Some teachers are running macros to create printouts of grades for parents and students. Creating student and parent newsletters and notes. Creating multimedia computer presentations. Dorine Pero sang Christmas carols with her class using her big screen and an Internet site. The students read the words to the music from the screen while the music played from the Internet.
Students learn about events in history using files from the Internet or CDs.
Students practice estimation and problem-solving skills using CD's and Internet sites. Students read from good literature. They explored the heart, followed the blood through the blood vessels, wandered through the weblike body systems, and learned how to have a healthy heart and how to monitor the heart's health. The students' work was published on the Internet, as well as in a book. The book and Internet site included students' work from around the world.