Practical,
Easy Ways to Kid-Friendly Integration
eCamp
June 6, 2006
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| PowerPoint Ideas | |
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Did you know that you can type into PowerPoint while you are viewing? This one is definitely an "awe"some trick! |
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Need a quick, fun way to engage students? This lesson utilizes drawing tools and Powerpoint to create author bookmarks. |
| This activity is definitely a hit for teachers. Use this program to make easy booklets to share on Open House or throughout the year! | |
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Children love games and this activity is certain to be a hit with children and teachers alike! Use PowerPoint to uncover clues about a famous person! Fabulous idea! |
| Another game-like activity for students who love a mystery. The clues build up to an answer in this fun project. | |
| Great sentence building skills with the sentence scrambler! | |
| Excel Ideas | |
| Excel Extras: Integration Ideas | Zillions of ideas to incorporate Excel seamlessly into the curriculum. Some of the favorites are interactive maps, embedding documents, pictograph, and timelines. To Excel is Elementary is a fabulous resource. This link will provide you with more lesson ideas and tutorials than you'll ever need! |
| Watch as we make Excel more kid-friendly with this activity for pictograhps. | |
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Yes! Kinders can do Excel given the right templates. This activity will show you just how easy this program is to use on a daily basis. |
| A challenge for all...you will definitely be thinking about this one for a long time to come! | |
| Word Ideas | |
| Creativity abounds with this activity designed to bring digital graphics and text together. Stunning posters! | |
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This is a vocabulary enhancing activity. Stuck on those tired words? Look up a synonym in MS-Word to energize your words. Export to PowerPoint and illustrate! |
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Learning about another country? Completing autobiographies or biographies? The sky's the limit with these postcard template. Let your imagination run wild with the creation of these postcards. |
| Did you ever think to use MS-Word to create an interactive worksheet for small children? This activity will show you one idea for making learning more meaningful. Enjoy! | |
Cube |
This cube can be used for presentations, on the spot quizzes, as a summary cube (plot characters, setting) Use to review facts...tons of possiblities! |
| KidPix Ideas | |
| A quaint little way to teach young technology experts how to count....the creepy crawly way! | |
| This cute activity will help small children learn their colors in a jiffy! | |
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There are many possiblities with this project. You can use digital photography or clipart. Find pictures on United Streaming or Pics4Learning. Use WordArt, MS-Word or KidPix. These two examples will spark your interest to try some creative imagry yourself! |
| Illustrate knowledge of opposites. Use a template or construct your own knowledge! | |
| Inspiration/Kidspiration Ideas | |
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Ever use Mapquest? We're certain you have! But have you ever thought to copy and paste one of your inquiries? Practice mapping, community and neighborhood skills with this awesome example! |
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Analyze words in this highly creative, higher order activity. Students will enjoy this challenging adventure. |
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Once again children will use their knowledge in creative ways to do an in depth exploration about a number. |
Additional Ideas |
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| NEISD Lessons | World of Work: Inspiration |
| Science Log | Transportation: Inspiration |
| Sense Poetry: PowerPoint | Rhyming Sort: PowerPoint |
| Parts of Speech Sort: Inspiration | Inspiration to PowerPoint |
| Comparing Coins: Word | Storybook Weaver, Kidspiration, Timeliner Hotlist |
Presenters:
Colleen
Byrne, Campus
Instructional Technologist
Carlos Coon Elementary
Amber Samaniego, Campus
Instructional Technologist
Ed Cody Elementary
Karen
Dunlap, Campus
Instructional Technologist
Colby Glass Elementary
Northside ISD, San Antonio, TX
Credits:
PowerPoint image: http://www.microsoft.com
Please note: Many of the lesson ideas on this site come from NEISD's technology website. Some were adapted from Tammy Worcester’s 50 Quick & Easy PowerPoint Activities.
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