[K12OSN] Open Office

[Huck]

Mel, I used those Southwestern books and I agree they were very good to 
teach MS-OFFICE from...and for the most part when learning an 
application you MUST DO in order to learn.

But the concepts of word processing and spread sheet creation require no 
books what-so-ever. You have menus, you have toolbars, you have F1 for 
searchable help ;)

Explaining the purpose of those three most 10yr olds can teach 
themselves almost any application given a few set of rules of what the 
OUTCOME is to look like, and what 'pieces' of the applications puzzle 
they should be required to use in order to complete the given task.

I know it doesn't help us when the NAD requires us to demonstrate what 
curriculum we utilized ;)

The books mentioned at http://getopenoffice.org can be found here:
http://www.cafepress.com/getopenoffice/1040958

I have Core Office Suite, Comprehensive Writer, Comprehensive Impress & 
Draw...and they are similar to the Southwestern books...although the 
versions I have aren't nearly as glossy eye-candyish.

--Huck

Mel Wade wrote:
> I listened to the interview about Open Office.  I gave it consideration 
> but so far have not moved that direction due to the lack of good 
> teaching materials.  I am using materails from Southwestern that is 
> project based.  I really like it, because I believe that people learn by 
> doing, not by hearing...  But I haven't seen anything like this for Open 
> Office.
> 
> Am I missing something?
> 
> -- 
> Mel Wade
> "The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do." - 
> BF Skinner
> www.melwade.com <http://www.melwade.com>
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