Driving Statement Number One
What does driving statement number one mean?
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Creating a Timeline in Excel
Use a Microsoft Office Excel spreadsheet to create a timeline. Here's how:
Create a timeline
1.Plan your timeline. Do any necessary research, and then sketch out the timeline on paper.
2.Start Excel with a new, blank spreadsheet open.
3.Type a title across the top of the spreadsheet, and format the text as you like.
4.Skip several rows, and then type the first date or time of your timeline. You might want to wait to format all the dates or times at once.
5.Type a short description above or below the date or time cell, whichever works best for your timeline.
6.To format the description so it is turned sideways, on the Format menu, click Cells. In the Format Cells box, click the Alignment tab (see picture). Select the orientation for the text by clicking the picture sample or by typing a number in the Degrees box. Change the Text alignment (horizontal or vertical), and then click OK.
Tip: You might want to format a group of cells (for example, all cells that should be rotated) at the same time. First select the group of cells, click Cells on the Format menu, apply the formatting you want, and then click OK. All selected cells will now be formatted the same. Type your text in those cells and press ENTER. The cells will be rotated automatically because you preformatted them.
7.Finish typing the text for your timeline and format the cells as needed (font, size, color, and so on). If you want to add a box around a cell or group of cells, click Borders on the Formatting toolbar.
8.You can change the width of your columns as wanted. Position the mouse pointer on the lines separating any two column headings (between the column letters), and then drag the line right or left to change the column's width.
9.Fill in cells with color. First, select the cells you want to color. Then, click Fill Color (paint bucket) on the Drawing toolbar. (If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, click View, then Toolbars, and then Drawing.)
10.If you would like to add pictures to your timeline, select them from the clip art selection or another source (such as the Internet, a picture CD, a scanner, or a digital camera). Resize and move them as needed.
11.Save your timeline frequently
Create a timeline
1.Plan your timeline. Do any necessary research, and then sketch out the timeline on paper.
2.Start Excel with a new, blank spreadsheet open.
3.Type a title across the top of the spreadsheet, and format the text as you like.
4.Skip several rows, and then type the first date or time of your timeline. You might want to wait to format all the dates or times at once.
5.Type a short description above or below the date or time cell, whichever works best for your timeline.
6.To format the description so it is turned sideways, on the Format menu, click Cells. In the Format Cells box, click the Alignment tab (see picture). Select the orientation for the text by clicking the picture sample or by typing a number in the Degrees box. Change the Text alignment (horizontal or vertical), and then click OK.
Tip: You might want to format a group of cells (for example, all cells that should be rotated) at the same time. First select the group of cells, click Cells on the Format menu, apply the formatting you want, and then click OK. All selected cells will now be formatted the same. Type your text in those cells and press ENTER. The cells will be rotated automatically because you preformatted them.
7.Finish typing the text for your timeline and format the cells as needed (font, size, color, and so on). If you want to add a box around a cell or group of cells, click Borders on the Formatting toolbar.
8.You can change the width of your columns as wanted. Position the mouse pointer on the lines separating any two column headings (between the column letters), and then drag the line right or left to change the column's width.
9.Fill in cells with color. First, select the cells you want to color. Then, click Fill Color (paint bucket) on the Drawing toolbar. (If the Drawing toolbar is not visible, click View, then Toolbars, and then Drawing.)
10.If you would like to add pictures to your timeline, select them from the clip art selection or another source (such as the Internet, a picture CD, a scanner, or a digital camera). Resize and move them as needed.
11.Save your timeline frequently
Metasearch Engines and Directories
Metasearch Engines and DirectoriesResearch made easier, because you don't have time to waste.
Megasearch Engines: Search more than one search engine at the same time.Directories: Subject listing created and maintained by people.
Metasearch Engines Directories
Metasearch EnginesA9- this is Amazon's metasearch, which includes reference, news, entertainment, wikipedia, amazon.com and live.com searches.
Beaucoup- 2,000+ Search Engines, Indices and Directories
Brain Boost- this is an answer engine rather than a search engine. What that means is that "Brainboost actually finds answers to your questions posed in plain English as opposed to directing you to pages that simply mention the questions.”
Dogpile- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Ask, images, white and yellow pages.
Ithaki for Kids-"helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick!"
iTools- search the following all at once: Google, Yahoo!, Search MSN, AOL Search, AltaVista, Lycos, Ask Jeeves, MetaCrawler, AllTheWeb, Visimo Metasearch and Teoma.
Ixquick- they say they are the "world's most powerful metasearch"
KartOO- KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps through a proprietary algorithm.
Mamma- "the mother of all search engines".
Megasearch- search by internet websites, security related material search engines, ftp software, mp3, audio & video search engines and images,covers and graphics search engines.
Metacrawler- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN and Ask all at once
Tagjag- search over 3,000 feeds
Turbo 10- “Turbo10 is designed to help you search deeper and browse faster.”
Webscout- find the net's best websites
DirectoriesAwesome Library-“Awesome Library organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.”
