Integrated Applications: A Visual Approach

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Integrated Applications: A Visual Approach

© 1999 Julie Jaehne and Connie Morrison
Grade Level: 10 and up
Textbook: top spiral with an easel back, soft cover (308 pp.)
Teacher's Manual (includes data disk)
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Integrated Applications: A Visual Approach provides 50 integrated business activities for word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and telecomputing applications. This series of activities provides students with a way to apply their software skills to realistic, integrated problems. Directions are not software specific, so the activities can be used with any commercial software package. Additionally, the activities are totally independent of each other and do not need to be completed in the order presented. Since not everyone enters the class at the same level, this flexibility enables teachers to choose the activity that provides the instruction and reinforcement that best suits their needs.

Text Features:

Each activity includes illustrations with descriptive callouts and directions to ensure understanding.
Telecomputing activities include applications for e-mail, fax, the Internet, and use of World Wide Web resources.
Four levels of activities that range from basic to advanced proficiencies.
Level grids correlate proficiencies with activities.
Independent activities for flexible use.
Up to 75 hours of instruction for self-paced or whole group instruction.
Includes a 10-hour Global Insurance Agency business project that covers realistic integrated tasks.
Appendices included on Using the Desktop or the Program Manager, Using the Mouse, Using Dialog Boxes, Organizing Your Files, and Using Help.
The Instructor’s Guide and Solution files provides answers to activities.
The Student Data files help save time keying and formatting documents.

Features within each activity:

Key words provide guides for searching online help.
Need Help?, Design Strategy, and Troubleshooter provide user tips.
Critical thinking questions challenge students to analyze and make judgments.
Making the Connection relates the activity to real-life experiences.