PUBLISHING SOFTWARE
The software programs listed here are just a few of many available publishing software programs on the market that are designed to help you create publishing and marketing materials such as flyers, brochures, newsletters, etc.
Software |
Description |
License |
Platform |
| Pages iWork | Create flyers, brochures, newsletters | Commercial | Mac |
| Microsoft Publisher | Publishing and marketing materials program | Commercial/Trial | PC |
| Appleworks | Publishing and marketing materials program | Commercial/Trial | Mac |
The varied capabilities of publishing software include, but are not limited to the following: multiple columns, self-calculating tables, 3D charts and adding photos. It provides templates for different materials such as: posters, flyers, scrapbooks, folding cards, resumes, technical reports, business invoices, proposals, screen plays, storyboards, postcards, catalogs, menus, brochures, term paper, lab notes, newsletters, invitations, and photo journals. These publishing tools can be used across the curriculum and in varied grade levels.
- Applied Technology: Publishing software in applied technology is a tool to assist students to demonstrate their understanding of marketing and promotional techniques through developing publications such as flyers, brochures, proposals, catalogs, and menus.
- Art: Publishing software in the arts provides students with templates to write storyboards and screen plays. It can also be used to promote a presentation through a poster, brochure, invitation, and can be used to make the program schedule for a performance.
- Foreign Language: Publishing software in foreign language such as photo journals, scrapbooks, posters, and menus can be used to highlight new vocabulary learned.
- Health and Physical Education: Publishing software in health and physical education is a tool a student can use to advocate for healthy lifestyles through brochures, posters, menus and flyers.
- Language Arts: Publishing software in language arts is a tool for the student to identify key concepts they want to express and to do so in a concise manner that will attract the attention of the target audience through visual and textual presentation. Publishing software lends itself to marketing and advertising, which encourage higher order thinking skills such as required persuasive writing. The use of templates can help students plan and organize their writing in different genres of writing including web-friendly layouts.
- Mathematics: Publishing software in math helps students to analyze and present data through 3D charts and self-calculating tables. The templates of business forms can also be used for calculations.
- Science: Publishing software in science is a tool for students to write their lab and technical reports as well as analyze and present data in a visual format.
- Social Studies: Publishing software in social studies is a tool for students to synthesize information from their research of a geographical location, culture, or society and create a brochure, poster or flyer to represent the key concepts. Publishing software allows a student to produce posters, scrapbooks, photo journals that can represent a historical time period.
Sample Lesson Plans
The following sample lesson plans provide a general idea on how the publishing tool can be integrated in a content area and grade level. Although there may not be an example for every content area or at every grade level, the lessons from one content area or grade level can often be adapted to another due to its open-ended approach.
GRADE LEVELS 6-8
Arts: Visual Arts
- Glory Field Author Brochure: Students will research author Walter Dean Myers using online resources and then create an electronic brochure based on their findings.
- Publishing a Magazine: Students will learn to use iPages for publishing a magazine.
- Making a Map of the Classroom: Students will use map making skills to create a map of the classroom.
Language Arts
- Glory Field Author Brochure: Students will research author Walter Dean Myers using online resources and then create an electronic brochure based on their findings.
- Publishing a Magazine: Students will learn to use iPages for publishing a magazine.
- Virtual Vacation: Students will learn about the culture and geography of a foreign city by creating a virtual vacation.
Math
- Making a Map of the Classroom: Students will use map making skills to create a map of the classroom.
Social Studies
- Glory Field Author Brochure: Students will research author Walter Dean Myers using online resources and then create an electronic brochure based on their findings.
- Virtual Vacation: Students will learn about the culture and geography of a foreign city by creating a virtual vacation.
GRADE LEVELS 9-12
Arts: Visual Arts
- Store Design: Students will design their own stores through the use of multiple programs.
Language Arts
- The Americas: A Picture Diagram in Inspiration: Students will gain knowledge of Native Americans through the use of Inspiration and AppleWorks.
- Store Design: Students will design their own stores through the use of multiple programs.
Social Studies
- Store Design: Students will design their own stores through the use of multiple programs.