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Easy Horizontal Rules

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create horizontal rule lines with different thicknesses. They create horizontal rule lines with different widths. They create horizontal rule lines without 3D shading.
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META tags

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students write HTML to have one web page automatically advance to another page. They add embedded information that help others find their web site using Internet searches.
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Values

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students determine their work values through "The Work Importance Locator Assessment" and discover occupations that match those values.
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The Safe Operation of a Portable Electric Hand Drill.

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read the safety rules for the use of an electric hand drill and demonstrate the ability to operate the hand drill safely and correctly as they drill holes in specified locations.
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School Days Calendar

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students work together to create a school days calendar. They insert pictures and text into their document. They share their calendars and templates with the class.
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Windows, Doors, Roofs, and Housing Styles

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify window treatments and factors that lead to their selection. They study different types of windows and doors and a windows and doors project. They use their knowledge of styles to create an exterior drawing of a home.
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Rotary Cutting 101

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners will learn how to safely use a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler. They will also learn the parts of the fabric and understand the difference between a finished block and a cut block.
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Familiarization Fun: Using the Media Center

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a scavenger hunt to locate the different sections of the media center and determine the purpose for each section. They build a jigsaw puzzle as they find each major section of the library such as the reference or...
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Native American Unit: Internet Center

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the use of classroom management while using centers in cooperative grouping. Prospective teachers observe a video of young students working on iBooks in a classroom setting. Teachers explore strategies to ensure students...
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Introduction to Organizing and Implementing Centers

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore the steps a teacher goes through to plan, organize and implement centers in the classroom. They observe a video of classroom management using centers and computer technology. Strategies for managing students who are...
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Native American Unit: Using One Computer to Record Data

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore methods to manage a classroom with one computer. Prospective teachers observe a video of students collecting information on Native American tribes. They discuss the use of white boards and electronically recording...
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Number Stories 1: Student-generated Checklist

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore creating a self-assessment tool in a model classroom. Through the use of a video, students are observed engaging in peer assessment activities to generate a checklist. Students discuss the use of strategies a teacher can...
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Women in Business

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students work in group to discus similarities and differences of the characters in four films they have viewed. Each group presents their list to the entire class. Students fill in a grid with their ideas and discuss their personal...
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Rotary Cutting

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students discover how to safely use a rotary cutter, mat, and ruler. They examine the parts of the fabric and assess the difference between a finished block and a cut block. They identify bed covers and pillows and explore the world of...
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Vocational: Candy or Medicine?

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students investigate methods of differentiating between candy, such as Tic Tacs, and actual pills. When caring for children, they discover the importance of keeping all medications, especially those which look like candy, in a safe...
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Homework Help In A Hurry

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discover strategies for getting immediate help with their homework, including online sources in which an adult is available for assistance. They work through a simulated situations in which they visit one of these sites to gain...
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Good E-mail Manners

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students discuss online e-mail safety and etiquette rules and how they should apply the same rules in cyberspace as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world. They participate in mock situations and tell what the...
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Directory

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make a directory and save a mail message as a file in this new directory. They edit the file using a text editor (Pico) and save it as a new file.
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Letter to My Keypals

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students login to a remote computer and set up a folder to save messages from their teacher. They write an introductory letter about themselves and mail it to keypals.
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Learning, Communication, and 21st Century Skills: Students Speak Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm to come up with examples of things they do with computers and write them down for the class to observe. They then raise their hands to respond to each survey question, tallying their answers on the board and engage in...
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Online GED Practice

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars who are preparing to take the General Education Equivalency (GED) exam access online websites and take online practice tests. They work independently or with a GED teacher to prepare themselves to take the actual GED test.
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Using Technology To Learn Independently

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students explore learning strategies that may be incorporated into a classroom. In groups, they prepare a role play that demonstrates a specific learning strategy. students discuss necessary materials,l take notes on the learning...
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Learning Online

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students use online tutorials. In this online learning lesson plan, students explore online learning websites and use tutorials to learn about a topic of their choice.
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Funny Money

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students are rewarded for attendance. In this school-wide rewards lesson, students earn "dollars" for attendance and being in class on time. Students use those dollars to bid on everyday items of their choice.