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Sometimes there is a need in schools to upskill staff on some of the basic IT packages.  All courses below are flexible to suite beginner, intermediate and advanced IT levels of Administrative, teaching and non-teaching staff.  

  Computer Basics

Synopsis: This course will give those with limited knowledge of computers a basic introduction to general file management and some basic packages.

This short module is designed to compliment modules from the options below for a one day course.

  Microsoft Word 2003 / 2007 / 2010

Microsoft Word is an invaluable piece of software that is more than just a word processor.  As well as offering an efficient way of organising reports, letters and lesson plans to name just a few uses, you can add graphics, drawing objects, hyperlinks, tables, multimedia and form elements.  Each one day course can be tailor made by choosing four of the following modules:

  Microsoft Excel 2003 / 2007 / 2010

Microsoft Excel  is a spreadsheet which features calculation, graphing tools and pivot tables .  It is an essential piece of software that enables the user to complete a wide variety of administrative tasks such as student progress and performance analysis and presentation to mail shots and individualised reporting.

For the classroom, Excel is used widely across the curriculum, especially for such areas as recording, charts, graphs, data handling and creating formula in mathematics and science.  Each one day course can be tailor made by choosing four of the following modules:

Beginners Modules:

• Getting started with spreadsheets      

• Essential skills in spreadsheets 

• Data Handling with Excel

• Creating Charts and graphs   

• Enhancing the appearance of your spreadsheet 

Intermediate Modules:

• Charting for mathematics 

• Exercises in IFs and Nested IF statements 

• Exercises in all aspects of the ROUND Function 

Advanced Modules:

• More advanced formula 

• Summarising data 

   Emailing with Microsoft Outlook 2003 / 2007 / 2010

Microsoft Outlook is a very versatile application, which, along with being the vehicle for sending and receiving email messages, can be described as a personal information manager.  Each one day course can be tailor made by choosing four of the following modules:

Beginner Modules:

• Getting started with emailing

• Formatting emails 

• Adding an email signature 

• Organising your email folders 

• Archiving your email 

• Using and customising the calendar

Intermediate Modules:

• Taking charge of your email with Rules 

• Managing email addresses and distribution lists

  Microsoft Powerpoint 2003 / 2007 / 2010

Microsoft Powerpoint is a powerful and effective presentation software application used by educators as a teaching resource and training tool and by students as a means of recording and presenting.  A one day course can take you from creating a simple presentation with several pages of text and graphics to  adding slide transitions, animations and video.  Each one day course can be tailor made by choosing four of the following modules:

Beginner Modules:

• Creating a simple presentation

Intermediate Modules:

• Enhancing presentations 

Advanced Modules:

• Creating interactive presentations 

• Using custom animations in presentations 

• Using video files in presentations 

• Using sound and music in presentations