Microsoft Office for Kids

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8-13

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STUDENTS LEARN THE FUNDAMENTALS OF USING A COMPUTER! Apps, file creation, file management, file storage, printing & more! These are the basics before learning to code :)

Kids will learn Microsoft Office & Windows Applications:

• Word (word processing)

• Excel (spreadsheets)

• PowerPoint (slide show presentations)

• Publisher (newsletters, letterhead, greeting cards, etc.)

• Microsoft Paint

• Microsoft Photos

In a fun and creative workshop-style class, each week we will study a new topic and create a take-home project for their computer notebook. By the end of the year, your child will have completed 33 projects of which to be proud: letter, envelope, address label, book report, greeting card, PowerPoint presentation, a reading log and more! They will also learn how a computer is made. This is a great class to introduce kids to the usefulness of computers beyond games and email, and prepare them for a high school level Computer Applications course.

Homework: 1 hour per week

• Laptop computers required for class (some teachers can provide one, if needed) with Microsoft Office 2016 or later installed with Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Publisher

• NOTE: Microsoft Office On-The-Web is FREE (click here for details) It includes Word, Excel & PowerPoint.

• Textbook Microsoft Office for Kids by Sandra Gaiser (Choose from 2 versions):
  If you have MS Office 2016, select 2016 version
  If you have MS Office 2019 or 365, select 365 version

• A ½ in 3-ring binder WITH A PLAIN COVER to store all their printed projects for the year

• A USB flash drive to store student files