Wordprocessing Software
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Students create vocabulary word games (such as a word
scramble) and then have them exchange with a friend and
practice the vocabulary.
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Have students create an ocean vocabulary word scramble
and then have them exchange with a friend and practice
vocabulary.
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Have students keep a daily log of their nutrition,
exercise, daily weather, or other data.
Spreadsheet and Database Software
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Create a line graph of the ocean floor depths or other
scientific data and then import the graph into a word
processing program to write a report about that data.
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Use a spreadsheet or database to solve problems, collect
and examine data, and report on findings.
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Have students time their heart rates and plot them on a
graph in a spreadsheet program.
Desktop Publishing and Graphic/Paint/Draw
Software
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Use a desktop publishing or word processing program to
write an essay, story, or newspaper report about the
topic you're studying.
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Use a desktop publishing or word processing program to
write a story about the sea.
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Use a desktop publishing program to create a banner or
poster about pollution, or other health or science
issues.
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Students use a paint, draw, or graphics program to draw
and label germs, parts of animals, plants, or other
scientific objects.
Multimedia software such as PowerPoint, or
Web pages
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Students use a multimedia program such as PowerPoint to
report on an animal and play a frame animation of the
animal in its environment.
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Divide the class into teams to research specific topics
about the general topic you're studying. Each team
creates a stack about their topic and then all the
stacks are combined to make a class report.
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Have students create a multimedia portfolio of their
research, including video clips of the experiment,
photographs of insect collections, inventions, or other
science projects.
Web 2.0 ideas
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Podcasting - students can create
podcasts using Audacity (free download) to review
vocabulary and all major themes of their unit of study
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Blabberize.com - this can be used in
the same ways - it's free - you upload a picture, select
an area to be the mouth, and then you record what you
want
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