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Benchmark #4- ED 301 a Bilingual Language Arts Methods
Technology Skill-Using Desktop Publications in the Classroom

Student Directions:
1. Read this article- Bringing the Author To Life- by Bob Chesney on his experience using Desktop Publishing with students.
2.What is Desktop Publishing
3. Check out this website About Desktop Publishing COM -Anything and Everything about Desktop Publishing in Education
4. Examine this lesson plan on Titanic- Great Example of integrating content information  and using Publisher/PowerPoint/Webpage making.
5. Read about How to deal with Plagiarism
6. Do Microsoft's Tutorial on Using Publisher
7. Look over some of these resources to improve your Desktop Publishing skills:
Tips for Desktop Publishing
Lesson Plans Integrating Desktop Publishing
Case Studies and Projects using DTP
How to Select a Desktop Publishing Program
Certificate of the Month Club-certificates already made up for you with a teacher's guide on how/when to use them.
7. Do Assignments 8 and 9:
Assignment #8-present a document such as a newsletter or flyer with graphics, columns, correct margins, and spell checked. Use Publisher (or Adobe PageMaker) to make a simple flyer
Assignment #9-write a well thought out and creative lesson plan that includes the use of desktop publishing as an essential component.Follow the criteria from Assignment 7.