Week 11 April 3rd & 5th

Microsoft Publisher: Use desk-top Publishing program to enhance your classroom activities.

To do this week

Learning By Doing: Learning from Peers 602 Class Agenda 604 Class Agenda

We are going to create two products using MS Publisher: a monthly calendar and a newsletter. Publish the products to your eportfolio website. And HAVE FUN!  

1. Product #1 Monthly Calendar

Develop a monthly schedule of events for your future classroom. A series of activities that relate to a large topic(s) should be scheduled.

Project ideas
For a 4th grade country project, you probably want to include the following stages: plan, research, write, arrange, and assemble a poster. Some dates about deadlines and the presentations would also be useful: starting dates, presentation dates for each class, deadlines for each class, research dates in class. And last but not least, the decorations to fit the project!

Authentic Examples by Dr.Hee-Young and Her Houston Team

• Courtney Saenz's Microsoft Publisher Project Page
• Theresa Vetrano's Microsoft Publisher Project Page

Tutorial #1: Microsoft Office Tutorial-using Publisher to create publications

• Get started designing your own professional publications
  (need to have Publisher 2003)

Tutorial #2: In and Our of the Classroom with Publisher

• Introduction to Publisher (2000)
• Getting Your Bearings with Publisher 2000
• Creating a Calendar
  (need to have Publisher 2003)

2. Product # 2 A Class/School Newsletter

Develop a 2-3 pages class or a school newsletter for your future classroom or school.

Examples

• Example Newsletters from Scholastic
• Example Newsletter from Intel 1
• Example Newsletter from Intel 2
• Example Newsletter from Intel 3
• Example Newsletter from Intel 4

Flash movie tutorial for creating Newsletter (created by Michael)

4. Finding Resources from Internet on Publisher: go as far as you can!!!

Rather than instructor providing links/resources to you, this time you are encouraged to search for resources from internet about Publisher as a group. The resources can include Publisher tutorials for creating class calendars, class/school newsletters and brochures. Share with the class the resources you have found.

5. Q & A

Homework DUE today

Microsoft Word Project Project #5

For Next Week

Wrap up Project #6 and publish it..

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Acknowledgements: Thanks go to Dr. Hee-Young for sharing her minds and talents. Dr. Hee-Young Kim and her Huston University teaching team were the original designers of the MS Publisher activities and providers of the resources. Thanks also go to Scholastic and Intel Innovation Education and other groups and individuals on the internet.