Scribus
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Scribus |
A powerful and versatile tool for desktop
publishing to create great looking documents of all kinds.
Type of Software: Desktop publishing/page layout
Similar Fee-Based Version: Pagemaker, InDesign, MS Publisher
Possible Grade Range: 7 -12
Website:http://www.scribus.net/
GDI+
library must be installed prior to installing Scribus in Windows 2000; also
Ghost Script must be installed before installing Scribus for both Windows
2000 and XP. Links to both are on this site.
Platform: Windows 2000/XP, Mac OS X, Linux/Unix
User Tips: http://docs.scribus.net/index.php?lang=en&page=intro
Educator's
Perspective:
Student created projects such as magazines, newspapers, brochures, fliers, etc.
ISTE-Student Standards:
#3 Technology productivity tools
• Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity,
and promote creativity.
• Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology-enhanced
models, prepare publications, and produce other creative works.
#4 Technology communications tools
• Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact
with peers, experts, and other audiences.
• Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information
and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
Grades 6-8
4. Use content-specific
tools, software, and simulations (e.g., environmental probes, graphing calculators,
exploratory environments, Web tools) to support learning and research. (3,
5)
Example: Use Scribus to present a front page newspaper article detailing
the results from tests (e.g., probe results from tests of local fresh water
samples).
5. Apply productivity/multimedia tools and peripherals to support personal productivity,
group collaboration, and learning throughout the curriculum. (3, 6) Example:
Have students create a newsletter with Scribus after collaborating in a group
project.
6. Design, develop, publish, and
present products (e.g., Web pages, videotapes) using technology resources that
demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside
the classroom. (4, 5, 6) Example: Have students create a newsletter or
newspaper to share with parents.
Grades 9-12
5. Use technology tools
and resources for managing and communicating personal/professional information
(e.g., finances, schedules, addresses, purchases, correspondence). (3, 4) Example:
Use Scribus to have students create
journals.
10. Collaborate with
peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base
by using technology to compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate information,
models, and other creative works. (4, 5, 6) Example:
Have students lay out and publish a historical newspaper, themed brochure,
or a class newsletter using Scribus. This
can also be used to assess the student’s knowledge.
Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum Activity Connection:
Grade 8, English Language Arts, Unit 4: "I-Search" Research Reports - Writing Products, Activity 7: Publishing I-Search Reports (GLEs: 18e, 18g, 28, 29, 32) - activity card