Desktop+Publishing

Desktop Publishing
Desktop Publishing refers to the creation of documents using page layout software on a personal computer, including newsletters and newspapers. As a high school English teacher, I will assign students to create a newspaper in place of an essay or research paper in order to give them the opportunity to be creative and innovative with an assignment. I will also personally write a newsletter every month or every other month as a form of communication between students and their families and myself.


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http://www.ehow.com/how_6226429_create-electronic-classroom-newsletter.html

This article discusses the benefits student-created newsletters, involvement in the educational community, expansion of vocabulary, and improvement in writing skills as reasons to include desktop publishing in the classroom. It gives step by step instructions to successfully carry this out in a classroom.

[|Make a classroom Newspaper]

This informative article is full of ideas for classroom newspapers. It breaks down the structure of a newspaper, and has several worksheet examples and graphic organizers to use as students plan the newspaper. This is an impressive and practical article that makes the whole idea of having kids create a newspaper very exciting!

My first version of my newsletter: (A little rough around the edges!)

My finished version of my newsletter: (Much better!)

Three fold brochure: