Explore+a+Dozen+Ideas

**Explore a Dozen Ideas**
Incorporate the following ideas into a series of learning activities: = = = = = = = = = =
 * 1 - Colors, Fonts, and Shapes** (Download [|Notebook Example]) Make use of the variety of colors, fonts, and shapes available.
 * Try some contrasting colors for text and backgrounds. Use bold text to make it jump out. Consider yellow text on a blue or red background.
 * Use colors to separate information from questions.
 * Create multiple columns.
 * 2 - Concept Mapping** (Download [|Notebook Example]) There are many software packages you can use for concept mapping including the shapes in Notebook. If you plan to do a lot of concept maps, it's a good idea to use a separate package such as Smart Ideas for the SMARTboard. or Kidspiration or Inspiration.
 * Kidspiration: []
 * Inspiration: []
 * Smart Ideas: [].
 * 3 - Export** (Download [|Notebook Example])
 * You can export files as PDF, HTML, PowerPoint, or images.
 * 4 - Hyperlink** (Download [|Notebook Example])
 * **Website ideas**:
 * [|Teacher Tap: Interactive Websites] - [|BBC Science Clips]
 * [|Teacher Tap: Electronic Books]
 * [|Teacher Tap: Primary Sources] - [|Our Documents]
 * [|Teacher Tap: Visual Resources] - Photographs, videos, [|cloud websites]
 * **Maps**
 * [|42explore: Maps]
 * [|Atlapedia]
 * [|Maps and Geography]from National Geographic
 * [|Mapquest]
 * [|Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection] - current & historical
 * [|Historical maps]
 * [|Teacher Tap: References]
 * [|Visual Thesaurus]
 * **Video ideas**: Streaming video from United Streaming, video-rich websites
 * **Other ideas**: Link to Word, Excel, Kidspiration, etc.
 * Select an object. Pull down the Insert menu. Select Link. Paste the URL (web address) OR click Document and find the file. Click OK.
 * 5 - Interactive Resources: Simulations, Websites, Tutorials, Manipulatives** (Download [|Notebook Example])
 * [|Teacher Tap: Interactive Websites]
 * [|BBC Schools]
 * [|BBC Science Clips]
 * [|Place the State]
 * [|SMARTboard Portaportal]
 * Makers
 * [|BBC Radio]- Making Tracks (Shockwave sound manipulatives)
 * [|Kid's music games]
 * [|Create a Graph]
 * [|Teacher Tap: Magnet Poetry, Stories, & Mad Libs]
 * [|ReadWriteThink Materials]
 * [|Look-Listen-Learn Materials] from ArtsEdge
 * 6 - Print** (Download [|Notebook Example])
 * You can print in many ways.
 * Make class "big books"
 * Create class "review books"