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Several had asked for a HIT about publishing a newspaper with elementary school children. Thanks to all who gave the following ideas/information. Third graders can easily use Word, but ours prefer The Writing Center...it has formatted newsletter templates, etc...But, if Word is what you have, use it and import pictures from KidPix... I have created a school newspaper using HyperStudio...it is a LOT of work...for something which ALL the students and parents will view, I have found it is better to use a program like The Writing Center, AppleWorks (ClairsWorks), or Word... I also once worked on the school newspaper with a teacher who did the paper the "old fashioned way" by having the kids type within 3" columns, printing them out, then cutting and pasting to actual newspaper sheets which our local paper supplied...Again...a LOT of work..it looked very professional, but a great deal of work. My suggestion: keep it kid-like...the kids will enjoy it more...and make sure they don't have a "gossip column"...hurt feelings, you know... Check your Microsoft word. There might be a template for Newsletter wizard. What version of Word is available to you? Works and Word are very similar...you won't have a problem going between them...especially depending on the VERSION of Word...the higher the version, the more versatile it is! I had a computer club with my 5th graders and we made a school newspaper. We used all different programs because our paper was more like a magazine. The kids e-mailed teachers to find out what was going on the next month and what items they wanted announced in the paper. The teachers e-mailed their response back and the kids typed it up using whatever program they liked. Some used Word, some used Student Writing Center, and some even used Print Shop. Each article was printed out for copying. Other kids added: artwork (using various drawing programs), word searches (using Excel), book quizzes; puzzles (made with puzzlemaker.com) and other things. Someone designed a cover with Print Shop. We printed everything out, ran copies and stapled them together. They were so popular, teachers requested additional copies for their rooms. It really was fun for all of us. Hope this helps! Good Luck! Wanda Nall Library Media Specialist Northwest Primary School 400 Moreman Hereford, TX 79045 wnall@tenet.edu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), 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 & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=