Desk Reference- best online reference sites, from biography to writing.
Dewey Browse- information is classified by Dewey number.
Digital Librarian- a librarian's choice of the best of the web
Ditto- search over 5 million images!
Google Directory
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators- “Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.”
Librarian's Internet Index
Library Spot- “Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more”
Multnomah County Library Homework Center- listed by subject.
Open Directory Project- in partnership with AOL
The WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo! Directory
http://www.montville.net/hilldale/Hilldale_LMC/web-content/mega.html
Megasearch Engines: Search more than one search engine at the same time.Directories: Subject listing created and maintained by people.
Metasearch Engines Directories
Metasearch EnginesA9- this is Amazon's metasearch, which includes reference, news, entertainment, wikipedia, amazon.com and live.com searches.
Beaucoup- 2,000+ Search Engines, Indices and Directories
Brain Boost- this is an answer engine rather than a search engine. What that means is that "Brainboost actually finds answers to your questions posed in plain English as opposed to directing you to pages that simply mention the questions.”
Dogpile- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN, Ask, images, white and yellow pages.
Ithaki for Kids-"helps you to find the best sites just for kids via searching in real time several search engines for kids like DmozKids, Yahooligans, FactMonster, ArtKIDSRule, AolKIDS, AwesomeLibrary & KidsClick!"
iTools- search the following all at once: Google, Yahoo!, Search MSN, AOL Search, AltaVista, Lycos, Ask Jeeves, MetaCrawler, AllTheWeb, Visimo Metasearch and Teoma.
Ixquick- they say they are the "world's most powerful metasearch"
KartOO- KartOO is a metasearch engine with visual display interfaces. When you click on OK, KartOO launches the query to a set of search engines, gathers the results, compiles them and represents them in a series of interactive maps through a proprietary algorithm.
Mamma- "the mother of all search engines".
Megasearch- search by internet websites, security related material search engines, ftp software, mp3, audio & video search engines and images,covers and graphics search engines.
Metacrawler- search Google, Yahoo!, MSN and Ask all at once
Tagjag- search over 3,000 feeds
Turbo 10- “Turbo10 is designed to help you search deeper and browse faster.”
Webscout- find the net's best websites
DirectoriesAwesome Library-“Awesome Library organizes the Web with 31,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education.”
Desk Reference- best online reference sites, from biography to writing.
Dewey Browse- information is classified by Dewey number.
Digital Librarian- a librarian's choice of the best of the web
Ditto- search over 5 million images!
Google Directory
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators- “Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.”
Librarian's Internet Index
Library Spot- “Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more”
Multnomah County Library Homework Center- listed by subject.
Open Directory Project- in partnership with AOL
The WWW Virtual Library
Yahoo! Directory
http://www.montville.net/hilldale/Hilldale_LMC/web-content/mega.html
Thursday, February 01, 2007
Tricks and Tips
Febuary, 2007
Ever notice sometimes you right-click on a link and open a new window and it's not full screen? This usually occurs because IE remembers the last window size when closed. Follow these steps to fix the issue:
Close all instances of Internet Explorer except for one.
Right-click on a link in the page and select: "Open in New Window"
Close the first browser window using the [ X ] (upper right corner)
Resize the window manually by dragging the sides to the desired size.Note: Do NOT click the Maximize button, you must do it manually.
Hold down the Ctrl key and click the Close button (upper right)
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Tips and Tricks
PowerPoint
January, 2007
Import Logo to Create Custom Bullet Icons
Import your company logo to create custom bullet point icons in PowerPoint
Using your own graphics to make bullet items can add a professional finish to your presentation and help build a recognition of your logo among audience members. First, select the text you want to make into bullet points. Next, choose Format Bullets And Numbering from the main menu. In the Bullets And Numbering dialog box, click the Picture button, and then click the Import button in the Picture Bullet dialog box. Navigate to your saved logo file and click Add. You'll notice the logo has been added to the bullets available in the Picture Bullet window. Select your logo graphic and click OK to apply it. You'll want to ensure that the logo you use is simple enough to still be recognizable when scaled down considerably.
Digital Photograph as Background
Use a digital photograph as a background in your presentation
Creating a custom slide background from a digital photograph can create a unique backdrop for your presentation, and it can keep the image out of the way while you create your other slide elements. To paint your slide with a photograph, first choose Format Background or right-click on the slide and select background from the shortcut menu to launch the Background dialog box. Next, choose Fill Effects from the background Fill panel's dropdown list and click on the Picture tab in the resulting Fill Effects dialog box. Then, click Select Picture, navigate to and select your saved image file in the resulting Select Picture dialog box, and click Insert. If your image is compatible you should now see a small sample of it on the Picture property sheet in the Fill Effects dialog box. Click OK to return to the Background dialog box and click Apply To All to fix the image to the background of all your slides, or click Apply to set it to just the current slide's background.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Technology Tutorials for Teachers
Online Professional Development Tutorials
An online professional development solution for K-12 staff focusing on technology integration, quality teaching and sound pedagogy.http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/pdpoint/
Saturday, August 05, 2006
Tech Tips
December, 2006
PowerPoint
INSERT A CD AUDIO TRACK ON A SLIDE
Note You need to insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive for this procedure.
