View the EDTECH Discussion Logs by month
View the Prior Message in EDTECH's June 1999 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] View the Next Message in EDTECH's June 1999 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] Visit the EDTECH home page.
IMHO I would use Office. There is a lot more potential with the Office package (Microsoft is now pushing their newest Office 2000). We used to have Works at our high school but switched to Office and both students and staff prefer it. I also wouldn't use both, just to avoid the confusion. David Cummings SJCI - Buffalo cummings@sjci.com ---------- X-From: Barbara Cambron <eliahu@thepoint.net> By way of introduction, I am the librarian at a very small (75 students) Jewish community school in Louisville, KY. As those of us on the staff wear many hats, I've agreed to be the "computer teacher" for this school year to the extent that the computer classes are integrated with library visits and classroom projects.Our purpose is to provide our students with information literacy skills, i.e., finding and using information. It's exciting and a bit daunting. In upgrading our computer lab, we are considering the purchase of MS Office. Currently our students work with MS Works, but we find that nearly all communication with students at other schools comes via MS Word. Word seems to be the standard for word processing, and rapidly becoming the standard for students. Is my impression correct? And would anyone advocate using Exel and Access for spreadsheet and database in working with students, or are the Works spreadsheet and database more kid-friendly? And is one mixing apples and oranges to talk about teaching students work processing from MS Office but teaching spreadsheets and databases from MS Works? Thanks for your advice. EDTECH has changed addresses. The new list address is EDTECH@H-NET.MSU.EDU. All subscription commands should be sent to LISTSERV@H-NET.MSU.EDU.
|