Participants will learn about Desktop Publishing and how it can be used in the classroom. Microsoft Publisher will be the software program that will be used for the course. Features of Microsoft Publisher that will be covered during the course are: creating a blank publication, creating a publication from a template, adding and editing text to a publication, working with the menus and dialog boxes of Publisher, adding WordArt, graphics and pictures to a publication, adding color and objects to the publication, creating tables in a publication, adding text from other programs to Microsoft Publisher, how to print publications from Publisher. Participants will also learn how to use a digital camera and a scanner and how to insert the scanned images into a Publisher document. By the end of the course participants will know how to create a classroom newsletter, flyers, certificates, invitations and other professional looking documents that would be appropriate for school use. A basic knowledge of the computer is a prerequisite for this course.

Participants will learn how to incorporate many of the features of Word into classroom projects and communications. By the end of this course, participants will be able to design class work which requires both simple and complex documents, use merge features to personalize documents, use auxiliary programs including WordArt, ClipArt, Chart, and Equation, and create templates to simplify document generation. They will also be able to use auxiliary resources such as scanners, digital cameras, and the Internet to increase the effectiveness of their projects.