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  • WELCOME

    • This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, focusing on developing practical digital skills. Through step-by-step lessons, hands-on activities, and project-based tasks, learners gain confidence in creating, editing, and presenting digital documents for academic, personal, and future workplace use.

      PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE IS FOR EVERYONE, BE IT HIGH SCHOOL LEARNERS, UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS.

  • LEARNING OUTCOMES

    Current week
    • LESSON 1 : MICROSOFT WORD
      •  Create and format documents
      •  Insert images, tables and links in a document
      •  Apply specific formatting to the document
      •  Save, download, print and share documents.

      LESSON 2 : EXCEL

      • Create simple spreadsheets using rows and columns
      • Enter data in cells clearly and accurately
      • Organize data in cells Use formulars
      • Create graphs
      LESSON 3 : POWERPOINT
      • Design and organize basic presentation with multiple slides
      • Insert text, images and other media in slides
      • Apply themes, transitions, and animations
      • Present and share a completed slide show

  • MERRILL'S INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES

      1. Problem- centered-In this section, students are supposed to start  this course by having the ability to engage in a real-world activities.
      2. Activation - Students are required to reflect on what they already know in relation to the course content.
      3. Demonstration - For each lesson in this course, according to this course, students are shown how it is done, eg. through videos.
      4. Application - Students apply what they learned through completion of activities or assessments.
      5. Integration - This is the integration of the learned content to real world scenarios or daily life tasks.

  • 1. PROBLEM - CENTERED

    • COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES :

      • Create your own CV using Microsoft Word.
      • Make a 8 Slide presentation as a speaker at the Community Meeting based on either the topics: “ FIGHTING AGAINGST CRIME” , “ STOP DISCRIMINATION, GENDER INEQUALITY AND HARASSMENT”.
    • CV Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 12:00 AM

      SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE

    • SLIDE PRESENTATION Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 12:00 AM

      SUBMIT YOUR PRESENTATION HERE

  • 2. ACTIVATION

    • Prior knowledge Reflection questions based on what you are to learn in this course :
      • Have you used Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint before? If yes, how was your experience?
      • How would you rate your knowledge on  Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint? Good? Better? Excellent?
      • What do you hope to learn or improve on in this module?

    • ANSWERS TO THE REFLECTION QUESTIONS Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 12:00 AM

  • 3. DEMONSTRATION

    • MICROSOFT WORD

      This unit introduces students to Microsoft Word of Google Docs. It is about the creation and formatting of documents using Word. This includes text formatting, adding tables, images, graphs and spelling check, and page layout.

      Watch these videos to learn about MICROSOFTWORD

    • LESSON 2 : EXCEL

      This unit/lesson focuses on spreadsheets for organizing, analyzing and visualizing data. Students will understand how to enter data , use formulars and create graphs using excel.

      Watch this video to learn about Excel.

    • LESSON 3 : POWERPOINT

      In this unit/lesson, students will learn how to create presentations or slides, adding text, images and animations and transitions in PowerPoint.

      Watch this video to learn.

  • 4. APPLICATION

    COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS SECTION

  • 5. INTEGRATION

    • Can you now integrate what you have learned in your daily life activities?
      Microsoft Word
      • Write a formal letter using Microsoft word to parents of the grade 12 learners to inform them about a meeting that will take place on Friday about Additional classes that will take place on Weekends. Make use of mail merge. (Correct formatting, structure and professionalism are essential.)
      Excel
      • As a grade 10 Accounting teacher, create a gradebook where you will input learners’ test 1 and 2 marks to calculate the average, maximum and minimum of their marks. And identify lower performing learners by highlighting them in red.
      PowerPoint
      • Design a short 5 slide presentation and teach about any topic or subtopic in any grade 10 subject. Make use of transitions, animations and images.
    • SUBMISION OF INTEGRATION ACTIVITIES. Assignment
      Opened: Tuesday, 15 April 2025, 12:00 AM
      Due: Wednesday, 22 April 2026, 12:00 AM

      SUBMIT ALL THREE OF THE ACTIVITIES UNDER THIS LINK.
       CLEARLY NAME THEM AS MICROSOFT WORD, EXCEL AND POWERPOINT

  • COURSE SUMMARY

    • In this course, learners were introduced to the core Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. They learned how to create and format professional documents in Word, including inserting images, tables, and links, and applying layout features like headers and footers. In Excel, learners explored spreadsheet creation, accurate data entry, organization of information in cells, application of basic formulas (e.g., SUM, AVERAGE), and creation of simple graphs and charts. With PowerPoint, learners developed presentations by designing multiple slides, adding multimedia elements, applying themes and animations, and practicing how to present their work effectively. Across all three tools, students built essential digital literacy, practiced organizing and presenting information clearly, and developed hands-on skills that are directly applicable to academic, personal, and professional tasks.

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