The document summarizes recent technology-related activities and projects happening at a school: - Kindergarten students learned to use ActivSlate, a wireless slate that connects to an ActivBoard, passing it around to match colors and practice hand-eye coordination. - Fifth through eighth grade students finished word processing reports, with most producing higher quality work than expected. Final drafts will be turned into teachers. - Upcoming projects include graphic design units using SuperPrint Deluxe, Microsoft Publisher, and making comic strips using Publisher. Final projects will be displayed around the school.

1. Technology December 2007
Last Minute Shopping Ideas...
The Fourth Grade students $1 Billion dollars!
were reading a story in their
The hat advertisements
classroom about Stetson hats.
are on display in the hall
This sparked an
across from the
idea. As their
computer lab.
final project in
When you are in
Word Process-
the school please
ing, the stu-
go by and check
dents created
them out. They
advertisements
are really crea-
for their hats
tive and visually
that they de-
pleasing. Some
signed.
of the sales
Some of pitches will
the designs tickle your
were pretty tummy.
outrageous! So
These are
were the
definitely the
prices...one
work of future
student priced
entrepreneurs!
Students design their own hats to sell
their hat at over
Kindergarten Learns to Use Slate
Yes, it is true. I have the tivBoard in the computer lab. room to each student.
Kindergartens working with The students got the opportunity They enjoyed trying to
slate! Well the ActivSlate any- to test their hand-eye coordina- use it with the “big
way. The ActivSlate is a wireless tion while matching colors. The board”. It was a great
board that connects to the Ac- slate was passed around the learning experience!

2. Advanced Students Finish Word Reports
Finally! The fifth than they thought they each class’s final drafts
through eighth grade were capable of. to their classroom teach-
students are putting the ers next week.
After reading
finishing touches on through all the rough
their reports. drafts. The students
It was a painstak- are now making the
Everyone
ing process for many, necessary correc-
did a great
but they managed. Most tions for their final
job!!
of them could do more drafts. I will turn in
What’s Up Next?
One of my favorite is a great program that teachers to see if we can
units is when the stu- can design newsletters, tie comic strips in with
dents work with graph- greeting cards, flyers, an area they are study-
ics! I love seeing what and much, much more. ing.
they create! It is a fun The final projects should These projects will
unit for everyone and be very interesting.
be featured in the hall-
much needed after all Advanced way when they
the typing and word students will be are finished. I
processing.
studying a unit will try to post
The Beginning titled “Artistic some on the
level students will be us- Endeavors”. website as well.
Caption describing picture or
ing SuperPrint Deluxe They will also be graphic. I am sure there
by Scholastic. I am sure using publisher. are going to be
they will enjoy it. I am thinking that mak- some really creative
ing comic strips would ones, particularly from
The Intermediate
be fun. I still have to seventh grade...
students will be using
consult with classroom
Microsoft Publisher. This
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