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IDEA BARRAGE!! : 

IDEA BARRAGE!! Authentic Lessons to Make Kids Think Using What You Have Right Now! Dr. Mary Ann Bell Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

RATIONALE : 

RATIONALE Mindtool concept: Jonassen, Computers as Mindtools for Schools Technology is not an end in itself use to make kids think! Use available applications

WORD PROCESSING IDEAS: 

WORD PROCESSING IDEAS Great for reluctant teachers Teachers feel most confident

Creative Writing: 

Creative Writing Cinquain writing Diamante Poems Journaling Newsletters/Newspapers Brochures Step by Step Writing Process Poetry forms

XX Quiz or Cloze Lesson : 

XX Quiz or Cloze Lesson In Word- type some text where an answer is to be supplied, type X’s. Person interacting with document should: double click on X’s type to replace. No need to erase anything…

CONCEPT MAPPING…: 

CONCEPT MAPPING… Inspiration, a great application…BUT… Not in all schools If at school, not available for home use Substitute the diagram tool in- Word Excel PowerPoint Use the Drawing Toolbar.

MAKE UP MENUS: 

MAKE UP MENUS Dinosaurs (Described in Lesson Planet) Spanish Book Characters Famous People

FUN WITH DINOSAURS: 

FUN WITH DINOSAURS Examples of creative sites: Dino Park USA Dinosaurs

DON’T FORGET EXCEL!: 

DON’T FORGET EXCEL! Use to: organize information computations charts/graphs Underused application many teachers need support

Excel Tutorials: 

Excel Tutorials Graphing with Excel Excellent tutorials by Bernie Poole

EXCEL IDEAS: 

EXCEL IDEAS Mary Ann Bell’s Tips MS Office Tips Excel Tips MS Office/Paint Tips

Grading Book Characters: 

Grading Book Characters Students give book/story characters report card grades… Use qualities like: Kindness Loyalty Trustworthiness Intelligence… Students write justifications for the grades. Chart on Excel What is MY grade? What is My Grade?

USE EXCEL FOR TIMELINES: 

USE EXCEL FOR TIMELINES

MORE EXCEL TIPS PAGES: 

MORE EXCEL TIPS PAGES Tammy’s Tips Spreadsheets in Math Class ABC List of Things to Graph Excel-Lent Ideas PBS Mathline Carol Hurst’s Ideas!

PREMADE MATH ACTIVITES …AND SO COOL!National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: 

PREMADE MATH ACTIVITES …AND SO COOL! National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

POWERPOINT POWER… POWERPOINT POISON!!!: 

POWERPOINT POWER… POWERPOINT POISON!!!

POWERPOINTLESSNESS…: 

POWERPOINTLESSNESS… How NOT to use PowerPoint http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ An excellent article on the topic: http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html

POWERPOINT: 

POWERPOINT Create Games such as Jeopardy. At the same time, there are plenty of templates that honor copyright: http://www.netxv.net/esc/technology/InstructionalTechnology/templates/powerpoint.htm Have them make up short PowerPoints to play “Guess the Number.” If you need, there are Internet sites with number guessing games for ideas, such as http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html Presenting reports, group projects, etc. Cumulative projects…start a PowerPoint on a given concept at the first of a school year. Each time you build on that concept, go back and add another slide.

POWERPOINT LESSON LINKS: 

POWERPOINT LESSON LINKS Great PowerPoint Tips—Bit Better A Good idea: Uncover a Picture with ppt

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES ARE FUN: 

SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES ARE FUN Here is how do do this: http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm#SubliminalMessages

HERE IS A GREAT SITE!!CRAYONS FOR TEACHERS: 

HERE IS A GREAT SITE!! CRAYONS FOR TEACHERS Great ideas are offered for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Used as Mindtools

Technospud! : 

Technospud! Great ideas and online activities, such as this year’s O.R.E.O. project to teach language arts, math, history, science and technology skills. Most projects involve food… http://www.technospudprojects.com http://www.technospudprojects.com/Projects/or2005/instructions.htm

Teachers.net : 

Teachers.net A popular site with great lesson ideas. Instructions and ideas for flip books

More General Sites: 

More General Sites Teacherfiles Math Forum ABC Teach Lessonplans.com Computer activities and webquests:

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Everybody has it… Kids already know it… It is fun!

Create a Monster!: 

Create a Monster! Create a Monster Reinforce language arts skills by: describe the monsters, write monster stories, etc.

Again with Paint… : 

Again with Paint… Excellent ideas at Toymaker: Create original ones in Paint or other drawing program. Enforce writing skills with messages, etc.

ARTSONIA: 

ARTSONIA Great site for art work and self expression: Linking student projects to writing and art. Striking example: Drawing Together, Students Against Terrorism:

NO MORE CANNED CLIPART!: 

NO MORE CANNED CLIPART! Use only original student art… Excellent examples of self portraits http://www.manhattanschool.org/index.php http://www.newton.mec.edu/LincolnEliot/index.htm An example of school original clipart collection: http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/clipartportal.html

MORE PAINT IDEAS…: 

MORE PAINT IDEAS… Using Paint Design a Logo:

Digital Camera Ideas: 

Digital Camera Ideas Digital Cameras and Pictures Travels of Nancy Pearl Washington D.C.

