MEMANFAATKAN MICROSOFT WORD 2007 SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN GEOMETRI DI SMP

By: Dr. Marsigit, M.A.

Reviewed by: Fikri Hermawan

Geometry in middle school instructional media developed as the business implications of achieving the Standard of Competence and competency base as listed in the Education Unit Level Curriculum. Development of instructional media geometry is determined also by the method and type of learning approach that teachers do. On the other hand Computers today are being used in some schools. Use of computers, particularly Microsoft Word 2007 is one of the efforts of teachers in the use of existing learning resources.

With Microsoft Office 2007 teachers can develop learning geometry at school. Microsoft Office 2007 comes SmartArt Graphic so that users can create different kinds of graphs. With SmartArt graphics tools teachers can make a wide range of geometry dimensions of two or three dimensions. With SmartArt graphics tools teachers can also do animation in the wake as well as add text for explanation barbagai range images.

If teachers want to make a wake-up the basic geometry can be obtained from the "AutoShapes" to click "Drawing Toolbar". Basic geometry can be obtained by a square, in terms of five regular, terms of sixth regular and terms of eight regular. The terms can be made by copying and filling in color and can be made circular movements with the "Free Rotate tool". To get the "Drawing" window open "View" then click the "Drawing". Basic geometry can be obtained from the "Basic Shapes" by pulling or "dragged" to the destination.

"AutoShapes" from "Microsoft Word Drawing Tools" can be used to draw different shaped geometry of space. Build regular space can be obtained by drawing up a lot of flat facet (polygon). By selecting "3D" then wake up flat-shaped polygon can be converted to build the space. Make sure that we have facilities "Drawing" in Microsoft Word 2007.

In essence by using the facilities in Microsoft Word 2007 can provide many benefits in the teachers teach geometry to students, such as may add to the motivation and sense of fun for students in studying geometry, students can learn geometry either independently or teamwork, students can conduct investigations inveastigasi or concepts of geometry, and students can communicate its results to both the teacher and other friends.