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Publish
a NewspaperA conversation with contributor, James DeBonis, prompted this idea for a computer lab. Nearly any grade can put out a newspaper, and desktop publishing is the tool to do it with. There are many styles and designs to draw from, including our own class paper above, and the project involves a variety of skills. Where else can you get students to get excited about a project that involves writing, talking to people, drawing, photography, and, basically, running a business? And remember: a newspaper doesn't have to look as professional as a city daily to be good. Cheap
Business CardsContact a friend who has business cards printed from time to time. Often there is room on the printed sheet for an extra card at very little extra cost, but you will need to get artwork done ahead of time, AND make sure the printer allows for the extra card. Plan ahead, and you might get some very inexpensive business cards. More Cheap
Business Cards  I
can't talk enough about business cards for teachers, because mine have helped
me out more times than I can count. Mostly, they identify you as a teacher
when you are talking with someone out in public, especially if you happen
to be asking them for a handout you can't afford otherwise. You can cook
up your own by getting a school letterhead, cut out the name, address and
phone, and pasting that information into a two inch by three and one-half
inch box. Leave room for your name, then make multiple copies with a copier.
Paste those onto a letter sized sheet of paper, copy again onto heavy paper,
then cut apart. Sign your name with a bright red marker and you've got a
two color card that won't look bad at all.
Weekly
Parent ActivityOur school is installing a Parent-Teacher Hotline, a telephone system that allows teachers to record messages to their parents, and parents can call in, enter the classroom I.D. number, and hear the teacher's message regarding homework, upcoming activities, permission slips that need to be returned, etc. We'll be using ours to include a Home Activity for the Week, a simple learning activity designed to involve parents in the learning/teaching process. But you don't need a high-tech scheme to pull this off. Dream up a short activity each weekend (please feel free to borrow from our library here), three or four times on a sheet of paper, run off copies, cut and send home with students on Monday.
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