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Once you have secured your copy of MS Office 2003 (free for AASD employees – you can check one out from central services downtown), download Learning Essentials for MS Office at http://www.microsoft.com/learningessentials/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=001&active_tab=Overview

“Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office 1.5 provides education-specific tools for students and educators to get the most out of their familiar Microsoft Office applications. Curriculum-based templates and toolbars for Microsoft Office Word, the Microsoft Office PowerPoint® presentation graphics program and Microsoft Office Excel® spreadsheet software help students and educators get started, stay organized and successfully complete high-quality work.”

Not that I want to promote Microsoft anymore than it already does, I came across their Educator Resources Page. Inside, they have some lesson plans, how-to articles, productivity downloads, etc.

The site is not that easy to navigate through, but there are some goodies within. For instance, I found this page that discusses electronic gradebooks. It that articles, tutorials, tips, and even some samples.

There are more types of these work essentials for educators (below). Some look helpful, some look canned, and some just look a little common sense.