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What's included in the Publisher bundle:
Five step-by-step lessons, including reproducibles, grading rubrics, sample projects, extensions for advanced students and troubleshooting tips
Next-day email delivery in the universally-readable .pdf format
A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required, and other projects that should be completed prior to this one
Higher-order thinking skills addressed
Technology-specific skills taught (including National Education Technology Standards addressed
Here are the five lessons included in this bundle:
Change the picture and the text, and you're done.
Project
#22 A Holiday flier in Publisher What is MS Publisher? It's one of the many desktop publishing software programs for creating brochures, magazine, newsletters, cards, fliers--and more--with easy-to-use, easy-to-personalize templates. In this project, you'll use one of the Quick Publications to make a card. Click the image to the left for a sample.
Calendar takes about fifteen minutes, and some more to add events
Project
#23 A Holiday Calendar in Publisher Use Publisher's templates with stock layout of colors and designs. they include space for pictures and daily events. In this project, students make an events calendar to track each others' lives over the holidays or summer vacation Click the image to the left for a sample
Ten-page storybook with words and pictures
Project
#28 My Story A ten-sentence, ten-picture story in Publisher. This project allows both writers and artists to succeed, and each to find value in the other. Encourage students to keep their text simple, sentences clear but descriptive, pictures themed to the character or plot. Click the image to the left for a sample.
Professional-looking two page spread
Project
#50 American Revolution Magazine in Publisher Create a magazine on the American Revolution (or a topic specific to your unit of inquiry) with cover, table of contents, pictures, time line, text boxes, design elements, works cited, org charts, and more. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click image for sample project
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#51 This Day in History/This Day in My Life A trifold brochure comparing life events to historic events. Very popular with both students and parents. They're amazed at what has occurred during their lifetime. Click the image to the left for a sample
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