Desktop Publishing For Educators

As more and more universities, schools, and corporate training organizations develop technology plans to ensure technology will directly benefit learning and achievement, the demand is increasing for an all-inclusive, authoritative reference source on the infusion of technology into curriculums worldwide. The Encyclopedia of Information Technology Curriculum Integration amasses a comprehensive resource of concepts, methodologies, models, architectures, applications, enabling technologies, and best practices for integrating technology into the curriculum at all levels of education. Compiling 154 articles from over 125 of the world's leading experts on information technology, this authoritative reference strives to supply innovative research aimed at improving academic achievement, teaching and learning, and the application of technology in schools and training environments.

A book/disk package providing educators with an introduction to desktop publishing, covering basic principles of layout and design using QuarkXPress. Chapters on ways to organize a publication, elements of desktop publishing, and specific techniques for creating different types of publications include step-by-step instructions, exercises, and bandw illustrations and examples, as well as guidelines on preparation of materials for electronic distribution and for the Internet. Contains appendices of clip art examples and desktop publishing resources, plus a glossary. The disk contains materials for exercises. Pages are perforated, with wire spiral binding. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

An introduction to desktop publishing plus a step-by-step guide to creating flyers, newsletters, brochures, or other pieces for any classroom or school. The book is illustrated throughout to show type sizes and manipulations, page design, graphic elements, and exactly what the monitor shows while using PageMaker.

The 10-Hour Series covers a variety of important technology-based business skills with short texts that can be completed in ten hours. The Internet and technology are used extensively in this series for research, instruction, and application. These books, many supported by data disks or CDs, are brief, uncomplicated, and activity-based, requiring minimal instructor intervention. Advances in word processing software have made it easier for users to create documents with a typeset, not merely typed, appearance. This text emphasizes basic skills in desktop publishing through a variety of modern, real-life activities Students will develop skills key to the desktop publisher, including marking design and typography decisions, handling multicolumn documents, inserting and editing graphics, and creating styles and charts. Students will create a portfolio of business documents, including a newsletter, to demonstrate their mastery of these skills.

Learn to design newsletters, catalogs, business cards, and more. Many step-by-step illustrated design recipes. Tips on working with illustrations, printers, and art sources.

Written specifically for secondary students!