Computer Applications

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Computer Applications

• Piecing it all together in a 11 Laptop
  Environment

Presentation developed by Tom Riddell Modified
for Middle School Technology Coaches (August 21,
2008)
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Table of Contents
Agenda Objectives - APPLICATIONS -
Learning Essentials (Microsoft
Student) ActiveBook Inspiration Lin-Q ReadPlease P
hotoStory Audacity Movie Maker
SmartNotebook Smart Recorder BLOGS Podcasts Scratc
h Google Maps Google Earth
OneNote Word Excel PowerPoint Producer Publisher F
rontPage
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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Agenda

• Discussion of Objectives
• Introduction to OneNote
• Exploration of commonly used applications in a
  11 Environment
• Use OneNote to take notes, store questions to ask
  later, and/or remember ideas, examples, or
  lessons utilizing these (or any other)
  applications
• Group Discussion and Exploration of any and all
  applications of your choice
• Wrap-Up Discussion about what we learned and how
  we can use this information

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Objectives

• Introduce commonly used computer applications in
  the 11 computing environment that are available
  to you.
• Allow you to see ideas on how to utilize these
  applications.
• Provide time to explore applications you are
  interested in using.

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11 will work if

• You are willing to make mistakes.
• You are willing to learn with the students.
• You are willing to be taught by the students.
• You are willing to punt.
• You are willing to adopt the JIT Teaching Policy
• (Just in Time teaching and learning)

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OneNote
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OneNote
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OneNote
Notebooks
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OneNote
Sections within the Notebook
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OneNote
Pages within that Section of the Notebook
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OneNote

• Task
• Create a new Notebook with Sections (Tabs) and
  Pages to compile information on applications you
  will be teaching teachers and students this
  upcoming school year.

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OneNote

• Hint
• Never underestimate the power of
• THE RIGHT CLICK

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OneNote
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OneNote
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OneNote
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OneNote

• Kent School District PowerPoint Presentation
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlOne_Note
• The User Guide Notebook within OneNote

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Word
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Word

• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/classroom/wor
  d/index.htm
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlMicrosoft_W
  ord

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Excel
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Excel

• Lesson Examples

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Excel

• Lesson Example

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Excel

• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/classroom/exc
  el/index.htm
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlExcel_

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PowerPoint
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PowerPoint

• Evaluation ability from Day 1
• Great program for students to display
• Technology knowledge
• Writing ability
• Verbal speaking skills
• Easiest program to use that excites students and
  motivates learning.
• Great diving board for the rest of the
  technology we have.

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PowerPoint
Examples
Scaffolding(Complete)
Scaffolding(Introduction)
GroupPresentations
StudentReview
WritingOpportunities
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PowerPoint
And since the kids will no doubt ask
Animation
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PowerPoint

• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/classroom/ppt
  /index.htm
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlPowerPoint
  

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Producer
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Producer
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Producer

• http//www.123ppt.com/newsletter/edition-003/prese
  ntation-tutorial.asp
• Creating a Microsoft Producer file

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Publisher
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Publisher
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Publisher

• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlPublisher

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FrontPage
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FrontPage

• If you want to actually publish student webpages
  to the Internet, you need to take a district
  class
• No class currently scheduled
• If you are okay with using the webpages only on
  the server and in the classroom, there are many
  possibilities
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ms_standard_software.htmlFrontPage

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FrontPage

• Live Webpage example(Student created with
  FrontPage)
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/KimMcKeever/p120w
  eb/manor1_2/manor1_2.htm
• Non-Live Webpage example(Student created with
  FrontPage, but only available on the school
  server)
• American Civil War Example
• Alternative Webpage Possibilities
• http//www.wikispaces.com/
• http//freeteams.net/

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Microsoft Student
Microsoft/Learning Essentialsmay have changed on
the new image. I am currently using a District
Office computer, so the change may not really be
on the student laptops. I am leaving this
section as it was last year until I know if
Encarta Dictionaries, Encarta Kids, Microsoft
Math, and the Encarta Dictionaryhave truly been
removed.There is no doubt that Learning
Essentials Academic Tutorials will be on all
computers, so you may want to place your focus in
that area of this section.
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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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Microsoft Student

• Encarta Dictionaries
• Encarta Kids
• Learning Essentials for Students
• Academic interface with education-specific tools
  for students and teachers. Curriculum based
  templates and toolbars for Word, PowerPoint, and
  Excel.
• Academic tutorials that give just-in-time
  coaching for common assignments and tasks.
• Microsoft Math
• Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium

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ActiveBook
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ActiveBook

• Step by step lessons for students to use while
  creating a technology rich project.

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ActiveBook

• ActiveBook can also be accessed online at
  http//www.edclass.com/
• The website version offers a more sophisticated
  search option of lessons to use with your
  students.
• If you cannot log on, and are unsuccessful with
  havingEdClass send you your password, contact
  Laurie Kirkland.

