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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Evil Deceiver and the New Powerpoint
The 8th grade students used Microsoft's new Powerpoint 2008 to continue their presentation about René Descartes and the Evil Deceiver. The students became acquainted with the new interface, especially the Smart Art Graphics, which they used to analyze some of Descartes' main ideas. They also received instruction in the difference between the file formats: ppt and pptx.
