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Electronic
Books
Presentation Software
Makes Writing More Fun
By Bob Hodges
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Students can use presentation software
to create
“electronic books,” a concept Bob Hodges
developed in
response to his district's five-year plan to integrate
technology
into the learning process.
Sorry, no download currently available. Check back later to view
these two
sample books.
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Alexa's
Electronic Book
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Kailey's
Electronic Book
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View
and print the copy-me pages to use in your classes.
Resources
Powerpoint
is available separately or as part of Microsoft’s
Office suite.
See www.microsoft.com
for more information.
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Bob Hodges (hodgesb@msn.com) has
been an
elementary school teacher for 11 years. He currently
teaches
SAGE, a Grades 3–5 gifted pullout program, and
physical
education at Maple Hills Elementary and Sunset
Elementary
School in the Issaquah School District near Seattle,
Washington.
Bob also teaches educational technology seminars to
teachers
and provides inservice training on Task Computing
(see L&L vol.
25 no. 2) and Electronic Books. He graduated from
the University
of Washington and was a political consultant and
lobbyist
for 10 years before becoming a teacher. He lives on
Tiger
Mountain with two golden retrievers.
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Dr. Rose Reissman (sjm887@yahoo.com),
L&L's language arts editor, is president
of the
Association of Computer Educators, New York; R&D
consultant
for FutureKids Technology Literacy Training Center;
and president
of the NYCATE. She also teaches a graduate-level
course at
Manhattanville College. Contact her at 110 Seaman
Ave., 5C,
New York, NY 10034.
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Society for Technology in Education).
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