Science, gr. 6. Students researched biographical info. on famous aviators and inventors. They typed their bios in their own words and made text boxes for a class timeline display.
Internet Search Skills, Word Processing. Appleworks.
Language Arts, gr. 6. Students used web-based crossword and word search creation tools with their own word lists as enrichment activity to make their own word searches.
Science, gr. 7. Students completed research for science topics related to earth's crust. They were shown how to properly cite internet web sites.
Internet Search Skills, Word Processing. Citation machine tool, Appleworks.
Family Studies, gr. 7. Students used word processing tools to produce biographical excerpts relating to family members and ancestors, and to produce attractive headings and text.
Appleworks.
Language Arts, gr. 8. Students used word processing tools to type their character sketches and reader's theatre scripts for The Giver novel.
Computers, gr. 6. Students used vector drawing tools to create original art work.
Computers, gr. 6. Students produced a business letter in correct format, customized the content and created a full colour logo/letterhead to complement it. Appleworks, Flash MX.
Computers, gr. 6. Students produced a page of favourite web sites in an active hyperlink document, with images and simple descriptions of the web pages. Word Perfect.
Computers, gr. 6. Students explored some multi-media tools such as animation and sound recording in creating a talking head "welcome to school" movie. Flash MX, Adobe Photoshop Elements, Windows Sound Recorder. Web based speech to text generators.
Computers, gr. 7. Students designed and uploaded a basic set of 5 web pages, complete with naviation buttons, page headings and content. Claris Home Page.
Computers, gr. 7. Students created a set of 12 images on a connecting theme, exported them and uploaded them to their web pages. Flash MX.
Computers, gr. 7. Students designed a set of 12 images for a calendar. Tracing techniques as well as original art ideas were combined. Flash MX.
