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Five ways your HP all-in-one printer can help with kids’ homework

Create homework assignments that stand out—with help from HP
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»  English: beyond book reports
»  Math: study the basics
»  Science: experiments and more
»  Geography: location and culture
»  Communications: school and beyond
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»  Choosing an all-in-one

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Introduction

This year, your kids will really shine in school, by creating homework assignments that stand out above the rest. Your HP all-in-one (AIO) printer can help. Whether they are creating flashy book reports, scanning images into science lab write-ups, or simply saving their assignments to an archive, your all-in-one printer will turn schoolwork into child's play.


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English: beyond book reports

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Whether you’ve got youngsters just learning how to read, or teens who are studying Shakespeare, book reports and other English assignments just got a lot more impressive thanks to your all-in-one. Here are a few ways your all in one printer can raise the book report bar:

  • HP all-in-ones use Vivera ink to produce sharp, deep black text.
  • Scanning features allow kids to scan in eye-catching images, photos, and book jackets.
  • Specialty papers such as vellum can be used to make striking report covers.
  • Vivid full-color printing produces assignments that stand out above the rest.
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Math:  study the basics

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Scan in all previously finished assignments to create a digital archive and use it as a study guide.We all know math takes plenty of practice and memorization. Thankfully, your AIO printer can actually make those tasks more fun for your kids, which will translate into better grades. Have you kids try these tricks, their benefit will really add up.

  • Print flash cards of everything from times tables to algebraic formulas.
  • Make copies of homework assignments to share with study groups.
  • Print and assemble 3-D paper shapes to learn geometry.
  • Scan in all previously finished assignments to create a digital archive and use it as a study guide.
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Science:  experiments and more

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Make copies of results and reports for lab partners.Perhaps your third grader is fashioning paper airplanes to learn about physics, or your middle schooler is creating clouds in bottles to explore meteorology. Your AIO printer can help make science more stimulating and assignments more compelling. Here’s how:

  • Include step by step full color photos of your experiment right in the lab report.
  • Create and print color graphics and charts to illustrate results.
  • Make copies of results and reports for lab partners.
  • Scan information such as periodic charts to use as study guides.
  • Enhance reports with scanned-in objects such as leaves, flowers and rocks.
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Geography: location and culture

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Give your children the gift of the world by getting them excited about geography. Your all-in-one printer can make learning the location of countries and continents as fun as discovering the people who live there.  Here’s how:

  • Scan maps to use as fill-in-the name study sheets.
  • Print maps on cardstock, cut into puzzle pieces and play.
  • Memorize country names, capitols, or state birds with printed flash cards.
  • Scan photos of historic people or places to add to reports.
  • Print assignments in full color, complete with images.
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Communications: school and beyond

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Giving your kids an edge this school year also means helping them stay on top of all the required forms and paperwork. Fortunately your all-in-one printer can also make school-home communications a breeze for you and your children.

  • Copy medical records for the school nurse.
  • Fax a permission slip for a class trip, soccer team or science lab.
  • Have your child’s missed assignment faxed right to your house.
  • Print kids’ classroom phone lists.
  • Make copies of the carpool schedule for entire group.
  • Fax your child’s teacher an absence excuse.
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More help

When it comes to juggling a heavy load of schoolwork, organization is the key. Help your kids get ahead by creating structures that will help them stay organized.  Some printable ideas include:

  • Calendars: Tracking everything from project due dates to classmates’ birthdays will help your child stay ahead of the game. Downloadable templates include everything from date-keeper photo calendars to year-at-a-glance varieties.
  • Bookplate labels: Helping your kids keep tabs on their notebooks and textbooks is easy with personal bookplate labels. The Labels & Covers page provides a number of styles.
  • Covers: Term paper, book report, and binder covers will give your children’s assignments a professional look that will help garner them better marks.
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Choosing an all-in-one

If you want a printer that can do it all, check out HP’s line of Officejet and Photosmart all-in-ones .  Not only do they produce fast color and black copies and professional-quality photos, AIOs are also known for the following:

  • Saving space: These printers can print, scan, and copy—some even have a built in fax.
  • Quality: Up to 4800 dpi optical resolution, which means beautifully-printed documents and professional quality photos.
  • Speed: Some print and copy as fast as 30 ppm black and 20 ppm color.
  • Networking: With built in wired and wireless networking on select models.
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