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Inspiration
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Inspiration
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Inspiration

• http//www.inspiration.com/productinfo/inspiration
  /using_insp/index.cfm
• http//www.inspiration.com/tutorials/index.cfm?fus
  eactioninsp
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/ProfDev
  elopment/tut_ksd_sftwr.htmlInspiration_

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Lin-Q
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Lin-Q

• Allows any students desktop to be displayed and
  controlled on the Smartboard
• Set-Up Directions

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ReadPlease
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ReadPlease

• Text-to-Speech Software

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PhotoStory
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PhotoStory
Please note I had never touched PhotoStory
before I threw this 20 second video together in
less than 5 minutes. I do not have an authentic
example, but can see a ton of potential with this
program. It is a great introductory program for
extending PowerPoints or showing the power and
potential of Windows Movie Maker.
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PhotoStory

• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/donnapirog/Story_M
  ovie/use_photostory.htm
• http//www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p36
  3891seqNum2

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Audacity

• Place this folder on your computer, and open
  the program by clicking
• In order to open the sound file you create
  without the Audacity application, you must EXPORT
  the file, not SAVE it.

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Audacity

• Recorded lecture for students to review at a
  later date on their own accord.
• Mr. Riddell-
• I really appreciate you and Mr. Romine
  recording your lessons so we can review them. It
  is really helping me understand all the things we
  are talking about!

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Audacity

• Persuasion Radio Commercial Examples
• Example 1
• Family Night
• Example 2
• Instruments Banned from the Bus
• Example 3
• Messy Room (Rap in Chinese and English)
• Example 4
• Job is Killing Me (Rap)
• Example 5
• Shyness

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Audacity

• http//audacity.sourceforge.net/help/

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Windows Movie Maker
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Windows Movie Maker
Projects utilizing Windows Movie Maker Example
1 Introduction to a documentary on the Oregon
Trail.Uses stills and video from United
Streaming along with voice recordings using
Audacity. (Includes one brief green screen clip
using a video camera,but the same intro idea
could be used without this additional technology)
Example 2 Fifteen minute American Civil War
documentary. Uses stills and video from United
Streaming along with voice recordings using
Audacity. Example 3 Introduction to a
documentary on the Oregon Trail.Uses stills,
videos from United Streaming, and video camera
recordingsalong with voice recordings using
Audacity.
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Windows Movie Maker

• http//movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/moviemaker2
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/staff/donnapirog/Story_M
  ovie/use_moviemaker.htm
• http//www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/prof_dev/tuto
  rials.htmlmovies

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SMART Notebook
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SMART Notebook

• Lesson Examples

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SMART Recorder
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SMART Recorder
Recorder

• View a recorded lesson available for students to
  review 24 hours a day
• View the SmartNotebook file of this Math lesson
• Students can also use this feature to record
  their work to display their understanding and
  thought-process while completing an assignment at
  home.

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BLOGS

• http//kmta-0708-english-hartley.wikispaces
  .com
• http//ktahumanities.wikispaces.com
• Free Public Education BLOG Posting Websites
• http//www.edublogs.org/
• http//www.wikispaces.com/
• A private BLOG posting websiteis also available
  on each teachers Moodle site

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Podcasts

• http//kta.podomatic.com/
• Or go directly to an example saved in this
  this folder.
• Free Podcast Posting Website http//www.podomatic
  .com/

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Scratch

• Place the program folder on your computer, and
  open the program by clicking
• Open Scratch first to view the example

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Scratch

• Scratch Homepage
• http//scratch.mit.edu/
• Scratch User Guide / Tutorials
• http//scratch.mit.edu/howto
• These links to MIT sometimes take a long time
  to load and time out while trying to access them
  from the PowerPoint. You may need to copy and
  paste the link into your internet browser.

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Google Maps and Earth
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Google Maps and Earth

• PROBLEM
• Every computer in the classroom logged on to
  Google Earth bogs the system down to a point
  where the computers run very slow.
• SOLUTION
• Create maps using a Google account on Google
  Maps.

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Google Maps

• Each student must create a free Google Account
• www.google.com
• Sign in
• Create an Account Now
• Once an account is created
• Sign in
• Maps
• My Maps
• Create New Map

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Google Earth
Google Earth may have been removed from the new
image. I am currently using a District Office
computer, so the change may not really be on the
student laptops. I am leaving this section as it
was last year until I know if Google Earth has
truly been removed.
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Google Earth

• Once the final product is finished, students can
  export the final product into a KML file, which
  opens in Google Earth.
• Final Product Example

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• Computer Applications Piecing it all together in
  a 11 Laptop Environment
• Tom Riddell - August 2008