INTRODUCTORY PRINCIPLES

UNIT DESCRIPTION:STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOW TO USE TOOLS WITHIN THE MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE IN ORDER TO FUNCTION EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THE EDUCATIONAL AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENTS. .

Microsoft Office

What we are going to learn!

Enduring Understandings: The ability work efficiently and communicate effectively is key to success in the educational and

workplace environments. The ability to apply software skills to new situations is key to productivity in an ever changing

technology environment.

Essential Questions: How does knowledge of software applications effect personal and career opportunities? What are the characteristics of effective communications? What are the skills required for success in educational and workplace environments?

Essential Vocabulary: communication effective efficiency productivity career software word processing integration spreadsheets database presentation file management

Vocabulary

Communication—The imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing or signs.

Effective—Adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result.

Efficiency—An accomplishment of or ability to accomplish a job with a minimum expenditure or time and effort.

Productivity—Having the power of producing; generative.

Career—an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training.

Vocabulary

Software—program that directs the operation of a computer

Word Processing—typing or keying text, use Word

Integration—the combining of two or more software

programs

Spreadsheets—multiple rows and columns, use Excel

Database—data management, use Access

Presentation—the act of presenting, use PowerPoint

File Management—organizing the hard drive of the

computer to find documents quickly

Name a Career or Job that doesn’t use some form of technology???

Essential Question

How does knowledge of

software applications

effect personal and career

opportunities?

How does knowledge of software applications effect personal and career opportunities? Employability skills Increased efficiency and productivity Professional document formatting and

effective communication Chance for advancement Easier to compose at the computer

Essential Question:

What does effective

communication look like?

What does effective communication look like?

Organized Contrast shown in design on the same elements

All subheading are formatted the same Repetition in design

All captions are formatted the same Images are about the same size

Alignment—things aren’t scattered on the page Proximity—things that belong together are by one

another Free of mistakes Contains all of the needed information Fonts match the message and the audience

Essential Question:

What are the skills required for success in educational and

workplace environments?

What are the skills required for success in educational and workplace environments? Punctual (to work and meeting deadlines) Efficiency Software

Word processing Suite integration Spreadsheets Databases Presentation

File management Organization

File Management

It’s like a file cabinet Staying organized Easy to find files Easy to save files Easy to send files Easy to navigate someone else through

your files Time saver

File ExtensionsWord 2007document .docx

Excel 2007 workbook .xlsx

PowerPoint 2007 presentation .pptx

Access 2007 file format .accdb

Word prior to 2007Excel prior to 2007PowerPoint prior to 2007Access prior to 2007

.doc

.xls

.ppt

.mdb

Portable Document Format .pdf

Graphics Interchange Format .giff

Joint Photographic Experts .jpg or .jpeg

Tagged Image File Format .tiff

Bitmap .bmp

Questions: Think, Pair, Share activity

How do you see yourself using the Office Suite during high school?

How can the Office Suite be used for personal documents?

How do you see yourself using the Office Suite after high school?

What software do you feel comfortable with and are relaxed about learning it more extensively?

What software are you feeling anxious about learning?