the opened email to return to your Inbox Gmail Overview 1 Compose Mail Click on Compose Mail to write an
27. area of the curriculum with samples of students work 44 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 NOTES 45 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR NOTES 46 t n C National Centre for Technology in Education lonad N isi nta don Teicneolaiocht san Oideachas e MODULE 2 THE INTERNET AND EMAIL SUGGESTED DURATION OF MODULE 2 5 hours OBJECTIVES This module will enable the participant to e Browse the Internet and use the Toolbars Favourites and Links in a web browser to locate educational resources e Search effectively using appropriate key words for classroom resources and relevant educational material e Create send and organise email messages e Share and exchange information using e mail in the classroom e Recognise how communications software will help integrate ICT in teaching and learning across the curriculum and can achieve the objectives of all four areas of the ICT Framework e Apply best practice in relation to Copyright Creative Commons data protection and the citing and acknowledgment of ownership of images text videos and music sourced online e Consider how to apply Internet Safety best practice when using the Internet in teaching and learning 48 WHY USE THE INTERNET IN THE CLASSROOM The Internet has become an everyda
28. classes well eTwinning has an advantage in that it is on a closed platform and the teachers involved in the project have control of the interactions that take place between the schools Activity Tutor Demo Discussion Activity How will you use email to support literacy or numeracy in your classroom Share your ideas with other teachers on this course 81 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR NOTES 82 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 NOTES 83 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR NOTES 84 t n C National Centre for Technology in Education lonad N isi nta don Teicneolaiocht san Oideachas e MODULE 3 DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS SUGGESTED DURATION OF MODULE 2 5 hours OBJECTIVES This module will enable the participant to e Use presentation software to enhance teaching and learning e Use the tools available in PowerPoint 2007 to create classroom resources that may be saved reused and re purposed in the future e Recognise how presentation software may be used by students to present projects create digital objects and resources e Apply best practice in relation to copyright in the use of images text and photos used in presentations e Become familiar with other
29. computer input e g Input 1 115 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Step 3 Establishing a connection Once the VGA cable is in place you can turn on the digital projector and then the laptop 1 Turn on the projector 2 Turnon the laptop If you do not have the image of your laptop screen on the digital projector screen when the laptop has booted up then you will need to press the following key combination to activate a connection You will need to press and hold down the Fn Function key while pressing and holding down the appropriate CRT LCD function key Typically it is a combination of the Fn key and one of the function keys F1 through F12 on your keyboard Depending on your laptop model either the letters CRT LCD or an illustration of a monitor and a laptop will be on the appropriate function key Moving between two screens like this is known as to toggle Some examples of key combinations DELL Fn amp F8 IBM Fn amp F7 Toshiba Fn F5 Consult your laptop s documentation for specific information regarding your laptop SHIFT 116 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR APPENDIX 3 Press and hold the Fn key 4 Press the CRT LCD function key Release both keys This may make your laptop display go black You can get your laptop screen back by pressing those keys again Most laptops have three possible display combinations
30. create your presentation you will work in edit mode Editing your Presentation There are a number of views in edit mode that will enable you to create a professional presentation To move between edit views 1 Select the View tab on the Ribbon 2 Click on Slide Sorter view in the Presentations View group Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins BE Jz H 230 7 Ruler Q E J Color A E Arrange All ER 8 EF zi ED i Ez x Gridlines i Grayscale m T Cascade Normal Slide Notes Slide Slide Handout Notes Zoom Fitto l New Switch Macros Sorter Page Show l Master Master Master Message Bar Window ims Pure Black and White Window L Move Split l Windows Presentation Views Show Hide Zoom Color Grayscale Window Macros Normal view is the main editing view where you write and design your presentations Slide Sorter view provides you with a view of your slides in thumbnail form This view makes it easy for you to sort and organize the sequence of your slides as you create your presentation and then also as you prepare your presentation for printing The Notes pane is located just below the Slide pane You can type notes that apply to the current slide Later you can print your notes and refer to them when you give your presentation You can also print notes to hand out to your audience or include the notes in a presentation that yo
31. e g Calibri and the font currently being used is displayed in the Font group To change the font 1 Select the text you wish to change 2 Click on the arrow to the right of the font name A dropdown menu appears with the list of fonts in alphabetical order and a preview of their appearance 3 Click on the font you want to use Change font size Using the Home Tab you may set the font and the font size The current font size is displayed in a window on the Font group To set the font size click on the desired size and enter your text To change text you have already typed 1 Select the text you wish to change 2 Click on the drop down arrow on the right of the font size 3 Select the font size of your choice Calibri Bu eE Theme Fonts Cambria Headings l Calibri Body Recently Used Fonts ip Arial ib Trebuchet MS Ib Calibri T Times New Roman T r as n ayes ITO Arial Narrow IP Comic Sans MS All Fonts Tp ABSALOM HAE Ay T Agency FB P ALGERIAN Tp ALIBI KOCIE Tt Amiga Forever A Comic Sans MS NN B U abe x Font 10 11 12 Note If the font size you wish to use is not there you may type in the font size you wish to use in the font size window and press Enter Bold Italic Underline To emphasise words phrases or a block of text you may use the Bold Italic or Underline styles 1 Select the text you wish to emphasise 2 Click
32. from the drop down Recently Used Shapes 3 Click and drag the mouse on the page to make the shape the rite arae da id i Lines required size Ns Is eee ees Basic Shapes BICJE GG AN O O8 18 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 19 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Copyright and Clip Art All Clip Art and SmartArt in Word 2007 is copyright free and suitable for insertion in your classroom resources You and your students can freely use the Clip Art without acknowledging the source as you paid for its use when you purchased your Microsoft Word 2007 licence and it has been copyright cleared for you It is important to note that other clip art and images found online will be copyright protected and permission to use should be sought Sometimes the images may have to be purchased When using work that is not your own it is best practice to always acknowledge the copyright holder Teaching students that the images and art work they find online are protected by copyright or trademark and must always be credited and cited is a key digital literacy skill N n m Inserting a Header or Footer J Qua Pat Sigratne tine gt JT tguston Awon Poses tae 22 meoin dc ij Odes Headers and Footers are those areas that run across the top and bottom of your document You can choose to have your Header or Footer visible or not The title usually is placed in the H
33. hierarchical system Weekly Plans Monthly Plans Corresponde School Plans nce and Policies Yearly Plans Activity Tutor Demo Design your own personalised filing system it on paper These may include school class projects plans subject etc It s important to create a logical system for storing files on your own computer It is possible to reorganise files later but it can be a long and arduous task Before creating a filing system plan Make a list of all the categories of the different tvpes of work vou are likelv to undertake Make a list of specific projects for each categorv Thev will become sub folders Files associated with a particular project will eventually be saved into the sub folders Exploring Mv Computer All the programs and files on your computer including the My Documents Folder are stored on a hard disk Local Disk C This storage area is one of the areas found inside My Computer Opening My Computer na My Documents 2 My Recent Documents b My Computer My Network Places 1 Position the cursor over the Start icon on the bottom left of your screen and click 2 Move the mouse up over My Computer on the menu and click Here you will see icons for the Hard Disk CD DVD drive and removable drives if you are using them GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Help 22 JO Search E Folders E
34. makes the search more specific Use logical expressions such as AND OR and NOT Thev help to narrow down the search e g Primarv AND School will look for pages with both words Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Managing Search Results Even when you have refined your search you may have a huge number of results pages to read through so when you find a site that is useful add it immediately to your Favorites Folder by bookmarking the web address This way you will not have to remember the site or have to run the search again in a few days For more flexibility you could create a free social bookmarking account and save your useful finds online so that you can access it on any of your computers or you can share it with your students Take a look at the NCTE s social bookmarking favourites www delicious com ncte and bookmark any sites you find useful When using Google you may use Search Pages from Ireland over Time Sorted by Relevance The Advanced Search option This allows vou to be much more specific in vour search and ensure that there are fewer results and that thev are more relevant to vour needs GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR ik Be Google advanced Search f db gt Page Tons gt Web Images Maps News Books Translate Gmail more v Search settings Sign in Go ogle Advanced Search Advanced Search Tips About Google Use the form below and your advanced search wi
35. misspelled words in your subject Return to it from time to time using the digital projector checking spellings with the students e Using examples from your teaching subject type a worksheet that Second Year students could use in order to understand the use of the apostrophe e Type a key paragraph or poem for use on the digital projector in class Use the Bold feature in Word to highlight a key word or line to illustrate the concept or theme of the paragraph poem e Ask students to write formal letters using the word processor Choose a topic suitable to your teaching subject e g CSPE Write a letter of complaint to a local shop which does not have good access or facilities for wheelchair users Students should outline the problems wheelchair users have in the shop and describe the changes that could be made Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Numeracy Using word processing to support numeracy While word processing is primarily for wriling documents it can be used fo encourage numeracy by creating worksheets that support the teaching and learning of Mathematics Some examples primary and post primary e Create a worksheet on 2 d shapes using Clip Art How many sides faces corners e Using the Insert tab explore the Equations and Symbols in the Symbols group Find the Area of a Circle equation paste it into a word document and create a simple worksheet explaining how to find the area of a circle e Give students a proje
36. o laptop screen onlv o laptop screen and projector o projector onlv You cycle through these by pressing the Fn and the CRT LCD al until you get to the desired display combination Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Function Key Combinations The function key combinations vary by computer manufacturer Some models have a monitor icon on the key You may have to consult your user manual or the Internet for the combination on a particular make and model of laptop www aitech com support newlapt html may be of assistance THE REMOTE CONTROL Most digital projectors come equipped with a remote control Many of the same functions on the control panel of the digital projector are also on the remote control The most commonly used features on the remote are Inputs Choose the same input that your VGA cable is plugged into in the back of the projector Input 1 and 2 Tum off are usually for connecting to the computer iin Volume Control lets you adjust the volume on the digital projector VGA cables transmit video only Standby button when pressed once puts the digital volume ontro projector into standby mode Press the standby button again if you wish to turn off the projector Note This is the correct way to turn off the projector The fan continues to run for some time after turning off the projector in this way The fan continues to run to cool down the bulb Do not unplug the projector until the fan has
37. of the above folders to organise your files Move some files into the appropriate folders Note Only move files in the My Documents Folder or on the Desktop Moving files in other areas may affect the operation of your computer 4 CREATING A FOLDER ON THE DESKTOP A folder saved on the Desktop will make for easy access but can you think DI why storing all your files and folders on the Desktop is not best practice Gaeilge 34 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Create a Folder on the Desktop 1 Right click the Desktop anywhere there is some empty space 2 From the dropdown Menu select New and Folder 3 Name your folder 4 Nowopen the files you created earlier and click the Office Button and select Save As 5 When the Save As dialog box opens click the dropdown arrow in the Save In area and select Desktop 6 Click on your folder and click Open 7 Click Save 8 Now create a sub folder inside your main folder naming it according to your naming system Folders as we have seen are used on your computer to store files that are associated with each other as in any filing system This means that the files will be easier to find and your computer filing system will be more organised It is good practice to make a new folder for each project You can create a folder at the same time as saving a document Drag and Drop to organise existing fi
38. phases you can add an animation to your presentation For example you can make an image or text enter your slide quickly from one side of your screen or slowly fade in Adding Animation to Images The following steps will show you how to animate an image while working in Slide View 1 Select the Normal View button in the View tab 2 On the slide click on the image to select it 3 From the Animations group in the Animations tab click on the Custom Animation button 4 The Custom Animation task pane will appear 5 From the Custom Animation task pane click the Add Effect button 6 Select Entrance 7 Select from the options e g Blinds 102 No Sound Advance Slide V On Mouse Click Automatically After 00 00 last a Automatically After Move to the next slide after a certain number of seconds No Sound gt Advance Slide V On Mouse Click Automatically After 00 00 Automaticalty After Move to the next slide after a certain number of seconds Home Insert Design Animations N COE bi Animate i Preview 8 Cust Custom ECT Preview Animations Custom Animation Open the Custom Animation Task Pane so that you can animate individual objects on the slide ak Entrance Emphasis gt We kit Motion Paths b Ar 1
39. season and shuts doun Vds so you can safely turn off power 1 Click on the Start Button Em Tr 2 Click on the Shut Down button using the left mouse button 3 Click OK on the Shut Down Windows box The Taskbar gives quick access to programs and documents that are open on your desktop Show Hide Icons alternatively displays and hides the icons in the System Tray to the right of the arrow The System Tray allows you quick access to certain utilities and programs by double clicking on them The Recycle Bin is where you place items you wish to delete If a file is deleted by mistake it can be restored from the Recycle Bin The Desktop is where you work Programs open here and you may store files here if you wish for easy access EXPLORING MY DOCUMENTS In a Personal Computer the folder called My Documents is the default storage area for Word documents However one can select a different area such as LJ My Documents the Desktop to also store files As most files will be stored in My Documents it s best to organise loose files into folders and sub folders or otherwise as you create more files the My Documents folder will become disorganised Each folder will have a folder icon and a name Managing fle Edt View o O i Ds Py raiders Address C C Documents and Settings Administrator My Documents subjects Favortes Took tel your folders and files will help you store files efficiently m and help you
40. select rubrics that you can use in your teaching e There are free online rubric makers see http rubistar Ateachers org and assessment tools for teachers http educate intel com en AssessingProjects index htm 68 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo SEN The Internet and special educational needs The Internet is a particularly useful tool to support students with special educational needs With lots of images interactivity and colour it can be a very motivational teaching and learning tool It is important to select websites with these students in mind however and ensure they are accessible easy to navigate and well laid out If you would like to learn more about web accessibility log on to http www w3 org WAl eval Overview html Activity Tutor Demo Discussion Activity With a particular student with special educational needs in mind describe how you could use the Internet in your classroom in order to support this student s learning Discuss how you will use the Internet in your classroom to support literacy or numeracy Share any ideas for classroom activities that you have with the other teachers on this course 69 70 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Subscribe to Scoilnet Newsletter www scoilnet ie see the ready made Theme Pages for primary and post primary open the Irish Schools are Blogging page to see how scho
41. technologies including visualisers scanners and digital projectors 86 DIGITAL PRESENTATIONS A digital presentation is a collection of electronic slides which can contain text tables graphics pictures sound and video The manner and sequence in which the elements appear on the slide can be controlled and the presentation can run automatically or be presented by a presenter One program for the creation of digital presentations is Microsoft PowerPoint Others such as Impress with the Open Office Suite offer similar facilities Teachers find presentation software useful in many areas of classroom practice Presentation software is an excellent resource that can introduce enrich or encapsulate the material you present in the classroom Resources created in PowerPoint or other software can be shared with others and used again in the future A digital presentation can be enhanced by incorporating text images audio and video The teacher is enabled to cater for the different learning styles in the classroom and provide for the visual and auditory senses of the learners Students are engaged and motivated by a dynamic well structured presentation Using presentation software presents opportunities to students with special educational needs to create resources of a verv high standard The teacher can show a video on a slide as part of a presentation without requiring students to look at a video sharing site that is n
42. the story using puppets or themselves 109 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Tutor Demo Pocket Video Camera Links e Several links to presentations and additional sites relating to pocket video cameras http www robinstechtips com p 373 e Useful overview of flip cameras their advantages and disadvantages http cnx org content m32297 latest e Collaborative presentation on how to use flip camera in the classroom http www freetech4teachers com 2010 03 20 ways to use flip cameras in html e Useful overview http www wbrschools net technology summer2009 Movie 20Making Using 20FLIP 20 Cameras 20in 20Your 20Classroomx pdf Resource sites for using pocket video cameras http theteachershub com 2009 10 5 resource sites for using flip cameras 110 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 NOTES 111 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR NOTES 112 n C National Centre for Technology in Education lonad N isi nta don Teicneola ocht san Oideachas APPENDIX 1 USING A DIGITAL PROJECTOR WITH A LAPTOP OBJECTIVES This document aims to enable the participant to e Use a digital projector in the classroom e Attach a laptop to a digital projector or interactive whiteboard e Troubleshoot problems connecting a laptop to
