Tech Tuesday - Desktop
Publishing
Rebecca Blume
March
7, 2006
March
7, 2006
Ohio Technology Standards:
Standard 3: Technology for Productivity
Applications
Standard
4: Technology and Communication Applications
1st
Grade - Create documents
with teacher assistance and use graphic organizers
2nd
Grade - Develop a slide show with teacher
assistance.
5th Grade - Use advance software features
to publish information in a printed form (card, calendar, banner, etc.).
The following
information is from: http://desktoppub.about.com/
What is Desktop Publishing?
At its most basic
level, desktop publishing is taking some text and some graphics and mixing them
together on a page then publishing that page in the form of or as part of a
flier, brochure, newsletter, greeting card, annual report, business card, or
other common (and uncommon) desktop publishing projects.
12 Rules of Desktop Publishing:
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1. Have a Plan,
Make a Sketch.
Before even opening the software it is wise to have an idea where you are going
with your design. Even the roughest of sketches can be useful. You could skip
this step but I recommend trying a few sketches first.
2. Choose
a Template.
If your chosen software has templates for the type of project you plan to do -
take a look at those templates to see if they will work as-is or with a little
tweaking for your project.
3. Set Up Your
Document.
If using a template, you may need to tweak some
of the template settings. If starting from scratch, set the size and
orientation of your document. Set the margins. If
you'll be doing text in columns, set up text columns.
4. Place Text in
Your Document.
If your document is mostly text, place it in your layout by importing it from a
file, copying it from another program, or typing it directly in your program
(not the best choice if it is a substantial amount of text).
5. Format
Your Text.
Align your text. Apply the desired typeface, style, size, and spacing to your
text. You may end up making some changes later, but go ahead and select the
fonts you believe you want to use. Apply embellishments such as plain or fancy drop caps
Where can you find templates?
Microsoft Word
on your computer: . .
To open Word – go
to NEW. . .
Look at the tabs
at the top. . .
General, Legal
Pleadings, Letters & Faxes, Memo, Other Documents, Publications, Reports,
Web Pages. . .each of these has
templates
that you can use without an internet connection. . .
Go to Other
Documents and select Calendar Wizard. . .
On the
Internet:
Calendar Templates:
www.cstone.net/~bry-back/schoolcalendar.html
Variety of
different templates for your classroom:
http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml
Business related
templates: letterheads, business cards,
images, etc.
http://www.hp.com/sbso/productivity/office/index.html
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/templates/default.aspx (has even a section for education)
Teacher aids for
classroom management::
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/FX011595231033.aspx
Teacher
Tools: Discovery School (Puzzlemaker,
Lesson Planner, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator)
http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
Easy templates
for different things (magazine cover, trading cards, movie poster):
http://flagrantdisregard.com/flickr/
Elementary
activity pages, award certificates, place cards. . .
http://www.primarygames.com/print_zone/print_zone.htm
Excel templates:
http://www.sabine.k12.la.us/class/excel_resources.htm
A template for
you to fill in for you lesson plans:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/elementary_lesson_plan_template.htm
Elementary Math
Templates:
http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/task/activities/elemmath.htm
Elementary
Language Arts Templates:
http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp
Kidspiration/Inspiration
Templates:
http://www.wacona.com/kidspiration/kidspiration.html
http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/kidspiration.html
Stationary
Studio:
http://www.fablevision.com/stationerystudio/fun.htm
Teacher
Resources:
http://www.fablevision.com/education/resources/index.html
Braincogs: (Study Skills)
http://www.fablevision.com/braincogs/
Can obtain a 30 day trail version.
Desktop Publishing Software:
Microsoft Office
Print Master
Print Shop
Stationary Studio
Quark Express
Microsoft
Publisher
Downloading fonts to your Windows computer:
1.
Find the font you like. One good
site is Fonts for Kids: http://www.momscorner4kids.com/fonts/
2. You will need to have WinZip loaded on your
machine. This is a free download (http://www.winzip.com/downwzeval.htm).
If you use Fonts for Kids website, the
link and instructions are readily available.
3.
Save the font to the desktop of selected folder. Unzip the fonts. (A suggestion is in your user space, create a folder called FONTS. Save the fonts you have selected there.)
4.
Go to Start (at the bottom on the screen), Search (for files or folders)
and type in FONTS (in the Windows folder).
5.
Once the Fonts folder is visible, copy or drag the font you downloaded
and unzipped to the FONTS folder.
6.
The next time you go to select a font, your downloaded font should
appear. My selected font was
titled: alpha graphics
Clip Art:
Many sites have
free clip art. Try: http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-gb This site has a drop down menu, select copy
and follow the steps. Once it has been
copied, to place it in a document, go to Edit and paste (or Control V).
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