Demonstrates how to design presentations to meet the needs of every audience. The peskiest PowerPoint problems are investigated - saving to removable media, how to back save, fast saves and other presentation corruptors, the Autoformat feature, video drivers, hardware acceleration and missing slide content.
Covering the use of Microsoft OneNote in a wide variety of situations, this handbook provides tips for anyone who takes notes, organizes materials, or keeps a to-do list. In addition to providing the basic information on using the product's interface, this guide teaches how to use OneNote to do specific tasks such as brainstorming, mind mapping, storyboarding, and minutes taking. Also discussed are using OneNote on a Tablet PC, using the existing stationery files to organize notes for a wide variety of classes, and finding OneNote resources online.
Today's teachers and providers are often challenged by and concerned about the expectations in their states' early learning standards. How appropriate are standards for young children? How do they correlate with existing expectations and curricula? How inclusive are standards for second language learners and those with disabilities and developmental delays? In Play, Projects, and Preschool Standards, authors Gera Jacobs and Kathy Crowley tackle these questions-and more-head-on. They provide readers with plenty of lively, creative ideas to develop children's genuine curiosity while building essential skills for all children to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. With inviting, informal language, the authors walk readers through the creation of well-planned projects and activities that both capture children's interest and enhance social and early academic development in all curriculum areas. Each chapter offers: "What Research and the Experts Tell Us" snapshots and applications of the research in practice, "Try This" activity ideas that engage children and address standards, Suggestions for tailoring activities to meet the needs of bilingual children and children with special needs, This timely book is sure to give teachers and childcare professionals the confidence and ability to connect the experiences that make preschool so enjoyable with the potential for learning that makes preschool so valuable. Book jacket.
Focusing on research-based, developmentally appropriate practices, this book shows teachers how to help young children reach standards through creative play activities that ignite their enthusiasm to learn.
Get on the fast track to mastering Excel Want to find success in your profession or business? Master the timesaving tools you'll need in the real world, like Excel 2007. Whether you're a student, a professional, or an entrepreneur, you can learn Excel with this start-to-finish guide. Gain solid skills as you go from station to station in a series of clear-cut tutorials on Excel spreadsheet basics, integration with other applications, macro creation, and more. Start your journey today on The L Line. Get the basics of the new user interface and how to create spreadsheets Apply formulas, build charts, and explore pivot tables Filter, sort, analyze, and validate your data Customize Excel, create macros, and use add-ins All aboard for valuable online extras Visit the L Line Web site at www.wiley.com/go/thelline for valuable online supplementary materials: Test bank with challenging review questions PowerPoint(r) slides with chapter outlines Free sample files Along The L Line Complete tutorial coverage with step-by-step instruction Ample illustrations and examples Real-world case studies, applications, and hints for avoiding pitfalls Practice exams that let you evaluate your progress
Get beyond the basics with Excel 2007 charts Now you can take your Excel charting skills to the next level with help from this hands-on guide. Excel 2007 Charts Made Easy shows you how to upgrade from simple pie and bar charts to rich data visualization using the full range of charts available in the latest version of the software. Discover how easy it is to create custom charts with compelling effects and to display data in more meaningful ways. Manually format chart components Show trends in your data with line charts Combine line and pie charts to create area charts Plot data using scatter charts and bubble charts Create and format stock charts Connect three data points with a surface chart Display the relationship between various data series using doughnut charts Compare data values with radar charts Use PivotTables and PivotCharts to work with dynamic data Incorporate Excel charts into Word documents and PowerPoint presentations
