How to see readability stats for a text you want to use for class. Put the text in Word. Tools>Spelling and Grammar>Options>Show readability stats>recheck the doc.>OK>check the doc.>readability stats appears>OK. (Claude F). Equations: Microsoft Word has the ability create the letters and numbers used in most complex equations found in math and science. This tool can be found under the "Insert" drop down menu. Click "Equation" and a box containing the clickable character types to create an equation will appear. After you have created the equation and closed the box, the image will appear and you can resize it by clicking on the corners or change it by double clicking on the image.
Formative Assessments:
These are assessments that are done while you are teaching. They involve checking for student understanding while you are teaching so that you do not move on with new material when the previous material has not been mastered. Formative assessments can include: posing questions, audience response systems, think/pair/share, whiteboard(students hold up answers).
Library (in computer terminology) - refers to all of the items within that particular program. For example, in iPhoto, the library refers to all the images within that program, or in iTunes, the library refers to all the mp3's, wav's or any other sound files in the program. Network Administrative software - This refers to software that allows levels of control on computers within a local area network. This varies from locking all screens within the network, or taking control of a computer within that network; this is done from the main network administrative computer. One useful software program is Remote Desktop. OCR-Optical Character Recognition
Microsoft Word: Closed Activity- (White out)
A closed activity allows you to give your students an assignment with the answers hidden on a computer or overhead projector. In Microsoft word if you type any word or letter in the color white, it can not be seen by your students when it appears. However, you can reveal the word or letters by highlighting the word. This works well if you want to give a quiz and then reveal the answers quickly to your students. To choose the font color simply type the word, highlight it, then go to your toolbar where you see the letter A with a color underneath it, and change the color to white.
How to make Footnotes in Microsoft Word:
When you are in Microsoft word:
Go to insert:
Select to insert FOOTNOTE:
Click next to or highlight the word you want to footnote:
Click ok when the small window pops up:
Write in your changes at the bottom of the page as directed.
Spelling and Grammar Function:
In Microsoft Word go to Tools:
Select Spelling and Grammar:
Check Grammar off if you want to self edit:
Check Grammar on if you want the computer to help you edit. Helping Students Improve Their Academic Language: Using Flashcards Using flashcards with new vocabulary terms can be an effective way to help students grasp the language that they need to do well in their core classes. Have students write new terms on the front of the flash cards. On the back of the cards they can put definitions, drawings, associated symbols or formulas, or any other related information. Play the memory game. Have students spread flashcards on their desk with words up and definitions down. Read the definitions out loud to students and let students try to pick the correct term. Students can quiz each other with their flashcards as a sponge activity when they are caught up with their other work.
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Academic Language: What is Academic Language?
Academic language is the language used in textbooks, in classrooms, and on tests. It is different in structure and vocabulary from the everyday spoken English of social interactions. Many students who speak English well have trouble comprehending the academic language used in high school and college classrooms. Low academic language skills have been shown to be associated with low academic performance in a variety of educational settings.
The main barrier to student comprehension of texts and lectures is low academic vocabulary knowledge. Academic vocabulary is sub-technical vocabulary. In other words, it is not the technical vocabulary of a particular academic discipline. Academic vocabulary is used across all academic disciplines to teach about the content of the discipline. For example, before taking chemistry, no students know the technical words used in chemistry. But the underprepared students also don't know the vocabulary used to teach the chemistry concepts. Underprepared students are unfamiliar with words like evaluation, theory, hypothesis, assumption, capacity, validate. Professors assume students comprehend such academic vocabulary, but such vocabulary is not often used in the everyday spoken English of many students.
Academic vocabulary is based on more Latin and Greek roots than is everyday spoken English vocabulary. In addition, academic lectures and texts tend to use longer, more complex sentences than are used in spoken English.
from this webpage: http://www.academiclanguage.org/Academic_Language.html
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