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Thanks to all of you that were so helpful in my search... I will be trying all of these suggestions to see which will work best for my graduate class assignment. Thanks, Tami Barrier Lexington, KY tbarrier@hotmail.com Frist Grade Teacher Tami, I copy and paste these onto word doc. and then use the tools there to change things around to suit me. http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-6293.html Tina I don't know of any sites that let you manipulate the graphic organizers before you print them, but here's what I did: I went to some graphic organizer sites to look at samples and decided which one worked best for my task. I then used the drawing toolbar in Microsoft Word to reconstruct it. It was easier than I expected! You can make circles, ovals, squares, and type in words. Hope this helps! Amy Brownlee School Library Media Specialist K-12 Sterling, Kansas Dear Tami, If you have the money, buy Inspiration software and install it on your computer. It allows you to make your own graphic organizers and use graphic images also. You can download a free 30 day trial by going to www.inspiration.com I use it all the time for brainstorming, illustrating statistical data, processes and student handouts. I got my copy of Inspiration from Scholastic Software Club for $10 cheaper than the discount computer stores were offering it. Joan Edwards Library Media Teacher Sycamore Junior High School Anaheim, California libedw@hotmail.com I found this site by doing a Google search. There are many more sites to examine. Just go to Google and type in graphic organizer and see what you come up with. http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/graphic_org/ Sharon Gonzalez Librarian Connell Middle School San Antonio, TX sgonzalez3@satx.rr.com sgonzalez@saisd.net This is an EXCELLENT site graphic organizers! http://graphic.org/ http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm You can download 30 day DEMO copies of Inspiration and kidspiration at inspriation.com Mary Alice Anderson, Lead Media Specialist Winona Area Public Schools/Winona Middle School 1570 Homer Road Winona MN 55987 Ph: 507 494 1050 email: maryalice@winona.k12.mn.us web site: http://www.winona.k12.mn.us/wms/teachers/manderso.html That would take a bit of pretty fancy coding and some plug-ins I would think. What I have done : 1. open an example on the web (do a search for Graphic Organizers download for sites) 2. open Word and go into the Draw mode 3. use the web version for ideas to draw (sorry about the pun) from I do this because none of the GOs ever seem 'perfect'. Too many boxes, not enough webs, too closed, too open, etc. And it allows me to save my version. In elementary library, I was finding I would modify the file even between classes has I found weak points or to adjust for time, etc. What I've discovered also is that the process of actually creating one, even with a rough idea in front of me, seems to generate a bit more criticality to the thinking process. I've also learned more graphics tricks, emphasizing boxes, lines, etc, the help the kids follow the process better. HTH, Robert Eiffert,Media Specialist Pacific Middle School Evergreen SD, Vancouver Washington beiffert@attbi.com _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST, etc.) send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.shtml See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=