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Module
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Desktop
Publishing |
Classes : 5th
& 6th |
Lesson
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A
Class Newsletter |
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Aims |
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To introduce the meaning of desktop publishing.
To brainstorm for ideas for inclusion in a class
newsletter.
To demonstrate the use of a desktop publishing
package.
To allow pupils to experiment with the new
tools.
Materials/Resources:
Flipchart with markers or blackboard, digital camera and scanner (if possible).
The teacher will inform the pupils that they will
publish a short newsletter in French/German/Italian.
Divide the class into 5 or 6 groups.
A brainstorming session will follow to elicit
ideas for the newsletter – title, jokes, articles, competitions, prizes, word
searches, etc.
The teacher will also encourage the children to
include school crest, school logo, colours of the school uniform, one overall theme and
the foreign language being learnt.
The teacher should encourage children to choose a
theme which will facilitate the use of French/German/Italian vocabulary.
Pupils will be given 5 to 10 minutes to experiment
with the features of the desktop publishing package. Teacher will point out the following:
Everything must go in a frame e.g. WordArt in a
WordArt frame, text in a text frame, etc.
Explain each icon on the tool bar.
How to create a frame: click on the tool, point
the mouse pointer where you want the frame, hold the mouse button and drag diagonally.
How to resize objects: select the frame, click
on squares to get double arrow, resize according to taste.
How to move objects: select the frame, click on
squares to get removal van, move according to taste.
How to delete: Edit then
Delete, or right click on the mouse then Delete.
How to use existing skills: Font style, size,
bold, italic, underline, colour, etc. can be used as in MS Word.
How to view the full page, actual frame, zoom
in, zoom out, etc.
Children can bring in other newsletters and
magazines as they search for ideas.
Pupils can take photographs, preferably with
a digital camera, for inclusion in the newsletter.
The
school crest and logo can be captured with the help of a scanner.
Lesson
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Class
Newsletter |
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Aims : |
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To agree on one overall theme and one title for
the newsletter.
To decide on the number and the content of the
articles.
To teach the necessary French/German/Italian
vocabulary.
To give each ICT group an opportunity to plan
out a paper design of their newsletter.
To co-write the articles on the blackboard with
the class contributing to the teach
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