1. Display the slide you want to add a CD audio track to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Play CD Audio Track.
3. Select the track and timing options you want, and then click OK.
A CD icon appears on the slide.
1. A message is displayed. If you want the CD to play automatically when you move to the slide, click Yes; if you want the CD to play only when you click the CD icon during a slide show, click No.
2. To preview the music in normal view, double-click the CD icon.
INSERT A CD AUDIO TRACK ON A SLIDE
Note You need to insert the CD in the CD-ROM drive for this procedure.
1. Display the slide you want to add a CD audio track to.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Movies and Sounds, and then click Play CD Audio Track.
3. Select the track and timing options you want, and then click OK.
A CD icon appears on the slide.
1. A message is displayed. If you want the CD to play automatically when you move to the slide, click Yes; if you want the CD to play only when you click the CD icon during a slide show, click No.
2. To preview the music in normal view, double-click the CD icon.
November 7th
Online Tutorials for Teachers
pdPoint
An online professional development solution for K-12 staff focusing on technology integration, quality teaching and sound pedagogy.http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/IT/TSC/pdpoint/
October 16th
PowerPoint
TAKE CONTROL--WITH THE CTRL KEY
The Ctrl key is useful in quite a few ways. For example, to duplicate and position objects at the same time, hold down Ctrl while you drag an object. When you release the mouse, PowerPoint creates a duplicate of the object, leaving the original in its original spot. Hold down both Ctrl and Shift while dragging an object to have PowerPoint constrains your dragging motion to strictly horizontal or vertical (depending on which direction you start dragging).
To precisely position objects, hold down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys to nudge the object left, right, up, or down. PowerPoint has an invisible "grid," and normally each press of an arrow key moves the object one grid space. When you hold down Ctrl, it temporarily turns off the grid and moves objects one pixel at a time. The closer in you zoom, the more control you have. If you'd rather move objects with your mouse, hold down the Alt key while you drag the object. This also turns off the grid temporarily.
SPEED KEYS FOR COPYING FORMATTING
While you can use the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar to copy and paste formatting from one object to another, sometimes it's quicker to do the job with a few keystrokes, especially when you're in the midst of entering text. Here are a few keyboard tricks that will speed you on your way:
Ctrl-Shift-C copies the formatting of the current selection to the Clipboard.
Ctrl-Shift-V pastes the formatting from the Clipboard to the current selection.
TAKE CONTROL--WITH THE CTRL KEY
The Ctrl key is useful in quite a few ways. For example, to duplicate and position objects at the same time, hold down Ctrl while you drag an object. When you release the mouse, PowerPoint creates a duplicate of the object, leaving the original in its original spot. Hold down both Ctrl and Shift while dragging an object to have PowerPoint constrains your dragging motion to strictly horizontal or vertical (depending on which direction you start dragging).
To precisely position objects, hold down Ctrl while you use the arrow keys to nudge the object left, right, up, or down. PowerPoint has an invisible "grid," and normally each press of an arrow key moves the object one grid space. When you hold down Ctrl, it temporarily turns off the grid and moves objects one pixel at a time. The closer in you zoom, the more control you have. If you'd rather move objects with your mouse, hold down the Alt key while you drag the object. This also turns off the grid temporarily.
SPEED KEYS FOR COPYING FORMATTING
While you can use the Format Painter button on the Standard toolbar to copy and paste formatting from one object to another, sometimes it's quicker to do the job with a few keystrokes, especially when you're in the midst of entering text. Here are a few keyboard tricks that will speed you on your way:
Ctrl-Shift-C copies the formatting of the current selection to the Clipboard.
Ctrl-Shift-V pastes the formatting from the Clipboard to the current selection.
October 1st
BACKFLIP: Making bookmarks work for you
Find out how to set up backflip, a free Web site, for saving and sharing bookmarks.
» Play Windows Version » Play Mac Version
Note: If you are using a pop-up blocker, please disable it before clicking the above links. Or, press the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking the link to bypass the pop-up.
Week of September 28th
MICROSOFT EDUCATION:Microsoft Innovative Teachers program
Join the Microsoft Innovative Teachers program and become an active stakeholder in your profession. Network with a community of teachers, find help using technology to transform teaching and learning, and gain opportunities to be recognized for your innovations in the classroom.
Join the Microsoft Innovative Teachers program and become an active stakeholder in your profession. Network with a community of teachers, find help using technology to transform teaching and learning, and gain opportunities to be recognized for your innovations in the classroom.
Week of September 18th
SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ...Excel: Number formatting. In minutes you will learn to use the formatting tool bar to quickly format numbers in Excel 2003 & 2004.
SHOW ME HOW, NOW! ...Excel: Number formatting. In minutes you will learn to use the formatting tool bar to quickly format numbers in Excel 2003 & 2004.
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