The first six weeks of every school year I devote to teaching my students how to properly word process. It makes such a significant difference in the quality of all their other projects that I want to make sure we cover all the steps before we delve into anything else. Even my youngest students get introduced to the keys of the board first. If they can at least get their names in print, everything will run much smoother. Word processing can open up many doors for students, especially those that have trouble putting their thoughts down in words. The wonderful software programs available to students go through the writing process step by step using fun graphics and multimedia tool that make the project seem less like work and more enjoyable.
Some examples of work I have had my students do would be: create a travel brochure for a distant location, a newspaper on current events, create legal size posters advertising the accomplishments of famous scientists, PowerPoint presentations on humanitarians, and Nobel peace prize winners, keep weekly journals, create outlines, the list goes on. I find the possibilities are endless once the child correctly knows the process and how to use the tools. Word processing in the classroom is a very handy item.
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I also try to do the same types of word processing projects. I do like the legal sized posters. How do you do that? Do you change the size of the page? Are there any issues with printing?
I agree when students know how to simply word process, the possibilities are endless.
I think we are going to have a fun year putting all the things we are learning into practice. Like you said in one of your posts, I am excited about going back to the classroom with all the new tings I am learning.
Great reflection! Suggestion: Have you ever used word processing documents to teach/review parts of speech? I used a template - that I created - and then had students change the style of adjectives - bold, change the color of verbs et al. Decided all of these steps in advance. Great way to double dip in terms of skills reviewed.
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