Tuesday, October 16, 2007

5 ways to use publisher

5 Ways to use Publisher to teach History topics

Advertisements-students could create advertisements that would sell different historical misconceptions or the correct version.
Calendar-students could create calendars that could be used to timeline events such as the events leading up to and including the Boston Tea Party.
Resume-students could create a resume for different historical characters such as Napoleon or Alexander the Great.
Award Certificates-students could use these to give awards to outstanding historical characters for different achievements they had.
Newsletters-students could create newsletters that would provide different parts of historical stories such as the Civil War battles.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Anna Freeman

Annotated Bibliography


Technology as a Change Agent for the Teaching Process. Michael J. Johnson; Richard L. Schwab; Lin Foa. Theory into Practice > Vol. 38, No. 1, Redefining Teacher Quality (Winter, 1999), pp. 24-30.

Technology is used to empower teachers and students to create dynamic learning environment and experiences. Institutional transformation to a more student-centered educational process.


Classroom Effects Walter Doyle. Theory into Practice > Vol. 18, No. 3, The Complex Classroom: A Research Focus (Jun., 1979), pp. 138-144.

Studies the effects of learning in a classroom aided by the use of technology versus learning in another environment using technology (e.g. the home or library).

'Just Don't Ask Me to Define It': Perceptions of Technology in the National Curriculum Colin Mulberg. Journal of Design History > Vol. 6, No. 4 (1993), pp. 301-305.

Defining technology and its need and uses in the classroom. Getting people to understand the social and economic effects of technology in a school curriculum.