43. to the cursor marks the end of the document 7 The Quick Access Toolbar The Quick Access Toolbar QAT provides you with easy access to commands you frequently use Click the small arrow to the right to customise your QAT 8 The Ruler The horizontal and vertical rulers in Word are often used to align text graphics tables and other elements in a document 9 The Status Bar The Status Bar displays information such as the number of pages in your document and the word count of your document If you highlight an area of text it will display the number of words in the highlighted area 10 The View Toolbar The View Toolbar allows you choose between Print Layout Full Screen Web layout Outline and Draft views It was positioned on the lower left hand side of the screen in previous versions 11 Zoom You can zoom in to get a close up view of your document or zoom out to see more of the page at a reduced size 12 PAGE NAVIGATION The Previous Page and Next Page button helps you to navigate a document that has multiple pages 13 The Scrollbar The vertical and horizontal scroll bars enable you to move up down and across your window simply by dragging the icon located on the scroll bar The vertical scroll bar is located along the right side of the screen The horizontal scroll bar is located just above the status bar To move up and down your document click and drag the vertical scroll bar up and down To move back and
44. used to create it GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Common File Types Icon File Name Extension Description Notepad file Word 2007 file PowerPoint 2007 file Excel 2007 file Database 2007 File Internet Explorer File Adobe Acrobat File Active Studio 3 0 Flipchart File notebook Smart Notebook 40 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 41 Another way to create new folders We ve learned how to create folders on the Desktop and in My Documents Here we will see how to use the Office Button to create a new folder 1 Open Microsoft Word 2007 Click on Office Button on the top left of the screen Click on Save The Save as dialog box opens Tn It will automatically bring you to the My Documents Folder unless the user has specified some other default 6 To create a new folder click on the new folder icon and you will be prompted to give your folder a name 7 Tryto use names that are easily identifiable afterwards Your file will then automatically be saved into the new folder you have created and named as a subfolder of My Documents File and Folder tasks To rename move copy publish share email or delete files and folders use the File and Folder Tasks menu on the left side of the screen 1 Click on the file or folder you wish to rename or move to select it The File and Folder Tasks menu opens in the left pane Click on the desired act
45. ways in which you could use presentation software to support literacy in your classroom Share your ideas with the other participants on your course Learning seems to occur most effectively when students have opportunities to use language for real purposes The process of preparing and giving oral presentations is a purposeful activity that involves finding information reflecting upon that information interpreting it and creating something new Sharing the created product with others provides an audience for the student and acts as a springboard for discussion and interaction 88 X A GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Discussion Activity Consider a student with special educational needs in your school or classroom Discuss the benefits of using presentation software with this student and some ideas of specific uses which may particularly support this student s learning 4 Using images and graphics of everyday situations in one s teaching slideshows will aid students understanding Project Maths calls for understanding contexts and applications that will enable students to relate mathematics to everyday experience For any subject including Maths the slideshows prepared by the teacher should not replicate the textbook or worksheet but contain extra resources that contextualise the subject in the students everyday experience Activity Tips Tutor Demo Numeracy
46. will again become greyed out 53 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 54 Navigating menu When you click this arrow a list of Web pages you have visited in that session is dropped down underneath the arrow To return to one of these pages click on the required page in the list Address menu Internet Explorer makes a list of sites you visit regularly or access by entering the address in the Address Bar You can open any of the listed sites by placing the mouse over the arrow at the end of the address bar 1 Click once A drop down menu appears 2 Usethe scroll bar if necessary to see a full list 3 Click on the address you wish to visit and it will appear in the address bar The browser will make a connection to the website automatically Browsing history Another means of accessing websites that you have already visited is to use the History option in the browser This keeps a record of all the websites that you have visited in the past few days or weeks The length of time the History will be recorded can be specified You can also clear the History whenever you wish to start afresh You may access the History by 1 Click on the arrow beside the Forward and Back buttons or i 1 Click on Favorites 2 Select the History tab 3 Click on the site you wish to return to 2 Welcome to Webwise Windows Interne w webwise ie v Welcome to Webwise Welcome
47. Links Tutor Demo Less is More Our main recommendation when using PowerPoint is that less is more Consider how to use as few slides as possible as effectively as you can with as few distracting transitions or needless animations Consider the best use of images so as to elicit a reaction from the students and always keep text to a minimum with a 50 70 word per slide maximum E 101 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR To remove all Transitions In the pane that contains the Outline and Slides tabs click the Slides tab 1 On the Home tab click a slide thumbnail 2 On the Animations tab in the Transition To This Slide group click No Transition 3 In the Transition To This Slide group click Apply to All Timing a Transition If you want your slide show to run automatically you must add timing to the slides When you add timing to a slide you specify the number of seconds to remain on each slide 1 Select the slide you want to add timing to by clicking it 2 In Slide Sorter or Normal View click on the Animations tab 3 In the Transition to This Slide Group go to the area labeled Advance Slide 4 Under Advance Slide uncheck the box On Mouse Click 5 Click the check box next to Automatically After 6 Inthe seconds box type the number of seconds you wish to allocate for each slide Adding Animations To provide additional emphasis or show your information in
48. P log COE ay amem ALLO OSIO geo etere ra Se Selene DAL Date OO a D Tape tiegi Rang a D Views Zoom Minimizing Maximizing and Closing a window The Minimize button reduces the window to the Taskbar Minimize Close The Maximize button makes the window fill the entire screen If you click it again it will reduce the window to its original size After maximizing a window click to restore the window to its previous size Maximize The X button closes the window 92 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 CREATING A PRESENTATION ld 7 5 To Open a New Blank Presentation cy ud DS 1 Click on the Office Button and choose New l j 2 Select Blank Presentation and click Create E New Templates Installed Templates i EE3 Blank Presentation Installed Themes My templates New from existing Microsoft Office Online Featured Agendas Award certificates Calendars Content slides Design slides Diagrams Plans Presentations Resumes Schedules More categories create canei The first slide is always the Title Slide 1 Click inside the Click to add title box to add text 2 Type Bia Do not press the Enter Key or a blank line will be added 3 Click once in the Click to add subtitle box 4 Type le Rang a Do Click to add title The first slide is now created
49. RD PROCESSING AND ASSESSMENT Assessment is an essential element of the teaching and learning process Assessment literature and practice highlight that children learn best when they Know what s expected of them when they are learning Get feedback on how well they are doing in their learning Understand what they can improve on and how they can do this Source NCCA Info NCCA January 2008 Using word processing you can draw up assessment rubrics to help students know what is expected of them when they are learning and you will also be able to give feedback on learning using text or graphics The NCCA outlines two approaches to assessment assessment for learning AfL and assessment of learning Aol on its ACTION NCCA website As teachers you may be more familiar with the traditional AoL However word processing by the students will not only make learning more enjoyable but will add to the range of assessment methods and allow you to quickly give feedback to the students about their learning 42 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 43 Using word processing to create Rubrics One of the tools of AfL is self assessment by students even Junior Infants and a teacher created rubric using word processing is a useful aid to self reflection and self assessment by the student Rubrics can also be used by students to peer assess A rubric describes varying levels of quality in a piece of wor
50. SING There are many benefits associated with using word processing software in the classroom Word processing can enable both teacher and students to Draft format and revise text using ICT Plan design create and present information using ICT e Gather organise manipulate and analyse data using ICT Create manipulate and insert information using ICT e Communicate and collaborate using ICT In addition word processing e Encourages students to refine and present their ideas more effectively and in different ways Enhances the presentation standards of students work giving the student added pride in the finished product It is a particularly motivational tool for students with special educational needs e Allows students using Spell Check to revise their work and self correct common mistakes Word processing enables the teacher to Create well presented classroom resources e Create classroom resources that mav be saved reused and re purposed in the future Create classroom resources that may be shared with others and customised for individual use Create lesson plans and schemes from a template Add images colour tables and hyperlinks to worksheets and classroom resources Create e portfolios for students for assessment purposes GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Examples of teacher uses of word processing Word processing can be used to prepare and produce Worksh
51. TION 5 AGUS SCILEANNA AND SKILLS www ncte ie courses
52. TOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Automatic download by a Web browser You might want to download updates for software on your computer new versions of printer drivers for example special add ons for packages like Microsoft Word games anti virus software updates and virus definitions etc Large compressed files like these once you give the command to download will sometimes decompress and install themselves automatically These files present you with options e g where the program will be installed which you must decide Downloading Zip Files Keeping files sizes to a minimum on the Internet is of vital importance and you will find many large files available on the Internet are compressed Zipping files is one method of reducing their size Compressed files need special software to decompress them once downloaded The downloaded file then needs to be opened and normally instructions are provided on how to proceed A Zipped or compressed file has been reduced to its smallest size using specialized software To expand or Unzip the file after download you will need a version of the same or similar software The current standard for Zipping and Unzipping files is WinZip but there are free programmes available online We will work with a trial version here Go to www winzip com Click the Download Winzip button on the WinZip Buy Winzip Now home page IE Win ip Click the Download Winzip Now button CC La Download WinZip Now Y
53. Word processing supports a variety of teaching and learning activities by allowing students to become more involved in critical thinking activities by thinking about what their words really mean using an extended vocabulary and elaborating reorganising and refining written composition Word processing makes it faster and easier for students to complete their work through writing editing and illustrating stories and reports or by keeping classroom notes and logs Mills amp Roblyer 2002 In today s world the students that we teach live in a society where technology is a part of everyday life They are as likely to tap on a keyboard as to pick up a pen Word processing offers a freedom and fluency of writing that can be saved revised and re edited For teachers it will enable the integration of ICT into the teaching and learning of all subjects and affords a painless method of creating resources which can then be saved and reused at will Using an everyday tool like a word processor will enable the teacher to put the ICT Framework into effect to develop students ICT literacy Helping students to demonstrate learning in word processing will promote uses of ICT that enrich teaching and learning across the primary and Junior Cycle curriculum In the NCCA s ICT Framework Area C in Level 2 states that a 3rd class primary student should be enabled to draft format and revise text using an ICT tool such as a word processor WHY USE WORD PROCES
54. Writing for a real audience for a class wiki blog or website as opposed to writing in their copybook can develop writing and multi media authoring skills It can also encouraging peer review and provide a real context and purpose for learning 49 MODULE 2 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Students will actively use all four language skills reading writing listening and speaking as they research create and communicate online Learning seems to occur most effectively when students have opportunities to use language for real purposes The process of preparing a piece of work to be shared online is a purposeful activity that involves finding information reflecting upon that information interpreting it and creating something new Sharing the created product with others provides an audience for the student and acts as a springboard for discussion and interaction Web Browsers A Web browser is a software application that primarily allows Logo Browser Name amp Developer Piatform you to view Web pages and navigate the World Wide Web ass Microsoft Corporation A browser presents information on the screen in various ways Firefox also called Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Corporation e g text images movie clips sound etc on The most popular web browsers are shown in the image For the Chrome bik purposes of this course we will use Microsoft Internet Explore 8 INTERNET EXPLORER
55. a digital projector or interactive whiteboard t e GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 114 DIGITAL PROJECTORS WHY USE A DIGITAL PROJECTOR IN THE CLASSROOM The digital projector is highly effective as a means of instruction or demonstration in classrooms computer rooms staff training or parents groups lts many uses include Presenting student work to the whole class Projecting images in conjunction with wireless mouse keyboard wireless slate a visualiser or an interactive whiteboard Displaying and browsing Web sites in a controlled and collaborative manner Demonstrating or using educational software in a whole class context Presenting video to student parent audiences in conjunction with a TV video or Internet source Facilitating whole class teaching by display resources and materials to the class Providing multimedia content for students with special needs who can particularly benefit from material being presented visually as it can aid in both information processing and retention Enhancing professional development with staff groups via large screen projection Facilitating video conferencing via large screen group participation Focusing and engaging the students in the content being displayed Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Watch the NCTE video Connecting a Fixed Digital Projector to a Laptop at www ncte ie GoodPractice Videos A video Connecting a Por
56. agraph g Styles amp Editing Home This contains the most used Word features such as changing fonts and font attributes customizing paragraphs using styles and finding and replacing text 15 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Inserts The Insert tab contains anything you might want to insert into a document such as tables pictures charts hyperlinks bookmarks headers and footers WordArt etc Page Layout In this tab you can change margins page size and orientation set up columns align objects add effects and so on References This tab handles tables of contents footnotes bibliographies indexes and similar material Mailings This is where you Il go for anything to do with mailings from something as simple as creating labels to mail merges Review In the Review tab you may check spelling and grammar look up a word in a thesaurus and more 16 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 17 i C Ces annan Get CS Ce View Here s where to go when you want to change the view in any way including displaying a ruler and gridlines zooming in and out splitting a window and so on Introduction to Word 2007 Microsoft Word Home Page Layout References Mailings Review View Developer Add ins Q de Spese nous Scrolling New Arrange Split VESTE
57. allenging 20 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR PRINTING YOUR DOCUMENTS To print your document 1 Click the Office Button Face layout EE Dda m Breaks 2 Select Print from the menu IE LN na f Line Numbers N T Orientation size Columns bi Hyphenation 3 Choose Print Preview to let you see how the printed F version of your document will appear ta L nna PENES x x Legal 4 Click Printif you are happy with the preview 21 59 cm x35 56 em The Print dialog box opens 328412557 on 5 Click Ok and the document will be sent to the printer A3 29 7 cm x 42 cm AA 21 cm x 29 7 cm Note There are many options with regards to printing in the Print dialog box You can choose between Number of copies Which page you wish to print Number of pages per sheet etc Printing using the Quick Access Toolbar Click on the Printer icon and the document is immediately sent to the printer il Quick Print Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Literacy 21 Using Word Processing to Support Literacy Sample Activities Primary Create worksheets cloze tests and classroom tests which can be saved edited and reused in the future Students use word processing in the drafting editing and re drafting process Students use word processing to present project work for display Students use numbered lists for proce
58. and produce information Area F Understanding and applying knowledge of the functions of ICT including safe practice maintenance and ergonomics Area S Developing a critical appreciation of the role of ICT in society and habits which reflect ethical and responsible use of ICT Area T Using ICT for thinking and learning including managing enquiry assessing information solving problems and expressing ideas across a range of curriculum areas It is important to note that Area T for Level 2 states that a 3rd class primary student should be enabled to research access and retrieve information using the Internet THE INTERNET AND LITERACY SKILLS For the student the Internet provides a powerful resource for learning as well as an efficient means of communication To fully avail of its vast resources students need to be information and media literate They need to learn the skills of effective searching information handling and the importance of critically evaluating the materials they find They need to understand the issues of plagiarism and copyright particularly in relation to copying schoolwork or downloading music and videos The Internet provides access to subject learning across a vast range of learning areas Teachers can help students develop search strategies and the ability to compare evaluate and use information ethically and responsibly Students can develop their editing skills and learn to write for an audience
59. aph group 2 Start typing to create your first list item 3 Click Enter to go to a new line and the new list item Every time you press Enter at the end of the list you get a new bullet or number Note In Word lists are automatically indented from the page margin Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo 1 To automatically create numbered lists type the number one and a full stop i e 1 followed by a space This is new for Word 2007 in previous versions you had to press Enter before the list started 2 If you already have text typed that you later wish to make into a list select the text you ve already typed and click the Bullets or Numbering button to change each paragraph into a list item 14 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR To stop creating a list When you ve entered the last item in your list and wish to finish the list and stop the bullets or numbers appearing press Enter twice When you press Enter twice the last bullet or number disappears and you are ready to start a new paragraph on a new line Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo 1 Using your saved document place the insertion point in front of your text Press the Enter key twice and in the space you ve created type in a title for your piece Bold centre and change the font size of your title Add a bulleted list under the title of your document Copy your list and paste it underneath your paragraph of text 2 Open a new blank docum
