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Free wordprocessing, spreadsheats, presentations, graphics, database software. Works well and can read and write other common similar software.

The Wacom Bamboo is a cool pen tablet that allows one to "draw," so to speak, directly onto the computer with the virtual pen. You can also manipulate objects with it. Great for art classes and graphic-oriented projects

Visit this site for lots of ideas about how to use these programs with your students. Inspiration is a program that makes it possible for students to plan their pre-writing as well as monitor their progress in Writer's Workshop. This is a great site for creating flow charts, as well.

brainstorm, visualization, graphic organizer(s), multiple intelligences, organize, engage students, software, program(s), social studies, science, language arts, visual learning, visual software, visual writing

Students began by studying biomes then divided into groups of five. Each student in the group drew one of the five major biomes. Using books, cds, and the internet they had to find out the physical features, wildlife, vegetation, climate, and problems confronting their biome. Each person in the group contributed information, video footage taken at the zoo or aquarium, and additional graphics when needed to teach others about their chosen biome. The project was put together in iMovie and shared with all students in the class.

This is a video that can be played for classes of various sizes, as it captivates your attention with relevant examples and graphics. The teacher on the video takes you through each step in the process of converting fractions to decimals in a way that is easy to understand and relate to. The pictures that are used are very current (Michael Phelps, Barack Obama, etc.), making it even more fun. Independent practice and extension activities could be easily planned after watching.

This is an english website for elementary school students it contains, ideas for writing, grammar blast, and also what I really like about it is it has a list of many different types of graphic organizers and pdfs the you could print out to use with your class.

Inspiration, InspireData, and Kidspiration are graphic organizing software that is powerful in helping students organize thoughts and data in a visual way. These use mindmapping, visualization, and brainstorming to help students diagram concepts.

Provides many tools and printables- graphic organizers, Bingo card maker, puzzle maker, rubrics, lessonplans and more. Paid version available. [advertisements]