Computers in the Classroom

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Delivery Method Online
Professional Certificate
24hrs Suggested Study Time
3 Months Access
Tutor Support
Study On Any Device
3288 Students

Learn how to use the classroom computer to increase learning and motivate students.

If you're a teacher, this course will show you how to create an exciting and enriching experience for your students. You'll learn a wide variety of simple, field-tested, and easy to apply techniques that will make the most of the computer in your classroom.

In this course, your instructor will work with you to assess your knowledge of computer use and to help you set goals for yourself so that you achieve the highest level of personal benefit from this course.

Simple classroom management ideas will help you maximise your classroom time for learning. You'll also discover powerful ideas and interesting web sites that you can immediately use to enhance your language arts, maths, science, and social studies curriculum. You will discover pointers on using email and the Internet effectively to increase your students' understanding and learning in all content areas.

Courses are delivered to you through expertly executed lessons, online instruction and interaction with like-minded students. Our courses are designed to deliver all of the benefits of studying in a classroom whilst giving you the flexibility to study at a time and place to suit your needs. You can access your classroom 24/7 from any device with an internet connection.

This course has a 3 month duration. You'll complete comprehensive lessons, quizzes and assignments before submitting your final exam at the end of the course to achieve your certificate. Courses must be completed within the 3 month access period.

You'll begin this course by learning how other teachers are using computers in their classrooms and what the future holds for you. You'll then set a goal for yourself and what you want to get out of this course.

What really is the best way to reach your students? In this lesson, I'll give you a summary of the best educational research and go over how you can use that research to plan how to put your classroom computer to work for you and your students.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to get your students working in groups while using your classroom computer. This group learning will help you to maximize your computer time and help your students learn a valuable skill.

Today you'll learn what you should expect of your students in their computer development. You'll also learn how to get your students thinking about ways that they can create exciting computer work on their own.

Now that we're to the heart of this class, you'll learn how to organize and manage computer work in your classroom whether you have one computer or 20. How can you effectively have 30 students share one computer and keep track of what's going on? You'll find out in this lesson!

Today you'll learn how to amaze your students with dynamic computer-generated classroom presentations. You'll also learn how to integrate your classroom computer into your language arts program using interesting activities, programs, and Web sites.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use your classroom computer to supplement your math and science program. You'll discover exciting Web sites that will help bring your classroom curriculum to life. Then we'll review a few computer programs that you may want to use in your classroom.

Are you ready for your students to feel like they're learning about social studies firsthand, as if they're truly a part of history? Your classroom computer can help you do just that, and I'll show you how in this lesson. You'll view Web sites, take virtual field trips, and learn about online projects that you can use immediately in your social studies curriculum.

In this lesson, you'll learn all about the Internet and how you can use it safely in your classroom. I'll pass on some valuable tips to help you keep your students in the right place and show them how to save time in searching for what they need. I'll also provide a great number of helpful Web sites for topics and activities that will supplement your classroom curriculum.

This lesson is a special one for you and your students: Today you'll create a computer project to meet your specific classroom needs that you can use right away. You'll view other projects, share ideas with your classmates, and use a simple-to-follow planning sheet to guide you through the process.

Today you'll finish planning your classroom computer project as I share some expert tips, ideas, and strategies to guide you through the process. When you finish this lesson, you'll be ready to use the project in your own classroom, and you'll know how to create new computer projects in the future!

In our final lesson, we'll explore the ethical issues surrounding the use of computers in the classroom, such as how to help students avoid copyright infringement. You'll also learn how to find the resources for additional computer equipment to add to your classroom. In the last portion of this lesson, we'll take a look at what the future holds for technology in the classroom.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Once you've made the payment, we'll send you a confirmation email with a link to start your course. Feel free to get started whenever you're ready!

You'll have 3 months access to your course. In that time you are free to study at your own pace. The course duration is 24 hours.

Online learning is a flexible way to study that fits around your schedule, giving you the freedom to learn at your own pace from anywhere in the world. You'll have 3 months to complete the course and can take the multiple-choice questions and final exam whenever it suits you.

If you need help, you can contact us anytime. You can also join the discussion area where you can interact with other students. The discussion area for each lesson is open for the entire duration of the course.

Of course! We offer a 7-day money back guarantee. As long as you haven't completed the course, you can get a full refund within 7 days of enrolling.

We do not offer extensions or transfers for this self-paced course. However, you will have 3 months to complete the course, and if you need to cancel within the first 10 days of enrolment, we offer a money back guarantee.

What people are saying about our courses

I have never taken an online course before and had no idea what to expect. This course was excellent. The format, contents and expectations were perfect for people who also hold full time jobs. Each and every lesson provided a wealth of information which was easy to digest. The websites that accompanied each lesson were fantastic and extremely useful. My experience was most definitely a positive one! I highly recommend this class to potential students.

Verified Student

I honestly think this has been the best class I have ever taken. It is my first online class and I have been just amazed. Ms. Colwell has helped me change my whole outlook on classroom computers. I want to sincerely thank you.

Verified Student

I just wanted to let you know how much I have learned from this class. I have returned to teaching after 9 years and I have three children. I don't have much time to post comments etc., but I greatly appreciate all the work you have done in providing information on such great websites. The instruction and ideas on projects has been excellent. I am fortunate to have a smartboard in my room and thanks to you, it is not a glorified chalkboard. Thank you.

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The Learning Environment

From the moment that you enrol in the Computers in the Classroom you will become an integral part of our learning community. You'll find yourself with the freedom to learn at a speed that suits you, on any device, from anywhere in the world. Achieving your career goals no longer has to mean compromising family and work commitments.

