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The document provides ideas for using common software applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint as "mindtools" to engage students in thinking and learning. It describes activities such as creative writing, quizzes, timelines, and games that can be made using these applications. It also includes links to additional online resources with lesson ideas and tutorials for using technology in the classroom.
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- 1. KNOCKING OFF YOURSOCKS!! Authentic Lessons to Make Kids Think Using What You Have Right Now! Dr. Mary Ann Bell Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
- 2. RATIONALE Mindtool concept: Jonassen, Computers as Mindtools for Schools Technology is not an end in itself use to make kids think! Use available applications
- 3. Attributes of MindtoolsIntuitive Ubiquitous Multi-purpose Constructive Inexpensive Knowledge representation Emphasis on learning, not on tool
- 4. Applications Word ProcessingSpreadsheet Presentation such as PowerPoint Semantic mapping such as Inspiration Drawing applications such as Paint Internet search tools
- 5. WORD PROCESSING IDEASGreat for reluctant teachers Teachers feel most confident
- 6. Creative Writing Cinquain writing Diamante Poems Journaling Newsletters/Newspapers Brochures Step by Step Writing Process Poetry forms
- 7. XX Quiz orCloze Lesson In Word- type some text (have students compose) where an answer is to be supplied, type X’s. Person interacting with document should: double click on X’s type to replace. No need to erase anything…
- 8. CONCEPT MAPPING… Inspiration,a great application…BUT… Not in all schools If at school, not available for home use Substitute the diagram tool in- Word Excel PowerPoint Use the Drawing Toolbar .
- 9. MAKE UP MENUSDinosaurs (Described in Lesson Planet) Spanish Book Characters Famous People
- 10. FUN WITH DINOSAURSExamples of creative sites: Dino Park USA Dinosaurs More Word Ideas Still More Word Ideas!
- 11. DON’T FORGET EXCEL!Use to: organize information computations charts/graphs Underused application many teachers need support
- 12. Excel Tutorials Graphingwith Excel Excellent tutorials by Bernie Poole
- 13. EXCEL IDEAS MaryAnn Bell’s Tips MS Office Tips Excel Tips MS Office/Paint Tips
- 14. Grading Book CharactersStudents give book/story characters report card grades… Use qualities like: Kindness Loyalty Trustworthiness Intelligence… Students write justifications for the grades. Chart on Excel What is MY grade? What is My Grade?
- 15. USE EXCEL FORTIMELINES
- 16. MORE EXCEL TIPSPAGES PBS Math Ideas Carol Hurst’s Ideas!
- 17. PREMADE MATH ACTIVITES…AND SO COOL! National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
- 18. POWERPOINT POWER… POWERPOINT POISON!!!
- 19. POWERPOINTLESSNESS… How NOTto use PowerPoint http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ An excellent article on the topic: http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html
- 20. POWERPOINT Create Gamessuch as Jeopardy. At the same time, there are plenty of templates that honor copyright: http://www.netxv.net/esc/technology/InstructionalTechnology/templates/powerpoint.htm Have them make up short PowerPoints to play “Guess the Number.” If you need, there are Internet sites with number guessing games for ideas, such as http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html Presenting reports, group projects, etc. Cumulative projects…start a PowerPoint on a given concept at the first of a school year. Each time you build on that concept, go back and add another slide.
- 21. POWERPOINT LESSON LINKSGreat PowerPoint Tips—Bit Better A Good idea: Uncover a Picture with ppt Use PowerPoint for note-taking! http://www.big6.com/presentations/PowerPoint_for_Notetaking/index.php
- 22. SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES AREFUN Here is how do do this: http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm#SubliminalMessages THIS PRESENTATION IS GREAT!!!
- 23. GREAT GENERAL LESSON IDEA SITES!!!
- 24. HERE IS AGREAT SITE!! CRAYONS FOR TEACHERS Great ideas are offered for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Used as Mindtools
- 25. Technospud! Great ideasand online activities, such as this year’s O.R.E.O. project to teach language arts, math, history, science and technology skills. Most projects involve food… http://www.technospudprojects.com From there you can go to a site that is more like Web 2.0 pairing up teachers and classes.
- 26. Teachers.net A popularsite with great lesson ideas . Instructions and ideas for flip books
- 27. More General SitesTeacherfiles Math Forum ABC Teach Lessonplans.com Computer activities and webquests :
- 28. Everybody has it…Kids already know it… It is fun! USE PAINT!!
- 29. Create a Monster!Create a Monster Reinforce language arts skills by: describe the monsters, write monster stories, etc.
