Here are some ways in which educators have used AppleWorks to help them integrate technology into their curriculum. With these ideas, your students will have fun learning and you'll be able to spend more time teaching instead of preparing lesson plans.

Oregon Trail Map new! This huge map of the U.S.A. allows kids to create a graphic journal of their experiences as they travel the virtual Oregon Trail. The kids can add text under the pictures they select to complete the description of their pictorial journal. 5 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh Windows

AppleWorks 6 Samples new! Sample Layout - showing a simple way of presenting the material on a web page. Animals Database - An AW6 database that is made to have data entered by children and then presented as a simple slide show. Simple DB Slideshow instructions- A manual in pdf format showing how to make the Animals Database Presentation Rubric - An AW6 document using a table for a rubric used commonly by Apple Learning Professional Development Table for a Rubric instructions- A manual in pdf format showing how to make the Presentation Rubric 9 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh Windows

Creating Linked Documents new! This step-by-step instruction sheet shows how to easily link documents so that multiple ideas can be joined to create a larger new concept. 5 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh Windows

Word Art new! This is an interdisciplinary project that incorporates art, science and language arts skills. Students create "Word Art". You can download a step card detailing the creation of the project. 8 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh Windows

Colonial Business Cards new! Intended for third graders in a colonial studies unit. Students research the different occupations of the colonial citizens. The students then pick an occupation, a colony and a motto to go with that occupation. They create a database, enter a record of four occupations, design a new layout and eventually pick the one card they want to print off.8 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Links Within Documents new! Creating documents that have hyperlinks within them is easy to do with AppleWorks 5 or 6. This step-by-step instruction sheet shows how to use bookmarks and anchors. 5 Macintosh Windows

Astronomy Worksheet Educator Sherry Johnston created this astronomy worksheet to visually show students how much they weigh on different planets. As they enter their weights into the spreadsheet, students will automatically see a bar graph appear! This activity teaches students to use the Internet as a research tool. There's even a link within the document that links to "Your Weight on Other Worlds" web site.7 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Sim Earth Quick Start A quick start sheet in AppleWorks for Sim Earth. 5 AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Sim Earth Graphs These graphs provide data helpful in the analysis of planetary activity in Sim Earth. Planetary attributes can be altered and data collected can be used to judge the effect. Educator Bruce Ahlborn, Technology Coordinator from the Northbrook School District 28 in Illinois shows how his school incorporated Math and Science using AppleWorks.5 AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Rainforest Virus Database A rainforest species database to help your students research rainforest viruses. Here are some tips to get the most out of this database.6 AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows Its best to use this database as a tool, instead of note cards. Discuss internet use hindrances in classroom- elicit not enough time, too much useless browsing, plagiarism, authenticity of info on sites, etc. Explain the concept of using the database as a tool instead of merely as note cards. Open the database and explain that each field is a subtopic and each record is a topic. You might want to assign some universal fields next to each pop up, such as "Primary Reference Site," "Secondary Reference Site," "Site Validity" (to help students measure info authenticity), etc. Have your students use their prior knowledge to come up with several topics so that their research is guided. Encourage students to summarize the information so that it fits inside the field. Leave a few "free" fields for topics to be added later as students discover interesting facts. Have your students reorganize the database so that it correctly sequences their report information. Write the report first from the database notes.

Math and Science Integration Educator Bruce Ahlborn, Technology Coordinator from the Northbrook School District 28 in Illinois shows how his school incorporated Math and Science using AppleWorks.5

Create a math pattern search Educator Lynn McNally shares how she creates a math pattern search where her students determine the perimeter and area of a square.1

Teach the Rain Forest Educator Julie Trell shares how she uses AppleWorks to help teach her students the Rain Forest. Her goal was for her students to develop an appreciation of our world and the dangers that face endangered animals and our natural resources.2

Create a newsletter Download these files which guide you through creating a newsletter.3 AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Make the writing process fun and easy These four lesson plans encourage your elementary students to write because the topics revolve around their life. Through these lessons, your students gain a better understanding of their everyday world and about themselves. If Only4 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows My Best and Worst Times4 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows Si Tan Solo (Spanish version!)4 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows Mis Sentidos (Spanish version!)4 AppleWorks 6 Macintosh AppleWorks 5 Macintosh Windows

Looking for more lesson ideas? The Apple Learning Interchange Units section has hundreds of lesson plans searchable by subject, grade level or keyword.

1 From educator Lynn McNally at Cool Springs Elementary School in Leesburg, Virginia. Used with permission.

2 From educator Julie Trell at Sandy Springs Middle School in Atlanta, Georgia. Used with permission.

3 From the book Ultimate ClarisWorks Solutions! 5.0 by Ronnie Peters. Used with permission.

4 From the book All About Me! by K-12 MicroMedia Publishing, Inc. Used with permission.

5 From educator Bruce Ahlborn, Technology Coordinator at the Northbrook School District 28 in Illinois. Used with permission.

6 From Carla Zvonek at Apple Computer, Inc. Used with permission.

7 From educator Sherry Johnston, Instructional Technologist at Gilbert Unified School District in Gilbert, AZ. Used with permission.

8 From educator Julie Beddow-Schubert, Apple Distinguished Educator, Technology Integrationist/Laptop Initiative, Little Falls Community Schools, Dr. Knight Elementary, Randall, MN. Used with permission.

9 From educator Floyd Calderwood, Education Consultant, Northport, ME. Used with permission.

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