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Microsoft Excel 2010 Fundamentals

Quick Facts

Delivery Method Online
Professional Certificate
24hrs Suggested Study Time
3 Months Access
Tutor Support
Study On Any Device
23870 Students

Become proficient in using Microsoft Excel 2010 and discover dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently.

Do you work with numbers? Then you need to master Microsoft Excel 2010—and this is the place to do it. Even ""non-techie"" beginners will find it easy to learn Excel in this fun, step-by-step online course.

These lessons will teach you dozens of shortcuts and tricks for setting up fully formatted worksheets quickly and efficiently. You'll also learn the secrets behind writing powerful mathematical formulas and discover how to use the function wizard to quickly and automatically calculate statistics, loan payments, future value, and more.

In addition, you'll get tips on sorting and analysing data, designing custom charts and graphs, creating three-dimensional workbooks, building links between files, endowing your worksheets with decision-making capabilities, and automating frequently-repeated tasks with macros and buttons.

This is not a tutorial, but an in-depth class where you'll get training, help, and personal support from an experienced instructor as you're learning Excel basics step-by-step. By the time you're done, you'll be using this vital Office 2010 tool like a pro.

In our first lesson, you'll develop a solid understanding of the Excel interface. You'll become fluent in the secret language spoken only by Excel users, you'll discover the best way to correct just about any mistake you might make in Excel, and you'll find yourself gliding effortlessly from cell to cell, leaving behind expertly written labels, numbers, and formulas.

In this lesson, you'll learn five simple steps you should always follow to ensure that your worksheets are always well-planned, well-constructed, and beautifully formatted.

Our third lesson will teach you the tricks of the Excel masters: a wide variety of useful shortcuts guaranteed to save you time, energy, and frustration. We'll also cover the art of file management in this lesson, so you'll have no trouble saving, retrieving, printing, and emailing your worksheets, or copying, renaming, and even deleting files. By the time you finish this lesson, you'll really start to feel like an Excel pro.

Do you know the difference between a relative reference, an absolute reference, and a circular reference? You will after this lesson. Today, we focus on writing sophisticated formulas that can help ease us through some rather sticky scenarios.

With enough practice, most Excel users quickly become adept at organizing their worksheets across two dimensions: rows and columns. But only a select few will learn how to take their worksheets into the third dimension. Today, you will join that exclusive group. Prepare to have your socks knocked off as you gain hands-on experience in the construction of three-dimensional workbooks.

No Excel course would be complete without a discussion of Excel's amazing data-crunching capabilities. Today, you'll not only learn how to build a database in Excel, you'll also learn how to subtotal, sort, and filter.

In this lesson and the next, we'll explore the exciting world of charts. You'll build your first graph today, and you'll learn how easy it is to adjust the chart type, labels, titles, colors, and many other aspects of your chart.

Today, we'll dig deep into Excel's charting capabilities. You'll explore everything from bar charts and line charts to more prosaic graphs like the pie chart, the bubble chart, and 3-D charts. You'll find out how to personalize your charts with photographs, text labels, and drawings, and you'll discover the best ways to print or otherwise display the truly impressive charts that you'll be creating.

Excel includes many powerful functions that can automatically perform some very complicated tasks for you. In today's lesson, you'll learn some very interesting ways to put these functions to work for you. You'll find out how to ask Excel to magically derive averages, modes, maximums, minimums, and other useful statistics from nothing more than a column or two of numbers.

We'll continue our exploration of Excel functions with an in-depth look at Excel's handy financial functions today. By the time this lesson is over, you'll be able to figure out how much money you'll have when you retire, when your kids reach college, or just before your next vacation. You'll be able to calculate the monthly payment on just about any type of loan, and you'll know how to figure out how long it will take to pay off your credit cards. You'll even create an amortization table of your very own, just like the one lenders use to track a loan's payoff amount over time.

Students often rank this lesson as one of their favorites. Today, you'll find out how to automate just about any task you find tedious or time-consuming. You'll discover how to move your most frequently used commands from their present, obscure locations to a much more convenient place: the toolbar that's always perched at the very top of your screen. You'll also learn how macros can be used to reduce just about any complex task to a single keystroke.

I think you'll be intrigued by our final lesson, in which you'll teach Excel not only how to make decisions, but also how to act upon those decisions. We'll use a special function in Excel that allows it to make comparisons and use that comparison as the basis for important decisions.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Once you've made the payment, we'll send you a confirmation email with a link to start your course. Feel free to get started whenever you're ready!

You'll have 3 months access to your course. In that time you are free to study at your own pace. The course duration is 24 hours.

Of course! We offer a 7-day money back guarantee. As long as you haven't completed the course, you can get a full refund within 7 days of enrolling.

What people are saying about our courses

This was a great course. I learned a lot. The lessons, assignments and quizzes were clear, concise and extremely relevant to the final. I enjoyed the instructor's teaching style as well.

Verified Student

Great course! I am much more confident of my Excel abilities and learned something new in every lesson. They were just about the perfect length too, as I have very limited free time. I’m looking forward to the intermediate class this fall.

Verified Student

This course was amazing! I never could have believed that I could have gained so much knowledge and skill with the program in only 12 lessons. I can't say enough good things about the professional presentation of the course. The explanations were simple and easily understood with pictures to support them. Mr. Wambolt’s communication was professional yet friendly.

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The Learning Environment

From the moment that you enrol in the Microsoft Excel 2010 Fundamentals you will become an integral part of our learning community. You'll find yourself with the freedom to learn at a speed that suits you, on any device, from anywhere in the world. Achieving your career goals no longer has to mean compromising family and work commitments.