- 30. ARTSONIA Great sitefor art work and self expression: Linking student projects to writing and art. Striking example: Drawing Together, Art for Heart
- 31. NO MORE CANNEDCLIPART! Use only original student art… Excellent examples of student art at sites: http://www.manhattanschool.org/index.php An example of school original clipart collection: http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/clipartportal.html
- 32. MORE PAINT IDEAS…Digital Storytelling MS Paint Tutorial
- 33. Digital Camera IdeasKathy Schrock’s Tips! Travels of Nancy Pearl Washington D.C.
- 34. Wonderful AlphabetBooks Model the Madison Square Art Project , New York City: The Alphabet
- 35. Grammar Kids actout verbs Take pictures with a digital camera Let others guess words.
- 36. Geometry ideas Photographyand shapes Websites http://42explore.com/geomet.htm PBS Photography Ideas http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/shapes/ http://www.rrcc.edu/teachered/sharon/geometry.html
- 37. DIGITAL PHOTOS ANDTEACHING Great ideas on math, writing, and science
- 38. HOT OFF THEPRESS!! Puzzle Maker—Upload a picture and have it made into a jigsaw puzzle: http://www.flash-gear.com/npuz/ Here is a link for one: http://three.flash-gear.com/npuz/puz.php?c=v&id=2783469&k=56609423 MUVE for kids! Whyville-- http://www.whyville.net/smmk/nice Another MUVE, Quest Atlantis: http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/ Teachnet: http://www.teachnet.com/ http://www.teachnet.com/
- 39. More Hot OffPress! PE Central: http://www.pecentral.org/ Oh Don’t Forget! http://www.ohdontforget.com/ Unloseit: http://www.unloseit.com/ Track lost/stolen gizmos!
- 40. Rapid Fire IdeaLinks Mindtool Rationale http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5277.cfm Creative Writing Cinquain : http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/cinquain.htm Concept Mapping: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm Make up Menus: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4.html
- 41. Knock Your SocksIdea Links Step by step writing: http://www.writingfix.com/leftbrain/!Step_by_Step_Mini_Workshops_Home.htm ETTC Poetry Ideas: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm Diamante Poem Interactive Site: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/
- 42. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Excel Ideas andTutorials LabWrite, North Carolina State University http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gt/gt-menu.html Bernie Poole tutorials: http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/ Excel Timeline activity http://www.microsoft.com/education/createtimeline.mspx
- 43. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Tammy’s Tips http://web.mac.com/tammy.w/iWeb/Tips/TammyWorcesterTechTips.html Spreadsheets in Math Class Math ‘n Tech Salad Bar http://www.globalclassroom.org/2005/mctm/excel2.html PBS Math http://www.pbs.org/teachers/math/
- 44. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Carol Hurst’s Ideas! http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/datagather.html Powerpoint Ideas Gettysburg Address http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Jamie McKenzie Article http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html Jeopardy http://www.netxv.net/esc/technology/InstructionalTechnology/templates/powerpoint.htm
- 45. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Number Guessing Game Ideas http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html Bit Better Ppt tips http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm#different%20backgrounds Uncover Picture and other ideas http://wwwlow.bham.wednet.edu/schoolkit.htm
- 46. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Great General Lesson Sites ABC Teach http://www.abcteach.com/ Crayons 4 Teachers http://www.crayons4teachers.org/default.asp Technospud http://www.technospudprojects.com Math Forum http://mathforum.org/library
- 47. Rapid Fire Links,con’t LessonPlans.com http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html Fun Brain http://www.funbrain.com/ Kathy Schrock OF COURSE!!! http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/
- 48. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Ideas Using Paint Artsonia http://www.artsonia.com Monster Exchange http://www.monsterexchange.org Schools with Original Clip Art http://www.manhattanschool.org/index.php http://www.newton.mec.edu/LincolnEliot/index.htm
- 49. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Royalty Free Student Clip Art http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/clipartportal.html Dr. Bell’s Paint Tips http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/tceawebpages/documents/paintideas.html http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/TCEA04/painttips.html PBS Design a Logo http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/designandmath/activity2.shtm
- 50. Digital Cameras andPictures http://www.lesd.k12.az.us/RSF/media/digital.htm Travels of Nancy Pearl http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/nancytravels.html http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/nancynydcx_files/frame.htm Rapid Fire Links, con’t
- 51. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Madison Square Art Project, New York City: http://www.smilinggoat.com/Madison1.html The Alphabet Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/abbarich/the_alphabet
- 52. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Kodak—Kids Act Out Verbs http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/lessonPlan048.shtml Photography and Shapes http://42explore.com/geomet.htm http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity2.shtm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/shapes/ http://www.rrcc.edu/teachered/sharon/geometry.html
- 53. Rapid Fire Links,con’t Drs. Cavanaugh Digital Camera in Education http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/ Digital Photography and Geometry Ideas from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity2.shtm
- 54. Contact Dr. BellAssistant Professor Library Science Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX [email_address] http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/