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worksheet -- Introduction to MS Access

Find the answers below at http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/begin.html

1. Database - a collection of related information
   
   Object - a part of a Microsoft Access database, such as a table, query, form, or macro
   
   Table - a grouping of related data organized in fields (columns) and records (rows) on a datasheet
   
   Field - a column on a datasheet
   
   Record - a row on a datasheet
   
   Design View - provides the tools for creating fields in a table.
   
   Databasheet View - allows you to update, edit, and delete information from a table
   
   
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Finishing the Powerpoint project - week of March 18-22

Presentations are scheduled for the week beginning March 25. All students must be ready to present on the first day of class for that week.

During the week after March Break (March 18-22), you must complete the following:

1. Complete your own Powerpoint file.
   
   
2. Email your file to your partner. NOTE: Each student must have a full copy of the entire presentation.
   
   
3. Combine the two files into a single presentation. This can be done in two ways: (a) Open both in Slide Sorter View, then Copy/Paste slides, or (2) Open one file, then use the Insert menu, Slides from files.
   
   
4. Decide in consultation with your partner on a Design for the presentation.
   
   
5. Work with your partner to make whatever adjustments are required to make your presentation look as good as you can (in the time available to you).
   
   
6. Consult with your partner to agree on how the parts of your ORAL presentation will be divided up.
   
   
7. Work on your own ORAL part of the presentation. This may require a Notes Page with facts, statistics, etc. Note that you must do more than read your slides to us; you must talk to us about what we see on your slide, give us more information. Also, notes are not to be written out in full sentences which you then read aloud; notes are reminders giving you a basis for talking to your listeners.
   
   Your handout gives you a number of suggestions for making the most effective slides and for preparing the most effective kind of talk.
   

Sample Poiwerpoint Project

The images below show you a very basic example of a slide show so that you have an idea of how to set up your presentation.

TITLE SLIDE -- title + names of presenters


AGENDA SLIDE - list of topics to be covered in the presentation


PRODUCT SLIDE - this shows what a Product slide might look like

Remember, you will be giving an oral presentation, in other words, one where you will be talking to your audience. The slides should not try to include all your information. The slides highlight the most important information and hold the attention of your audience, WHILE YOU TALK TO THEM.
Often you need a Notes Page to help you remember some of the facts you will talk about but which are not on the slide.
NOTES PAGE VIEW

Powerpoint - advanced

Advanced Microsoft Powerpoint 2003

Adding charts to a presentation

Powerpoint advanced techniques

SUBJECT DIRECTORIES you should know

You often find better information with a subject directory than a search engine. Below are some directories designed with students in mind.

• The Librarian's Internet Index at http://lii.org/
  "Websites you can trust"
  
  
• The Virtual Library at http://vlib.org/.
  
  
• Academic Info: Educational Subject Directory at http://www.academicinfo.net/.
  Directory of about 25,000 education resources for high school and college students. Includes brief annotations.
  
  
• The Internet Public Library at http://www.ipl.org/ref/RR/. Created by students at the University of Michigan.
  
  
• BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources at http://bubl.ac.uk/
  
  
• Digital Librarian at http://www.digital-librarian.com/
  
  WHEN YOU WANT INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO CANADA
  
• 
  Canadian Information by Subject at http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/caninfo/esub.htm.
  Links to information about Canada from Internet resources around the world. (Click on Subject Order)
  
  
• Sustaining The Environment and Resources for Canadians at http://www.environmentandresources.ca/
  
  

great sites to develop your Internet skills

When you have finished the normal class work, sharpen your Internet skills even further.

The following are great places to start:


• The University of California at Berkelely - Excellent for either beginners or advanced users. Get the full story of how to find the best information on the Internet.
  
  
• Finding Information on the Web from Wesleyan University
  
  
• Google basics - Learn how to search with Google the right way.
  
  
• Google Advanced Searches - Grab some of the real power of Google.
  
  
• Librarians' Internet Index - Learn how to search this high quality directory.