60. at is a visualiser http www ncte ie media InTouchJanFeb 1 pdf Visualisers in the classroom http www stjosephsterenure ie visualisers htm 50 ways to use a visualiser http www edtechnetwork com document cameras html Videos on the visualiser in the classroom Classroom Example http media scoilnet ie NCTE CPD Visualiser new bookl wmv POCKET VIDEO CAMERA What is a pocket video camera Pocket video cameras are small devices that record at the touch of a button They have a USB connection built into the camera so require no additional cords or software to work they simply plug directly into the PC or laptop A few suggestions for uses of these video cameras to enhance literacy Students create an instructional video showing how to complete a task This may be used to illustrate procedural writing Students can record a task or experiment and use this to illustrate a written report of the event Students can record a class event or trip Students can dramatise written work stories or poetry using the flip camera to illustrate the text Students can evaluate tasks and experiences Students can interview a classmate or an expert on a chosen topic Students can explore outside world record changes in seasons etc Students can video what thev have been doing and add explanations Students can create an ad for a favourite book Students can create a storyboard and enact
61. atics and Numeracy www icteachers co uk resources resources numeracy htm Elementary PowerPoint Presentations www pasadenaisd org teachertoolbox PPts ppt elem htm Slideshare www slideshare net Activity Tips Tutor Demo Images and Audio Sources Copyright friendly images www imagebank ie www scoilnet ie gt Britannica Online National Library Digital Photos www nli ie digital photographs aspx Images amp Sound http copyrightfriendly wikispaces com Wiki Commons http commons wikimedia org wiki Main Page Free sound effects www partnersinrhyme com Royalty free music and sound effects www royaltyfreemusicclips com 106 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Acceptable and Responsible Use Each school should develop its own AUP guidelines for the protection of both students and staff in relation to digital video and images of students and these notes will be a starting point Using photos of students http support scoilnet ie wiki Good Practice Note Acceptable Use Policy advice www webwise ie Internet Safety http www ncte ie InternetSafety p wv Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Copyright Video explaining copyright using Disney clips http www cartoonbrew com disney a fairy use tale html Fun copyright interactive http www cyberbee com cb_copyright swf Copyright for teachers http ho
62. ave the graphic either cover up or be covered up with text 5 Top and Bottom only allows text above or below the image 6 Through allows text through the image Cropping When you add pictures to your Office documents you might need to all Height 14 2cm crop them to remove unwanted areas or isolate a specific part rop width 16 51 cm To access the crop menu Size fa 1 Click on the image you wish to crop 2 Select the Format tab 3 Click on Crop in the Size group Click on the Crop button and black crop guides appear on the edges of your picture Click and drag the guides to frame the image from the corners or the sides 27 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR To add speech bubbles to Word using auto shape callouts 1 Click on the Insert Tab Youcan 2 Select Shapes in the Illustrations section enter your 3 Select a callout from the menu texthere 4 To add text to the callout just click inside the call out and start to type ff I 5 You can resize the callout by clicking on it to make the handles appear and then dragging to the size of your choice The yellow diamond can be dragged to change the position of the speech indicator You can resize text in the normal way by selecting text and clicking on the Home tab to access font and font size Inserting a Table 1 On the Insert Tab click on Table 2 Click and drag to cr
63. before the end press ESC kev on the kevboard Saving a PowerPoint File 1 2 Note Vou can save as a PDF from a 2007 Microsoft Office To save in Other Formats To save in other formats 1 2 Click on the Office Button soe Save a copy of me document Choose Save or Save As aj rn e file as a Pawesia rt Presentation program only after you install an add in This may be downloaded free from Microsoft Click on Save as Select Other Formats You can choose from various formats e g jpeg gifs html Activity Tips Tutor Demo Using PowerPoint to create resources Here are some sample activities choose a few and remember to cite your sources and acknowledge copyright Geography Create a Countries of the World slideshow by inserting an image of one country per slide Animate the text so that it enters the slide on mouse click after the image To source maps you could use the CIA Factbook https www cia gov library publications the world factbook geos br html Maths Create a slideshow to teach shape Insert the shapes the titles and the characteristics of each shape Animate the slides so that the shape appears first followed by the image of the shape and finally the characteristics of the shape Create a slide show as a teaching resource to teach ada in the classroom Put the name in the title bar e g c ta and put in a clipart image for each slide Save the
64. coilnet Homepage Right click on the Britannica Access in your school image and select Save Image As This opens the Save Picture window Select a folder in the Save in box and rename the file 63 MODULE 2 64 Downloading a Video Enter the search term free video downloaders into Google to see a range of web tools that will help you download videos from the Internet You will need a downloader that can work with the file format of the video you wish to download As well as downloading a video one can now Share the link to the video or Embed a video on the school website or class blog Share a Video Link Open www ncte ie and in the Good Practice section go to the Videos page Click Play on any video you would like to Share Click on the Share button on the right hand side when it becomes visible Click the Copy URL button and paste the video link into an email to send to others To embed a video you follow the same steps as above but click the Embed button to Copy the code If you have a class blog you can paste the code in HTML view into the blog editor Downloading an Audio file While most audio files are now podcasted online there are still occasions to download audio files Project Gutenburg provides copyright and free audio books that one can download Go to www gutenberg org browse categories 1 Click on any title Click on the blue download arrow in the Download this eBook window When
65. commonly misspelled words in a subject or topic and return to them once every four weeks e Two slides might be prepared about a major news event one slide with three sentences from the lrish Times leading article the other slide with three sentences from the Irish Sun Students are encouraged to reflect on different styles of writing Key quotations from a novel play or poem can be reinforced using PowerPoint PRESENTATION SOFTWARE AND LITERACY SKILLS Presentation software is an ideal learning tool to help students oral presenting and writing skills Students will actively use all four language skills reading writing listening and speaking as they research create and deliver their presentations As they read source materials discuss their ideas with their peers and teacher draft their points condense and refine their writing and then deliver their presentations to their peers they will learn actively As part of the writing process in presentation software the facility of rewriting and the fact that text needs to be concise and brief encourages students to learn to clarify and summarise their points This greatly aids students in clarifying concepts and writing concisely The added media elements such as colour images and animation are very motivational and stimulating Students can choose the design layout and graphics for each slide and personalise their presentations The flexibility of the tool allows different types of learner
66. ct involving Shapes Ask the students to take photographs with a digital camera and place them into a Word document with text describing the particular shape e Create simple worksheets for revision purposes These can be edited saved and re used in the future 22 GETI 23 TING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Word Processing for Students with Special Educational Needs e The presentation of work is greatly enhanced by the use of a word processing programme particularly for students with writing difficulties Students are enabled to create legible well laid out and professional looking materials e Automated spell and grammar checking can be used to assist students to produce high quality documents e Larger fonts and typefaces can be used to make documents easier to read for students with visual impairments e Visual timetables can be created and laminated for students and used as an organisational aid Word processing can be part of a collaborative process with different roles assigned to different students recording ideas creating storyboard drafting editing selecting images inserting images and so on This enables effective differentiation to take place e Many students with special educational needs find it easier to use a keyboard than to write e Screen readers and sticky keys are worth exploring as other tools which can be used within word processin
67. d Save Now Discard To attach a file to a message you re composing Tasks 1 Click Attach a file under the subject field eR Ass Ce Ad Bs 2 Browse through your files and click the name of the Pine 3 l Sent Mail La T e file you d like to attach asa 3 Click Open To attach another file click Attach another file The icon for attachments is usually a paperclip Me ail Search Mail Search the Web Shox search options by Google Mail coni SET Discard Draft autosaved at 12 04 PM 0 minutes ago Contacts Tasks To info ncte ie Compose mail Li Add Cc Add Bcc Inbox 1 Subject Buzz 2 I Ceiste ri 3 Starred Yy 4 Picture1 jpg im 388 SOR MM 7 File0002 PDF applicati 97 00K Drafts 2 l a so gt Attach another file Personal A l Travel B I UF THY El ir is GE f EZ SQ PlanTex 6 morev 78 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Activity Tutor Demo Attachment Tips When sending an attachment always include a personal message in the body of the e mail so the recipient will know that it is safe to open Opening an attachment in your own mail from an unrecognised source can be dangerous as attachments are frequently used to spread viruses To view an attachment in its original format 1 Open the message containing an attachment Campaea mat Files attached vil Ninibox 086 St Joseph s to ma 2 Click Download at the bottom of the message asian 3 Choose to Ope
68. d learning process When teaching and learning with ICT you can enhance learning and develop students critical thinking when you provide opportunities for them to peer review one another s work and to critically evaluate their own digital work The reflection process is important as a higher order learning skill and will guide students in improving their work Peer assessment and self assessment are ideal learning tools that can be used with presentation software and other multi media digital tools Students can reflect on and assess their own learning having created and delivered their presentations with the help of a rubric created by the teacher Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Creating a Student Self Assessment Rubric for Presentations Open www ncte ie upload cpd WikisPlusforLearning Student Peer Assessment pdf and view the sample peer assessment rubric Primary teachers Shorten and simplify the wording of the assessment evaluation rubric for younger students Post primary teachers Create an assessment rubric by adapting this assessment evaluation rubric to use in grading your students presentation work USEFUL LINKS There are many websites that will help you effectively use presentation software in teaching and learning Here are some that we think you ll find useful Activity Tutor Demo PowerPoint sites Resources for Teachers www mrsmhoward com teachers only cfm subpage 312119 Mathem
69. d send an email mail Calendar Documen 2 Inbox shows your emails you have received the number in parentheses indicates how many unread emails you have GM da il Googl 3 Starred shows you only messages you ve marked with a star use stars to mean whatever you d like im Contacts 4 Chats lists your archived Chat conversations Tasks 5 Sent Mail shows messages you ve sent Compose mail 6 Drafts houses messages you ve started and saved to work on later A Inbox 3 7 Customized labels show labels you ve created a e g Coupons or Travel Starred gy 8 All Mail shows you almost all of your mail you ll see content from Sent Mail your Inbox Starred Chats Sent Drafts and all your archived Drafts messages you won t see Spam or Trash Personal 9 em Travel 9 Spam is where suspicious messages are stored A morew 10 Trash is where messages you delete end up you can empty the om Chat ll trash whenever you feel like it 11 Contacts lists the email addresses of people you ve corresponded with you can add more details as you see fit 12 Tasks lets you enter and track to do lists Sending and Receiving mail To send an email 1 Click the Compose Mail link on any Gmail screen it s on the left under the Gmail logo 2 Enter your recipient s email address You can type the address in the To field Later when you have some contacts in your Contacts list you can find the address there 3 Enter a subject for y
70. dd Ins Brightness 7 Jaf Compress Pictures m xum a Q Contrast Wy Change Picture je I Picture Border le ila send to Back IE Group 7 GagRecolor fg Reset Picture IR Qi Picture Effects Text Wrapping Sh Rotate gt l Adjust l Picture Styles mj Arrange l Size GP Picture Shape gt Ki Bring to Front gt l amp Align EH fil Heignt fazem 5 bal amp 2 Crop fa Width 16 51 em nj 30 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Hands on Activity Using the features of word processing that you have learned creafe a resource which you will use in your classroom This resource should support literacy or numeracy or you could create a particular resource to support a student with special educational needs visual timetable for example MANAGING YOUR FILES AND FOLDERS As you become familiar with using Word 2007 or a similar word processing package you and your students will create numerous files and resources for different elements of classroom use However within a short time a bank of created resources can become unwieldy creating the technological equivalent of l know have that somewhere but where did leave it It is essential that both you and your students use a logical system for saving storing and retrieving files Creating a file managem
71. dents Some examples below can be found on the NCCA ACTION website www action ncca ie and you will find others in past NCCA Newsletters www ncca ie en News Press Newsletter GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Word processing student activities for assessment purposes e Students are asked to imagine they are a journalist live at the scene immediately after an earthquake and to write a newspaper television report and present their work using a word processor e Students are asked to write a modern version of the parable of The Good Samaritan e A favourite auntie is coming to stay with for a day Students are asked to set the breakfast menu for her Draw up a menu for the breakfast stating why you picked each food dish e Leaving Certificate Applied English teachers could choose a poet Michael Longley for example After appropriate teaching ask students to take particular themes and present a word processed project on his poetry This project can be used for assessment Word processing teacher activities for assessment e Create worksheets assessment tasks to help students assess their learning in specific topics e Record results using word processing e Create flash cards personal word cards for students File management e Each student creates an e Portfolio folder and selects their best examples of work to store in the folder e Teacher creates a folder for each class
72. dural writing tasks These can be illustrated for display purposes using Clipart or other images Using a wireless keyboard and the digital projector students type in answers to quizzes cloze tests etc as a whole class activity Using laptops or classroom computers students write collaboratively and present their work to the class using the digital projector Use bulleted lists for whole class brainstorming lists of adjectives for example The Bold feature can be used to highlight key features of the words or phrases on the list GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Literacy Using Word Processing to Support Literacy Sample Activities Post Primary e Using the teaching computer and digital projector students undertake sentence completion exercises in the classroom using the wireless keyboard Sentences can be from the simple to the complex in any subject e g History Geography Science and involve the class making and justifying their suggestions and amendments e One student using the wireless keyboard with a blank word document types a list of key words suggested by the class over three five minutes to help answer an exam question Another student helped by the suggestions of the class arranges the key words in a numbered list in order of importance Each student then drafts an answer to the question e Create a word document containing the most commonly
73. e Effects 7 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Use a Text Box to add Copyright Details to a Photo You can quickly add a copyright holder s name into a Text Box and place it under a photo or image 1 Click on Text Box in the Text group in the Insert tab 2 Select a style of Text Box select Simple for this example 3 Type the copyright holder s name and the symbol into the box 4 Adjust the size of the box to suit and position it under the photo U 5 Click on any white space will set the text in the box J Text wrapping The Text Wrapping feature allows you to select how the text will display around the image picture 1 Click on the image picture 2 Choose the Format tab and the Arrange Group 3 Click on Text Wrapping Text wrapping options A B Ua Sling Hi A 1 Pick In Line with Text to have your graphic be treated like a xn EE Ei Poem Front Back Wrapping In Line with Text character in your text Bel Square pe Tight 2 Choose Square to place your graphic in the middle of text Behind Text In Front of Text and have the text wrap around all sides of it Top and Bottom Through PM Edit Wrap Points More Layout Options 3 Tight is the same as square except the words are closer to the graphic 4 Choose Behind Text or In Front of Text to h
74. e certificate 1 Open the Insert tab and choose Word Art Select a stvle and then tvpe vour message in the text box To format vour text use the Font or Size pull down lists and make the desired selections To insert a text box 1 Click in the document where vou want to insert the text box Click on the Insert tab Click the Text Box button in the Text group To insert a preformatted text box 1 2 Select a box tvpe from the resulting menu To create vour own text box select Draw Text Box from the resulting menu and click and drag in the document Tvpe vour text and adjust it to stvle size and colour as required To insert Clip Art or a picture file 1 2 Click the Insert tab From the Illustrations group click the Clip Art button The Clip Art task pane appears Just as you would search your hard drive for a picture you search the Clip Art library for artwork 1 In the Search For box tvpe a description of what vou want Click the Go button The results are displaved in the task pane Click the mouse on the image vou want Choose Insert The image is placed in vour document gt l Liri A IB signature Line gt 4 Text Quick Box Parts is Date amp Time ga Object WordArt Drop Cap Text Insert decorative text in your document Press F1 for more help
75. e image and click the Insert button Insert a picture from a file 4 The image is inserted at the cursor position em SPP eee To insert Clip Art Search for industry Results should be 1 Click Clip Art in the Illustrations group in the Insert tab TENE Indude Office com content The Clip Art menu appears 2 Type your requirement in the Search for field and click Go 3 Select the image and click the Insert button i 4 The image is inserted at the cursor position amp B 2 Find more at Office com Hints for finding images Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review BE b BE 79 da El Gall RE aH e Table Picture Clip Shapes SmartArt Chart Screenshot ak ce Art M Tables Illustrations Clip Art Insert Clip Art into the document al including drawings movies sounds or stock photography to illustrate a specific concept Activity Tips Tutor Demo Clip Art A usetul feature in Clipart is the text wrapping button feature which allows you to move your clipart image around the page and wrap text around it as necessary Take some time now to explore these features which appear when you insert a piece of clip art There are many different formatting options to choose from 4 To insert a Shape 2 E Li yx ag 3 1 Click Shapes in the Illustrations group in the Insert tab Bhapes Smartart Chart Hyperlink Bookmd 2 Select a shape
