Today's post secondary students tend to be highly connected. They engage with a variety of technologies in a typical day, including text messaging, e-mail, and social networking. Paradigm's new, second edition of Our Digital World: Introduction to Computing combines online activities and textbook resources to create an innovative hybrid learning product that appeals to contemporary students who want to do rather than only read. Its engaging writing style captures the excitement of cutting-edge technology developments and inspires students to explore topics and related ethical and security issues through videos, online research, and hands-on activities. For instructors, this approach offers flexibility in adapting course material to student needs and to course venues, from traditional lecture to online instruction, or a combination. Connect with students through this exciting new product! Offers a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning essential computing concepts. Integrates collaborative activities, blogging, wikis, and podcasts throughout the chapters. Provides extensive instructor support, including PowerPoint presentations with audio and a robust learning management system for scheduling assignments and tracking student participation in online course structures. Core content activities, including videos and Flash movies, are available on DVD for students with limited Internet access.

New to Paradigm's array of Microsoft Office texts is Guidelines for Microsoft Office 2010. Its inviting, open design gives students a guided, step-by-step approach to learning the essentials of Office 2010 with clear, easy-to-follow instructions. Two- and four-page skill activities list the steps on one page and large visuals on the other - reading is minimal. Images of the completed skills projects show students the goal for each skill. Guided end-of-chapter exercises measure achievement of learning outcomes. Creative end-of-module projects evaluate problem-solving in new situations. Includes a CD with Skills Videos demonstrating every skill plus data files and a searchable glossary.

Guidelines for Microsoft® Office 365, 2019 Edition, teaches the essentials of Office using a clear, easy-to-follow instructional approach. Two- and four-page skill activities list instructional steps on one page and display large screen captures of the steps on the other. Paired with every activity is a skills video that demonstrates what the student is to learn. The instruction follows an engaging scenario involving an online periodical for which students complete tasks related to writing feature articles, preparing fact sheets, creating budgets, planning advertising campaigns, and more.

Today's post secondary students tend to be highly connected. They engage with a variety of technologies in a typical day, including text messaging, e-mail, and social networking. Paradigm's new, second edition of Our Digital World: Introduction to Computing combines online activities and textbook resources to create an innovative hybrid learning product that appeals to contemporary students who want to do rather than only read. Its engaging writing style captures the excitement of cutting-edge technology developments and inspires students to explore topics and related ethical and security issues through videos, online research, and hands-on activities. For instructors, this approach offers flexibility in adapting course material to student needs and to course venues, from traditional lecture to online instruction, or a combination. Connect with students through this exciting new product! Offers a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning essential computing concepts. Integrates collaborative activities, blogging, wikis, and podcasts throughout the chapters. Provides extensive instructor support, including PowerPoint presentations with audio and a robust learning management system for scheduling assignments and tracking student participation in online course structures. Core content activities, including videos and Flash movies, are available on DVD for students with limited Internet access.