Synopses & Reviews
Provide your students with the best in keyboarding education from the proven keyboarding leader--now stronger than ever! This latest edition of CENTURY 21 COMPUTER SKILLS AND APPLICATIONS helps students prepare for a lifetime of keyboarding and computer success with innovative solutions updated to reflect today's business challenges. Students tap into the latest keyboarding technology, learn to master computer applications using Microsoft Office 2010/2013, and increase communication skills with relevant activities throughout this best-selling text. Trust the leader who has taught more than 85 million people to type--bringing 100 years of publishing experience and a century of innovations together in a complete line of keyboarding solutions.
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"Among the book's strengths are simplified information; (the book is) chock full of exactly what students need to know. Many of the items that were included are not always found in other textbooks. I always end up adding these things. Examples are relevant to what will get students attention (iPods, MP3s, games, etc.) Activities are engaging to what students would know and be concerned about at this age. The questioning technique used to get them to reflect is a good way to get them to think about what they have read. The Content is excellent."-Karen May, Blinn College
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"I absolutely love the colors throughout the entire section. They are very appealing to the eye and have a wonderful contrast for each section to shift focus to the section heading and key terms. I like the reference to MicroType, As an educator that has both this textbook and MicroType it is nice to see the integration between the two. There are books that I have loved the material, but did not choose the book because the colors and/or page setup was not easy to read. This text would be one that I would purchase and I know my students would like."-Diane Harrington, Sault Area High School and Career Center
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"I really like that presentations, worksheets and databases are included. That would be excellent for my students. I think the topics are great. I like the computer concepts that are included. Sometimes we assume that students know all of this, but basic information is needed."-Susan Munk, Rockland School District 382
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"The new formatting is attractive and interesting and I believe that it will be appealing to the students. The outcomes (objectives) of each lesson are well written and easy to understand. The amount of text is not overwhelming to students who are "non-readers" and I like the fact that the paragraphs are small, and much of the information is bulleted. The graphics are eye-catching and add to the manuscript... I love the reference to Google maps, as this is a free resource with the Internet. I like the references to the Office Features...The emphasis of the "21st Century Skills" is a wonderful feature! There is significant interest in this area. Likewise the information on organizations is a nice feature, and addresses our state standards. I also like the activities to help prepare for competitions (BPA and FBLA) events. One of our state standards is knowledge of student organizations and this would help to meet that standard. It would also be very valuable in actual preparation for a competition." -Beverly L. Nix, Carver Junior High School
Synopsis
CENTURY 21 COMPUTER KEYBOARDING provides everything you need for in a one-semester course covering new-key learning, document formatting, and word processing. This latest edition helps students prepare for a lifetime of keyboarding success with innovative solutions updated to reflect today's business challenges. Trust the leader who has taught more than 85 million people to type--bringing 100 years of publishing experience and a century of innovations together in a complete line of keyboarding solutions.
About the Author
Dr. Jack P. Hoggatt is Department Chair of the Department of Business Communications at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He has taught courses in Business Writing, Advanced Business Communications, and the communication component of the university's Master in Business Administration (MBA) program. Dr. Hoggatt has held offices in professional organizations and has received the Outstanding Post-Secondary Business Educator Award in Wisconsin. He has served as an advisor to local and state business organizations. Dr Hoggatt is involved with his community and the school activities of his children. Dr. Jon Shank is a retired Professor of Education (Emeritus) at Robert Morris University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Dr. Shank served as Dean, School of Applied Sciences and Education for more than 20 years before returning to the classroom. He taught keyboarding and word processing methods to undergraduate and graduate students seeking business education certification. Over the years, he has served in numerous leadership positions in business education professional associations, as a consultant to many school districts, and on many advisory committees for school districts and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Dr. James R. Smith, Jr. is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Counselor Education. He has held the positions of a secondary business and marketing teacher, North Carolina State Consultant for Business and Information Technology, and a local school system Career and Technical Education Administrator. Currently, he is the undergraduate and graduate program coordinator for the Business and Marketing Education teacher education program at NC State University. There he has led the development of online graduate courses for the master's program in business and marketing education. Dr. Smith has held offices in professional organizations and has received the Outstanding Leadership Award from the National Association of Supervisors of Business Education and the Outstanding Career and Technical Educator from the North Carolina Career and Technical Education Association--Business Education Division. In 2005, he was inducted into the North Carolina Business and Information Technology Education Hall of Fame.
Table of Contents
"I really liked the content and updated material contained in the Skill Builders and I thought that they were relevant to today's students. I also loved the Communication Skills. They were very appropriate for today's learners.""I love the color scheme! The bright colors are so appealing to the eye and up-to-date. Colors are definitely the "in" thing right now in the decorating and fashion world, so why shouldn't our textbooks be bright and cheerful as well?...The layout and organization is a definite strength of the sample manuscript. Instructions are clear and easy to follow.""An important strength lies in the content being so up-to-date. I love the inclusion of correct procedure for email communication and the inclusion of how to perform various formatting using a word processor--Word (which is the most popular). Another strength is the explicit detail of 'how to' instruction, and then the many practice exercises that follow. The exercises also increase in degree of complexity for the student which provides the students challenges and allows for opportunity to utilize Office features. I really liked the application activity in Office Features 3.""The use of the color is very well done, using various colors to emphasize one activity and then another. One thing I really like on this page is in activity 1. I like the way it shows the students what they will be doing: left tab, decimal tab, right tab with leaders, first line indent, and hanging indent. I like that the students can see those headings and right below each one is an example of what that will look like. What a great tool for teaching the concepts and then to use a reference as the year moves on. Great job on that!!!""The strengths (of the manuscript) are simple explanations; easy to understand; great examples, incorporating uses into the skills they learn; loved the activities where the students exchanged files to practice tracking; great way to engage students; variety of activities should keep students engaged in learning and practicing new formats; interspersing of a variety of formatting skills?"