Print,+Cut,+and+Fold+Computer+Activities+for+Secondary+Students

[|www.printcutfold.com] Templates in ppt format Study cards--vocabulary--term on one side, description on the other (folded) One ppt slide has six different cells Trading cards--instructions are in non-printable areas Triple click (highlights whole paragraph) and type in the cells Two versions of every template for different office versions Graphics can be inserted--with ppt the graphic can move--not in word Sometimes things need to be rotated or flipped--easy with ppt Can be flipped from x axis to y axis by trapping corner handle and moving it across or up or down Hold crtl key and drag files--something about making multiple copies Insert shapes Mini books--one ppt slide--front, back, and six inside pages, and one cut in the center Steps in a process; Sequencing; Who, what, when, where, why, how; Book report Keyboarding skills is the greatest drawback--they are not fast--be prepared to give them time make them finish text first before adding images Made by adding tables on the slide Making an envelope study card--can hold index cards too; seal and run through printer and cut apart to make two pockets Fan deck--cards held together with a brad; can be added to as the unit or year progresses High school kids love to cut and color too! :-)  A 3D standing pyramid--three branches of government; past, present, future of foreign verbs; two, to, too  May have a printing glitch--check scale to fit and frame slides  Keep in mind that printers have gutters around the edge   Diorama--great place to start; habitats, definition with image; poetry   Tab books--Can be used for anything you usually use ppt for   Default is one slide per page; change to two per page--reduces size (beware--font may be too small); six per page makes them even smaller   Stretch book--print and accordion fold to make a long line   Cascading flip book--each page is a little bit longer so that it forms tabs   Clue square--diagonal cuts and folds to make flaps to ask questions and reveal answers; facts about presidents; square roots   Notes area of ppt is a non-critical area and can be useful for instructions   post cards--two slides cut and glued together; choose a character and have them write a post card that explains the plot, setting, and theme of the story also teaches them how to address a post card and makes them learn their own address--many don't know this!! Flap books--inner square and outer square;line them up; passive and active voice; cause and effect; question and answer Folding Venn diagram--folded three-column version; compare-contrast;elapsed time; can be made taller 3D standing tower--four sides for four parts of something; four types of sentences; mean mode median and range for math Be sure kids put their name on it somewhere Filmstrip--mitosis--step by step process; steps to solving an equation; prepositions--examples;nine different film cells Classifying items--pocket portfolio--cards sorted into the pockets Flap books--rounding for math; place value; two slides fitted together back to back; expanded notation [|Openclipart.org] Origami or Squash book--three pages of four quadrants each and it pulls open; keep adding pages as long as they are odd numbered