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The ClarisWorks Reference For Teachers, 2nd Edition, is the indispensable plain-English guide to all the great things that a teacher can do with this highly popular Macintosh and Windows software. Here, author and education professional Michelle Robinette shares practical, classroom-tested information on how to

• Incorporate ClarisWorks Mac and Windows Versions 2.1 through 5.0 into any classroom
• Use ClarisWorks to get the most out of your computer when it's the only one in the classroom
• Create stationery and templates to speed your work on the documents you create most often
• Use the Draw and Paint components of ClarisWorks to design, illustrate, and publish
• Integrate ClarisWorks with your Internet applications and publish your own Web pages

Plus, Robinette shares tons of clever ideas for using ClarisWorks in the classroom, from making an electronic gradebook to publishing an elementary-level class newspaper, so both teachers and students can learn and have fun.

The ClarisWorks Reference For Teachers, 2nd Edition, also features a valuable bonus CD-ROM containing timesaving, creativity-enhancing software and resources, including

• Custom templates referenced in the book
• Lesson-plan and skill-building templates from C*WUG (ClarisWorks Users Group)
• Bonus chaptersabout communicating with ClarisWorks, as well as the Adobe Acrobat Reader, Claris Home Page publishing software, and Claris Emailer 1.1
• Fonts and clip art to enliven worksheets and other materials
• Drop Stuff and Stuffit Expander for the Mac, and WinZip 6.3 for Windows, all of which help you unpack stuff you download from the Net
• Internet access software from MindSpring
• Demo versions of leading educational software titles, such as ClarisWorks for Kids, FoolProof Security, Easy Grade Pro 3, Gradebook Manager 4.3, Grady Profile, and Inspiration