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Microsoft® Office 365™ Office 2016: Introductory

Microsoft® Office 365™ Powerpoint® 2016, Comprehensive

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Microsoft® Office 365™: Comprehensive, Loose-leaf Version

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Microsoft® Office Excel 2007: Introductory Course

Introduce your students to Microsoft Office Excel 2007 with the books teachers know and trust from the award-winning authors, Pasewark and Pasewark along with contributing authors Rachel Biheller Bunin, Jessica Evans, Katherine T. Pinard, and Robin M. Romer. This text includes features that make learning easy and enjoyable, yet challenging for learners. Students will be engaged with activities that range from simulations to case studies that challenge and sharpen problem-solving skills.

Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007: Illustrated Complete

This Microsoft Office 2007 Illustrated Series book will appeal to all the learners in your classroom, from the computer rookies to the computer hotshots. It covers the essential information that students need to know about how to use Microsoft Excel 2007. Our signature two-page spread design has been updated and refreshed to take full advantage of the new features of the Office 2007 software. This practical, easy to navigate book provides you with the essential knowledge you need to succeed in both the classroom and beyond.

Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques

In Microsoft PowerPoint 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques you?ll find features that are specifically improve retention, and prepare readers for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages users to expand their understanding of the PowerPoint 2007 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.

Microsoft® Office Publisher 2007: Illustrated, Introductory

This Microsoft Office 2007 Illustrated Series book covers the essential information that you need to know now for Microsoft Publisher 2007. Our signature two-page spread design has been updated and refreshed to take full advantage of the new features of the Office 2007 software. This practical, easy to navigate book provides you with the essential knowledge you need to succeed at both work and beyond.

Microsoft® Office Word 2007: Introductory Course

Introduce your students to Microsoft Office Word 2007 with the books teachers know and trust from the award-winning authors, Pasewark and Pasewark along with contributing authors Rachel Biheller Bunin, Jessica Evans, Katherine T. Pinard, and Robin M. Romer. This text includes features that make learning easy and enjoyable, yet challenging for learners. Students will be engaged with activities that range from simulations to case studies that challenge and sharpen problem-solving skills.

Microsoft® Office® 2010, Advanced

MICROSOFT OFFICE 2010: ADVANCED provides a project-based, step-by-step approach to teaching the Office 2010 applications.

Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2010, Comprehensive

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010: Comprehensive provides a project-based, step-by-step approach to successfully teach students Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 skills.

Microsoft® Publisher 2010, Comprehensive

Microsoft Publisher 2010: Comprehensive provides a project-based, step-by-step approach to teaching Publisher 2010.

Microsoft® Publisher 2013: Illustrated

Praised by instructors for its concise, focused approach and user-friendly format, the Illustrated Series engages both computer rookies and hot shots in mastering Microsoft Publisher 2013 quickly and efficiently. Skills are accessible and easy-to-follow thanks to the Illustrated Series' hallmark 2-page layout, which allows students to see an entire task in one view. New Learning Outcomes outline the skills covered in each lesson, and larger full-color screens represent exactly what students should see on their own computers. Each unit begins with a brief overview of the principles of the lesson, and introduces a case study for further application.

Microsoft® Visual Basic 2010 for Windows, Web, Office, and Database Applications: Comprehensive

MICROSOFT VISUAL BASIC 2010: COMPREHENSIVE teaches students the essentials of computer programming using the latest Visual Basic programming language, Visual Basic 2010.

Microsoft® Visual Basic® 2015 for Windows®, Web, Windows® Store, and Database Applications: Comprehensive

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Microsoft® Word 2007: Levels 1 & 2

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Microsoft® Word 2010, Illustrated, Complete

Loved by instructors for its visual and flexible way to build computer skills, the Illustrated Series is ideal for teaching Microsoft Office Word 2010 to both computer rookies and hotshots. Each two-page spread focuses on a single skill, making information easy to follow and absorb. Large, full-color illustrations represent how the students' screen should look. Concise text introduces the basic principles of the lesson and integrates a case study for further application.

Microsoft® Word 2010, Introductory

Microsoft Word 2010 Introductory, part of the Origins Series, is designed for beginning users of Microsoft Office 2010. This self-paced, step-by-step book with corresponding screenshots makes learning easy and enjoyable. Students will learn the new features of excel through a variety of activities, simulations, and case studies. End-of-lesson exercises reinforce the skills covered in each lesson.

Microsoft® Word 2013: Comprehensive

Introduce your students to the latest that Microsoft Office has to offer with the new generation of Shelly Cashman Series® books! For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of students. With MICROSOFT WORD 2013, we're continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of today's students. In this text you'll find features that are specifically designed to engage students, improve retention, and prepare them for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages students to expand their understanding of MICROSOFT WORD 2013 through experimentation, critical thought, and personalization. With these enhancements and more, the Shelly Cashman Series® continues to deliver the most effective educational materials for you and your students.

Microsoft® Word® 2010: Comprehensive

Microsoft Office Word 2010: Comprehensive provides a project-based, step-by-step approach to successfully teach students Microsoft Word 2010 skills.

Microworlds: Student Investigations

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Midas and the Donkey Ears: A Play [Approaching Level, Grade 3]

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Middle Grade Science 2011: Astronomy and Space

Have you ever worked on a jigsaw puzzle? Usually a puzzle has a theme that leads you to group the pieces by what they have in common. But until you put all the pieces together you can't solve the puzzle. Studying science is similar to solving a puzzle. The big ideas of science are like puzzle themes. To understand big ideas, scientists ask questions. The answers to those questions are like pieces of a puzzle. Each chapter in this book asks a big question to help you think about a big idea of science. By answering the big questions, you will get closer to understanding the big idea.

Middle Grade Science 2011: Forces and Energy

Each lesson begins with a series of Key Concept questions. The interactivities in each lesson will help you understand these concepts and Unlock the Big Question. At the start of each lesson. My Planet Diary will introduce you to amazing events, significant people, and important discoveries in science or help you to overcome common misconceptions about science concepts.

Middle Grade Science 2011: Human Body Systems

Topics covered in this book are: the human body, bones, muscles, skin, digestion circulation, respiration, excretion, fighting disease, the nervous system, the endocrine system and reproduction.

Middle Grade Science 2011: Water and the Atmosphere

Contains chapters on: Fresh Water / The Oceans / The Atmosphere / Weather / Climate and Climate Change