Using Word 2007 as a Teaching Tool

1. Using Word 2007 as a Teaching Tool Antietam Elementary School

2. Compatibility MS Office 2007 uses a completely new file extension from previous versions of Office. When saved as a 2007 document the file extension will appear as docx. If you plan to use a document on a computer that has an earlier version of Word you need to be sure to save the document using: File > Save As > Word 97-2003 Document You can also download a compatibility pack here. With this pack installed you will be able to open Word 2007 documents in older versions of Word.

3. Talking Study Guides Create talking instructional supports using the sound recorder feature in Word 2007. Use as an interactive study guide so that students can see and hear information that they need to learn! • Apply It! • A table or graph that tells students the highlights of its data • A math problem that talks the student through each step • A picture that teaches a history lesson • Shapes or letters that say their name • After creating your document, place your cursor wherever you want to place the recording • Select Insert>Object>Wave Sound • Record a message using a microphone by pressing the red record button in the pop-up box • To hear the recorded message, double click on the speaker icon

4. Smart Art Smart Art allows users to quickly add diagrams to digital files. Insert a Smart Art graphic to easily illustrate ideas and their relationship to one another. To use go to the Insert Tab and select Smart Art See a Tutorial http://bit.ly/TutSmartArt

5. Listen and Write Create a graphic organizer or flow chart that talks. Give students instructions for what they should fill out in each box that they can listen to over and over. Save the document as a template so the student can open a new version each time. Combine Smart Art and Object Sounds to make your document. You can also leave room for students to type in the document. To save the document as a template that students can open over and over like new: • Click the Office Button • Select Save As, Word Template • Choose a place to save the file where students can access it • Select Save • To open a saved template: • Click the Office Button • Select New, My Templates • Open the template you saved

6. Hyperlinking Hyperlinking to another file allows the user to click on an object or text box to open a file in a new window. Links can go to audio files, pictures, video, other documents or webpages. To hyperlink: Go to Insert> Hyperlink to display the hyperlink as text Choose Existing File or Webpage Highlight desired file Click OK To make an object a hyperlink Select the object and then click Insert> Hyperlink and follow the steps above

7. Grading with Comments Use the comment feature in Word 07 to: Grade papers quickly and thoughtfully Encourage students to read what you’ve written on their papers Develop more efficent and effective pear review Leave reminders, hints and prompts to students in the text • In Word 07 go to the Review tab and select New Comment • Each comment is identified by the username. To change the name select the Review tab>Track Changes>Change User Name • Show comments as balloons or in the reviewing pane

8. Check Readability Statistics The reading level of any text can be checked in a Word document. Go to Office Button> Word Options> Proofing> Check the Show Readability Statistics box Click on the Review tab and select check Spelling and Grammar. Once the check is complete a box will appear with the document statistics. Each readability test bases its rating on the average number of syllables per word and words per sentence. • Apply It! • Challenge students to increase their own statistics in their own written work • Check the readability of web pages by copy/pasting text into word

9. Free Tools for Teachers Clip Art and Media Lesson plans and How-To Articles Tutorials Education Templates Academic Calendar Templates Newsletter Templates Worldwide Telescope And more! http://www.microsoft.com/education/teachers/