Enliven, enhance, and update your lessons by integrating the resources and tools found on the Internet and on the classroom computer. This book is full of fascinating ideas and resources that will inspire both teachers and students. Includes "Tips and Shortcuts" - A quick reference for Microsoft Excel™ basics and PowerPoint™ tips. Includes instructions for Microsoft Office 2007™. CD contains Web resources and example files from PowerPoint™, Excel™, Inspiration™ and Kidspiration™. Aligned with NCTE standards

Tips & Shortcuts:
•  PowerPoint Layout and Printing
•  PowerPoint Graphics and Lines
•  PowerPoint Special Effects
•  Using Google to find PowerPoint Presentations
Teacher Tools:
•  Desktop Links
•  Flash Cards
•  Greeting Card
•  Poster
•  Predicting the Plot
•  Sticky Notes
•  Uncovering the Story Slide Show Activities
•  Circle Challenge
Publishing Activities:
•  ABC Quilt
•  Acrostic (Weather)
•  Animal Classification
•  Building Healthy Bodies
•  Class Zoo
•  Counting Flipper
•  Design Your Own Flag
•  How Much is 100?
•  Mini Book
Web Resources:
•  K–2 Teacher
•  Language Arts
•  Math
•  Science
•  Social Studies
Spreadsheet Activities:
•  Eye Color Column Graph
•  Pizza Pie Graph
•  Temperature Graph
•  Pet Pictograph – Part 1
•  Pet Pictograph – Part 2
Inspiration™/Kidspiration™ Activities:
•  Brainstorming
•  Category Corners
•  Glyph
•  Number Autobiography
•  Patterns
•  Wouldn't It Be Cool If...
•  Venn Diagram
Each activity specifies:
•  Grade Level
•  Appropriate Software
•  Materials/Equipment Needed
•  Web Resources
•  Teacher's Role
•  Student Instructions