1. Using Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint with young students

2. What do we want K-3 children to be able to do independently on the computer? How can teachers use available technology to enrich lessons? What are some ways we can “kill two birds with one stone?”

3. As a vehicle for altering/inserting text or graphics Attendance Shape patterns Beginning writing Editing File management (floppy disks)

4. Clock Face Daily Edits Patsy’s Words Farm Animals Color Words Counting Classifying Story Template Cloze Sentences Missing Numbers Equal Parts Money Identification Sequencing –Early, lateEarlylate Graphing Blends

5. Graphing data Lunch count Teacher productivity Sorting information

6. Monthly Temperatures Gameboard Make $1 Area & Perimeter Attendance Day Schedule Charts –Fast Foods, Free TimeFast FoodsFree Time Grade Book Lunch Count Music Staff Rubric Template Data Manipulation School Store Ledger

7. Patterns and shapes Writing projects Working with photos

8. Word Wall Brochure 4 Page Booklet Weather Calendar Constellation President’s Card Sentence Sorting Building Words Word Family Post Card

9. Timer Greetings Field Trip Blackboard Interactive sequencing

10. Blank – 21 slidesBlank Sorting: –ABC, CloudsABCClouds Jeopardy Map Skills Number of the Day Reviewer Sight Words Announcements Ciquains Timer Plants in my NeighborhoodPlants in my Neighborhood Solid-Liquid-Gas ABC Game State Report

11. So many programs… So little time… Let’s explore!