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I'm The Taxman!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners develop an understanding of how federal revenues are gained by taxes. This foundation enable students to decipher changes in federal tax policy. Groups of learners study different types of taxes and prepare presentations on each...
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Persuasion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the characteristics of a persuasive letter. They label each characteristic and they create a persuasive letter using the correct business letter format. Students recommend a school rule or change of a rule and justify...
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Literacy Map Activity

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students write directions using maps and ad, they define driving directions and convert cardinal numbers to there ordinals. They write directions which are given orally in these multi-level literacy activities.
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Telling Our Own Stories

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Explore online profiles and social media with your middle and high school classes. Use blogs to inspire your class to craft a well-written, thoughtful response to a prompt you give.  A few example prompts are given. 
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A "Sweet" Lesson in Economics

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover how to determine the flavor of a jellybean using different key documents.  In this economics instructional activity, students discuss Virginia economics and begin an activity in which they will help decide on the...
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Managing Family LIfe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice using new vocabulary associated with managing a family. They practice using certain words when looking for an apartment. They complete a worksheet to end the lesson.
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Beginning Graphs in MS Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice creating graphs in Microsoft Excel. In this technology lesson, students conduct a random survey and collect data. Students use the Microsoft Excel program to create a bar graph of the data.
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Excel for Beginners

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this Excel lesson, students set a formula to check their homework. Students also use clipart, work in groups, and learn to use the tools in the drop-down list.
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MS Word Skills Assessment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students are assessed on their use of the Microsoft Word program. In this word processing assessment, students are asked to complete a list of tasks in the Microsoft Word program to determine their knowledge of the program.
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How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson plan, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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How to Teach Geography with KidPix 1

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a compass rose. In this geography lesson, students create a compass rose using the computer program KidPix 1.
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Reading + Keyboarding= Success

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing lesson plan, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.
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How to keep a timecard in Excel

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars fill out a timecard of family activities in Microsoft Excel. In this Excel lesson plan, students use the program to fill in times they do various activities with their families.
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Tessellations in Excel

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math lesson plan, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Students use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.
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Excel Turns Data Into Information

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use excel to analyze data. In this technology lesson plan, students enter data into the excel program to find averages and organize data.
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Know Your Computer Hardware #103

For Teachers K - Higher Ed
Students discover the different terms and parts of a computer's body.  In this computer basics lesson plan, students become familiar with the parts of the computer, starting in kindergarten and increasing their knowledge through...
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Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students study and learn to use keyboard shortcuts. In this computer usage lesson plan, students learn to keyboard shortcuts to use in Windows programs. Students practice using the shortcuts and may come up with their own as an extension.
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The Eerie Canal

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars discover bodies of water in the United States by investigating the Eerie Canal.  In this U.S. Geography lesson, students discuss Lake Eerie and the canal that was built in order to transport goods.  Young...