Learn More About It

Learn More About It

Learn More About It

In this section, you’ll find additional resources for using Windows 98 in classroom activities and for making the computer more accessible, so you can work better, teach better, and get the most out of your new operating system.

Teaching Tips

For more Windows 98 classroom activities and teaching tips, refer to the following resources:

·  http://www.microsoft.com/education/

The Microsoft Education website is the primary means to communicate academic information, programs, and pricing to both Higher Education and K12 audiences. Also check out the Microsoft web site home page for links to other topics of interest to you:

http://www.microsoft.com

·  In and Out of the Classroom

In and Out of the Classroom is a series of free, self-paced training guides designed to help educators master Microsoft software applications. Titles include:

·  Office 97 Professional

·  Office 98 Macintosh Edition

·  Word 97

·  Excel 97

·  PowerPoint 97

·  FrontPage 98

·  Publisher 98

Preview these guides and download them from:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/learn.htm

·  Productivity in the Classroom

Microsoft Productivity in the Classroom is a series of free curriculum-based workbooks for K12 educators. Designed in partnership with Scholastic, these classroom-tested lesson plans integrate a variety of Microsoft software applications like Office 97, FrontPage 98, Encarta 99 Encyclopedia Deluxe Edition, and Internet Explorer 4.0 throughout a spectrum of K12 subject areas and grade levels.

Download individual lessons or entire workbooks at:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/curric/activity

·  Online tutorials for educators and students

These easy to use tutorials are designed to show educators and students how to use Microsoft software in the classroom. They were created in partnership with ACT360 Media (http://www.actden.com), leading developers of interactive, online courses for education. Tutorials are available for Internet Explorer 4.0 in the Classroom, Outlook Express in the Classroom, PowerPoint 97 in the Classroom, and FrontPage 98 in the Classroom. Check them out at:

http://www.microsoft.com/education/k12/learn.htm

Accessibility Resources

Many third-party hardware and software products are also available to help you make computers in your classroom easier to use and more accessible to all individuals. Microsoft has a catalog of accessibility products available on the Microsoft web site at http://www.microsoft.com/enable/catalog.htm.

Additional resources for accessibility include the following:

·  ABLEDATA, a database of accessibility products, is maintained by Macro International. The collection is available at:

http://tracecenter.org/tcel/index.html

·  The Trace R&D Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison also produces the book Trace Resource Book and a compact disc entitled CO-NET CD providing the entire EBLEDATA database and other information that describe accessibility products. To obtain these products, contact:

Trace R&D Center
University of Wisconsin
S-151 Waisman Center
1500 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705-2280
World Wide Web: http://tracecenter.org/
Fax: (608) 262-8848

·  For information about locating additional programs or services in your area that may be able to help you, please contact:

National Information System
Columbia, SC 29208
Voice/text telephone: (803) 777-1782
Fax: (803) 777-9557

·  Other web sites that may provide information about accessibility efforts and resources include the following:

·  CPB/WGBH National Center on Accessible Media at the following web site:
http://www.boston.com/wgbh/pages/ncam/ncamhome.html

·  WebABLE! at the following web site:
http://yuri.org/webable/index.html

·  Job Accommodation Network at the following web site:
http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/english/pubs/AccomodationIdeaList.htm

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