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Education Templates – Many websites now provide template files for teachers to use with common word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Visit one of the sites below to view a template for a program you use.

Education World Teacher Tools and Templates (Word) http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#awardCertificates
Apple Learning Interchange Templates (Appleworks) http://ali.apple.com/ali_appleworks/templates.shtml
Microsoft Office Template Gallery for Education (Office) http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/CT061993301033.aspx
Microsoft Excel Modules for Teachers (Excel) http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_excel.htm

Use the template to create your own custom file to add to your portfolio. Use Figure 4.5 as a guide to the type of documents that are recommended.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Graphing Online – A common use of spreadsheets is to create graphs. Working with data in tables and graphs helps students to learn about ways to display and communicate information. Use the "Create a Graph" tool from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) kids website, http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/Graphing/. Create your own graph. Which strategies from Figure 4.11 could be taught using this tool?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

Software Tools on Handheld Computers – Browse the following sites to locate a lesson plan for using handheld computers with word processing, spreadsheet, or database software.
http://techlearning.com/palm/
http://learninginhand.com/lessonplans.html
http://www.intel.com/education/handhelds/teaching_with_HH.htm
http://palm.atu.edu/lessons.htm
http://www.paperlessclassroom.org/howto/lesson_plan_ideas.htm
http://successlink.org/handheld/hh_lessons.asp
http://www.cpsb.org/scripts/palm/lessons.asp
http://www.learningathand.com/curriculum/all.php
Use Figure 4.6 for word processing, Figure 4.11 for spreadsheets, and Figure 4.15 for databases. Do you feel that using the tools on a handheld computer offers all of the benefits listed in the figures? Are there additional benefits to the handheld computers?

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type at the beginning of the paragraph, and at the end.

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