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Word Processing Can Be Lots of Font!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the basic functions of word processing programs. Young computer users practice deleting, inserting, and changing text. They experience using computer functions as they copy a required poem and complete various computer exercises....
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Tell Us All: Tools for Integrating Math and Engineering

For Teachers 7th - 12th
What a scam! Middle and high schoolers pose as journalists exposing consumer fraud. For this lesson, they write an article for a magazine using data collected during previous investigations (prior lessons) to defend their findings that a...
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Acrostic Poetry to Teach Font Changes and Centering

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars engage in a discussion about how to write an acrostic poem. They demonstate the ability to use a word processor by typing an acrostic poem by following instructions. Word processing skills such as, centering text, changing...
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Making Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young writers identify and generate words using the strategies of phonics on the Making Words computer program. Words are typed instead of having to use tiles or paper. Extension activities such as playing the memory game, drawing...
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Introducing Microsoft Word

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore Microsoft Word. In this technology lesson, students discover the basic word processing commands. Students enter and change text within the word document.
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Water Cycle - A SiteMaker Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Have your young scientists explore a single element of the water cycle and write a report to explain findings. Your class can take their writing through all the steps of the writing process and publish it using a Web-based multimedia...
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Seeing Words in a New Way

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What's the best resource to use when looking up words? Use Visual Thesaurus to see a word's meaning. The class accesses the interactive website and then compares and contrasts the difference between using a traditional dictionary and the...
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Alphabetizing

For Teachers 2nd
Typing is an essential skill in our day and age! Introduce your second graders to computer typing by teaching them the correct placement of the fingers on a keyboard. Then, they complete an assignment using the word processor.
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Editing a Document in Microsoft Word

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore how to edit a document in Microsoft Word.
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The Quicker the Better? Food Processing

For Teachers 7th
Kids explore food choices, nutrition, and agriculture through a variety of sources and activities. They research unknown words on food labels, test the salt content in canned vs non-canned foods, and discuss processed foods. The...
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Got the Time? (Math Word Problems)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Upper graders work with peers to solve word problems related to time and independently solve word problems that involve calculating time. They will show their ability to solve and work through mathematical operations. A worksheet is...
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Formatting Fun

For Teachers K - 5th
Launch this activity by saving the provided Formatting Fun template on your classroom or library computers. Young learners can then practice formatting basics for use in writing activities. Exercises include practice in highlighting...
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Eloquent Words

For Teachers 9th
Logan’s Lament, a speech delivered by Mingo Chief Logan in 1774, provides pupils with an opportunity to not only study the historical events surrounding the battle between Native Americans and the Europeans for the West Virginia...
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Business Document Formatting

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Pupils learn about the various types of business documents and discover how to enhance them using word processing tools. Next, they respond to hypothetical business scenarios by writing professional letters.
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Five Paragraph Essay

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a standard outline, using a word processing tool, while they are learning about the basic writing device of the 5 paragraph essay.
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It's Greek To Me!

For Teachers 4th - 8th
In this language activity, scholars use Greek root meanings to determine the meaning of words. After being shown how Greek roots are used in many words, such as, photosynthesis, pairs are given two excellent black line masters...
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Solving Single-Step Word Problems

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Math wizards learn the five-step plan to solve math word problems. They investigate the five-step process for solving word problems, and examine the use of code words for each of the operations and solve a problem using the strategies.
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Fun With Formatting

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate the concept of using a word processing program with the intention of improving formatting skills like centering text. They also highlight different text sections and demonstrate how to save changes made to a document...
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Introduction to Microsoft Word

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders elaborate on the classroom writing practices. They locate the various parts of the keyboard such as, space bar, shift key, delete key, etc. They also type a short piece of writing on a word processor. This is a teacher...
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From Photo to Printed Word: Getting Second-Graders to Write

For Teachers K - 2nd
Use photographs to entice your children to write! In this digital storytelling lesson, students study the functions of digital cameras. They review their sentence-writing skills, then take digital photos and write sentences that describe...
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Introducing Microsoft Word

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students introduced to word processing by having them open a new document and use at least three to five commands within the program. Word processing commands are reinforced and practiced to gain more knowledge about entering and...
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Digital Storytelling

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Scholars of all ages can use the various tools of technology to construct and illustrate a story. Utilizing this resource, learners work with a partner to brainstorm and draft a story based on personal experience. They use computer...
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About The Author

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice using basic word processing skills to create a document that includes graphics. The teacher uses a LCD projector to provide support during the lesson. They practice using Word Art to create their own graphics that...
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Picture This

For Teachers K - 4th
A unique writing lesson, this plan begins with learners talking about multiculturalism in small groups. Each learner will choose a picture from a newspaper, describe it to their small group, and think about how it relates to...