First Week With My New PC or Digital Portfolios

First Week With My New PC: A Very Basic Guide for Mature Adults and Everyone Who Wants to "Get Connected"

Author: Pamela R Lessing

This book was specifically written for the author's 85-year-old mother who is now a master, but it was also "field-tested" by adults of all ages. Within one moth everyone was an "expert" - sending and receiving e-mail, using the Internet, writing and correspondence, and playing music and games. You'll "be connected" without the fuss and frustration - just simple step-by-step instructions, no jargon, no complications.

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While The First Week With My New PC was written for the author's 85-year-old mother who is now a PC master, it can be enjoyed by any - including business managers who have resisted the lure of the computer screen. From how to watch the stock market and produce a document to emailing and formatting work, this is packed with fine basics in simple language any can readily understand.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction: Read This to Find Hidden Special Offer!	1
Chapter 1	Out of the Box: What You Should Do Whether Help Is or Is Not on the Way	5
Chapter 2	Everything Is Connected--So Now What Do I Do?	11
Chapter 3	The First Time: All Alone with the Computer (Will My Family Still Respect Me in the Morning?)	17
Chapter 4	What Is the Internet? What Is a "User Name"? Just Tell Me How to Find Out What the Weather Will Be HERE!	29
Chapter 5	The Time Has Come: I Am Really Ready to DO SOMETHING	35
Chapter 6	More to the Internet than Just E-Mail: The World Wide Web Is Waiting!	49
Chapter 7	Some Simple Basic Fun??? This Is Like the Piano! Do I Really Have to Practice One Hour a Day?	59
Chapter 8	Writing Documents and Correspondence: I Am Already in the Middle of the Book and I Still Don't Know How to Write a Letter!	63
Chapter 9	Other Ways to Get Information and Have Fun, or, What Do I Do with All These CDs and Did I Have to Pay Extra for All This Stuff?	81
Chapter 10	The Start Menu and All the Other Things That Have Not Yet Been Discussed	85
Chapter 11	A Step-By-Step Guide for Each Task	91
	Appendices	133
Appendix A	Trouble Shooting and the Usual Questions, or, Why Won't This Stupid Thing Work?	134
Appendix B	Some Important Key Commands	145
Appendix C	Some "World Wide Web" Addresses of Interest	146
Appendix D	E-Mail Etiquette: "Smileys," Abbreviations, and Other Tips	152
Appendix E	Tech Support: Phone Numbers and Web Site Addresses	154
Appendix F	Healthy Computer Habits: Taking Care of Yourself Physically and Mentally	155
	Glossary	159
	Index	183

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Digital Portfolios: Powerful Tools for Promoting Professional Growth and Reflection

Author: Elizabeth Hartnell Young

Digital technology offers powerful tools for educators who wish to develop electronic portfolios to foster and enrich their professional learning. Written by experts in the field, Digital Portfolios, Second Edition, explores the latest methods and techniques for creating electronic portfolios.

In this revised edition, Elizabeth Hartnell-Young and Maureen Morriss demonstrate how teachers, principals, and professors of education can develop high-quality portfolios that reflect personal vision, record professional growth, and celebrate accomplishments.

The authors present a comprehensive framework for portfolio development, from determining the audience and selecting material from a personal archive, to defining, producing, and sharing digital portfolios. This timely resource offers ten easy-to-follow steps and

• Provides the "why" for creating digital portfolios
• Emphasizes the importance of reflection as part of the process
• Presents tips and strategies for using digital technology
• Includes guidelines for evaluating portfolios.

Whether you are a novice teacher or a veteran educator, this practical handbook is your comprehensive guide to digital portfolio development.