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Summer Institute II Graphic

Crafting Writing Graphic This Summer Institute II course is offered to teachers who have attended the Fox Valley Writing Project Summer Institute in past years. It is an intensive 12 day, 3 graduate-course offered at UW Oshkosh. Teachers will work with Jeff Lucas, Neenah elementary school teacher and technology guru, to develop their writing and technology skills.

This course will help teachers accomplish the following objectives:

  • Transform a traditional presentation into engaging electronic formats
  • Enhance student publications
  • Learn how to use technology to facilitate the writing process
  • Motivate students to write through the use of technology
  • Increase comfort level in using and teaching with technology

Teachers will become comfortable with the following software:

• Inspiration
• Microsoft Publisher
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Front Page

They will learn how to create the following products using computer technology:

Computer Work Pic
Newspapers Newsletters Posters
Flyers Graphic Organizers Outlines
Booklets Tri-folds
PowerPoint Presentations
Web Quests Web Pages  

This three credit graduate level course will be held in a computer lab on the UW Oshkosh campus. Check again for future dates.

Application (PDF version)

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