Word Processing
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Use one computer in the front of the classroom to brainstorm a
story or paper together. Model how to gather facts and information. Write
sentences together.
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Use a computer in the front of the classroom to model the
critiquing and editing process on student or teacher writing.
Spreadsheet and Database Software
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Integrate language arts and mathematics and create a publishing
business. Have students keep careful records of employees in a spreadsheet or
database, create pay scales, pay the taxes, keep track of benefits, and
expenses. You could publish posters and signs for the school, create
newsletters, create business cards, and more!
Desktop Publishing and Graphic/Paint/Draw Software
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Create a school or class newspaper or literary publication.
Multimedia software such as PowerPoint, HyperStudio, or Web pages
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Have students create stories or reports using multimedia in a
program like HyperStudio. Have them publish their writing on the web.
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Have students create a multimedia story on their family or
themselves.
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Have students create a card or two explaining why another student
should read a book or books by a particular author.
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Have students create a video presenting persuasive information.
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Students could present reports using presentation software.
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Use video and TV commercials to analyze persuasion and the
difference between fact and opinion. Have students create their won commercial
with video.
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Have students select literature that best depicts conditions of an
era (Industrial Revolution, World War II, etc.) and defend their choice using a
multimedia presentation
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Have students create a multimedia presentation on points of view
of historical periods by different people, or of a different subject area from
the historical period.
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Have students create and present a video and/or multimedia
presentation on a current event or issue.
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Video students’ oral presentations as an assessment and
improvement tool. Have them assess their own performance by writing a reaction
paper to their speech.
Other Ideas
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When using CD-ROM books, assign young students to read until they
can read
the book themselves without the computer voice.
Adapted from: http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/intideas.htm