Handout
Colorado State University

Colorado State Writing Center: Guide to Desktop Publishing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This resource provides information about the process of desktop publishing, including the principles of layout and design.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Using Assistive Technology to Support Writing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Technology-and especially the subset of technology tools known as assistive technology-can be an effective element of the writing curriculum for students with disabilities. Assistive technology (AT) can be defined as a technology that...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Reviews, Annotation, and Web Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to write group book reviews after reading texts in literature circles. Students also learn about research and documentation as they put together their reports. In addition to objectives...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Gossip to Learn: A Juicy Approach to Research

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Though teachers might use this student-centered, technology-based, one or two-day research project to introduce any author, English 12 teachers may wish to use the lesson to jump-start a unit on British literature from the Romantic...
Unit Plan
REMC Association of Michigan

Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 17. Creative Communications

For Students 9th - 10th
Communication involves listening and speaking as well as reading and writing clearly and creatively, and technology provides opportunities for expressing yourself digitally. In these Quests, students learn about different software...
Handout
University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Standard Documentation Formats

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Documenting Internet resources is becoming standardized. You'll find some of the basics here, plus links to more detailed guidelines now included in respected academic style guides. L.9-10.3a Standard Format, W.11-12.6 Technology,...
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Apple

Apple Learning Interchange: Classroom Ideas

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you use Appleworks in your classroom? Would you like some ideas that others have used? This site presents some exemplary lessons from other teachers.