This worksheet is a great introduction to teaching desktop publishing software.

This exciting revision activity recaps the new spreadsheet terminology. As well as spreadsheet comprehension. It consolidates fundamentals related to spreadsheet skills and can be used as a revision activity or a starter (for learners who have previous experience).

This pair of resources can be used as the basis of a first lesson to teaching spreadsheet. It introduces the software and explores the environment. The Powerpoint presentation involves a little game to understand how cell referencing works. It is fun and educational!

This is a typed version of MS Word exercises located in Clait 2006 (ISBN 0132369370). We base our KS3 curriculum on these fantastic books but since the design are a little dated, it helps to spruce up the design. And also easier to manage as a digital resource.

There are some tools on MS Word which are little explained. Hence this exercise explores some of these tools including thesaurus, word count and screenshot. Feel free to expand this task to include more skills.

This simple exercise teaches students how to use cut/copy/paste tools appropriately. Images must be matched up with their coordinating image/word. Another benefit to this is practicing mouse control (right/left click and drag-drop techniques) - very important for beginners.

A fun activity for students to experiment with a range of formatting tools. Learners should be advised to use their common sense to ensure text matches the formats applied.

This activity consolidates learners’ skills to save files appropriately. Understanding the difference between ‘save’ and ‘save as’ are essential here. The practical ‘real-life’ approach taken here helps students visualise the process.

This is the level up from the Keyboard Skills 1 exercise. It teaches learners common keyboard shortcuts to work more productively and efficiently. An additional review worksheet located at the end of document.

To familiarise users with the many keys on the computer keyboard, this exercise teaches users how to use common altenative methods of typing and navigating a document. User-friendly and step by step instructions used to ease the transition for new learners. Additional review worksheets are also located at the end of the document to consolidate.

The purpose of this exercise is to familiarise learners with the environment of the Office software suite. By exploring the ribbon and tabs in each software, learners understand how the program is set up and where to find particular commands. (I like to compare it to a house with multiple rooms, which each have many storage locations each for specific items.) When giving this task I encourage learners to resize each software so only the ribbon is visible of each and so they are also practicing the skill of managing a range of windows. Additionally teaching how to pin a program to the taskbar is also helpful at this stage. So lots of important skills being developed here!

This handy resource describes the complex paragraph settings in MS Word for young learners. There is a short exercise at the end of the worksheet to review the information.

This fun worksheet teaches learners how to utilise the shapes in MS Word to create designs. Students can use their initiative to create their own graphics. (The instructions have been written for an old version of Office.)

The purpose of this task is to learn and consolidate the table tools in MS Word. By using a range of techniques including merge, split, add/delete columns etc it will allow learners to become familiar with the table structure and their versatility.

This resource can be used to teach students how to utilise the customization features in Word, particularly on the ribbon and toolbars.

This is an enjoyable task which I would give in the Year 7 classes when teaching Word formatting techniques. It also offers typing practice. Can be used to stretch the higher ability learners.

A concise presentation for new learners communicating the classroom expectations and procedures. Can be adjusted for your individual preferences. Especially useful for introducing a new environment such as the ICT Room.

This exercise is suited for students acquiring basic formatting skills. A small paragraph of text is included for typing practise. There are straightforward instructions which are especially helpful for those who need step-by-step guidance. I was successful in using these worksheets with learning disabled pupils. Look out for more worksheets in this series…

This exercise is suited for students acquiring basic formatting skills. A small paragraph of text is included for typing practise. There are straightforward instructions which are especially helpful for those who need step-by-step guidance. I was successful in using these worksheets with learning disabled pupils. Look out for more worksheets in this series…

This exercise is suited for students acquiring basic formatting skills. A small paragraph of text is included for typing practise. There are straightforward instructions which are especially helpful for those who need step-by-step guidance. I was successful in using these worksheets with learning disabled pupils. Look out for more worksheets in this series…