Sunday, March 2, 2008

Will I Find Useful Course Content by Searching Blogs?

Perhaps….there are blogs for everything!

Basictemplates.com is an example of a blog sharing miscellaneous info on Excel, among other things. But like other blogs that Google found in a search for “Excel Blog,” many of the listings are for products offered for sale, including utilities and add-ins.

I am more likely to find supplemental material of instructional value on Microsoft’s web pages or web resources like these examples of information about Excel 2007 provided by consultants and developers.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Microsoft_Office_Excel_2007.png is image source. The site states that the use of a limited number of web-resolution screenshots qualifies as Fair Use for identification of the software.)

Maricopa District-required course competencies necessitate strict adherence to the prescribed course of study (Introduction to Windows XP and Office 2007). Time is extremely limited for exploring developing technology like the news items provided by ZDNet blogs like All About Microsoft.

1 comment:

Shelley Rodrigo said...

I'm wondering if there are "tips" and "tricks" blogs about MS Office. I know blogs like Lifehacker sometimes give stuff like that. Some I quickly found:
http://www.officeletter.com/
http://www.thenewpaperclip.com/
I have my writing students follow writing tips and tricks blogs and then occasionally report out on one they found useful (which would be individualized).