Teacher Productivity

The Journal and Other Tools

Using the Journal

Using the journal as a “Smartboard” with a projector.

Important point is that each item on the screen can be printed to the Journal and then can be annotated

Office 2003 replaces some of this functionality

Journal Continued

Once items are in the journal you can– Highlight– Annotated– Cut/Copy– Enlarge using a the percent tool

Works well for – Web pages– PowerPoints– Code segments

Sample PowerPoint

Other Journal Uses

Receive student assignments Print to Journal Grade/annotate in the Journal Return Journal is capable of being read by virtually

all machines

Sample of Journal Pages

Journal Templates Sample

How is this for a Template?

Creating the Journal Template

Let’s Create this:– Open a blank Journal file– Go to the data folder and right mouse click on the

SchoolLogo.bmp– From the shortcut menu select Copy– Move to upper Left Corner and right mouse to

Paste– Save as Journal Template using the name Logo

Search is a Powerful Tool

Can search for either handwritten or typed text string

Can Manipulate Items

Can Cut Copy Paste Move items once they have been selected.

Use the Subset the handwritten on type written text. May need to highlight portions of type written

text.

Journal Exporting

If a user does not have Journal or the Journal Viewer a Journal File can be exported into a mht or mhtml format

Either of these file formats are viewable from any web browser

Also could be a tif file

Assignment

Print PowerPoint slides into Journal Take all of your notes Do searching

Using Journal

Saves paper– Have personally reduced my printing quantity by

at least 75%

Electronic repository– Works very well for storing information

The Zinio Reader

http://www.zinio.com/main

A Zinio Session

Adobe Reader

Many various items are available in this format.

Most recent version is Adobe Reader 7.0

Limited inking functionality

Will read out loud

Adobe Digital Media Store

http://digitalmediastore.adobe.com/

Books of all titles and prices

An Adobe Reader Session

One Additional Reader – Microsoft Reader

Many public domain books available

Limited experience with however seems to be more geared towards public books

Will read out loud