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=Project Description:= Students used basic programs to focus on toolbars and formatting features. First, the students used Microsoft Word to create a chart where they collected data from a question they asked their peers in class; i.e., favorite hobby, food, sport, etc… The students then created three different charts / graphs using Excel. Changing of color, labeling, fonts, etc… were required. The students then chose one graph and added it to the class Powerpoint presentation. A presentation was made at the end of this project and students were very keen to know the results of the surveys. =IT Standards/Benchmarks:= 1.3 Identify and know how to use Menu options in application programs to develop text, graphic, spreadsheet, and Web documents; save, print, format, and add multimedia features; store, access, and manage files; and use dictionary, thesaurus, and spelling and grammar tools. 1.6 Identify basic software commands used to manage and maintain computer files on a hard drive, diskette, or CD-ROM; manage and maintain their files on a network; and know how to exchange files with other students and the teacher via network file-sharing and e-mail attachments. 3.1 Identify and apply common productivity software features such as menus and toolbars to plan, create, and edit word processing documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. 3.2 Know procedures for importing and manipulating pictures, images, and charts in word processing documents and spreadsheets, presentations, and other creative works. 5.2 Describe how to perform basic queries designed to process data and report results on assigned topics in the curriculum.