76. e name of the website Bookmark Scoilnet for Teachers 1 Open www ncte ie upload ScoilnetForTeachers player html 2 Click the Next button at the bottom right of the screen to view a few pages 3 Click on Add to Favorites icon 4 Select Add to Favorites for later viewing Activity Tips Tutor Demo Organising Favorites Folder In time your Favorites Folder will become unwieldy with a huge list of websites It is a good idea to create sub folders to group websites into topic areas e g SEN Scoilnet Resources ICT Courses Lesson ldeas for easier use MAKE A FOLDER IN FAVORITES If you wish make a new folder to file your new site Add a Favorite Add a Favorite PE Add this webpage as a favorite To access your favorites visit the Favorites Center 1 Click on New Folder and the Create a Folder dialog box opens Name Google Create in r Favorites N I New Folder 2 Enter the Folder Name i e Literacy 3 Select Create Create a Folder Folder Name l Create in sr Favorites Cancel 56 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Creating Sub Folders in Favorite Folder 1 www scoilnet ie 2 www imagebank ie 3 www webwise ie 4 www hist ie 5 www german ie Tutor Demo Type the following URLs into the address bar and click the Enter key or the Go button Add each site to your Favourites Fo
77. e of great assistance if you are having difficulties with any aspect on using Internet Explorer You may also access help by Clicking on the help button on the right side of the D CI dh Page Safety Toos FI Internet Explorer Help Fi browser toolbar or bv What s New in Internet Explorer 8 Pressing the F1 key on the keyboard online support Customer Feedback Options About Internet Explorer All schools in the Schools Broadband Network managed by the NCTE have access to safe filtered education appropriate Internet content in school In addition Scoilnet www scoilnet ie with over 12 000 Irish curriculum classroom ready resources and its online reference tools such as Britannica Online provides safe reliable and accurate information and learning and teaching resources ImageBank www imagebank ie a photo sharing library created by the NCTE provides moderated images and photos for homework project and classroom use When in school using the school s network students will be protected from harmful and inappropriate content However we all know that students can access the Internet at anytime in anyplace They do not always access it in school or under the supervision of a teacher So while a school provides some protection against inappropriate content the best protection one can give a student is to teach them to be Internet literate and to be aware of being safe online
78. eader while important background information such as page numbers copyright details dates book or chapter titles and author name are placed in the Footer These small signposts improve the usability of your document and they make it look professional To insert a Footer 1 Click Footer in the Header amp Footer group in the Insert tab 2 You can choose between a number of styles but here we will select Blank 3 Type your name the year and the symbol into the Type text area Hold the Alt Gr key and the letter c key down at the same time to insert the 4 Click the Close Header amp Footer button Tutor Demo Activity Links Using the Footer to Cite Sources and Acknowledge Copyright Tips The footer can be used to cite sources when reusing text or images from copyrighted sources in your word documents You students will soon learn to acknowledge or cite their sources if they see you doing so in your worksheets and handout materials ha 4 N Inserting Page Numbers Page numbers are the most common type of header or footer They are such a necessary element in documents that they get their own button and gallery of choices To add page numbers 1 On the Insert tab in the Header amp Footer group click Page Number 2 Choose where on the page you want the numbers at the top or on the bottom 3 Choose a page number style from a gallery of possibilities The page numbers are app
79. eate the desired number of rows and columns 3 Click inside each cell and type 4 Adjust the and the cell will adjust accordingly to accommodate the text You can also choose create a table by 1 Insert Table dialog box or by drawing a table 2 Enterthe number of Rows and Columns you require 3 Click OK A table could be used to create simple word boxes for any language learning or boxes for Maths or Science formula Invert bo DS 3 fm Table Paine cio Bra sant Cart S d Tases Recently Used Shapes Pape Layout Reterencer Maingi Reit View Insert Insert Page Layout References desto Page Table Picture Clip Shapes Sma Break rt Insert Table a a a a n OO OOO IL JLIL IL JLIL IL JLIL IL ILI LILILILILILILILILILI LILILILILILILILILILI E Insert Table EA Draw Table a vi B Excel Spreadsheet E Quick Tables Table Table size Number of columns Number of rows AutoFit behavior Fixed column width Auto O Autofit to contents O AutoFit to window CI Remember dimensions For new tables a at bat cat mat rat pat sat fat hat vat 28 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 29 Using tables with images To create a table Click on the Insert Tab
80. ecognise cultural differences between countries different holiday dates school working days and levels of email access Project partners are found by using educational portals on the Internet and through contact meetings Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Using email to support numeracy e A simple exercise to get you started using email with your class is to set up a help desk where students email you with any difficulties in maths or science e Setupa class email address keep it as simple as possible using Gmail students email you with their difficulty You address this difficulty in the next class without highlighting the student s name and encouraging others to do the same GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Using email to support literacy e f your students have a school email address you could organise a project where the students email each other a piece of work with an attachment e g a photo to a paired student from the same class You the teacher also using your school email address are cc d each piece of work You will need to set learning objectives e g email letter writing ideas about content etc so that you can assess them e eTwinning is a good way to approach languages Exchanging emails between students in different schools e g between France and lreland is best managed by teachers in each school who know each other and their
81. edged you and your students may add images and graphic elements to your word documents slideshows or worksheets Tutor Demo Activity Using Britannica s Cite Media button Tips Open Scoilnet click on Britannica Select the Britannica version most appropriate to your students Search for a famous person by entering their name in the search box Click on any photo or image of the person that is returned by your search When the image opens click the Cite Media button at the top right of the screen Note the Citation Details which can be quickly copied by you and your students and pasted into a Bibliography page or Acknowledgements slide Free Home Access for Teachers to Britannica Online Remember as a teacher you may also use Britannica Online at home once you have registered for a free Scoilnet Teachers Account See https admin scoilnet ie registration to register DOWNLOADING FILES To download a file from the Internet means to transfer information from a remote computer to your own computer There are a number of ways files can be downloaded Downloading a single file e g Word file Right click the word file and select Save Target As to download The Save in dialogue box will open and you can select where you want to download to and can change the name also at this point Click Save and the Download box will open Click Open if you wish to view the file Downloading Images On the S
82. eets and take home exercises Assessment for Learning student self assessment rubrics Certificates and homework vouchers for the students Worksheets cloze tests questionnaires surveys etc Visual timetables which are particularly useful for children with special educational needs Revision notes Notices and information leaflets Newsletters for the class school e Class tests Christmas and Summer examinations Plans reports and letters Word Processing and Literacy Skills As part of the writing process the facility of rewriting inserting and deleting text offered by a word processor gives the students great freedom Being able to create well laid out work reduces pressure on those with motor or learning difficulties It helps develop fluency in writing especially of those students who lack confidence and students with special educational needs Activity Tutor Demo Take a moment to consider ways in which you could use word processing to support literacy and or numeracy in your classroom Share your ideas with the other participants on your course b Opening Word 2007 For the purposes of this course we have chosen Microsoft Word 2007 There are many other types of word processors with similar functionality including Star Office Open Office Apple Pages or the online Google Docs which can be used for this purpose If there is a Word 2007 icon on the Desktop double clicking it will op
83. en the program Otherwise 1 Click the Start Button 2 Click All Programs 3 Click Microsoft Office in the drop down menu 4 Click on Microsoft Office Word 2007 Starting a Blank Word Document IEEE III There are several ways to create a New blank document Click the Microsoft Button i land select New a 9 io TS or Hold down Ctrl and press N on the keyboard na p i E You will notice that you have many choices available to Recently Used Templates 225 you e g Blank document Memo etc as shown Select Blank document to start MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR This will bring you into the Microsoft Word 2007 interface as shown 9 A Documenti Microsoft Word ES CE Home Insert ge Layout References Mailings Review View Developer Add Ins Cabri Body 38 Find B es jo A a 25 RANT aaorceodi asebccpar AaBbCi AaBbCct AaBbcena AAB A cala Paste J romat rater BEES abe x x A P A e ss a t amp EEA Nomai TNospac Headngi Headings Heading 4 Title sua R Select Clipboard in Font in Paragraph Styles G Editing o Jem DI e Pagert of1 Wordsc0 Sf English dretand EJ EERS 1 The Microsoft Office Button The big button on the upper left hand corner of the screen replaces the old File Menu from previous versions
84. endorsement by the NCTE of a product or company The reader should be aware that typically there are many products and companies providing similar services in areas related to ICT Participants should be as informed as possible before making decisions on purchases of ICT products or services Please refer to www ncte ie for details of purchasing frameworks available to schools een HN Course Introduction Module 1 Creating and editing a document using files and folders 4 Module 2 The Internet amp Email 47 Module 3 Digital presentations 85 Appendices Appendix I Connecting a Digital Projector to a Laptop 113 INTRODUCTION This is a 7 5 hour course designed by the NCTE and aimed at equipping primary and post primary teachers with little or no experience of ICT with the basic skills required to effectively use ICT as a teaching and learning tool The basic principles covered in this course can be applied to any area of the primary or post primary curriculum Time is allocated in each module to discussion on how the skills learnt can be used to enhance teaching and learning with particular reference to e Literacv Numeracy Special Educational Needs Traditionallv we have thought about literacv as the skills of reading and writing but todav our understanding of literacv encompasses much more than that Literacv includes the capacitv to read understand and critically appreciate various forms of communication i
85. ent Title it Student Lists Your students can use word processing lists to summarise points or to clarify their thinking Make a bulleted list of some of the topics in a subject you teach that students could use word processing fo make lists Becoming Familiar with Ribbons and Tabs Microsoft Office Word 2007 is radically different from the previous versions The drop down menus and toolbars are gone and are replaced by the Ribbon Above the ribbon you will find the Tabs These are the equivalent of the old Menu Bar Is Documenti Microsoft Word Insert Page Layout Mailings Review View TA cation Boy u UA an FEE se ae YT U 3 IKA EYEE AaBbCcDc Paste g B Z U abe x x As 7 A EE B ts o E T Normal Clipboard Font r Paragraph fx Double clicking one of the tabs or pressing CtrH F1 toggles the ribbon on and off When a tab is chosen Groups of commands associated with the tab are shown in the ribbon e Introduction to Word 2007 Microsoft Word Text Box Tools Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View Developer Add Ins Format PA 4 cut A a S lis dm EA TI a d rina Bio Calibri Body fax BH aappccoc AaBbcene AaBbCi AaBbCc AaBbCCI AaBbCcd agata Ad M d ac Paste SORIA B Z U de x x Mari TA Eja mE TNormal No Spaci Headingi Heading2 Heading3 Heading4 a y select Clipboard Gi Font Is Par
86. ent system from the outset simply means avoiding a virtual black hole where resources disappear without trace A filing system will help you store your resources efficiently in logically named folders What is a File A file can be a document created by you or a third party an image or another file format It is identified by a unique filename What is a Folder A folder has the same function as a real life folder and is used to store Files of different types A folder can contain many different file types including C documents images videos and other resources My Documents FILE MANAGEMENT To develop a good file management system it is important Hard Disk that you TIT Drives e Understand where files on vour computer are PSE stored Devis mith Rermevali Storage PY RR pene oot t Develop your own system for saving and Ed gt Netidrh Ortves organising folders CD DVD Drive Removable Disk All data stored on a computer s Hard Drive often called the C Drive is primary storage Other storage devices like CDs DVD s USB Flash Drive keys memory sticks are known as secondary storage or removable storage 31 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tutor Demo Creating a Filing System of Folders and Sub Folders Jot down some ways in which you can organize or structure your files into folders and sub folders for literacy and or nu
87. ents to achieve in their learning process The Internet enables the teacher to Research access and retrieve information e Access information instantly and present it to students Present information to the students using a variety of teaching methodologies to appeal to the different learning styles of the students Provide educational opportunities for students based on their abilities and interests Communicate class activities to the parents and the world Share expertise with peers and overcome the isolation of a classroom Find a wealth of resource materials both educational and administrative Avail of online continuing professional development Our students will leave school as capable independent learners able to use ICT confidently creatively and productively able to communicate effectively able to work collaboratively and to critically evaluate manage and use information NCCA ICT Vision Using the Internet and email for learning and teaching will enable the teacher to put the NCCA ICT Framework into effect to help students become capable independent learners The ICT Framework provides a guide to teachers for embedding ICT in curriculum and assessment across curriculum subjects Using the Internet and email with students will enable teachers to support students in all four Areas of the ICT Framework Area C Exploring the potential of ICT to create communicate and collaborate to organise
88. enu The Save As dialog box opens in the middle of the screen In this box you can decide where you want to save your document By default Word 2007 will open the My Documents Folder 5 You will now need to give your file a name see the Tips on Naming Files below Type the name of your file in the File name box Word uses the first letters of your text as the file name You can change this by deleting it or just by typing over Click on Save H9 o0 amp 7 The dialog box closes and your file is saved on the hard Save Ctrl S Beovery disk of the computer L 8 After you have saved your document at least once you can save any changes you make to your document simply by clicking Save after you click the Office button Alternatively you can click on the Save icon in the Guick Access Toolbar 10 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Tips on Naming Documents and Files It s best to use a simple file naming system as this will help you locate your files later For example you might choose Topic Yourlnitials Date e g Literacy Ideas for History Class AB 05112011 By having a standard format for naming documents and files you your students and other teachers sharing work will be able at a glance to identify shared files on the school server or on teaching computers OPENING A RECENTLY CLOSED FILE A ig Quick Parts gt 2 Signature
89. ese in your classroom e look at the The Week in Pictures on www rte ie news galleries html Working in pairs or groups children can create stories to accompany these images or create a summary of the news of the week Children can use word processing to present their news or can deliver it orally to the class using the digital projector to display the relevant image e Explore www readwritethink org identify a resource which you could use to support literacy in your classroom e Goto BBC Learning http www bbc co uk learning and search for activities which support literacy Save one to your Favourites e Add any of the useful resources you have found to your Favourites folder e For Interactive Whiteboard resources selected for their relevance to the Irish school curriculum explore www cbiproject net Post Primary e Explore the Scoilnet www scoilnet ie Resource Finder for activities that support your subject area Save one activity to your subject folder e Goto BBC Learning http www bbc co uk learning and search for activities for your classroom Save one to your favourites e Purdue University has a Writing Lab for Grades 7 12 our secondary school with lots of advice on good quality writing See http owl english purdue edu owl resource 6 77 01 e Goto YouTube www youtube com and search there using Robert Frost and The Road not Taken as search terms Examine a number of the video presen
90. f paper used Activity Tutor Demo Email and literacy Open www ncte ie go to the Good Practice section and click on Videos and watch the Email to Teddy video Can you think of some ways in which using email may support the development of literacy in your classroom Share your ideas with the other participants WHAT IS EMAIL Email is electronic mail sent using the Internet It is free fast global and easy to use When sending a letter using traditional mail sometimes referred to as Snail Mail to distinguish it from email you have to know the address to send it to To send an email you must also know the recipient s email address The snail mail postman can sometimes deliver a letter even though the address is inaccurate or incomplete but with email you must have the complete address and type it correctly including all the punctuation The email message will not be delivered if the address is not correct 71 MODULE 2 72 An email address If you have an Internet account you will have an email address a username and a password The address is made up of a user name and the name of the Internet service provider joebloggs gmail com e The username is in front of the symbol The service provider is after the symbol gmail com in the case above Do not be tempted to correct spelling mistakes in somebody s address Spaces never form part of an email address The symbol Hold down
91. folders and files Resizing a Window You can make a window larger or smaller by clicking on the bottom right corner and dragging it to a new size 37 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Viewing Files in a Window You can arrange the icons in your window by using View in the menu You have the option to view the files as thumbnails tiles icons list and details You may arrange the files by name size type or modified fe My Documents File Edit Yiew Favorites Tools Toolbars DE o Back Status Bar Folders Gil Explorer Bar C istratoriMv Documents My Documents Thumbnails File and or a Photos Pod Planning cons Qa Mak List ta Publ Details 3l wet Suhiects Sample Pictures I sha e home Choose Details cu Blue hills Customize This Folder Type Word Document 800 x 600 Other P Modified JPG File Go To C3 MY Refresh Nd Groups Water lilies 3 My TE w Auto Arrange Align to Grid JPG File My Network Places Beethoven s Symphony No 9 8 Scherzo Details Aj G File Ludwig van Beethoven comp My Documents New Stories Highway Blues File Folder Mar es composer New Date Modified 07 September 2010 23 55 USING WINDOWS EXPLORER TO VIEW FOLDERS AND FILES You may also view and manage folders and files using Windows Explorer This allows you to do all the same things that you would do using Windo
92. forth across your document click and drag the horizontal scroll bar back and forth You won t see a horizontal scroll bar if the width of your document fits on your screen MINIMIZING MAXIMIZING AND CLOSING A WINDOW e The Minimize button reduces the window to the Taskbar Minimize Close e The Maximize button makes the window fill the entire screen If vou click it again it will reduce the window to its original size After maximizing a window click to restore the window a M to its previous size e The X button closes the window THE KEYBOARD Caps Lock Symbol Function Keys Backspace Enter Control Alt Alt Gr Control Delete for and Fada GETTING STARTED THE HOME TAB You will use the Home tab most when using Word 2007 Earlier versions of Word referred to these commands as Formatting and you will find most of the old Format Menu commands in the Word 2007 Home tab You can set Font size Font type Paragraph alignment Line spacing Bullets and numbering Borders and highlighting etc fa Bo o0 Documenti Microsoft Word a Home Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review View r H FET v nal a eq ois A Calibri Body 11 A a B lis i ijja EST aaBbcc Paste y B Z U abe x x A 7 A E m EIE u f Normal Clipboard Font fa Paragraph fu The Blinking Cursor indicates where text will be entered Entering text The blinking cursor in
