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Below is a list of presentations related to GDP 10 complete with screen shots. Click the links below to view a presentation (saved as both a *.htm file and a *.pdf file) on each topic. Feel free to use these as you like. Click here for steps to download, save, open, or modify any PowerPoint presentation or pdf file or add a PowerPoint viewer. Consider adding links to these presentations on your Class Pages so that your students will have access to them directly from the Student Web Site, Class Page button, for your class.

  

      Introduction to GDP 10, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
Think you know everything there is to know about GDP? Think again. Learn about these GDP features: Live Update, digital annotations, annotations library, Keyboarding Web site, Proofreading Viewer, Proofreading Checks, Custom Gradebook, grade entry, Student Portfolio, custom gradebook Class Settings, Practice exercises, working from multiple locations (Upload/Download Grades/Export/Import), Student and Instructor Management Web Sites, and MAP (Misstroke Analysis and Prescription).
 

      Gradebook

      Printing in GDP, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly

      Using the Proofreading Viewer, (pdf) by Jack Johnson

     Using the Digital Edit Feature, (pdf) by Jack Johnson

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See the Tips & FAQs page, Miscellaneous Tips page, for tips on Student Passwords, Instructor Passwords, Viewing Portfolio, Adding/Viewing Annotations, Class Pages, sorting student lists, placement tests, custom timed writings, and creating a Campus/LAN class from an existing Web class.

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See the Tips & FAQs page, Annotation Library and Announcement Library pages, for tips on using annotations and announcements.

Student Orientation Presentations, Arlene Zimmerly
See the keyboarding class Presentations page for detailed descriptions of all student orientation presentations and movies used by Professor Arlene Zimmerly. When a Camtasia movie launches, use these screen controls as desired:


 

      Welcome to Keyboarding Online, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
    Movie available (3 minutes).
      Orientation to Keyboarding Online, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
      Orientation to Working in Multiple Locations, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
    Movie available (15 minutes).
      Orientation to Technique Checks, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
    Movie available (14 minutes).
      Orientation to Word Processing, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
    Movie available (33 minutes).
      Orientation to Proofreading Checks, (pdf) by Arlene Zimmerly
    Movie available (14 minutes).
  
Student Orientation Presentations,
McGraw-Hill

GDP Exercises Types. Click here to go to the Gregg College Keyboarding and Document Processing training site where your students can view instructional videos on the GDP exercises shown at the right. When you get to the site, click Exercise Types in the left pane; then click the desired exercise in the bottom pane. Refer to the chart at the right to determine when to introduce each exercise type to your students.

  Lesson 1-J
Lesson 6-F
Lesson 11-H
Lesson 12-B
Lesson 12-C
Lesson 13-G
Lesson 15-F
Lesson 17-G
Lesson 20-I

Lesson 21-D
Lesson 21-E
Lesson 25
Lesson 29
Timed Writing
Technique Practice
Progressive Practice
12-Second Sprints
Sustained Practice
Paced Practice
Pretest-Practice-Posttest
Diagnostic Practice
MAP—3 Step Process
MAP—Keyboard Drills
Language Arts
Formatting
Document Processing
An Integrated Lesson

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