Publisher

Publisher
For our publisher assignment, we were given a list of different publisher projects to complete including an invitation, and award certificate, a calendar, a newsletter, a flyer, a banner, etc all with the same theme. For my theme, I chose outer space which would correlate to an entire space unit. With this space unit, we would study the planets and stars in science, outer space vocabulary and spelling words, space would be incorporated in math, and the students would have to complete a narrative about a planet and its creatures (a specific alien, etc). To the right is a screen shot of the calendar that I created. It is for March of 2012. All major tests are noted on the calendar. Other things listed are major events at the school, the class field trip, the "Spring Fling" week, and a special event called "Planet Learn." This calendar could be located in the back of the newsletter, on the teacher webpage, or can be sent home at the beginning of the month.



To the left is the screenshot of another project that was completed. This is a newsletter that would be used as a form of parent/teacher communication. It could be given out weekly or monthly in a hard copy or digital form. This would allow parents to know what is going on in the classroom during the week or month as well as give students the opportunity to shine by having their accomplishments or work spotlighted in the newsletter. This would also be a great place to give important information about upcoming events and important dates.

Both of these documents are attached below and are available for download.



I have had many years of experience with Microsoft Publisher. However, this was mostly making birthday cards and silly flyers for my door when I was younger. For me this project was rather simple and easy, but it really helped to open my eyes to the versatility that these programs have. I never would have thought that one program could be used in so many ways to benefit the classroom. Now that I have had practice in perfecting my skills I feel like I could really make anything I needed to on this program as well as fit it into my needs as an educator. It is important to revisit programs that you are used to using and really look at them with the teacher eyes and brain to see just how you can incorporate it into your classroom and make it work for you.

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