Here are 50 animal websites for grades K-5, everything from Dinosaurs to the wildly popular Wolfquest: Click for links By fourth grade, my students are so good at PowerPoint, I don't even teach it in fifth grade (I move on to Photoshop). They've learned enough to get them through school. Here's how I do that: - First grade: They draw the pictures and I show them how to put them into a
slideshow
- Second grade: They use their own set of pictures to create an Open House slideshow for parents
- Third grade (this project): They create a slideshow about themselves with all the bells and whistles
- Fourth grade: they create a slideshow to support a classroom unit of inquiry
Here's what they do in third grade: These are simple features ( including frames, quadrant colors, photo effects like snow) that add sophistication and professionalism to a finished product. This is a good addition to a Photoshop unit. It doesn’t take much time to teach and its wow factor is off the charts with
students. Click for full lesson plan Photoshop reputation as a photo editor ignores its many other tools that enable you to draw like a pro with a wide variety of brushes, textures, and scintillating extras. This side of Photoshop is perfect for creative projects that tie in with many different classroom lesson
plans. Click for full lesson plan More lesson plans like these: |
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