Presenter Ppt Intro - Classroom Organization Tools for Teachers

Prepare your students for tomorrow.

Classroom Organization Tools for Teachers

Using Microsoft Education Application Solutions

Setting the Stage

In a true collegial and collaborative workshop, learn organizational strategies that improve student achievement using Microsoft products. Organize learners both inside and outside the classroom.

Analyze and evaluate data to increase decision-making skills. Synthesize organized information to ensure comprehension.

Collaborative Learning Objectives

• Understand Project-based learning• Organize work areas in Windows Vista• Brainstorm in Microsoft Word• Collect and organize research data in OneNote• Analyze and evaluate data in Microsoft Excel• Share and collaborate with Office Live Workspace• Utilize existing resources with Learning Essentials• Synthesize information in Microsoft PowerPoint• Understand content creation using Semblio

Participants Create Organize Share

Participants use both PC and Web based applications with the active learning unit On Location Simulation

Creating Efficiencies

with Organizational

Tools

Microsoft Office 2007®

Project-based

Learning

Microsoft OfficeLive

Workspace®

Microsoft Windows

Vista Ultimate®

Microsoft Learning

Essentials 2.0®

Microsoft Semblio®

Working Together

Project- Based Learning

• Student-centered• Standards-based• Answers an essential question• Integrates all subjects• Collaboration• Technology-rich• Authentically assessed

Organization Strategies

• Windows Vista• Office 2007• Learning Essentials• Office Live• Semblio• OneNote 2007

Discuss Project-Based Learning

Design Principle #1:

Begin with the End in Mind

Design Principle #5:

Manage theProject

Design Principle #4:

Map theProcess

Design Principle #2:

Develop theDriving Question

Design Principle #3:

Plan theAssessment

Reach today’s students with authentic, cross-curricular units built on rich ideas.

Organization Tools for the Classroom - Project Learning at it’s Best

• On Location Simulation– Lights! Camera! Action! Students use language arts and

social studies to learn about Africa and Asia while becoming a location scout team that needs to find the perfect setting for a new action adventure movie.

Cross-Curricular Unit

On Location Simulation• Math• Reading and writing• Social studies• Maps• Data collection• Data synthesis and

evaluation• Science (and more!)

Efficiencies in Planning

• Planning with Windows Vista– Documents Explorer– Create and rename folders– Search for content quickly

• Planning with Word 2007– Brainstorm in Word– Select and format text– Create and format a table– Printing options and Send to OneNote 2007

To maximize instructional time, course

files are included

Efficiencies in Researching

• Researching with OneNote 2007– Open OneNote and create a notebook– Move pages to get organized– Use the Clip Tool to collect research– Capture audio to help with note-taking

• Researching with Excel 2007– Analyze with Excel– Sort data in Excel– Filter data to find answers– Research in Excel

Hands-on activities align with standards

Efficiencies in Creating

• Creating with Excel 2007– Create a formula and use AutoFit– Copy a formula with AutoFill– Create and modify a chart

• Creating with Learning Essentials 2.0– Examine LE for Students and Educators– Locate an LE PowerPoint template

• Creating with PowerPoint 2007– Use Outline view to create a slide show– Add audio to a slide show– Add animation to a slide show

Activities have

seamless technology integration

Efficiencies in Delivering Information

• Delivery with PowerPoint 2007– Review in slide show view– Add transitions in slide sorter view

• Delivery with Office Live Workspace– Open Office Live and create a workspace– Post and view a file in your workspace– Comment on a file in a workspace

• Delivery with Semblio– Understand Semblio and how you can use it

Test Your Knowledge

and Curriculum

Connections sections are

included!

Lean to seamlessly integrate new tools and new methods so that the technology is transparent and integral to teaching the core curriculum and beyond.

Communicate Think Apply Skills

• Participants learn by doing• Curricular-relevant activities• Leaders model instructional strategies• Time for reflection and collaboration• Continuous coaching

Tying It All Together

As an educator, you increasingly work with students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, native languages, and ability levels. Project-based learning provides a greater range of learning opportunities to your students. Working on a project with others motivates learners by allowing them to work with content in the context of real-world situations (Katz & Chard, 1989). Additionally, twenty years of research has shown the motivation has a positive impact on achievement (Brewster & Fager, 2000).