We live in a time of profound social change, propelled by the growing diversity of our nation, our communities, and the world at large. Many of these changes challenge long-established norms and practices in our society. The purpose of this monograph, the 6th in the Fielding Monograph Series, is to document some of these changes and their social response, based on six in-depth studies conducted by graduates from Fielding's doctoral program in Educational Leadership for Change.* Dr. Monique Morris investigates the intersecting factors that contribute to the over-representation of youth of color, including Black girls, in the juvenile justice system. Her phenomenological study found that Black girls often experience a history of exclusionary discipline and poor relationships with schools, which is exacerbated by the absence of a learning environment in confinement. This further constricts their ability to build positive relationships with teachers and each other. * Dr. Mark Jordan turns our attention to the experiences of sexual minority youth confronting heterosexism and homophobia. He argues that sexual minority youth are an at-risk population because of the hostile environments they face in school, their community, or even at home. His study investigated their resilience, and found that interpersonal relationships were key to maintaining that resilience. * Dr. Charissa Cordon investigates the growing importance of self-determined learning or heutagogy in high-pressure workplaces. She focuses her research on self-determined learning among nurses in the critical environment of a quaternary cancer institution, and found that the most frequent factor that either enabled or constrained nurses from engaging in heutagogy was time. * Dr. Leslie Chang addresses another phenomenon in our modern society: the ongoing disengagement and marginalization of Latino parents in urban schools. Educational research highlights the importance of parent engagement; however, the voices and engagement of white parents as partners and leaders continues to prevail in schools. Her study showed that careful attention from school leaders allowed Latino parents to develop their own initiatives, empowering them to organize and impact change. * Dr. Lucinda Jacobs Garthwaite looks at social change from a systems perspective. Her study explored the question: Is it possible for personal practices to support emancipatory systems change, or do they rather perturb a system to emancipatory change? In either case, what are those practices? Her phenomenological study, based on conversations with 30 participants, uncovered some surprising insights on the issue. * Finally, Dr. Arega Yirdaw takes us outside North America, specifically to the declining educational standards in private institutions in Ethiopia. He wonders whether factors of leadership and governance either contribute to or prevent this decline. His results indicate that these institutions are continuously challenged to balance government requirements and stakeholder demands in an environment fraught with underfunding, scarcity of qualified instructors, poor infrastructure, poorly qualified students, and a biased regulatory environment.Taken together, the contributions to this publication show that while social change in our modern world is fraught with severe challenges, the outcome of these studies shows that there are also promising seeds of hope.
A recognized expert in teaching Microsoft PowerPoint skills demonstrates how to design presentations to meet the needs of every audience. The peskiest PowerPoint problems are investigated—saving to removable media, how to back save, fast saves and other presentation corruptors, the AutoFormat feature, video drivers, hardware acceleration, and missing slide content. Also detailed is how to use PowerPoint for informational kiosks, games, and web sites. Tips for creating reports and graphical essays and for using PowerPoint with other products in the Microsoft Office suite are provided.
A meal isn't complete without vegetables, and sometimes vegetables can be a complete meal. This beautiful book celebrates the range and versatility of New Zealand's seasonal produce, offering a wide range of recipes from entrees and main dishes such as pies and flans, risottos and pastas, as well as delicious side dishes and accompaniments. The book is divided into four seasonal sections, each one dedicated to produce available at that time of year, and with a feature vegetable for each season (eg 'Spring means asparagus'). Mouth-watering photography by Aaron McLean brings the dishes to life and celebrates the beauty of our beautiful fresh produce. This is not a vegetarian cookbook, but rather a celebration of how vegetables can be the star in a range of delicious dishes. All the encouragement you'll ever need to eat your greens!
Many women writers have secured a solid place in the literary canon, while others have remained marginalized. This reference includes alphabetically arranged entries on roughly 70 women writers whose works are widely read in English, and on some 20 related topics. While some of the writers profiled are widely known, others have not yet received as much attention. And while most of the writers are from England and America, the volume also profiles Chilean, Brazilian, Indian, South African, Australian, French, and German authors. The writers selected are feminist, in that their works have challenged traditional gender roles, explored female oppression, or critiqued patriarchal social structures. In addition to providing biographical information, the entries include interpretative summaries of major works. Each author entry includes biographical information, an extensive summary treatment of at least one of her works, an list of her other major works, cross-references to related entries, and a list of works for further reading. What distinguishes this encyclopedia from the many other volumes addressing feminist literature or literature by women is the interpretative summary in each entry. The volume closes with a list of works cited. Entries are clearly written and are accessible to high school students and undergraduates.
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