93. g for students with special educational needs Discussion Activity With a particular student with special educational needs in mind describe how you could use word processing in your classroom in order to support this student s learning DEVELOPING YOUR WORD PROCESSING SKILLS Once you have mastered the basic skills outlined above the creative possibilities expand dramatically You can quickly produce professional looking worksheets student rubrics colourful certificates personalized to your class requirements class newsletters and so much more Word processing allows you and your students to add a new dimension to writing and presentation in your classroom The following section outlines the use of Microsoft Word 2007 for producing publications for classrooms or schools If you should choose to use a different product Star Office Open Office or Claris Works for example the guidelines should be quite similar Once they have mastered the skills allow your students free rein their collaborated efforts will often make yours pale into insignificance Making a Certificate While the examples below are for primary classrooms all can be adapted for use by post primary teachers e g Economics Student of the Year Certificate Transition Year Newsletter Art Exhibition Poster or Flyer GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Open Word choose New and then Blank Document Use Word Art to enter a heading for th
94. ge 4 Choose Tight as this will allow you to place it close to text Finally we will add a border to add definition to your certificate 1 Click and open the Page Layout tab 2 Click on Page Borders 3 Select a style of your choice Insert Page Layout References Mailings Review ESSE i Picture Hype Table Clip Shapes SmartArt Chart Art Illustrations cumenf Congratulations to Winner of the PIPPPIIPPPPIPPLIIPPIIPPPIPPLPPPLPPLIPPPLLR Te Pe Pe PE fe f f e ON Sa Sa RR Pupil of the Week Pupil of the Week Award mm m m m m m m m m m m Om Om ON ON So aa a R PIPPIIPLIPPPPPPLPLPPPPPPPLLPPPPPPPLLLER GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Creating a Newsletter 1 Open Microsoft Word 2 Click on the Insert tab 3 Click on WordArt 4 Use WordArt to insert the title for your newsletter e g l Documenti Microsoft Word Sala e Home Insert Page Layout References MO Review View Developer Add Ins Cover Page pes ngu 8 4 Header 7 sick Parts 7 TT Equation 7 Blank Page X5 SmartArt Footer B 2 symbol E Table Picture DE Links XE Page Break i lj chart Page Number Sp dea Pages Tables Ae Header amp Footer Text Symbols Fourth for mi Now you are ready to begin putting tex
95. gives quick access to frequently used tools such as Save Quick Print etc E mail Quick Print Print Preview Spelling Redo Slide Show From Beginning More Commands Show Below the Ribbon Minimize the Ribbon 99 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR THE VIEW TAB AND SLIDE SORTER VIEW Other When you go to Slide Sorter view in the View tab in the Presentations View group you see miniatures of all the slides in the presentation complete with text and graphics This view is useful for rearranging slides and for adding transitions to slides There are two ways of changing Views Method 1 Select the View tab on the Ribbon Click on Slide Sorter view in the Presentations View group Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins 7 Ruler Q E coto n Ej Arrange All ES LI Gridlines i Grayscale Ex Cascade ll a Normal Slide Notes Slide Slide Handout Notes Zoom Fitto an NW as Switch Macros Sorter Page Show Master Master Master Message Bar Window imi Pure Black and White window EP Move Split Windows Presentation Views Show Hide Zoom Color Grayscale JU Window Macros Method 2 Click on the Slide Sorter View Button on very bottom right of the screen Rearranging slides Using Slide Sorter View you can move your slides to change the order they appear in the presentation
96. goals of the project Be definite about the aims of the project and make sure others are aware of them 79 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 80 Some basic suggestions if you wish to start or participate in an e mail project The teacher is the project leader and sets up contact Set deadlines When doing so remember that projects with a long life are not very appealing to students Avoid allowing a project to fizzle out Choose simple straightforward projects to begin with For example you might collaborate with one other school on a question and answer style project Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Email Projects There are many websites that offer educational exchange opportunities Examine some of the email project links and explore the possibility of participating in an online project with your class e elwinning www etwinning net ePals www epals com e elanguages www elanguages org Global Gateway www globalgateway org uk e Global Schoohouse www globalschoolnet org T Successful collaborative international email projects have a number of features in common Teachers are clear as to the requirements and expected outcomes for the project Projects have the full support of the school Projects are co ordinated by one person There is a close match of abilities within partner groups in age and linguistic ability Participants r
97. h by simply typing a name a place or a phrase eg 1 Type Dublin in the blank field TESSE Google cu ai Click on search 79 anna Dstt Ca Fraw 2 A list of websites hits will appear with the word sn e H jim ag ex ba or words you used in your search being highlighted in Bold font style They are hyperlinks The most relevant matches are listed first A brief summary of the contents of the website will appear under the heading Goooooooooogle 1234567 8 9 10 ext 3 Click on the hyperlink and it will open your chosen website When you use a general search word or phrase you will get pages of results To access the other pages Everything m News 1 Scroll to the bottom of the page sas 2 Click on the page number or Next The web Use the Internet to learn about Searching Any time Latest There are sites to help you learn how to search Past 24 hours See How to use and teach with Google at paa week Past month http livebinders com play play_or_edit id 3803 Past year Custom range r 9 Sorted by relevance watch some videos on How to search at Sorted by date https sites google com site mrpbps01 Standard view Wonder wheel Google s own search tips can be found at Timeline www google com support websearch Standard results Sites with images Fewer shopping sites More shopping sites Page previews GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Activit
98. he slide vou want to preview V AutoPreview e From the Animations Group in the Animations tab click on the Custom Animation button Method 2 In the Animations tab click on the Preview button in Egon the Preview Group Home Insert Design Vou will see the animation effect that has been applied ijj Animate Custom Ani 7 do Custom Animation Animations to the selected slide as well as any transition effects n Preview Preview Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Using Animations e Animations should be used sparingly e Think carefully about what the animation tells your audience e Use relevant animations that add to rather than detract from your presentation e Avoid using too many different varieties of animation within the same presentation e Some animations can be extremely distracting especially when set with sounds Be consistent with how you set up your animations 103 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Delivering a Slide Show The Slide Show tab is used to control the playing of a show e un2 o It can be played from the Beginning or from the Current slide 35 Ga eee 1 2 Choose From Beginning In order to advance to the next slide press anv kev on the kevboard or click the mouse When vou come to the end of the Slide Show click on the mouse and it will return to normal view To end a Slide Show
99. i ile Edit View Favorites Tools o X My Computer Hard Disk Drives System Tasks mi View system information ug Local Disk C il TA Add or remove programs G Change a setting Devices with Removable Storage Other Places a DYD RW Drive D J My Network Places L3 My Documents CD DVD Drive Hard Disk All programs and files are stored here S PKBACK 001 E Removable USB Drive Using My Computer to Open a Saved file Opening files is among the most important operations you will perform on your computer Opening files 1 Click Start Sean focuses Open Wh agen tard Ta 2 Click My Computer 3 Click My Documents to open its window 4 If vour file is in a folder click on the folder and click on File on the top left of the window Select Open from the drop down menu to open the folder window Click once on the file icon vou wish to open to highlight it Click on File on the top left of vour window Select Open from the drop down menu QUOS Ove Activity Tips Links Douvble clicking to open folders and files Pla Edit Vew Fovertes Tois Hep 4 Porci forme DI Fl a voran omes word pore DE roo cence Word Dover mms ze The program that was used to create the file launches and the file opens in the window Tutor Demo When you get more practice with the mouse yov ll find it is easier and quicker to double click on folder or file icon to open
100. image and click the Insert button 4 Resize and position the image as required 95 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 96 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Using pictures and photos with care Using and publishing images of students in a slideshow can be very motivating and encouraging for the students You should consult your school s ICT Acceptable Use Policies which will inform you as to how digital and video images are to be captured and stored within the school and on your computer The AUP will also outline how images of students are to be published in a presentation for classroom use or published for the public on the school website as the Data Protection Act 2003 and 1988 might apply Note Digital photography is covered in NCTE s course Creating ICT Resources To insert a Shape 1 To insert a Shape click Shapes on the Illustrations eg dad Home Insert Design Animaboni Slide Show Reve group in the Insert tab Cia WES a ei Table Picture Clip oto apes SmartArt Chart Hypertnk Action 2 Select a shape from the drop down and drag its size wi zh ia 2 out on the slide e NN FIA 3 Resize and position the image as required To insert an image from the Internet 1 Locate an image on the Internet 2 Right click over the image and select Copy n Note Remember to also copy the copyright holder s details to paste into your Acknowledgements slide
101. ing the interactive activity If you have an interactive whiteboard the students can use the pen or touch features of the screen to interact Save the activities in your favourites e Search in Scoilnet Resource Finder for suitable Maths or related materials appropriate to your students level primary or post primary e Goto www cbiproject net and search for suitable resources to support numeracy development e Maths teachers can save the Project Maths and the GeoGebra websites to their favourites www projectmaths ie www geogebra org cms e In Project Maths enter NCCA and Project Maths into the web browser search box Explore the LINKS to useful websites e Explore www ncca ie en Curriculum and Assessment Post Primary Education Project Maths Links PM Links html In RESOURCES see the multimedia presentations on geometry and trigonometry e Science teachers can go to YouTube www youtube com and search there using junior certificate cabinteely community school physics or leaving certificate as search terms Choose one video and save it to you favourites The Internet and Assessment The Internet gives you access to millions of lesson plans and assessment interactive quizzes and rubrics Open Resource Finder in Scoilnet and search under any topic you teach for quizzes or games to assess learning Bookmark your findings Open http edorigami wikispaces com go to Rubrics Bloom s Digital Taxonomy and
102. ion e g Move Navigate to desired destination for the file or folder On ER odd Click on Move Using a Flash Drive or USB Memory Stick Key 1 Insert the Flash Drive USB Key into a USB port on the PC 2 Wait for the PC to recognise the drive When a new drive is being inserted for the first time it takes a few seconds for Windows to recognise and configure the drive 3 Click on My Computer You will notice that a new drive now exists e g USB2 E lt may state the name of the disk drive that you have inserted but this depends on the brand of drive being used Create New Folder Alt 4 Select the place where you want to move Introduction to File Management Then click the Move button B C Subjects English Gaeilge C Maths QD Music D New Folder ID School Plans A SESE is K s Iv To view any subfolders click a plus sign above J Cancel Make New Folder Move To copy a file to the USB Drive Method 1 1 Resize the My Computer window and open the folder which contains the files you wish to copy to the USB drive a Find the file you want to copy to the USB drive b Click once on the file and drag and drop onto the Drive in the My Computer window Method 2 1 Right click over the file name you wish to put onto the USB drive 2 Click on Send to the USB drive WO
103. k It has two main features 1 A list of criteria giving the important elements of the work 2 A set of statements which describe different levels of quality in the work The combination of these two elements of the rubric helps to build up a picture for the teacher and the learner of what success will look like in the activity or piece of work Source NCCA Info NCCA January 2008 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Creating a Rubric Insert a table into a word document to create a rubric for your students to use to help them self assess and reflect on their own learning See examples of rubrics at NCCA Newsletter Jan08 www ncca ie and http edorigami wikispaces com gt Rubrics Bloom s Digital Taxonomy 4 In the traditional AoL teachers record and report information on the student s progress and achievement to the student themselves their parents other teachers and other professionals Word processing will help in all these activities Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Discussion Discuss with other participants ways in which you could use word processing and file management skills to assist with assessing the students in your class using both AoL and ATL Share your ideas with the Tutor and the other teachers See www action ncca ie en afl primary afl for an AfL toolkit and examples s You will find many word processing activities for use in assessment appropriate to the curriculum and your stu
104. lder having first created a sub folder named NCTE Sites Xx Opening the Favorites Folder In time you will create a filing system of sub folders inside the al fega Favorites Folder To open a folder dk Favorites EU Feeds istory E r 1 Clickon the Favorites icon to open the Favorites menu A 2 Click on the folder you wish to open Be C Data Alternatively you can click on Favorites on the Menubar of Hina the b C Ed Downloads e browser O Encyclopaedia Encyclopedia Britannica Online Ency e English Encyclopedia Britannica Online Encyclopedia C3 extensi http school eb co uk storelibrarycard French C3 Gaeilge Z3 ICT in the classroom Cj Hardware GA annala 57 MODULE 2 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 58 SEARCHING THE WEB These are a variety of the search engines on the Internet where you can search for links to sites A search engine is a piece of information software that enables users to search the Internet using keywords and other information such as language and country The search engines match your search criteria to web pages that are listed in their index Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Search Engines Here are some of the most popular search engines e www google ie e www bing com e www yahoo com e www altavista com e www askkids com You can searc
105. les 1 Click on an existing file in your main folder on Fle EX We Fomes Tob Hep the Desktop with the left mouse button and Q Cn MI Ves C C Documents ard Settrigil jcrantutrater y Cecarmantal Sub acta hold it down 5 cl CJ e 2 Thefile is now highlighted DI ew gs 3 Move the file into your new sub folder by LJ school Fians e m dragging the icon over the folder and releasing the mouse button Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Filing System Tips Know where vour files are being saved e g Mv Documents folder Plan your filing system The best time to file a document is when you first create it Specily a filing system for your class that all students use Use clearly labelled file names Give files logical specific names and include dates in file names if possible The goal when naming files is to be able to tell what the file is about without having to open it and look Create other folders within these main folders as need arises The goal is to have everv file in a folder rather than having a bunch of orphan files listed Keep your folders uncluttered by clearing out the old files Do not delete files unless you are absolutely certain that you will never need the file again Back up your files regularly 35 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Possible Filing Structure for your computer Folders can be nested inside other folders in a
106. lied throughout your document Also they are set up to automatically renumber if you add or delete content in the document GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR THE VIEW TAB Click the View tab In Word 2007 you can display your document in one of five views Draft Web Layout Print Layout Full Screen Reading or Online View You can also make a Ruler visible and use the Zoom feature in the View tab THE PAGE LAYOUT TAB Click the Page Layout tab In Page Setup group you can set the orientation and page size Page Orientation of the document is the direction of in which it will be displayed The two basic types of orientation are Landscape and Portrait Open a saved document and in the Page Layout tab in the Page setup group select Orientation choose Landscape as the direction Adding a Border to your page In the Page Background group click Page Borders Select Box as the setting Click Color and select a colour Leave Apply to Whole document unchanged Click OK Activity Links Using Word Processing Tips Text Right option in the paragraph group in the toolbar school play bold and underline features as appropriate filling in of obvious words e g The chicks were in the very Enlarge the font size Save and print the document A l S Web Layout L3 Outline Print Full Screen layout Reading 33 Draft Document Views e Type you
107. ll appear here Find web pages that have all these words this exact wording or phrase f tip one or more of these words OR OR tip But don t show pages that have any of these unwanted words tip Need more tools Results per page 10 results ba Language any language yj File type any format Search within a site or domain e g youtube com edu Date usage rights numeric range and more 2010 Google You have options on top of the page to search for amp io e Web pages Web Images Maps News Books Translate Gmail more v News Book Maps Images Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo lt Using the internet to find literacy resources OA KR 6 No gt Use the URLs below to find and save resources for any subject area you teach that you can use to help develop the literacy or numeracy skills of your students www google ie www irishtimes com www mathszone co uk gt KS1 KS2 tab on top of the page www literactive com www readwritethink org SEARCHING FOR IMAGES You can of course click on the Google Image link and enter your keyword into the Image search box Millions of images will be returned in an instant not all will be appropriate for your uses but more than likely all images will be copyright protected Sol E D 60 Open Google Click on
108. lonad N isi nta don Teicneola ocht san Oideachas NCTE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Getting Started with your Laptop amp Digital Projector National Centre for Technology in Education lonad N isi nta don Teicneolaiocht san Oideachas Getting Started with your Laptop and Digital Projector Published by The National Centre for Technology in Education National Centre for Technology in Education NCTE Dublin City University Glasnevin Dublin 9 Tel 353 1 700 8200 Email info ncte ie Web www ncte ie www scoilnet ie Copyright National Centre for Technology in Education 2011 Permission granted to reproduce for educational use providing the source is acknowledged Copying for any other purposes prohibited without the prior permission of the publisher Please note e Screenshots used in this manual may appear different to those on computer screens used by participants Variations in versions of the software and differing operating systems may be in use e The World Wide Web is constantly evolving and content and URLs Universal Resource Locators website addresses change over time It is possible that the content located at some of the URLs listed throughout the manual may change over time Throughout this module reference may be made to software titles and suppliers of Internet services These references are made purely to illustrate or expound course content Any such reference does not imply any
