Describes a class exercise in which a teacher prepared a newsletter containing samples of student work and sent it to editors. Notes the benefits of the exercise, including the offers of editors to accept some of the stories. (FL)

These six newsletters present classroom tested activities in elementary economics. Each issue treats specific topics: scarcity, opportunity cost, production and specialization, consumption and demand, supply and production, prices and efficiency. In each issue, separate activities are provided for grades K-12, 3-4, and 5-6. For the most part,…

A weekly classroom newsletter produced jointly by students and teachers is a practical way of involving adult basic education (ABE) students in writing activities while simultaneously increasing each student's ownership of the class. Such newsletters benefit ABE programs by incorporating the following recognized principles of adult education: ABE…

Describes a copy editing course assignment which requires students to write and design four-page newsletters using desktop computers. Presents guidelines for the project and an evaluation of the student-produced newsletters. (MM)

Describes a newsletter produced by the science education program at Louisiana State University that serves as an information conduit for the university's science departments. The newsletter fills an information void by identifying science seminar opportunities, innovative teaching projects, and grant activity on the campus. (PR)

The newsletter's function for foreign language teachers and administrators is as a cohesive force for readers within a geographic or language area, discussing their concerns, bringing timely items, and serving as a forum for political information and action. Newsletters take many forms. The objectives, contents, and production must be specifically…

A practical, low-cost plan that involves teacher workshops and noon-hour workshops for students to encourage creative activity in an elementary school program for kindergarten through grade five is described in this booklet. Included is a sample of a monthly newsletter that suggests activities for creative involvement that are seasonal, centered…

Describes how writing personal newsletters to parents helps students practice and master language arts skills in a meaningful context. Provides a sample information "web" for one of the newsletters. (MM)

A description is given of a cooperative learning, group writing, and word processing project for seventh and eighth graders which used peer pressure to motivate students to improve their writing. Students published their stories in a newsletter. Information is provided on word processing programs suitable for classroom use. (IAH)

Presents elementary level, standards-based, technology-supported learning activities for the classroom, including: creating a virtual reality bulletin board that lets students become familiar with their computers; developing a weekly newsletter on the computer; and generating personalized greeting cards using SuperPrint 2.0. (SM)

The American public continues to be perplexed by the substandard reading, math, and science skills of students. Science information alone is growing at a rate that will make it very difficult for many, especially students with feeble science knowledge and skills, to become scientifically literate. This research describes the development,…

Describes using AM-FM, shortwave, and scanner radios in the classroom; suggests class activities integrating the curriculum, including radio logs, geography, social studies, letter writing, and career exploration; and lists related Internet resources and ERIC articles. A sidebar highlights the "Shortwave Classroom" newsletter. (PEN)

This document consists of nine issues of the National LOGO Exchange Newsletter (NLX). Each issue contains several articles as well as regular features and departments. The lead articles in this volume are entitled: (1) "Twenty Powerful Ideas" (Molly Watt); (2) "Multiple Turtles without Sprites" (James Hurley); (3)…

A project was conducted in Texas to update office education curriculum based on previously developed workplace outcomes and integration of competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS). One course, Business Computer Applications I, was chosen as the model for the project. During the project, activities…

Volume 5 of this publication features: (1) "It's Elementary: Strategies, Resources, and Ideas for Teaching Canada in the Elementary Classroom" (C. Turrone) in issue 1; (2) "The French Fact: Its Impact on Canadian Culture" (R. Wheeler) in issue 2; (3) a student award winning essay, "Black Americans and the Canada…