literacy meets technology
DESCRIPTION
A slideshow used with a literacy class producing books integrating extended word processing and visual literacy skills.TRANSCRIPT
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ith Microsoft
Word
So, we’ve worked hard on
our writing assignments
Now it is time to share
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Extend our understanding of
how
to consider our audience to
enhance communication
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By publishing with digital tools we:
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Learn valuable technology
skills
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By publishing with digital tools we:
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Produce work to share both
digitally and in analog (book)
form
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By publishing with digital tools we:
Book PublishingThings to keep in mind
Every book needs to be in a
multiple of four 1 2
3 4
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You will need to design a
cover
that matches your content
and
features the author's (your)
name
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You will need to choose a text
font
and size that is (picture) book
friendly
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Would text this size be appropriate for a slideshow?
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Warning!
Choose a light text
colour
This will stop the text
from
bleeding through the
opposite page
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My StoryBy Mr. Thompson
Book PublishingThings to keep in mind
You will need to use a
balance of images and
text on each page
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Once upon a time
there was a
wonderful
Technology
Teacher who
was beloved
by all.
Book PublishingThings to keep in mind
You should insert pictures by
inserting a shape and then
using the formatting function
to insert the pictures
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Book PublishingThings to keep in mind
This will allow for the use
of transparency to avoid
pictures bleeding through
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My StoryBy Mr. Thompson
Book PublishingSteps
1. Type your pre-edited story2. Save the document as a copy with the
name BOOK in the title3. Choose a readable font and larger (picture book friendly) size4. Make a front cover5. Start spacing it out into pages6. Add images (formatted shapes)
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Good luck!
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