Re: FIRST COMPUTER PROJECTS USING OFFICE

[Robert Eiffert <beiffert@HOME.COM>]

Base your lessons on the curriculum and state standards. If you look,
there are plenty of tie-ins for technology. Check http://www.iste.org/
for resources and ideas.  Done right, you don't teach technology as a
separate subject, just the necessary skills to do the job that needs to
be done. Ie: don't teach chapter by chapter from _Word-InSideOut_, show
the kids how to move the cursor into a sentence and change a word or
whatever editing skill needs to be taught. The why and the how can
happen simultaneously.

Since you have MS products, take a look at
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=classproductivity for
lessonplans and ideas.  There are tutorials for Office products
available at the site also.

Some things we have done:
First grade (and up) can do ABC or picture / sentence books in Word.

Second can be writing and editing in Word. Possibly do some math and
graphing in Excel. Certainly could write short reports (library
research)

Third can easily handle copy paste and other skills. That opens door to
research / notetaking / bibliography. Which then goes back to write and
edit.  More skills in formatting could lead to cinquains and other
formula poetry. Columns for compare / contrast. Tables for research and
notetaking. Highlighter for notetaking (Trash 'n Treasure)

Third and fourth can work with PP, expanding on oral presentation skills
as well as visual displays. Examples would include science fair
materials.

Fifth can really fly with editing and rewriting. They can handle larger
group projects also.  Take a look at enc.org for many projects and
resources for science and math.

While it is nice to have a tech person running lab, remember it is the
teacher and the class projects / products that should be determining
what and how teaching is being done.

Robert Eiffert, MAE&HD
Librarian at Image Elementary
http://www.ima.egreen.wednet.edu/library.html
Elementary Librarian BLog
www.crypticmachinery.com


-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Kris Waymire
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 1:02 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: FIRST COMPUTER PROJECTS USING OFFICE

Good Evening - Our school has just hired a computer tech in our new lab
and
we need ideas. Currently we have Microsoft Office 97 and 2000 in the
lab. We
have to wait for more software to be adopted by the corporation. The
teachers are required to come to the lab once a week and teach a lesson.
The
tech is there to help. Most of the teachers have no ideas on what to do
when
they get there, so our tech needs to have some things ready for the kids
to
do. If any one has any suggestions or project plans, please send them my
way. The class period is 30 minutes long. 1st through 5th grades. Thanks
for
your help.

Kris Waymire, Media Specialist
Harney Elementary School
1500 N. Garfield Street
Lebanon, IN  46052
waymirek@leb.k12.in.us
"We have the world to learn from!"

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