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Description
Share by Tech 4 Learning allows students the ability to create their own interactive presentations, PDF and Flash® files, and web sites. With Share students can combine text, graphics, original illustrations, animations, movies, and interactivity to demonstrate understanding across the curriculum. Easy to use tools make interactive graphic design a snap for students in grades 4-8.
Curriculum Connections & Examples
Share provides an opportunity for students to create a variety of interactive multi-media projects, or build a repository in which to collect other digital projects. From building a student portfolio, to designing a website, Share allows students to reach their potential and extend their imaginations. Lessons and examples are available on the Tech4Learning Share Website. To see specific curriclum connections click on the examples below.
Language Arts: Make a Character Scrapbook
Choose Your Own Adventure Story
Math: Math Terminology
Dream Room Design
Secondary Math Project Ideas
Social Studies: A Day In the Life
Science: Eureka Inventions
Secondary Science Project Ideas
Search for lessons and content standards correlations for Share Activities at the Tech 4 Learning Integration site. Maryland Standards are available from the drop down menu.
Equipment Needed
- Networked computer for student access. Share has been virtualized in all FCPS Elementary and Middle Schools and is accessible via the Application Menu in the Multimedia Folder.
- A trial verion of Share can be downloaded at http://www.tech4learning.com/share. FCPS Teachers can also acquire a work at home release form and software from their school's technology coordinator.
- If you would like students to record narration on their pictures, you will need microphone headsets or desktop microphones.
Tutorials and Resources
From Tech 4 Learning:
Create a Character Scrapbook
Create a Classroom Newsletter
From FCPS:
Snacks for Share
Tech4Learning Provides "Just In Time" tutorials for teachers who wonder, "How do I?" Search and find the answer to "How do I?" on the Recipes4Success web site.
Animating an Object
Embedding Podcast and Video
Quick Tips
Manage Folders in the Share Libary
Feature Export Summary
Add a Video File
Example Projects
Japanese Tsunami Report with Movies (PDF Format)
redirects to file download from Google Docs
Japanese Tsunami Report without Movies (PDF Format small file)