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People often wonder why Microsoft Powerpoint costs so much. After all, you can only create simple, linear 'presentations' with it. Wrong. Microsoft Powerpo

A helpful video and text tutorial showing how to create a timeline from a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

Skype virtual field trips let teachers and students "visit" some awesome sites and places! You have to register and sign in to be able to do Skype virtual field trips with your class. This is a fantastic way to get outside experts to visit your class on a variety of topics.

A collection of Microsoft products, demos, tutorials, and guides to facilitate computer accessibility.

Offers links to Excel learning tutorials, subject-specific uses for spreadsheet software, and links to additional resources

Integrating technology in the classroom is becoming more and more prevalent in many schools across the world. Teachers need to think of creative ways to incorporate technology into the classroom. This guide provides help for teachers wanting to use the application, Microsoft Excel, for help in their classes.

Some great tutorials on Excel and ways to integrate it into multiple content areas.

Lessons plans created for using Microsoft Office as technology integration

This year, Microsoft has made Office available for the iPad, iPhone, a preview available for Android, and even dropped the price to free. Meanwhile, the incumbent, Google Drive and its associated apps, have been building out features. Today, we compare the two on mobile.

Written tutorials, videos, and support to help you make the most of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint (and other Microsoft Office products).

The Microsoft Accessibility website provides information on tools available for vision, hearing, neurodiversity, learning, mobility and mental health areas in Windows 10.

Basic Computer Skills, Word, Excel, PPT, Publisher, and Internet Safety Lessons

Basic Computer Skills, Word, Excel, PPT, Publisher, and Internet Safety Lessons

The global guessing game that gets kids learning about geography, culture, and the similarities and differences of how children live all over the world.

Welcome Educator! Connect and collaborate around the world and gain easy access to lessons created by educators for educators.

Free tutorials for a variety of technologies from Computer Basics to Microsoft Office products to iPad Basics provided by the Goodwill Community Foundation.

Outlines what should be considered when creating a PowerPoint for a class.

Briefly suggests applications for Microsoft Excel. Includes grade book ideas, lesson integration choices, and other non-mathematical uses.

I like this article because it lists both pros and cons to using .PPT. I also like that it clearly states not to use too many slides and that it is meant to help add to the presentation, not deliver it or make it more interesting.