Action buttons aren't just for maps though. They're also a great tool for creating presentations in science, language arts, and the humanities. Any image -- a photograph, diagram, or even an entire slide -- can have an action button. Students can use action buttons to create short stories with multiple endings. Or Action Buttons can be used to add sounds, and to insert documents, Web sites, other PowerPoint presentations, and even movies.

Check out the Poetry Slam lesson plan for a great activity for using Action Buttons in the secondary English classroom!

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