Wonderful Alphabet Books: 

Wonderful Alphabet Books Model the Madison Square Art Project, New York City: The Alphabet

Grammar: 

Grammar Kids act out verbs Take pictures with a digital camera Let others guess words.

Geometry ideas: 

Geometry ideas Photography and shapes Websites http://42explore.com/geomet.htm http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity2.shtm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/shapes/ http://www.rrcc.edu/teachered/sharon/geometry.html

DIGITAL PHOTOSAND TEACHING: 

DIGITAL PHOTOS AND TEACHING Great ideas on math, writing, and science Digital Photography and Geometry Ideas

Rapid Fire Idea Links: 

Rapid Fire Idea Links Mindtool Rationale http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A5277.cfm Creative Writing Cinquain: http://www.abcteach.com/Writing/cinquain.htm Concept Mapping: http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/torganiz.htm Make up Menus: http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/4.html

Rapid Fire Idea Links: 

Rapid Fire Idea Links Step by step: http://www.writingfix.com/leftbrain/!Step_by_Step_Mini_Workshops_Home.htm ETTC Poetry Ideas: http://ettcweb.lr.k12.nj.us/forms/newpoem.htm Diamante Poem Interactive Site: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Excel Ideas andTutorials LabWrite, North Carolina State University http://www.ncsu.edu/labwrite/res/gt/gt-menu.html Bernie Poole tutorials: http://www.pitt.edu/~poole/ Excel Timeline activity http://www.microsoft.com/education/CreateTimeline.msp

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Tammy’s Tips http://www.essdack.org/tips/page1.htm Spreadsheets in Math Class http://www.math.byu.edu/~lfrancis/readings302/Spreadsheets.html ABC List of Things to Graph http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/graphing_abc.htm Excel-Lent Ideas http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/zillions.htm PBS Mathline http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/technology/activity1.shtm

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Carol Hurst’s Ideas! http://www.carolhurst.com/subjects/math/datagather.html Powerpoint Ideas Gettysburg Address http://www.norvig.com/Gettysburg/ Jamie McKenzie Article http://www.fno.org/sept00/powerpoints.html Jeopardy http://www.netxv.net/esc/technology/InstructionalTechnology/templates/powerpoint.htm

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Number Guessing Game Ideas http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html Bit Better Ppt tips http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm#different%20backgrounds Uncover Picture and other ideas http://wwwlow.bham.wednet.edu/schoolkit.htm

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Rapid Fire Links, con’t Great General Lesson Sites ABC Teach http://www.abcteach.com/ Crayons 4 Teachers http://www.crayons4teachers.org/default.asp Technospud http://www.technospudprojects.com Math Forum http://mathforum.org/library

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Rapid Fire Links, con’t LessonPlans.com http://www.lessonplanspage.com/index.html Fun Brain http://www.funbrain.com/ Kathy Schrock OF COURSE!!! http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

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Rapid Fire Links, con’t Ideas Using Paint Artsonia http://www.artsonia.com Monster Exchange http://www.monsterexchange.org Schools with Original Clip Art http://www.manhattanschool.org/index.php http://www.newton.mec.edu/LincolnEliot/index.htm

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Rapid Fire Links, con’t Royalty Free Student Clip Art http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/clipartportal.html Dr. Bell’s Paint Tips http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/tceawebpages/documents/paintideas.html http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/TCEA04/painttips.html PBS Design a Logo http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/designandmath/activity2.shtm

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Digital Cameras and Pictures http://www.lesd.k12.az.us/RSF/media/digital.htm http://www.mansfieldisd.org/wbrown/digitalcameras/ Travels of Nancy Pearl http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/nancytravels.html http://www.shsu.edu/%7Elis_mah/documents/nancynydcx_files/frame.htm Rapid Fire Links, con’t

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Madison Square Art Project, New York City: http://www.smilinggoat.com/Madison1.html The Alphabet Gallery: http://www.pbase.com/abbarich/the_alphabet

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Kodak—Kids Act Out Verbs http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/lessonPlan048.shtml Photography and Shapes http://42explore.com/geomet.htm http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity2.shtm http://www.enchantedlearning.com/math/geometry/shapes/ http://www.rrcc.edu/teachered/sharon/geometry.html

Rapid Fire Links, con’t: 

Rapid Fire Links, con’t Drs. Cavanaugh Digital Camera in Education http://drscavanaugh.org/digitalcamera/ Digital Photography and Geometry Ideas from PBS: http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/mathline/concepts/architecture/activity2.shtm

Contact Dr. BellAssistant ProfessorLibrary ScienceSam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX : 

Contact Dr. Bell Assistant Professor Library Science Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX lis_mah@shsu.edu http://www.shsu.edu/~lis_mah/