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Digital Camera      

Inspiration/Kidspiration

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Powerpoint          

Microsoft Publisher             

Microsoft Word

           

 

 

Microsoft PowerPoint

 

·     Book reports

·     Collages of digital pictures or period pieces           

·     Books

·     Math word problems

·     Virtual field trip using digital pictures

·     Slide shows to music based on lyrics

·     Advertisements

·     Games such as Jeopardy or Who Wants to be a Millionaire

·     Introduce lessons

·     SAT words and vocabulary reviews

·     Interactive quizzes

·     Use as a Paint program – Insert object

·     Stationery

·     Certificates

·     Analogies

 

Web Resources

http://www.electricteacher.com/tutorial3.htm - PowerPoint Tutorials

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech013.shtml - PowerPoint: Creating Classroom Presentations

http://www.esu5.org/techteacher/powerpoint.htm - PowerPoint in the Classroom

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft Publisher

  • Books – use pagination
  • Calendars
  • Postcards
  • Invitations
  • Greeting cards
  • Template for printing digital pictures
  • Web pages
  • Origami templates
  • Brochures
  • Newsletters/Flyers
  • Business cards of historical figures
  • Business cards for flashcards
  • Banners
  • Posters

Web Resources

http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/publish.htm - Using MS Publisher in the Classroom

http://www.desktoppublishing.com/templ_mspub.html - Free Publisher Templates

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft Word

  • Book reports             
  • Poetry writing
  • Journal writing
  • Create tables to categorize/classify information
  • Insert digital picture of class trips for writing activities
  • Letter writing
  • Timelines
  • Birthday cards
  • Create AB, ABA, ABBA patterns
  • KWHL (Know, Want to know, How I Learned, What I Learned)
  • Create graphs and charts
  • Math word problems
  • Login problems using tables
  • Multiplication arrays using clip art
  • Teacher created templates
  • Graphic organizers
  • Illustrate geometrical shapes
  • Illustrate perimeter and area
  • Illustrate fractions

Web Resources

http://www.zianet.com/msaxton/tkgypsy/ - Handouts for Teachers

http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/programs/eng/math9/7-9/Word%20for%20Math%20Teachers.doc – MS Word for Math Teachers

http://www.electricteacher.com/links.htm - Word Links for the Classroom

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/watermark.html - Creating a Word document over a watermark

 

 

 

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Microsoft Excel

  • Spelling/Vocabulary lists   
  • Class roll
  • Data charts
  • Database of states, presidents, etc.
  • Tally charts
  • Graphing lessons
  • KWHL (Know, Want to know, How I Learned, What I Learned)
  • Lesson plans
  • Attendance sheet
  • Compare and contrast
  • Probability and statistics
  • Estimation activities
  • Calendars
  • Diagram – use comments to add definitions and information
  • Multiplication tables
  • Random number generator
  • Posters
  • Log data

Web Resources

http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Houghton/EDELCompEduc/Themes/Spreadsheets/assignSSpractice.html - Using Spreadsheets - Classroom Questions

http://www.math.byu.edu/~lfrancis/readings302/Spreadsheets.html - Spreadsheets in the Math Classroom

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspreadshca.html - A Hotlist on Spreadsheets as Mindtools in the Classroom

 

 

 

 

 

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Inspiration/Kidspiration

  • Opposites
  • Physical descriptions
  • Geometric shapes
  • Experiment set-up
  • Colors
  • Patterns
  • Multiples/Arrays
  • Flash cards
  • Sequencing
  • Steps in an experiment
  • Identify lab equipment
  • Compare/contrast
  • Student of the Week
  • Scavenger Hunt
  • Family Tree
  • First signs of Spring/Fall/Winter/Summer facts
  • Stages of Development (plant, butterfly, tadpole)
  • Parts of a plant or flower
  • Types of clouds
  • Phases of the moon
  • Five senses
  • Parts of Speech

Web Resources

http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/Inspiration/using_insp/index.cfm - Integrating Inspiration in Your Classroom is Easy!

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic91.htm - Inspiration and Kidspiration in the Classroom

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/Inspiration/elementary.html - Inspiration in the Elementary Classroom

 

 

 

 

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Digital Camera

·      Take digital pictures of familiar objects around the school and classroom and then pull them into Kid Pix. Students draw (using the pencil tool) the shapes that they see in the picture.

