Laptop Initiative Campus Training Sessions

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Laptop Initiative Campus Training Sessions

2007-2008

ECISD Technology Department
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ECISD Technology Equipment Considerations

• Cost-Effectiveness
• Increase in Energy-Efficiency
• Ease of Maintenance
• Instructional Integration

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ECISD Technology Initiatives and Pilot Programs

• Laptop Initiative Cluster 1
• Laptop Technology for All Teachers
• Interwrite Pad/Media Projector Initiative
• Elementary Teachers Grade 4 and 5
• NComputing Solution Pilot
• Virtualization Technology
• Piloting in Lab Settings Throughout District

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Review of Components

• Dell D630 Laptop
• Asset Tag
• ECISD Laptop Numbered Identification Tag
• AC Adapter
• Dell Laptop Carrying Case

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Dell Laptop D630Care and Maintenance

• Keep open beverages and food away from laptop
• Secure your laptop daily
• Do not leave laptop in your car
• Do not leave laptop on the floor
• Maintain Passwords Securely
• Do not leave your laptop unattended
• Do not leave laptop charging for extended period
  of time
• Windows updates must be maintained

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Internet Safety

• Secure Active Directory Username
• ECISD Email Exchange
• Relocation of Desktop Computers
• on Campus
• ECISD Internet Activity is Monitored

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Dell Laptop Procedures and Protocols

• Damage to Laptops must be reported immediately in
  writing to the Technology Contact
• Lost or Stolen Equipment must be reported
  immediately and a police report must be filed
• Additional software may not be installed
• ECISD wireless configurations should not be
  altered
• Only ECISD Staff is allowed to provide technical
  support.
• Laptops are for ECISD Business Use Only

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Laptop Checkout Agreement Form
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Lets Begin Working
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AC Adapter
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Left Side View
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Right Side View
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Back Side
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Back Side
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Microsoft Office 2007 Working with Word
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The Word 2007 Ribbon
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What is on the Ribbon?
TABS
COMMANDS
GROUPS
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Working with the Mini-Tool Bar Feature

• Type your full name and press enter.
• Highlight your name by moving your cursor to the
  right of your name and pressing down on the left
  button below your touch pad.
• Drag your finger across the touchpad to the left
  until your full name is highlighted.
• Once your full name is highlighted, hover your
  cursor over the highlighted text. You will see
  the Mini-Tool Bar Feature appear faded. This
  provides you with quick access to commands
  associated with text formatting.

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Mini-Tool Bar Feature
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Working with Cut and Paste

• Type the name of your school below your full name
  and press enter.
• Type the subject you teach and press enter.
• Highlight the subject area you teach by using
  your touchpad.
• Click on the Scissors located in the Clipboard
  Group.
• Your text has been temporarily saved to your
  clipboard.
• Move the cursor to the end of your name and press
  on the left touchpad button. Press Enter.
• Now select the Paste Command in the Clipboard
  Group.
• You have moved the location of the subject you
  teach between your full and school names.

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Working with the Styles Group

• Highlight your full name,
• subject area, and school name.
• All the text should be highlighted.
• Move your cursor over to the Styles Group.
• As you hover over each of the 3 Styles Boxes, you
  will notice your text change into the format
  settings for each Style.
• Click on this down arrow to view more Style
  Options.
• As you move your cursor over each of the Styles
  you will see your text change to provide you with
  a preview of each Style. Click on the Style you
  prefer.
• You may also change the style color and font
  schemes.

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Additional Options

• Click on the arrow at the lower right hand corner
  of the Group, and it will open the Dialog Box
  Launcher and provide additional formatting
  options for that Group.

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Microsoft Office Button
You will find the New Document, Open and existing
document, Save, Save As, Print, Publish, Close,
and the Recent Documents features in the
Microsoft Office Button located in the upper-left
hand corner of the Word 2007 window.
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Quick Access Toolbar

• The Quick Access Toolbar is located in the upper
  left-hand
• corner of the Window. This provides quick access
  to
• commands that are used most often. You will see
  it here
• highlighted in a red box.

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Quick Access ToolbarAdding Commands
You can add a Command to the Quick Access Toolbar
by moving your cursor over the Command and then
right clicking on it. Click on the Add to Quick
Access Toolbar box from the drop down menu.
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Quick Access ToolbarRemoving Commands
You can remove a Command from the Quick Access
Toolbar by moving your cursor over the Command
in the Quick Access Toolbar and then right
clicking on it. Click on the Remove from Quick
Access Toolbar box from the drop down menu.
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Hiding the Ribbon
You can hide the Ribbon by double clicking on the
active tab. This will enlarge the view of your
word document workspace. To make the Ribbon
reappear, double click any one of the tabs.
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Zoom Feature
You will find the New Document, Open and existing
document, Save, Save As, Print, Publish, Close,
and the Recent Documents features in the
Microsoft Office Button located in the upper-left
hand corner of the Word 2007 window.
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Insert Tab
Tables, Pictures, Clip Art, Shapes, Smart Art,
Charts, Headers, and Footers are available in
the Insert Tab.
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Special Tabs for Special ToolsWorking with
Pictures
Picture Tools Tab Appears
Additional Groups/ Commands Appear
Select Picture
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Page Layout Tab
Template and Custom Margin Settings, Page
Orientation, Page Color, Columns, and Indent
Features are available in the Page Layout Tab.
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Review Tab
Spelling and Grammar and Thesaurus features are
available in the Review Tab.
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Printing Options
Printing options may be found by clicking on the
Microsoft Office Button. The traditional Print
window is available by selecting number 2
below-Print.
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New File Format for 2007
What does this mean to you? This new format
condenses the file space requirements for your
files makes them safer and less susceptible to
damage.
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New File Format for 2007
The New File Format provides many new and
expanded features. The Smart Art Graphics
library has expanded features and additional
options such as math equations, themes and
content controls are also available. .
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Saving in New File Format
How do I know in which file format I am saving my
documents? When you select Save As to save a
document, check the Save As Type located below
the File Name. If it says simply Word Document
and you are using Word 2007, then you are saving
it in the New File Format.
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Saving in Previous Versions
When Saving in Word 2007, you have the option to
Save based on compatibility to previous versions
of Word, such as Word 97-2003. It is
recommended to Save your files in this format if
you will be sharing your documents with
individuals using a previous version of Word.
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Opening Older Documents in 2007
Word 2007 can open documents in older version,
1.0 thru 2003. Word 2007 will open older
documents in Compatibility Mode. This means that
it will retain the original formatting for the
prior version of Word. You will notice
Compatibility Mode next to name of file.
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Compatibility Mode
What does this mean to you? It is a good idea to
stay in Compatibility Mode if you will be
sharing your files with other people. Word 2007
will not make new features available if they
were not available in the previous version.
This ensures that any changes you make to a
document will be viewed by the individual with
whom you will besharing The document. If you
save your files in the 2007 format you may have
difficulty opening your files on computers using
a previous version of Microsoft Office.
Example
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007
PowerPoint 2007 resembles the new look of Word
2007. Take the time to explore PowerPoint 2007.

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Additional Microsoft Office
Online Tutorials
2007 Office System Courses Word 2007 PowerPoint
2007 Excel 2007 http//office.microsoft.com/en-us
/training/FX100565001033.aspx