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This is a resend of a previous post that came out all gobble-de-gook. I am sending this as plain text in hopes that helps. In the previous three years I have been at this school, "computer" was taught as a standalone subject. Finally, a new principal has arrived who is ending this practice and insisting that technology be integrated into classroom instruction as it should have been all along. However, the staff, as you might expect, is rather panicked at the thought. A new computer lab has been added to the building and I am part of the team that is designing an in-service for teachers on how to use this new resource. One of the handouts the principal wants me to put together for this meeting is a list called "20 Simple Ideas for Things You Can Do in the Computer Lab with Your Students." Before I reinvent the wheel, does anyone have anything like this or have some great ideas I can include? I will definitely share the completed list with all of you. Examples of what I'm thinking of: 1. Students can word process a story or report. 2. Students can visit previewed, bookmarked websites that relate to a current topic of study. 3. Teachers can teach students to use software programs as a group, then have students practice individually. Simple, basic stuff, not too age/grade specific, although some of that is good, too (we're trying to get K teachers to understand that even the simplest activities allow children to develop and practice keyboard and mouse skills). Thanks so much for any and all suggestions! Evie Kremyar, Teacher Librarian Seton Catholic School (K- 8) 6923 Stow Road Hudson, Ohio 44236 kremyare@setoncatholicschool.org "At the moment that we persuade a child, any child, to cross that threshold, that magic threshold into a library, we change their lives forever, for the better." Barack Obama ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message may contain information that is confidential and/or protected by law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or communication of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and delete the message. Please note that although we will take all commercially reasonable efforts to prevent viruses from being transmitted from our systems, it is the responsibility of the recipient to check for and prevent adverse action by viruses on its own systems. This email has been scanned by the Sophos PureMessage Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.sophos.com -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------