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Accommodating Mac Students in the Intro Course

Accommodating Mac Students in the Intro Course. With your host Kyle Gower-Winter. Introduction. Does anyone currently use a Mac in the classroom? Have you noticed an increase in Mac use in your courses?

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Accommodating Mac Students in the Intro Course

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  1. Accommodating Mac Students in the Intro Course With your hostKyle Gower-Winter

  2. Introduction • Does anyone currently use a Mac in the classroom? • Have you noticed an increase in Mac use in your courses? • Wondering if there really is that big of a difference, and worried you won’t be able to help/accommodate Mac users in your class? • Thinking about making the switch and using a Mac for your next course? • Does anyone’s classroom look like this?

  3. Why Accommodate Mac Students? • 40% of college students say their next computer will be a Mac – Morgan Stanley (March, 2008) • 43% of college students planning to buy a laptop in the next 12 months will buy a Mac – Student Monitor (August, 2008) • Apple ranked second most popluar brand by college students – Anderson Analytics (December, 2008)

  4. Office 2007 vs. Office 2008 × • Both suites include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but Office 2008 does not include Access. • Office 2008 is a lot less ornate, with less styles, themes, Clip Art, and icons. • Office 2008 has less frills like Live Preview, the Mini Toolbar, and the Quick Access Toolbar.

  5. Office: Similarities Demo

  6. Office: Differences Demo

  7. Word 2007 vs. Word 2008 Demo

  8. Excel 2007 vs. Excel 2008 Demo

  9. PowerPoint 2007 vs. PowerPoint 2008 Demo

  10. Classroom Concerns • What if all my assignments are in Office 2007? • Which textbooks should you use? • How will I grade assignments completed in Office 2008? • What if I am not familiar with Macs? • The business world is made up of PCs, shouldn’t we insist our students use Office 2007? • What if I teach Access in my class?

  11. How iLife ‘08 can Compliment Office 2008 • iPhoto • PowerPoint slides can be exported to iPhoto • iWeb • Web sites can be easily created for hosting documents • iMovie • PowerPoint slides, photos, and videos can be turned into a beautifully formatted movie • iDVD • Movies can be given menus and chapters and burned to DVD for play pack in any common DVD player • GarageBand • Add soundtracks to your movies or create a podcast to compliment your project

  12. Conclusions • Social Experiment! • Macs are more popular than ever – we can’t ignore them. • Office 2007 and Office 2008 are fundamentality the same. • Each Office application differs slightly, and offers different advantages, but virtually identical results can be achieved with each. • Preference comes down to personal choice. • iLife ’08 and ’09 compliment Office 2008 for the Mac nicely. • Worst-Case-Senario: Macs can run Windows • Bottomline - the Mac student can be easily accommodated in the intro course.

  13. Thank You & Questions ?

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