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Using Information Technology in Schools
Davina Pruitt-Mentle
Education Technology Policy, Research and Outreach
Overview
• Introductions
• Courses thus far
• IT Inventory
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• IT in the Classroom
– Original Syllabi
• ISTE NET*T (handout)
– Content overview – syllabi
brief (handout)
– 12 sessions
– Mon/Weds
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– Online session/s option
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Computer at home?
Internet at home?
Computer at school?
Internet at school?
Online session? Hybrid?
Blackboard?
How do you use technology?
How do you use technology in
your classroom
With your students?
What Technology is available
in your school?
Policies/filters/software
approval
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Word and PPT Basics
• Word and Digital
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• PPT
Font type
Font size
Color
Formatting
Spacing
Note Taking
Track changes
Inserting Comments
Word Art –adding diagrams
Extra Tools
AT options
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Font
Font type
Font size
Color
Formatting
Inserting
graphics/links/video
clips/sound
– Transitions
– Building Games in PPT
– buttons
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Typography: types of typeface
• Sans-Serif
– Body of text in digital media
– Helvetica helvetica
– Arial arial
• Serif
– Titles and most print
– Times Roma times roman
– Garamond garamond
• Script
– Logos,
invitations,special,quotes
– Brush & Freestyle & Coronet
– Blackadder & Zapfino
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See Font Categories handout
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Choose a Font Size That is Easy to Read
• Size 12 is a safe choice for most audiences
– 11 to 12 point type size for readers in the 40-65 age range
• Use larger fonts (14*-18) for
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Young children
Beginning readers -for of any age
Struggling readers Including ELL
Older adults
• Use larger font sizes for headlines
– Between 14 and 30 points
– keeping in mind that the closer in size to the body text, the
harder it is to distinguish headlines from other text
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Printed Material Guidelines
• Limit the number of different typefaces to 3-4
• Be consistent in the use of fonts
• A different font for every headline
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– cluttered look
• Select a font for body copy and another for headlines (or
directions)
• Use bold, italics, underline, and different sizes of those
fonts for captions, subheadings, decks, and other design elements
• Might use a third font for initial caps, pull-quotes, or other selected
items.
• You might add a fourth font for page numbers or as a secondary
body font for sidebars, but usually two or three are sufficient
See Use Fewer Fonts Handout
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Times vs. Arial
Readability between Serif & Sans Serif
See email study handout
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Times vs. Arial
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Times vs. Georgia
Readability between Serif & Sans Serif
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Times vs. Georgia
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Arial vs. Verdana
Readability of Sana Serif Fonts
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Arial vs. Verdana
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• Size and Readability of Sans Serif Fonts
See HTML E-Mail: Text Font Readability Study Handout
& Font Categories Handout
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Class Activity
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Arial vs Times Roman (size 12)
Arial vs Times Roman (size 14)
Arial Size 10 vs. 12
Arial Size 12
– broken out
– broken out and spaces between Q/A
– broken out and spaces between Q/A, and between A
• Times Roman Size 10 vs. 12
• Times Roman Size 11 vs. 12
– broken out
– broken out and spaces between Q/A
– broken out and spaces between Q/A, and between A
See Chemistry Quiz examples: Handouts
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Class Activity
• Columns
• Format →
– Tables (w & w/o grid
lines)
– Different types of
tables
– In a table-Format →
change text direction
– Format → Columns
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– Change Case
– Background
• Track Changes
• Insert comment
• View → Zoom
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Class Activity
• Table
• Tools
– Convert →
– Language → Set
Language
– Language →
Translate
– Language →
Thesaurus
– Word Count
– Auto summarize
• Text to Table
• Table to text
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Readability
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Tools → Options → Spelling &
Grammar
Check grammar with spelling
Select Show readability
statistics check box, and then
click OK.
On the Standard
toolbar (toolbar: A bar with
buttons and options that you use
to carry out commands. To
display a toolbar, press ALT and
then SHIFT+F10.), click
Spelling and Grammar
After Word finishes checking
spelling and grammar, it displays
information about the reading
level of the document.
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Rates text on a 100-point scale; the higher
the score, the easier it is to understand the
document. For most standard documents,
aim for a score of approximately 60 to
70.
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Rates text on a U.S. school grade level. For
example, a score of 8.0 means that an
eighth grader can understand the
document. For most documents, aim for a
score of approximately 7.0 to 8.0.
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Speech
• Tools →Speech
– Microphone
– Dictation
– Voice Command
– Handwriting
– Drawing Pad
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Spanish Characters
á - ctrl + ' + a
ctrl + quick ' (release)+ a
é - ctrl + ' + e
í - ctrl + ' + i
ó - ctrl + ' + o
ú - ctrl + ' + u
ñ - ctrl + shift + ~
ü - ctrl + shift + :
¿ - ctrl + alt + shift + ?
¡ - ctrl + alt + shift + !
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• load the appropriate
library of words so
that the spell checker
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– Language → Set
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http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word/HA011305121033.aspx?pid=CL100636481033
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PPT
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• Larger fonts are easier to read.
– 18 point font, Arial
• Fonts without serifs, san serif fonts like Arial are easier to read when
projected.
• Don't crowd slides with text
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PPT: General Guidelines
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Avoid red-green combinations.
– Approximately 10% of men and
0.4% of women have some form
of red-green color-blindness.
– If in doubt, print the figure or slide
on a black and white printer. This
visual is what a severe red-green
deficient viewer will see.
(Remember, this person may be a
judge.)
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Enhance contrast between
background, text, and figures, but
do not use excessive contrasts.
Avoid dark-colored text and
figures on dark-colored
backgrounds and light-colored text
and figures on light-colored
backgrounds. Avoid bright
contrasts that are figuratively or
literally painful to view.
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Simplify graphs and tables or
consider alternative visuals.
Complex graphs and tables filled
with an excess of numbers are
difficult to read and will detract
from an explanation of results.
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Project your draft visuals in a large
room to check legibility and color
contrasts.
Example of crowed text
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• Red on Green is not advised
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Dark print on dark background?
Dark print on dark background?
Dark print on dark background?
Dark print on dark background?
Dark print on dark background?
Light print on dark background?
Light print on dark background?
Light print on dark background?
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Homework
• Reading Discussion
– Handouts from class
– Items of interest/new
• Bring an example of a test/quiz
• Bring an example of lecture notes/graphic
organizer and/or PPT used in class
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