Judy Rutledge 2003

Templates Using Microsoft Office
for
Productivity in the Classroom
(With Additional Links for Macintosh Users and Elementary Schools Below)

Using Templates
Templates can save time for you. After you set one up, you will always have a clean version of a document without having to recreate the basic information. There are many templates that other teachers or companies have created that are free and available for your use.

Save a Template
Open or create a new document and after adjusting it for your use, save it as a template by going to File/Save As. Change the name to something descriptive and change the Document Type to a document template.

Open a Template
The next time you need to use the document template, go to File/New and click on your template.

Additional Information
You can create subfolders in the Templates folder, if needed. If you need to delete a template, click File, New and right-click the template you need to delete. Choose Delete from the menu.

Links to Templates:
I have provided links to many templates below. Some of these templates (as well as additional ones) are saved in the Public Folder on the MUS network inside a folder named Templates.

Click on a link below. If you want to save it for your own use, click File, Save As. In the Save as type box, click the down-arrow and choose Document Template (*.dot for Word documents, *.pot for PowerPoint, *.xlt for Excel) 

 Sources for More Templates:

• Microsoft Template Gallery

         For the PC    For Teachers - PC    For the Mac (more below)

• Microsoft CD (free to copy) 

The Teaching and Learning with Microsoft Office Resource Kit
"Replace 'I should create a form' with 'Automatically started for you!' These 66 templates include standards (such as calendars and lesson plans) as well as new templates for overdue book notices, parent bulletins, class directories, and more. They get you off to a great start to begin using Office for class projects or for changing administrative forms into electronic versions."

Word, Excel, MS Publisher

• SchoolKit   (Try the demo account at http://www.enactz.com/ )

"If you have Microsoft Office, you have to get SchoolKiT ENactz - the add-on designed to make Office the most useful education tool ever. Use the links below to download the SchoolKiT learning software and 20 great activities."

• Educational templates and downloads

• Science Templates 

• Math Templates by QLS Mathematics

• Templates for Success  - many templates for teachers and students

• Templates for the Classroom

• Avery - Blank Templates for Word  - go to either the Blank Template Library or the Pre-designed Template Library

• Georgia DoE Teacher Templates - ** Very good site ** Word and Claris/AppleWorks

• Planning Book Template - replicates Squibb Lesson Plan Book N0. 8

• Cube Construction: Mac and PC

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• For Elementary Schools
  
  Forms and Testing Templates +

Templates by EducationWorld

Lesson Plans & Templates 

Uses for Trading Cards Template - ideas for using the Trading Card Template (above)

Example of Trading Cards for Elementary Students

Round Name Tags (delete the image and add you own)

PowerPoint Templates - various grades and subjects

• For AppleWorks

Using and Saving AppleWorks Templates

AppleWorks Project Templates
Posters, brochures, newspapers, postcards, mini books, trading cards, timelines, and vocabulary cards.

Educator Specific Templates in AppleWorks

If you cannot open a Microsoft template, you may not have administrative rights to your machine. If you do, check your security settings (Tools, Internet Options, the Security tab) and set your security to Medium. I let Macros be enabled on documents from the Microsoft site, but I would not on most other sites. Go to Microsoft's error message and explanation.

Shelton's Matching Quiz

This document has been set up to use Form fields. The tab key moves you between form fields when filling in the matching quiz information.

If you need to make changes to the basic template, you will need to follow the instructions below. If you are comfortable with opening a new toolbar, follow the instructions below. If not, skip this template.

1. Save it to your Desktop (or some other convenient place) as a regular Word document (doc extension)
2. Open it and click the Tools menu and Unprotect Document.
3. Make any changes you need
4. Turn on the Forms toolbar and click the Lock
4. Save it as a Template (File, Save As and choose Document Template).
5. Delete the copy that is on your Desktop.

If you need to do any more editing on the template, you will need to Unlock it first. After you have finished your editing, lock it back.

Terry does not eliminate the extra numbers if he has a shorter quiz, but  you can delete them if you wish.

Sorted Version of Shelton's Matching Quiz - Check this page out if you would like a version of Shelton's quiz that you can sort. By using sorting, questions can be entered next to the correct answer, saved as a key and then sorted and saved as the quiz.