109. mepage mac com prr copyright html 4 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Curriculum and Assessment NCCA www ncca ie ICT Framework www action ncca ie Rubrics http edorigami wikispaces com Sample rubric www ncte ie upload cpd WikisPlusforlearning Student Peer Assessment pdf P USING A SCANNER A scanner provides some of the functionality of a visualiser allowing you to convert hard copy files into electronic files for use on the computer Many schools have scanners and they are generally easy to operate and a very useful tool for the classroom While each scanner will have its own operating software and accompanying instructions most will operate as follows 1 Turn on the scanner 2 Put the page picture to be copied onto the scanner glass 3 Click on My Computer go to scanner amp camera at bottom of screen and you will see scanner name click on this 4 Scroll down to scanner amp camera wizard click OK 5 Follow NEXT steps and make sure to give a name to your picture 6 Click FINISH To find your scanned item 1 Go to My Pictures and you should see the file saved in this folder 107 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo The Photoalbum feature in Powerpoint allows you to insert scanned pictures seamlessly into a Powerpoint presentation OTHER TECHNOLOGIES Visualisers A visualiser also refe
110. meracy development for your teaching resources Primary e g Main Folder Junior Infants Sub folder English gt Sub folder Literacy oral reading writing Sub folder Phonics Sub folder Jolly Phonics Post primary e g Main folder Junior Cycle Maths gt Sub folder Geometry gt Sub folder Constructions gt File Division of a Line Segment into three equal segment AB 181011 We have learned how to create and save documents and files now it s time to create folders to store our files Let s take a quick look at a computer s different areas to see how to manage our filing system EXPLORING THE DESKTOP Recycle Bin The Desktop e beast iI MY Docente L My Recent Documenta 5 My Pictor Wo LL n O bo arclinforraation about the chk drtves curares scarrars arci 3 wirden Mescerges other hardware connected to your compe w Tour Windows P Ji Fles aedi Settings Transfer D Prin ard rac Weed System Tray Programs Shut Down Task Bar Show Hide the Computer Icons Start 32 MODULE 1 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR The Start Button provides shortcuts to the document folders fm Ej files and programs stored on the computer The Shut Down fW Copyright 1985 2001 n PI si button is for closing down the computer esi day What do you want the computer to do v To Shut Down the Computer Ends yow
111. n or Save the file Opening the file displavs the attachment in a new window i S V psi Note lt may not be possible to open certain attachments if you do not have the corresponding program installed on se your computer e g y Loistsamna ppex TEK View Download Invite a friend g Feo PoF STK View Download Bey Fond S prije St Josegh s to che To open the attachment Ceisteanna pptx you need PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer installed on your computer File002 pdf must be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader This is a free download Picturel jpg may be opened by any image viewing program Activity Tips Tutor Demo Email etiquette e Always include a subject line in all e mails Choose a subject that will be meaningful to you and the recipient s Be sure to double check the address that your e mail is going to After you click on Send you cannot retrieve or stop it going to the recipient e UPPER CASE WORDS LOOK LIKE SHOUTING AVOID USING UPPER CASE WORDS e Avoid using fancy fonts unusual colours and unique formatting Use the default settings Using Email Projects in School Email is a very good medium for project based activities It makes interaction between schools possible and helps students communication skills Most of the work is carried out offline and students share their research and findings through email The teacher should select partner schools to suit the educational
112. ncluding spoken language print broadcast media and digital media DES 2010 Better Literacy and Numeracy for Children and Young People NCCA ICT Framework The NCCA ICT Framework provides a guide to teachers for embedding ICT in curriculum and assessment across curriculum subjects to help students become capable learners who are digitally literate in Areas C S T and F of the ICT Framework Area C Exploring the potential of ICT to create communicate and collaborate to organise and produce information Area S Developing a critical appreciation of the role of ICT in society and habits which reflect ethical and responsible use of ICT Area T Using ICT for thinking and learning including managing enquiry assessing information solving problems and expressing ideas across a range of curriculum areas Area F Understanding and applying knowledge of the functions of ICT including safe practice maintenance and ergonomics While the skills taught in this course are aimed at teachers it is assumed that students will play an active role in engaging with these ICT technologies There are three progressive levels of learning in the ICT Framework from Junior Infants to Junior Certificate Open www action ncca ie en ict framework opportunities to see the Demonstrations of Learning for the level you teach The NCTE provides a wide range of supports to schools in the area of ICT integration When you have completed this course
113. needs Share any ideas you have with the other teachers on this course GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Contacts 1 Click Contacts along the left side of any page 2 Click the New Contact button in the top left corner of the Contact Manager Enter your contact s information in the appropriate fields Any information you add will save automatically You can enter additional contact info by clicking the Add drop down menu You may also add an image of the contact if you wish Email addresses are automatically added to your Contacts list each time you use the Reply Reply to all or Forward functions to send messages to addresses not previously stored in your Contacts list If these addresses don t appear immediately try waiting a few minutes or signing out of your account and signing back in Each time you mark a message as Not Spam your Contacts list is automatically updated so that future messages from thot sender are received in your inbox Activity Using Email 4 M ail by Google Mail Contacts Tasks char e No recam comersatione Tutor Demo Compose an email and send it to other participants in the group e Attach a picture to an email and send it to yourself Open the attachment e Created new contacts by adding some of your friends email addresses Editing Contacts To edit or delete a contact open your Contacts list by clicking
114. nsition Effects KA N Transition Soune No Sound T S I 581 Transition Speed Fast to choose from E to This Slide 5 To see all the possible Transition Effects click on the More Choose a special effect that will be applied during the transition between the previous slide and the current slide downwards pointing arrow and a drop down window will appear 6 Hold your mouse over a Transition Effect and you will get an instant preview of it on the slide fa 7 Click on the Transition Effect you wish to use 24 8 Click on Apply to All All transitions in the presentation a A w E will now be the same 78 uil OS C C EI Push and Cover 9 A slide transition icon appears beside the slide tea On the right side of the Transition to This Slide there are 4s mosouna Advance side Bi Transition speed Fast 9 On Mouse Cic some options for the Transition Effect iP Amor Ta Al C Automatica After 0080 3 n x Apply To All You can adjust to determine the Sei the anion been a slides in the presentation to be like the transition you have set up for the current ide Speed of the transition To re set the slide transition speed click the arrow next to Transition Speed and then select the speed that you want Sound to accompany the transition Choose a sound from the Transition Sound drop down menu Activity Tips
115. oadband high speed Internet connection via a standard Ethernet network cable HDMI Connector With an HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface port you can connect your laptop to any HD TV or Digital Projector The HDMI cable will carry both video and audio eSATA Used for attaching an external hard drive eSATA external serial ATA ports are found on a number of business and multimedia laptops Portable hard drives are most commonly used in the eSATA drive but it may also be used as a USB port USB Flash Drives A flash drive may be also called a pen drive thumb drive or memory stick It is a small storage device that can be used to transport files from one computer to another Flash drives are popular because they can hold a considerable amount of digital content and are fast reliable and portable Insert the drive into any USB port on the computer and after a Lio eT 5 few seconds the computer will detect it PKBACK 001 E Usually an AutoPlay dialogue window opens automatically 7 Always do this for pictures offering you options or various actions you may take with the peire Spina 2 Import pictures and videos USB drive O ro vendor AR View pictures ME Using Windows Live Photo Gallery m e Add Files usinc p d Copy pictures to your computer and view da them General options View more AutoPlay options in Control Panel
116. of Word FIA SEE You ll find familiar features for opening files saving files T fr Shoes 7 Open format printing files and so on but there s a lot more here as a Word Template uy l Save Save the document as a template that can ll M Il d H t E be used to format future documents well as you WI Iscover later l Word 97 2003 Document N Save As gt Save a copy of the document that is fully compatible with Word 97 2003 2 The Ribbon amp Ee Find add ins for other file formats E 2 n A b Learn about add ins to save to other The Ribbon is divided into seven tabs Each tab along LIRE Zi Prepare gt Other Formats the ribbon is organized to make it easy to get your work _ open the REIS agg porto sect from Send done Other tabs may be added 3 Command Buttons Within each group are related command buttons You click on the buttons to issue commands 4 Command Groups Within each group are related command buttons You click on the buttons to issue commands 5 Help If you are having difficulty with any aspect of Word you may use the help facility 6 The Insertion Point Just below the ruler is a large area called the text area You type your document in the text area The blinking vertical line in the upper left corner of the text area is the cursor It marks the insertion point As you type your text displays at the cursor location The horizontal line next
117. ols are using the Internet On the Homepage under Popular areas click on Tools for Teachers View some of the Star School websites Resources for Teachers www etwinning org www teachnet ie Internet Safety www webwise ie www ncte ie InternetSafety www ncte ie Broadband ContentFiltering Free Online WebTools Google Documents http docs google com Microsoft Office Live www officelive com en GB Copyright Video explaining copyright using Disney clips _ www cartoonbrew com disney a fairy use tale html Fun copyright interactive www cyberbee com cb_copyright swf Copyright for Kids_www copyrightkids org Citing Sources Simple layouts from 6 years onwards http kathyschrock net research works2 htm Avoid Plagiarism_http kathyschrock net research plagiarism htm Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers http www halldavidson net chartshort html Curriculum and Assessment www ncca ie have a look at the online curriculum planning tool www action ncca ie Safer Passwords Remember to keep your passwords safe and secure Try to choose strong passwords that will not be easily guessed a mix of capitals and lower case alphanumerics is best Always close your browser if you are going to leave your computer unattended If asked by Internet Explorer or any other browser if you would like the browser to remember a password you have just entered only agree if using your personal computer never do so on a public or shared comp
118. on the icon of your choice in the Font group Helvetica 10 A U abe x x Aa Bees Font Bold alic Underdine GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Tips on typing text Do not press Enter at the end of each line The writing will continue on the next line as you type This is called Text Wrapping e Use the Enter key only to force the text on to a new line after a title etc or to create new paragraphs Do not press Space Bar to indent or centre text Use the Center tool in the Paragraph group e Save your work regularly to avoid losing it i Insert a fada To insert a fada when writing in Gaeilge e Hold down the Alt Gr key and press a e i o U to make i 6 U e To make capital U hold down Alt Gr and Shift and press the a e i o U Alt Gr Alt Gr for ca i n H and fada Symbol To insert the symbol in a document symbol Press and hold down Alt Gr key and press the key as shown Using Bullets or Numbers to make a list You can create a numbered list or a bulleted list Lists are useful for summarizing information to make it easier for students to understand and digest If you have a sequence of information a numbered list is best If you are not concerned about sequence a bulleted list might be better 1 Click the Bullets or Numbering button on the Paragr
119. ontexts Visualisers are a simple yet very powerful technology to use in the classroom They can be used across the entire curriculum in a number of different ways It is a simple to use technology that appeals to both teachers and students The visualiser is an effective and efficient tool for collecting and collating students writing and art work for recording and assessment purposes It is engaging interactive and simple to use Time and money is saved in photocopying access is instant and presentation is in colour 108 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 Why use Visualisers in the Classroom Students work can be displayed to the rest of the class instantly Artefacts even the smallest and most fragile can be viewed by the entire class The visualiser gives access to scarce resources such as where the school has only one copy of a book or a student brings in a photograph to show the class The teacher may use it to demonstrate the correct way to hold a pen and how to form letters using a joined script Science experiments can be demonstrated to the class as a whole Immediate feedback may be given on written work by projecting and reading it as a written text which then leads to whole class evaluation By using the zoom facility students can see illustrations clearly Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Useful Links NCTE Advice Sheets http www ncte ie AdviceSheets Wh
120. ot classroom suitable Students can use presentation software for a range of learning purposes Creating digital learning objects for other classes using presentation software Students can create slideshows for younger classes and present them Post primary students could revise a topic they find difficult and present their slideshow to the class thus helping others revise a variety of topics In primary school a senior class could create a presentation on the alphabet for the junior classes The presentations may be added to a school s digital library for sharing with other classes Developing note taking and summarising skills by extracting key points from their research and presenting them in bulleted points Publishing their work on the school website to help them learn about writing for an audience copyright citing sources and being responsible digital and web publishers My School Years project where students present their years in the school by creating a slideshow with photographs from each year as well as images of their work and other school activities Projects which develop slide shows to present projects by individual or groups Science Presentations can be made by students to teach processes and how things work Teachers or students can add additional items to a diagram to illustrate how a process grows and changes Student e Portfolios can showcase students best slideshows Class Yearbook type presentations
121. ou must now decide what will happen to the file Either a Runthe program from its current location b Save this program to disk The first option means the computer will download AD SSE A i Do you want to run or save this file Name winzip155 exe Type Application 28 8MB From download winzip com and then open and install the file This means you have no control over where the file ends up It is better to go with the second option it gives you much more control Fun TA me over the operation A A Mi oes hum pa ous pou tor cus a da mol e Select Save this program to disk and click OK DF ina save te aiaa What o isk Next you will be asked where to save it we will save it in a Web Documents folder on the desktop Feny ad Save sie Soricaen 65 MODULE 2 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 66 Once the computer knows where to save the file it will 45 of winzip155 exe from download winzip com C EJO begin the download fe The File Download window tells you the name of the vis fm in con file being saved the Estimated time left re Transfer rate 259KB Sec and where the file will Download to Cosa fie log bow fil donload cones Once the download is complete another window appears giving you three options e Run will open the downloaded file It mav begin to Download complete install itself asking a series of questions
122. ould encourage a faster response Using Blind Carbon Copy Add Bcc If you re sending a message to several people and want to hide each recipient s email address you can use the blind carbon copy feature Bcc 1 Click on Add Bcc 2 Enterthe email addresses that you do not want to display to the recipients in the Bcc field Activity Tips Tutor Demo Your Data Protection Responsibilities Compose an email and send to three participants in the group Add one address to the To field one to the Cc field and one to the Bcc field When forwarding an e mail to more than one recipient address the e mail to yourself and Bcc Blind Carbon Copy everyone else The addresses entered as Bcc will not appear on the delivered e mails Try this now lt 4 79 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 76 Reply to an email When you receive an email message you can reply to the message rather than Reply v having to enter the address and subject again 1 Click Replyto reply only to the message sender or 2 Reply All to reply to everyone who received the message To forward a message 1 Open the email and select the message to forward Reply v 2 Click Forward from the bottom of the message 3 Enter the email address es to which the email should be forwarded and add any notes in the message field If the message has attachments you can choose not to fo
123. ound Styles 7 si es ezz im sola Page Slide nasan sea ou paeem i e mann m mu jil Hide Background Graphics Setup Orientation 7 O Effects E Li Page Setup Background Gi 98 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 The Animations tab is where you go to add animation to any object as well as add transition effects to the slides tu d 0 Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint m Home Inset Design Animations SlideShow Review Developer Add Ins IE eparina Transition Sound No Sound Advance Slide mm x ill xi 4 Ld L x S Transition Speed Fast V On Mouse Click Preview amp imati E coi j Apply To All E Automatically After 00 00 Preview Animations Transition to This Slide The Slide Show tab is where you go when you want to test how your presentation will run From this tab you can alter the timing of the slides record narration specify what slides get used in a show and pick what mode it will run in Pa HJ U Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins I Ho KS Record Narration Resolution 1280x800 Slowest Hig 7 kal G Rehearse Timings EF Show Presentation On Pon From Custom Set U
124. our message in the Subject field 4 Write your message in the large blank field 5 When you ve finished composing click the Send button located just above the To field You ll see a confirmation at the top of the window that your message was sent GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 Save Now Discard Draft autosaved at 10 07 PM 0 minutes ago To info anyschool ie Add Cc Add Bcc Subject My first email A Attach a file B U f 1 E D SEE th il il IN amp na m ei z You write the text of your email herel Activity Tutor Demo Message Subjects All emails should have a subject line indicating the content of the email Try to use subject lines that are clear and directly related to the content of your mail Your recipient will see at a glance the relevance of your mail and this should encourage a faster response Using Carbon Copies Add Cc You can send a copy of an email to one or more people at the same time by clicking on Add Cc and adding their addresses All recipients of the message will see the other recipients email addresses in this case Activity Tips Tutor Demo Your Data Protection Responsibilities All emails should have a subject line indicating the content of the email Try to use subject lines that are clear and directly related to the content of your mail Your recipient will see at a glance the relevance of your mail and this sh
125. p Hide 4 Beginning Current Slide Slide Show 7 Slide Show Slide W Use Rehearsed Timings Use Presenter View Start Slide Show Set Up Monitors The Review tab is where you go when your presentation is about finished but you may want to do some final checks like spelling or use the thesaurus to replace some words You can also add in comments to slides to provide some additional documentation 3 Bio o Presentationi Micros TJ An i Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins Sdan 2 a dd a f3 le Spelling Research Thesaurus Translate Language Show New Edit Delete Previous Next Protect Markup Comment Comment Presentation 7 Proofing Comments Protect The View tab is where you go when you want to switch between PowerPoint s views Normal Slide Sorter and Slide Show id 9 U Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins Gridlines fi Grayscale Notes Slide Slide Handout Notes Zoom Fitto New Switch Macros Sorter Page Show Master Master Master LI Message Bar Window ias Pure Black and White Window tai Move Split windows Presentation Views J Show Hide Zoom Color Grayscale Window Macros 7 V Ruler a color E E Arrange All B F amp nan Q EH T TA Cascade The Quick Access Toolbar QAT is the only toolbar in PowerPoint 2007 This toolbar can be customised to suit and
