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 with Microsoft Office installed (some teachers can provide one if needed)

• Textbook:
  IF USING OFFICE 2010: Computer Apps for Kids Using Microsoft Office 2010, by Sandra Gaiser
  IF USING OFFICE 2016: Microsoft Office 2016 for Kids, by Sandra Gaiser
  IF USING OFFICE 2019: Microsoft Office 2019 for Kids, by Sandra Gaiser

• A USB flash drive to store student projects

• A plain, 1/2 inch 3-ring notebook to store completed projects