Wrapping up the Microsoft links, we have some sites that will help you out when using Microsoft Word.  See below:

More Than Just a Word Processor - tips and tricks for creating educational tools with MS Word
Microsoft Word Tutorials
Watermarks - creating a Word document over a watermark
MS Word - tutorial

Check out these sites for using Microsoft Excel:

About.com - Spreadsheets
EXCEL-lent Middle School Math Lessons
Classrooms that EXCEL Resources
Basic Excel Tutorial

In addition to these sites, there are plenty more available that can easily be Googled.

More from the mystery resource, and a few of my own links, this time on using Microsoft Publisher.  Check out these sites:

Free Microsoft Publisher Templates
Publisher Help and How-To
Support for Microsoft Publisher

As I was organizing my files for my job switch this year (and next), I came across a leaflet put together and distributed to teachers of Davison School several years ago.  I can't remember who made it but want to offer that person, if you're reading this, official credit.  Within the leaflet were helpful technology tips for using Microsoft software, SMART Ideas, and digital cameras.  I'll share with you the web resources that were listed in each section.  Today will be PowerPoint sites to check out:

Microsoft PowerPoint Tutorials
Creating Classroom Presentations with PowerPoint (from Education World's site)

I'll be upfront - this post is not school-related.  However, I just started reading, "The Book of Awesome," by Neil Pasricha and felt compelled to share with you all.  This book started off as a website (1000 Awesome Things) of little things that are, in fact, "awesome."  Many of these things have brought back memories reminiscent of my childhood and a few of them I still enjoy and appreciate to this day.  I will admit, some of these things are cliche and offer my husband too much ammunition for mocking me (ie: finding money you didn't know you lost).  However, many of them I wouldn't have thought of or have struck a personal cord of appreciation (ie: #966 - Living with someone who doesn't mind killing spiders, or #400 - putting your own shoes back on after going bowling).  Some I wouldn't have dreamed of and I can't even mention them here due to their nature (if I've piqued your curiousity, I'm referring to #950).  In any case, as teachers I think we all need pick-me-ups from time to time and this book/website just may do it for you!

I've designed a template that can be used with "The Problem Solver" series that you all have in your classrooms.  It is a SMART Notebook 10 document designed to be used with your SMART Board.  It will hopefully be as simple as adding/changing the pertinent sections to suit the needs of the problem you are working on with very little effort on your part.  Check it out!  You can find it by clicking on your grade in our school's wiki (click on the button in the top right corner for "Wikispaces") and finding "Problem Solver Template" on that page.

Susan Maserek has informed me that a variety of Problem Solving templates used for last year's benchmarking have been posted on the GSSD's Renewed Math Resources website.  Here is the direct link to get to them (or seek them out using the link provided in each of the "Math" tab divisions above):

http://central.gssd.ca/math/?page_id=1334

As they are only labelled for Grades 2, 5, 6, and 7, feel free to tweak them to meet your needs.  Keep in mind that your PLC group in Davison School may have already chosen a common template to use (in which case, stick with that).