126. page or another presentation an email address or a file In PowerPoint vou can create a hvperlink from text or from an object such as a picture graph shape or WordArt To create a hyperlink to a website Select the text or the object on your slide that you want to use as a hyperlink On the Insert tab in the Links group click Hyperlink Under Link to click Existing File or Web Page and then click Browse the Web Locate and select the page that you want to link to and then click OK 97 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Copyright and website linking You do not need permission for a regular word link to another website s home page Adding hyperlinks to your slides will offer connections in class to webpages in the click of a button In this activity we ll see how to add a hyperlink to http www webwise ie to a suitable piece of clip art Note When typing in a web address rather than selecting the webpage as in No 4 above you must type in http in front of the web address Click on the Insert tab Click Clip Art on the Illustrations group Search for wise and select any image you will to insert it on your slide Select the image and in the Links group click Hyperlink In the Insert Hyperlink Address box type in http www webwise ie Click OK Click on the Slide Show tab and click From Current Slide to view Click on the image when the slide plays
127. page or website link you need to click the required option These links are called Hyperlinks A Hyperlink can be a piece of text usually underlined e g www ncte ie a picture or a graphic which links one web page to another These links are to be found in all Web pages When clicked a link will automatically retrieve the linked page and open it When you move the mouse over a link the cursor will change from an arrow to a hand Changes to Tutor Demo Activity Using a new website with students Tips It s wise to always tully preview a site by clicking on all of its links before using it with students This way you can vet its content for age appropriateness and check that it is advertisement free Using the Back button It is easy to get lost in a website by continually clicking on links which lead you further into the site or off on to other sites At any point you can re trace your steps by clicking the Back button on the toolbar Using the Back button brings you back along the path you travelled one step at a time You will sometimes find that the Back button is greyed out When this occurs it indicates that you clicked on a link which opened into a new window or a new tab To continue your journey backwards you must close that new window or tab You may have opened several new windows When you get back to and close the first window you opened the Back button
128. presentation Create a slide for each of the new words in the class reader Save and run as slide show Insert images of native lrish birds from ImageBank ie and add title and details on each slide Find historical images from ImageBank ie and insert one image per slide Add a caption for each slide 104 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP 8 DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 Printing a PowerPoint File In PowerPoint you have the options of printing Slides in colour grey scale or black and white 2 ms ide Priores Handouts you can choose from 1 to 9 slides per page ee rl vrl al Comment Ci Print to file Notes Pages includes speaker notes and the slide Prntranoe oe oa Current side Selection Number of copies Outline View Ti de EE E Scale to fit paper Print hidden sides TT Frame sides E High quality Print comments and ik markup Activity Tutor Demo Using the features you have learned in Powerpoint create a short presentation which you could use to support literacy or numeracy development in your classroom Activity Tips Tutor Demo Free PowerPoint Viewer If you wish to share a PowerPoint with a student who does not have PowerPoint on a home computer they may download a free viewer from http office microsoft com en gb downloads Insert PowerPoint Viewer in the Search box Getting Help Screentips
129. r home or school address and align the text on the right of the page using the Align Create a notice for parents announcing details of a field trip school tour sports event or a e lype out the classroom rules or the Science room Technology room ICT room regulations Adjust the size of the font to cover most of the page Save and print the document Using a pre typed poem apply the following formatting page border different font for each verse insert suitable clipart image insert image from Imagebank wrap picture with text use Create a typed cloze test to suit a topic you teach A cloze test can range from simple saw a man lay his jacket on a puddle for a woman crossing the street thought that was The latter could evoke a class discussion on different levels of meaning Create labels for your classroom e g doras fuinneog b rd and add a clipart image for each e Select key geometrical terms for Junior Certificate Maths e g Axiom Theorem Proof Corollary Converse Implies and prepare a typed quick revision sheet on each e Select fifteen elements from the Periodic Table and type a simple matching exercise between the full names of the fifteen elements and their form on the Periodic Table Insert Page Layout References Ma il da i Break L EB Line Margins Orientation Size Columns __ E I b Hyph up Portrait l bo Landscape Tutor Demo to the more ch
130. ropriate for age and indeed culture e g spelling colour and colour or political point of view PowerPoints for Martin Luther King always require careful vetting Some presentations may also be out of date e Slide Share www slideshare net is a slideshow sharing website It is great for ideas and may be useful in class Some slideshows may also be downloaded but the same proviso as above applies If you get to the stage that you want to upload your PowerPoint slideshow to share with other teachers make sure all your work is your own and that you are not breaching anyone else s copyright e Open the Scoilnet website www scoilnet ie and enter the key word powerpoint into the search box You may find a PowerPoint that suits your needs Teachnet ie is an lrish website that encourages quality indigenous curriculum content Many of their webpages contain slideshows e g Leaving Certificate Higher Algebra http resources teachnet ie pkavanagh 2006 e Primary teachers can look at Seomra Ranga http www seomraranga com where there are some PowerPoints for use in the classroom e The INTO website http www into ie contains many useful classroom resources including PowerPoint presentations for INTO members To insert a picture or photo from your computer Using the Insert tab to insert Clip Art 1 Click Picture on the Illustrations group on the Insert tab 2 Browse to the folder containing the required image 3 Select the
131. rred to as document camera is a tool that enables teachers to show any physical object to their students via a digital projector The digital video camera is fixed to an arm on a base The computer and visualiser may be connected to the data projector simultaneously The teacher chooses which is to be displayed by the press of a button The teacher can demonstrate to the whole class at once something previously only possible on a group or one to one basis Documents such as books copies papers magazines or maps can be placed underneath the visualiser lens so that they can be projected onto a screen 3D items such as coins leaves insects or other artefacts can be displayed to the whole class Most visualisers have a zoom facility allowing the teacher to display the smallest of details Any non digital material can be instantly shared by all Unlike the overhead projector specially prepared transparencies are not required Visualisers can show documents books art work and 3D objects directly Entire pages can be shown or minute details zoomed into A still image can be captured of the object and saved in the visualiser The image quality depends on the camera resolution but is generally very good Detail zooming gives you great flexibility and really help push the boundaries of how to use technology in a whole class teaching environment It opens up many more ways of promoting effective teaching within whole class group c
132. rward them by deselecting the checkbox next to the filename below the Subject field 4 Click Send Conversations Gmail groups all replies with their original message creating a single conversation or thread In other email systems E New window responses appear as separate messages in your inbox so you Print all may have to go through all your mail to follow the conversation E Expand all In Gmail replies to replies and replies to those replies are Eoraisr sil displayed in one place in chronological order This makes it easier to understand the context of a message and to follow the conversation thread When you open one message in a conversation all of your related messages will be stacked on top of each other like a deck of cards This is the Conversation View The newest message is always the one you see first To see all the messages in a conversation just click Expand all A conversation will break off into a new thread if the subject line of the conversation is changed When participating in an ongoing e mail conversation don t start a completely new e mail each time you respond Either continue the conversation or if creating a new mail Include some content from the last email to provide context for the conversation Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Discussion Activity Consider how email could be used in your classroom to enhance the learning experience for students with special educational
133. s to express themselves in ways they feel comfortable with and for others being able to create well laid out work reduces pressure on those with motor or learning difficulties 87 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Tutor Demo Literacy Sample Literacy Activities e Flashcard presentations can be created with presentation software Topics may include practising parts of speech extending vocabulary practising spelling reinforcing themes and concepts OMO MORO reinforcing numbers letters or colours o emphasing quotations and definitions e Students can present their own projects to the class when they have researched their assigned portions of the topic and developed slides to serve as a part of a group presentation This develops communication skills oral language skills presentation skills and critical analysis skills as well e Digital presentations can provide a way for students with oral language difficulties to express themselves confidently Digital story telling presentations can be created with images and accompanying narration e Autobiographical stories can be created by students to present short autobiographical stories about themselves Scanned photos can be inserted for interest e Poetry Readings can be accompanied with appropriate images Students could also create a slideshow with a voice recording accompanying the images Take a moment to consider
134. sertion point indicates where the text will appear when you start typing As you type the insertion point moves with the text Do not worry about mistakes as they can be easily corrected New line When the text reaches the end of the line it will continue on to the next line automatically This is called word wrapping If you wish to move to the next line before you reach the right side of the page then press the Enter button on the keyboard This forces the insertion point to the next line GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 1 Correcting errors To remove an error 1 Click to place the insertion point where you wish to make the change 2 Pressing Backspace removes the letters to the left of the insertion point 3 Pressing Delete removes the letters to the right of the insertion point Activity Tutor Demo 1 Type in 2 3 sentences about any topic you are currently teaching 2 Save your document following the directions below 3 Use your saved document to test out all Home tab actions listed in this section of the manual SAVING YOUR DOCUMENT You must save your documents if you wish to recall them later You can use the Save option on the Microsoft Office menu to save a document 1 Move your pointer over the Office Button on the top left of the screen 2 Click with the left mouse button 3 Click on Save on the m
135. stopped Menu allows access to various controls on the projector Most projectors have an eco mode and a bright mode Running a projector in eco mode reduces the brightness slightly but it reduces the fan noise and increases the bulb life 117 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Manually Configure Display Display Properties AR Themes Desktop Screen Saver Appearance Settings Sometimes it may be necessary to manually configure multiple Drag the monitor icons to match the physical arrangement of your monitors displays This will often vary from laptop to laptop depending on the graphics chip and software installed EN 2 Method 1 Display a Navigate to the Control Panel 2 ID Mari an Moto Fuer Seres were Crips Fami sl A Screen resolution Color quality ICK on an en on Gu CE Highest 32 bit v b Click on Display and th Settings les g M 1024 by 1280 pixels ram E i U U U xes On this screen you should see two numbered boxes RS V Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor labelled 1 and 2 Identity _ Troubleshoot Advanced d Clicking Identify should flash a number on the screen to Ds CT toot indicate which monitor is which e Below this is a slider that sets the resolution and colour depth of the output f Click the monitor 1 or 2 then make changes to the resolution and colour depth g
136. t 2007 licence and it has been copyright cleared for you It is important to note that other clip art and images found online will be copyright protected and permission to use should be sought and in sometimes the images may have to be purchased When using work that is not your own it is best practice to always acknowledge the copyright holder Teaching students that the images and art work they find online are protected by copyright or trademark and must always be credited and cited is a key digital literacy skill XN A GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 3 The Insert Tab Using the Insert tab to insert Clip Art ils 1 Click on the Insert tab 2 Click Clip Art on the Illustrations group EN 3 The clip art menu appears i amp amp Layout 7 4 Type your requirement in the Search for field and click Go ri Reset 5 Select the image and click the Insert button Painter sa K Delete 6 Resize and position the image as required ra Slides Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo There are many PowerPoint resources available online Remember that while they may have been uploaded and shared they are the property of others and you must comply with copyright law You can search for almost any subject area under your topic and ppt or powerpoint These may be good for ideas but never use them in class without fully viewing them from beginning to end in order to ensure that content is app
137. t into your newsletter After the text has been typed you can select the number of columns you wish to have in the newsletter Two or three columns are normal 5 Click on the Layout tab 6 Select the number of columns required from the list Fourth Cl Click on the Insert Tab and click on Picture insert Pagelayout References Mailing bal H PI Picture Clip Shapes SmartArt Chi At o gt Inserting a picture EB Browse for the file on your computer and click Open Remember unless m Break d Tables Illustrations m Insert Picture Sample Pictures you are using your own picture or photo you must acknowledge the copyright holder Look in B My Recent Documents SR My a Documents Blue hills My 3 Computer My Network A Dn Editing Formatting a picture Click on the picture and handles appear at eight points around it These are for sizing the picture A further green handle is for rotating the picture Note To keep the image in proportion it is best to move the handles at the corners 26 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR To open the Picture Tools and the full format menu click or Picture Tools double click on the picture until the tab Picture Tools opens dns Format above the Format Tab Hp Picture Shape LA Picture Border 7 CJ Pictur
138. t to visit in the address bar Your home page stays open in the first tab Activity Tips Opening Scoilnet in a new tab JO la Fe E Wem Fortes X Google ire ge ope Too Hep ik sere Google Tutor Demo Click on a new tab and tvpe www scoilnet ie into the address bar On the homepage under the heading Using Scoilnet click on 10 ways to use Scoilnet Closing tabs is as easy as opening them Click the close button that appears on the right side of the selected tab When you have several tabs open use Quick Tabs to find the site you want to view or to close sites you are no longer interested in viewing If you have more than one tab open click the Close Tab button on the tab you want to close Activity Tips Links An up to date browser use of Internet Explorer 6 It s a good idea to keep your browser up to date Updates are free and offer you best protection against viruses or software bugs Indeed you will find that older versions of browsers are increasingly not supported by the manufacturer e g Microsoft no longer supports or recommends wr ate lg B Google Quick Tabs Ctrl 9 7 Scoilnet Portal for Irish Edu E Welcome to ImageBank X Tutor Demo If you click the Close button in the upper right corner of Internet Explorer 8 you will be asked whether you want to close the tab you are currently vie
139. table Digital Projector to a Laptop is also available Both videos have sub titled versions For more information on digital projectors see the NCTE Advice Sheet at www ncte ie ICTAdviceSupport AdviceSheets For more information on digital projectors see the NCTE Advice Sheet at www ncte ie ICTAdviceSupport AdviceSheets GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR APPENDIX CONNECTING A DIGITAL PROJECTOR TO A LAPTOP Note An interactive whiteboard is connected in a similar manner Step 1 Connecting the VGA cable to the laptop Ensure that the laptop and digital projector are off before commencing The VGA cable pictured here has 15 pins 1 Locate the VGA connector port on the back of your laptop 2 Insert the VGA cable into the VGA Connection on the laptop as in the image below Note The wider part of the connection is at the top 3 Do not exert too much force or you may bend the pins on the connection 4 Hand tighten the screws on each side of the connector A poor connection can result in an intermittent or distorted picture Step 2 Digital Projector VGA connector port If your digital projector is already mounted on the ceiling wall or to an interactive whiteboard you can ignore this step If the VGA cable is not already connected to the digital projector then 1 Locate the VGA connector port on the back of the Digital Projector 2 Insert the VGA cable into the
140. tations and save two in your subject favourites for later use in class e Explore www french ie or www german ie listen to podcasts bookmark any that you can use with your classes The Junior Certificate English curriculum requires that students develop a critical consciousness with respect to all language use The following exercise could be used to examine the use of English across many websites in most subject areas e Ask Third Year students to research a major international news story using RTE news BBC news and Fox News www rte ie news www bbc co uk news www foxnews com Students compare and contrast the language used in the three reports and speculate why RTE the BBC and Fox reported the story in a particular way e A similar exercise could be organises using El Pais Spanish Der Spiegel German or le Monde French www elpais com www spiegel de www lemonde fr 67 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Literacy Using the Internet for Numeracy Development Numeracy is fundamental for life and to all subject areas in the exercises below search for educational sites that will engage your students in an online activity Find interactive activities that you could use in class using your digital projector Try to find activities that involve giving the mouse and the wireless keyboard to a student or group of students and let them demonstrate a mathematical concept us
141. the File Download dialogue box opens select Save Unlike elsewhere online Project Gutenberg activelv encourages distribution and reusing of its copyright free books While it ensures that it shares only copyright free books it also takes care to explain copyright and the term free From Project Gutenberg The word free in the English language does not distinguish between free of charge and freedom Free of charge means that you don t have to pay for the book you received Freedom denotes that you may do as you like with the book you received This distinction is immaterial if you just want to read a book privately but it becomes of utmost importance if you want to work with the book You are a teacher and want to use the book in class You wrote a thesis about the book and want to distribute the book along with your thesis You have a literary web site and want to distribute the book to your audience You are a writer and want to adapt the book for the stage If the book you got is just free of charge you may do none of the above things You may not even make a copy of the book and give it to your best friend But if the book you got is free as in freedom you may do anything you like with that book Clearly free as in freedom beats free of charge Fortunately almost all Project Gutenberg ebooks are free of charge and free as in freedom Source www gutenberg org wiki Gutenberg No_Cost_or_Freedom GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAP
