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Top 10 Back to School Activites for your Students in the Computer Lab

September 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

> FP Website – Check out links devoted to social studies, math, science, current events, books, etc.

> Wordle – A web-based activity for generating “word clouds” from text students provide. Great for filling bulletin board too.

> Discovery Education’s PuzzleMaker – Create word searches, mazes, cryptograms and much more.

> Bing – A new search engine from Microsoft. It’s an alternative to Google and specializes in specific, fact-based info. Go on, ask Bing a question.

> KidPix – There are so many activities. Have students create teacher portraits or self-portraits, create book covers, or illustrate their favorite summer experiences. In applications.

> Super Text Twist – You know it, you love it. In applications.

> Type To Learn Jr. – Keyboard familiarity. In applications.

> PhotoBooth – Take pictures with the built-in camera and add wacky effects. A fun time for all. In Applications.

> Pluzzle – An old fashioned puzzle with the object of arranging tiles to form a picture. Use the image of your choice. In Applications.

> Comic Life – Create a comic strip with photos and or text. Limitless possibilities. In Applications.
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Also: Atomic Learning is a great tool for teachers. It provides instructional videos on 90% of the applications and tech tools we use.

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  • 1 Karen Bass // Sep 16, 2009 at 12:56 pm

    Mrs. Farber,
    Thank you for telling us about the PuzzleMaker website.

    Karen and Scott

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