A Clue For Keyboarding

Sixth graders evaluate parts of speech. In this verb tense activity, 6th graders perform different action verbs for the class. In small groups, students write a story using different verb tenses and transfer their story to PowerPoint....

Students examine marine archaeology. In this archaeological data lesson, students see how archaeologists use data to make inferences about shipwrecks. Students read data and make their own inferences, write about marine life and...

What is this? What is it for? How does it work? Challenge the class to think about to how to design a new chocolate factory for the Oompa-Loompas to make it easy to use. The activity is the first of a three-part series on computer-human...

Students use word processing on a computer. In this computer literacy lesson students practice in the computer lab using Microsoft Works to create a text document. The students use a tongue twister to practice font features, etc.

An engaging lesson focuses on personal experiences with well-known historical events, such as the bombing of Pearl Harbor or the assassination of John F. Kennedy. After interviewing their grandparents or other members of the community,...

Sixth graders use keyboarding skills to find the "fractional part" of a word.

Examine advanced filters and operators in depth. Class members try out even more filtering tools than they did in the beginning lesson and practice with operators, special symbols or words that affect search results, recognized by...

Students engage in a lesson plan which has them practice the basics of maneuvering in cyberspace. This activity be helpful in any research situation across all content areas. A website imbedded in this plan is used for the hunt.

Seventh graders use a word processor to compose, edit and publish an essay that clearly and logically states a solution to a problem of the teacher's choice. They analyze problems and solutions within various texts and situations....

Eighth graders use a word processor to compose, edit and publish an essay that clearly and logically states a solution to a problem of the teacher's choice. They refine the use of the problem-solution process. Graphic Organizers are...