·      Parts of speech

·      Pictures for graphing – make multiple copies of child’s picture and use for graphing

·      Create scenes/backdrops for a play

·      Opposites

·      Physical descriptions

·      Screen savers

·      Multiples/Arrays

·      Parts of a plant or flower

·      Types of clouds

·      Phases of the moon

·      Five senses

·      Steps in an experiment

·      Identify lab equipment

·      Experiment set-up

·      Flash cards

·      Autographical poem

·      Sequencing

·      Geometric shapes

·      Colors

·      Tessellations

·      Time

·      Calendar

·      Compare/contrast

·      Take pictures of field trip

·      Student of the Week

·      Class picture as desktop wallpaper

·      Scavenger Hunt

·      Welcome to Our Class book for new students

·      ID pictures

·      Seating chart

·      Family Tree

·      First signs of Spring/Fall/Winter/

·      Summer/Stages of Development (plant, butterfly, tadpole)

·      City Landmarks and Buildings

 

 

 

Web Resources

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/pix.html - Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html - Digital Cameras and Camcorders in the Classroom

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/digital/goingdigital.htm - Going Digital in the Classroom

http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/lonlinks/digicam/home.html - Digital Cameras in the Classroom

 

 

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Click on a link to jump to a page containing information on

Digital Camera      

Inspiration/Kidspiration

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Powerpoint          

Microsoft Publisher             

Microsoft Word

           

 

 

Microsoft PowerPoint

 

·     Book reports

·     Collages of digital pictures or period pieces           

·     Books

·     Math word problems

·     Virtual field trip using digital pictures

·     Slide shows to music based on lyrics

·     Advertisements

·     Games such as Jeopardy or Who Wants to be a Millionaire

·     Introduce lessons

·     SAT words and vocabulary reviews

·     Interactive quizzes

·     Use as a Paint program – Insert object

·     Stationery

·     Certificates

·     Analogies

 

Web Resources

http://www.electricteacher.com/tutorial3.htm - PowerPoint Tutorials

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech013.shtml - PowerPoint: Creating Classroom Presentations

http://www.esu5.org/techteacher/powerpoint.htm - PowerPoint in the Classroom

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft Publisher

Web Resources

http://www.willard.k12.mo.us/co/tech/publish.htm - Using MS Publisher in the Classroom

http://www.desktoppublishing.com/templ_mspub.html - Free Publisher Templates

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Microsoft Word

Web Resources

http://www.zianet.com/msaxton/tkgypsy/ - Handouts for Teachers

http://www.hrsb.ns.ca/programs/eng/math9/7-9/Word%20for%20Math%20Teachers.doc – MS Word for Math Teachers

http://www.electricteacher.com/links.htm - Word Links for the Classroom

http://www.vickiblackwell.com/watermark.html - Creating a Word document over a watermark

 

 

 

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Microsoft Excel

Web Resources

http://www.ceap.wcu.edu/Houghton/EDELCompEduc/Themes/Spreadsheets/assignSSpractice.html - Using Spreadsheets - Classroom Questions

http://www.math.byu.edu/~lfrancis/readings302/Spreadsheets.html - Spreadsheets in the Math Classroom

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listspreadshca.html - A Hotlist on Spreadsheets as Mindtools in the Classroom

 

 

 

 

 

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Inspiration/Kidspiration

Web Resources

http://www.inspiration.com/productinfo/Inspiration/using_insp/index.cfm - Integrating Inspiration in Your Classroom is Easy!

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic91.htm - Inspiration and Kidspiration in the Classroom

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/Inspiration/elementary.html - Inspiration in the Elementary Classroom

 

 

 

 

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Digital Camera

·      Take digital pictures of familiar objects around the school and classroom and then pull them into Kid Pix. Students draw (using the pencil tool) the shapes that they see in the picture.

·      Parts of speech

·      Pictures for graphing – make multiple copies of child’s picture and use for graphing

·      Create scenes/backdrops for a play

·      Opposites

·      Physical descriptions

·      Screen savers

·      Multiples/Arrays

·      Parts of a plant or flower

·      Types of clouds

·      Phases of the moon

·      Five senses

·      Steps in an experiment

·      Identify lab equipment

·      Experiment set-up

·      Flash cards

·      Autographical poem

·      Sequencing

·      Geometric shapes

·      Colors

·      Tessellations

·      Time

·      Calendar

·      Compare/contrast

·      Take pictures of field trip

·      Student of the Week

·      Class picture as desktop wallpaper

·      Scavenger Hunt

·      Welcome to Our Class book for new students

·      ID pictures

·      Seating chart

·      Family Tree

·      First signs of Spring/Fall/Winter/

·      Summer/Stages of Development (plant, butterfly, tadpole)

·      City Landmarks and Buildings

 

 

 

Web Resources

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/pix.html - Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom

http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/gadgets.html - Digital Cameras and Camcorders in the Classroom

http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/sbeck/digital/goingdigital.htm - Going Digital in the Classroom

http://www.brunswick.k12.me.us/lon/lonlinks/digicam/home.html - Digital Cameras in the Classroom

 

 

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