Westbrook Elementary
1333 Greenwood Road
Glenview, Illinois 60026
847-998-5055
Fax 847-998-1872

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Photo & Video Gallery
Fabulous Fine Arts
Class Webpages
Panda Pride Podcasts

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Technology Resources

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Microsoft Word

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Microsoft Power Point

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Microsoft Excel


CPS


Dreamweaver


The Graph Club


iMovie Tutorials & Examples

Multimedia Resources:
Clip Art, Animations, Icons, & Sound


Digital Camera & iPhoto


List of Software Available at Westbrook

Miscellaneous


Phone & Voicemail

Glenview District 34 Email Instructions Instructions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft Word

Internet4Classrooms: Using Microsoft Word's Menu Bar

for Mac    for Windows

Internet4Classrooms: The Standard Toolbar for Mac & Windows Internet4Classrooms: The Formatting Toolbar for Mac & Windows
Internet4Classrooms: The Drawing Toolbar for Mac & Windows   How to Make a Journal/Writing Paper 
using digital pictures, clip art, and screen shots

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Microsoft PowerPoint

Tutorials
Internet4Classrooms: Microsoft PowerPoint University of Rhode Island PowerPoint Tutorial Nick Dvoracek Using Powerpoint
PP handouts and how-to presentations
PowerPoint in the Classroom
geared towards students
Whitney Museum of American Art: Using PowerPoint
shows how to use PP  to create your own stories -
PowerPointAnswers.com
Lots of information, and examples through this site
Brainy Betty's 35 best PowerPoint Tips and Tricks Microsoft PowerPoint XP: Using Sounds and Video  Using United Streaming Videos in PowerPoint
Teacher Created Presentations
Primary Resources: Microsoft Powerpoint Presentations
scroll to the bottom of the page - presentations created by teachers for students - CVC words, compound words, I Can Smell, The Parts of a Plant/Flower, What do Plants Need to Grow? and Word Problems using a Numberline

TeachNet.com: Jeopardy for the classroom, Who wants to Be a Millionaire?, Hollywood Squares, The Weakest Link 
PowerPoints to download, modify, and use in your classroom

Cyber Exchange: PowerPoint Presentations Grades K-2
ABC Soundoff, Parts of a sentence, telling or question are just a few of the teacher made PP on this site

 

Union County ETTC: Powerpoint Presentations
Jeopardy, Who wants to be a Millionaire, Alphabet, Calendar Math, and more
NEBO: PowerPoint Shows Available for Download
wide variety of subjects and levels 
Vicki Blackwell PowerPoint Teacher Templates
wide variety of already created templates
PowerPoint Templates & Sound Files
Sonia Coleman's Free Powerpoint Templates
208 free PP templates for personal use 
ManiActive: Free PowerPoint Background templates,  ClipArt.com: Sound Files for PowerPoint
Website Estates.com Free Powerpoint templates
about 100 templates to download
Brainy Betty PowerPoint Templates for Teachers PowerPoint Templates Free from Powerback

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Microsoft Excel

Internet4Classrooms: Microsoft Excel Dr. Christie's Using Spreadsheets in K-12 Classrooms Brad James Tutorial: Excel 101
Classroom Resources for Excel    


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The Graph Club

The Graph Club in the Classroom Graph Goodies  


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CPS

Einstruction    

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Digital Camera & iPhoto

Visual Literacy
The New Literacy article Visual Literacy: Learn to See, See to Learn book  
Tutorials & Manuals
A Short Course in Using Your Digital Camera DigicamINFO: Digital Cameras Made Easy   Digicam Help: Digital Camaera Guide for Beginners & Beyond

Imaging-Resource.com
Type in your camera's number to get info - make sure to scroll down far enough to find info about the camera controls

How Stuff Works.com: What are the best settings for emailing & printing digital photos?

My Mom's Guide to Using iPhoto 2
A step by-step guide to the things you'll do everyday with iPhoto

iPhoto 2: The Mini Manual Atomic Learning:iPhoto 2 Tutorials
Top Ten iPhoto Tips 
Ideas for Using Digital Photos to Enhance the Curriculum
Education World: Quick! Get the Digital Camera Kodak.com: Lesson Plans 1001 Uses for a Digital Camera
Click! Using a digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom Classroom Applications for the Digital Camera Teacher to Teacher: Ideas from Colleagues around the World
A Digital Quilt Talking Books Program  

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iMovie - Tutorials & Examples

Tutorials
Atomic Learning Video Tutorial for iMovie 2 The Unofficial iMovie FAQ webpage You oughta be in pictures: An Introduction to Making Videos

Apple: iMovie Support

   
iMovie Examples
iMovie Example Matrix Apple-Education iMovie Gallery Bringing in the pond with iMovie
iMovie Samples compiled from the ADE community Apple Learning Exchange  

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Dreamweaver

Tutorials and Manuals

iPhoto Movie Example

Class Website Examples
 

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Multimedia Resources

Clip Art, Animations, and Icons
Please read all licensing before using any of the graphics from these sites!

Pics4Learning
This collection of images is "intended to provide copyright friendly images for use by students and teachers in an educational setting."


Click on GifWorks or 3D textmaker to make fun text


contains over 4,000 animations for use on websites or for digital postcards

Clip Art Guide
a complete guide to clip art, icons, photos, scans, and web graphics

 

Living Graphics
nice animations for use on personal or business web pages - no more than 20 can be downloaded for free

Barry's Clip Art

Clip Art Connection

The Teacher's Guide Educational Clip Art

Discovery School's Clipart
use for Awards, Worksheets, and other Materials

Dorling Kindersley Free Clip Art
BrainyBetty's Icons and Emoticons
The Teacher Files
small collection of free clip art
Environments Resource Catalog
*need to create free login to use
*Click Resources > Just For Me LabelMaker


make your own 3-D Headings for free

 

Sounds
ClipArt.com: Sound Files for PowerPoint FindSounds.com
Find sample sounds and sound effects to add to your presentations.
Yahooligans Search: Animal Sounds Sites
Sound FX Page

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Miscellaneous

How to make a 

 Read-Only or Locked Document (PDF)

Mac Fix-It

Troubleshooting Solutions for the Macintosh

 

Ask a Technology Expert
This is a good site to visit if you are unsure of what plugs in to where, what to buy, and/or where to go.

The Cyberguide for Kids and Parents
Click here to go to the Illinois Library Association Homepage to view this guide. Contains a comprehensive list of sites and is updated on a periodic basis.

Teach-nology Tutorials
Approximately every two weeks, the Teach-nology staff discusses the integration of technology

 

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