142. the Shift key and press the key What is Gmail Gmail is a free search based webmail service Gmail makes it easy to locate messages Gmail includes over 7 GB of storage space and it s free symbol Shift To Sign up for a Gmail Account To create a Gmail address 1 goto http mail google com mail signup Goc gle or Click on Sign in on the Google search page IV Sign in with your www google ie Google Account Email 2 Select Create an account now ex pat example com Password v Stay signed in Can t access your account Don t have a Google Account Create an account now 3 Complete the form with your account details Get started with Gmail Fist name Last name rU Desired Login Name siosephsbne 4 Click on Show me GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR MODULE 2 my account Grail eem io cmas We Be fi Google Advanced Search A D dab ep Page gt Gp Tools Web Images Maps News Books Translate Gmail more v Search settings Sign in Google Advanced Search Use the form below and your ad Find web pages that have Advanced Search Tips About le vanced search will appear here all these words this exact wording or phrase tip one or more of these words OR OR tip But don t show pages that have
143. to ImageBank Welcome to Scoilnet Scoilnet Portal for Irish Education NCTE National Centre for Technology in Google History Ctrl Shift H 2 Welcome to Webwise Windows Interne w webwise ie ig http f v Welcome to Webwise Welcome to ImageBank Welcome to Scoilnet Scoilnet Portal for Irish Education NCTE National Centre for Technology in Google Ctrl Shift H 2 Welcome to Webwise Windows Interne nu webwise ie i http v Welcome to Webwise Welcome to ImageBank Welcome to Scoilnet Scoilnet Portal For Irish Education NCTE National Centre for Technology in Google Ctrl Shift H Ye ae Favorites Center yr Favorites BI Feeds 4 History Mi x HR Today gaa www gaa ie google www google ie My Computer ncte www ncte ie 18 rte www rte ie senteacher www senteacher org webwise www webwise ie Pages visited at www webwise ie www webwise ie GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Tabbed Browsing Tabbed browsing is a feature in newer browsers that enables you to open multiple websites in a single browser window You can open web pages in new tabs and switch between them by clicking the tabs you want to view To view other sites at the same time just click the new tab button in the toolbar and then type the address of the site you wan
144. to locate files easily Having a well organised filing system will avoid loss of files and time spent searching for misplaced files ICON LOCATION Desktop link to My Documents folder LJ My Documents 33 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Sub folder in My Documents for Pictures e 7 My Pictures Folder created and called Gaeilge wt LJ Gaeilge To make a folder in My Documents Folder 1 Open the folder called My Documents by double Ele Ed View Favortes Took Heb Qo s R res il Address C CADocuments and Settings AdiinistratoriMy Documerks Subjacts clicking on it 2 Click on Make a new folder in the list of File and E rue and folder Tasks EJ irish O Engish Folder Tasks in the left panel Gra i Push this folder to the Web los Maths SESE ka Share this folder Name the folder The words New Folder will appear highlighted under the folder 1 Typeina new name Fite and Folder Tasks D D p D B sete c mmm M erore this too y Move this folder DI Copy thee folder em d hara thin fiar B toad tha Fes Finn PALLA d 2 Press Enter This names your sub folder inside My Documents Folder Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Organising Files and Folders in My Documents Create three main folders in Mv Documents Goeilge English and Maths for example Create sub folders within each
145. to open Webwise Click the ESC Escape button to return to Edit Mode 29 Qs 3 x Ban im 95s DeL oc BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE RIBBON AND TABS The eight main tabs in the Ribbon give you everything you need to make your presentation Other tabs may be added The Home tab as shown above has many of the common tools we need to create a presentation The Insert tab is where you go to add in objects to a slide as well as edit any objects you add Objects include tables images clip art shapes WordArt video clips and audio clips You can even import items from other programs like Microsoft Excel Locate and select the page that you want to link to and then click OK u Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint IO Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins er amp prag SI 4A GIL GS Table Picture m Photo Shapes SmartArt Chart Hyperlink Action Text Header WordArt Date Slide Symbol Object orie Suu si Art Album m Box amp Footer gt amp Time Number Tables Illustrations Links Text Media Clips Slides Qutline x EZCZIEUEGENEHEZHTZSENSEHENESBUENBUENXENE The Design tab is where you go to control how your entire presentation will look its theme colours fonts style and even add in theme effects Day ld 0 0 Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint mr Home Insert Design Animations SlideShow Review View Developer Add Ins 3 1 lr H coors 45i Backgr
146. u send to the audience or post on a Web page The Master views include Slide Handout and Notes view They are the main slides that store information about the presentation including background colour fonts effects placeholder sizes and positions The key benefit to working in a master view is that on the slide master notes master or handout master you can make universal style changes to every slide notes page or handout associated with your presentation GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Editing Tools The tools for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 appear on the Ribbon as in Microsoft Word 2007 Above the Ribbon you will find the Tabs The Home tab opens by default and when you click on the name of a tab you wish to use the tab name is highlighted and everything associated with the tab you pick will appear while the previous one becomes hidden These tabs are the equivalent of the old Menu Bar The Home tab Da 19 U Presentation2 Microsoft PowerPoint CENE ay Home Insert Design Animations Slide Show Review View Developer Add Ins EE AR ies Da ai aw u a FE vs z4 Paste New BAU ae amp 2Y Aa A zm Shapes Arrange Quick Editing J sider XI 7 Styles Clipboard Slides Font Paragraph ul Drawing Groups of commands in a ribbon When a tab is chosen groups of commands associated with the tab are shown in the ribbon The gro
147. udes sexually explicit video and images from Google Search result pages but does not filter results that might link to explicit content This is the default SafeSearch setting No filtering turns off SafeSearch filtering completely Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo SafeSearch in Google Learn about Google SafeSeach at www google com support websearch gt Customize your experience gt Search Preferences gt SafeSearch Filtering Apply SafeSearch and then e Search using Google Image search for images of your local area or for images in your subject area e Create a folder in Favorites with a suitable name e g History Images or CSPE Images etc and save the image search results into your sub folder e Search for three websites to support a topic you are currently teaching that you can use in your classroom GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Encyclopaedia Britannica through Scoilnet NCTE has made Encyclopaedia Britannica available through Scoilnet in schools See www scoilnet ie britannica shtm Thousands of images video clips graphs diagrams animations maps atlases are contained in each version of Britannica Online Open Briticanna Search in any topic that you teach for a Word File a video clip or a podcast Open each item to view or to listen to it Britannica supplies a Cite Media button with each image to provide ready made citation details Once the source and copyright is acknowl
148. ups associated with the Home tab are Clipboard Slides Font Paragraph Drawing and Editing 63 id 0 Presentationi Microsoft PowerPoint Drawing Tools d Ba e Home Insert Design Animations SlideShow Review View Developer Add Ins Format cas c 5 3 A 5 x a a B cut EE Layout Calibri Heading s 44 ANN x E t Text Direction INNOHOO di 7 QB Shape Fill d Find S ET lI fgReset S Align Text ATTO Gis 8 L7 Shape Outline 8b Replace Paste New AV Aa lA Arrange Quick ste P Format Painter suas X Delete B7 W abe 9 iS ArjAjjjiE By Convert to Smartart gt amp DAL xg IT Sa 2 Shape Effects g Select Clipboard ir Slides Font iH Paragraph in Drawing G Editing de Pe Groups Within each subtask there are more controls For example 3 there are four commands to choose from in Slides New Slide as Insert Design Animati Layout Reset and Delete Each command becomes highlighted as you move the mouse li Layout 7 around in anv group such as Slides Click on the command vou fes Reset New wish to use Painter Slide Delete The command will either execute or you will be presented with ra Slides options to select from first before the command is carried out 91 MODULE 3 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Becoming Familiar with the PowerPoint Window Office Groups Dialog Launcher Button
149. uter GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR INTRODUCTION TO EMAIL Why use email in the classroom Email helps to develop literacy and communication skills as students share ideas and information and interact with others Communicating with peers is an integral part of the learning process Email provides a great opportunity for students to interact with each other and to collaborate on projects Students are motivated by the social experience of exchanging emails with e pals and classroom peers Email encourages and motivates students to write for a real audience of their peers instead of merely composing for the teacher Unlike worksheets and drills writing to peers with email creates authentic learning experiences providing deeper learning and encouraging higher order thinking skills Email facilitates collaboration between students and between teachers and is an effective communication tool between home and school Homework may be assigned and completed projects transferred between home and school using email By using mailing lists teachers have access to colleagues with similar interests outside of their own school This allows them access to shared information Students and teachers may exchange images sound files or video using attachments Students can request information and receive responses quickly using email Email is a greener form of communication as it reduces the amount o
150. wing or all tabs Closing all tab will close the entire browser window THE FAVORITES FOLDER Placing a website link in the Internet Explorer Favorites Folder is a useful way to help you keep track of websites you like and wish to return to Internet Explorer z Do you want to close all tabs v Show Options Cancel Close Tabs File Edit View Favorites Tools Help 55 MODULE 2 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR ADDING SITES TO THE FAVORITE FOLDER When you visit a particular site frequently or find a site of e J Google Ctrl D special educational interest you may add it to the Favorites folder and bookmark it for future fast access Adding sites to the Favorites folder means you do not need to remember and type long URLs Web addresses You simply Add a Favorite Add this webpage as a favorite To access your open the Favorites folder and click on the site required favorites visit the Favorites Center Name Click on Add to Favorites icon Create in yy Favorites New Folder 2 Select Add to Favorites 3 The Add a Favorites dialog box opens and the name of the favourite will be shown in the Name box 4 You may rename the favourite by deleting the selected name and typing in your preferred name The chosen name is a label to help you identify the site It does not alter th
151. with collections of photos information about special events examples of class and pupil projects etc throughout the year can be made by students as a group work project MODULE 3 With PowerPoint less is more and often the teacher need only create a slide or two to produce an effective teaching tool When used with the digital projector you will have a whole class multi media learning object Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo One or two slide activities e A PowerPoint might contain one picture as a stimulus to oral or written activity in any topic e The PowerPoint might contain contrasting or conflicting photography two slides one photograph each so that students are encouraged to consider their responses to different visual stimuli e A PowerPoint might contain one sentence controversial inspiring etc which the students react fo in writing as fo its sentiment The pieces of writing might then be read to the class to see how and if students reacted in different ways This could be used as a stimulus for visual arts or music also e The teacher might have a student make notes keep a record on PowerPoint as the class discuss an issue This could be saved and revisited for revision later e The teacher might write five sentences on a slide and ask students to continue with five more in their copies Students can then read out these alternate continuations to each other e The teacher might build up a bank of the most
152. ws conventionally but it also shows you where a file is saved by guiding you through the hierarchy of folders on your computer s hard disk It is down to personal preference whether or not you wish to use Windows Explorer to manage your files To launch Windows Explorer Method 1 T Click once on the Start button on the Taskbar in the bottom left of the screen 2 Choose All Programs from the pop up menu 3 Move the mouse over and click on Accessories 4 Select Windows Explorer from the submenu on the side Method 2 1 Click on the Folders icon i Folders 38 GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR 39 When you open Windows Explorer a diagram appears in the left panel listing folders that branch from the top level of your computer the Desktop Folders with a on the left tells you that there are other sub folders within that folder If you click on the sign a list of the sub folders appears and the is replaced by a See My Documents example in the image My Documents File Edit View Favorites Tools Help d O gt gt N O 62 BP search E Folders RS Folder sync Address CD C Documents and Settings AdministratoriMy Documents Folders x s as a E Documents and Settings a a Articulate Test LJ Bluetooth Exchange Folder i Subjects i Notes E C3 Administrator E gegl 0 0 ame RUIT A A E O cimp 2 6 English My Articulate Projects 2 My Music S M
153. y Pictures E thumbnails l I IR C3 Bluetooth Software P C Desktop 427 My videos r Planning Tests Standardised r class tists YY Favorites j B Cou CD Articulate Test gt E Bluetooth Exchange Folder cJ Correspondence E Class Lists Correspondence S English Activity Tutor Demo Folders and Files in Windows Explorer e My Documents folder is automatically highlighted Folders are listed in the panel on the left Files are not listed in the panel on the left but they do appear in the main panel on the right e Ifyou click on a folder in the left panel the contents of the folder appear in the right panel e A plus sign in front of a folder means there are sub folders inside the main folder e A minus sign indicates that the main folder has been expanded to list all sub folders We learned to place our files inside folders but how can you recognize one type of file form another Each file type e g Word 2007 or PowerPoint 2007 has a unique file extension and a file icon to help identify file types File Extensions and File Icons When you save a file a dot and three or four letters are added to the name which indicates its file type This is known as a file extension The file extension for Word 2007 is docx Each file type is also given a graphic symbol also known as an icon This is always visible and it enables you to recognise the type of file or the program
154. y Tips Links Tutor Demo Information overload for students with special educational needs Information overload created by millions of search results can be quite daunting for anyone but in particular students with special educational needs Some may also find it difficult to navigate their way through millions of search returns Show students how to open a result page in a second tab by right clicking on an individual page link among the millions returned by Google The original search page remains opened and when the website in the new tab has been explored by the students they can click back to the search results page to explore other websites Activity Tips Links Tutor Demo Google Search Tip Placing a phrase e g Primary Schools in Dublin inside inverted commas will narrow a search in Google This can be a helpful tip for students especially for students who have attention difficulty and who get frustrated with large amounts of data handling It can also be helpful to students with literacy or co ordination difficulties Other searching tips using Google If you want to be more specific and cut down search time you can add other keywords or search words to specify areas or time periods within which to search As you get used to searching you will learn how to improve the accuracy of searches both in terms of keywords to use time spent and relevance of the websites found Using more than one keyword
155. y tool Our students have never known a world without it and so the technology is invisible to them since it has always been there for them As teachers our challenge is to maximise the educational benefits of the technology and educate them by employing the tools and technologies that they have grown up with The rich resources of the Internet can help bring about inter disciplinary and collaborative learning As well as the need to engage our students by using the new tools in our classroom we need to help students navigate safely through the information found on the Internet The Internet enables students to Research access and retrieve information Access dynamic multimedia interactive resources which encourage student motivation and engagement Access a vast amount of resources that are otherwise not available in any one geographical location e Develop skills related to critical thinking problem solving and group work Publish their work to a real audience worldwide Experience places individually in small groups or as a whole class that would not be otherwise accessible and become more globally aware Communicate and collaborate with peers and experts from other parts of the country or other countries in real time Share information with parents and other students using a school website Access school related resources outside of school hours Develop an independence and autonomy that is important for stud
156. you ask your students to use the classroom computers to search for images for their projects or classwork you will need to take proactive action to ensure that only age appropriate images are accessed or viewed by the students The danger for children in terms of open image search is the immediacy of images Children can be confronted unwittingly with unwanted or offensive images They accept media content at face value and may be frightened by media images whether real or fictional NCTE developed ImageBank a photo library website for safer image searching in schools Students and teachers can search for and share photos for educational use All are free to use once copyright is acknowledged Open www imagebank ie 2 Search for a photo 3 Before you click Save Image to download the photo click on the magnifier icon under the picture to view the Image Details 4 Note the copyright holder s name You will find other image sharing websites in the Useful Links area at the end of the manual Another option a teacher can use is apply Google SafeSearch even on the teaching computer so that no inappropriate images of a sexual or violent nature might appear on the digital projector screen during class There are three options related to Google SafeSearch filtering Strict filtering filters sexually explicit video and images from Google Search result pages as well as results that might link to explicit content Moderate filtering excl
157. you press any key on the keyboard while the block is selected your entire block will disappear This will be replaced by whatever you have typed Press the Undo button on the Quick Access Toolbar to get your text back GETTING STARTED WITH YOUR LAPTOP amp DIGITAL PROJECTOR Moving text You may move blocks of text either within a document or between documents in Word The easiest way to do this is by cutting blocks of text from one place and then pasting them in a different place Cutting text When you cut text it is removed and placed in a clipboard The clipboard is an area in the memory of the computer used for temporary storage Method 1 1 Select the block of text you wish to cut as described above 2 Click on the Cut icon in the Clipboard group Method 1 1 Select the text you wish to cut 2 Click on the Right mouse button 3 Select Cut from the menu Pasting text Method 1 When you have cut the text then 1 Position the insertion point where you want the text to appear 2 Click on the Paste icon in the Clipboard group The text now appears at the insertion point Method 2 When you have cut the text 1 Right click where you wish to paste the text 2 Click on Paste from the menv Method 3 Paste using the Keyboard Shortcut Hold down n key and press Da id Home Insert Page Layout x oh Cut ks da Copy aste Format Painter Vici een ke Clipboard Ta

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