Exploring Getting Started with Groove

For introductory telecommunication courses covering Microsoft Office and Groove 2007.

 

The goal of the Exploring series has been to move students beyond the point and click, helping them understand the why and how behind each skill.

 

Beyond The Point and Click

 

Students go to college now with a different set of skills than they did 5 years ago.  The new edition of Exploring moves students beyond the basics of the software at a faster pace, without sacrificing fundamental skills to ensure that they will be engaged from Chapter 1 throughout the book.

 

Diversity

 

Students have diverse career goals.  To target the variety of majors taking the course, Exploring offers examples relevant to every student.  Several examples in the text include the:

 

·        Health sciences

·        Hospitality

·        Urban planning

·        Business

 

Studying Made Easy

 

Students read, prepare, and study differently than they used to. Rather than reading a book cover to cover, students want to easily identify what they need to know, and then learn it efficiently.  The key features bring students into the content, making the text easy to use.

 

Some features include:

 

• Objective Mapping
• Pull Quotes
• Key Terms

 

The Key To Success

 

By using the materials provided, students will be more engaged, achieve a higher level of understanding, and successfully complete this course.  In addition to the experience and expertise of the series creator and author Robert T. Grauer Prentice Hall has assembled a tremendously talented team of supporting authors to assist with this text, all of whom are dedicated to the Exploring mission of moving students beyond the point and click.

 

OTHER TOPICS OF DISTINCTION

 

Unique Instructor Resources

 

Reference Cards are available to outline KEY objectives in each chapter, helping instructors anticipate where students get stuck and how to get them “un-stuck.”  Helping to bridge the gap between the instructor and student on more difficult topics by offering:

 

• Concept Summaries — Reference cards that outline chapter objectives and common pitfalls.
• Case Study Lecture Demonstration Document — Provides instructors with a lecture sample based on the chapter opening case that will guide them to critically use the skills covered in the chapter, with examples of other ways the skills can be applied.

 

Key Features of Groove 2007

 

• White Pages/Yellow Pages clearly distinguish theory from skills covered in Hands-On exercises, so students always know what they are supposed to be doing.

 

• NEW! Objective Mapping enables students to skip the skills, quickly finding concepts that they don’t know by scanning the chapter opener page for the exact location of new concepts.

 

• NEW! Pull Quotes entice students into the theory by emphasizing the most interesting points.

 

• Case Study begins each chapter to provide an effective overview of what students can accomplish by completing the chapter.

 

• Summaries link directly back to the objectives so students can study more effectively by quickly locating key concepts.

 

• NEW! More End-of-Chapter Exercises offer instructors more options for assessment.  Each chapter has approximately 12-15 exercises ranging from multiple-choice to open-ended projects, including mid-level and capstone exercises covering all skills in each chapter.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER ONE Getting Started with Microsoft Office

 

Groove 2007: Working as a Team Member 1

Objectives 1

Case Study: Long Distance Presentation 2

Groove Introduction 3

Managing the Workspace 3

Inviting Participants into the Workspace 8

Managing Groove Tools 9

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 1:

Setting up the Workspace 12

Groove Communication Tools 16

Using the Chat Tool 16

Using the Message Tool 17

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 2:

Using Groove Communication Tools 19

Groove Tools 22

Sharing Files 22

Using the Discussion Tool 23

Using the Calendar 26

Managing Meetings 27

Using the Notepad 30

Using the Sketchpad 31

Displaying Pictures 33

 

HANDS-ON EXERCISE 3:

Using Groove Tools 35

 

SUMMARY 43

KEY TERMS 43

MULTIPLE CHOICE 44

PRACTICE EXERCISES 45

MID-LEVEL EXERCISES 51

CAPSTONE EXERCISE 57

MINI CASES 59

 

GLOSSARY 61

MULTIPLE CHOICE ANSWER KEY 63

INDEX 65