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Middle school instructional technology resources for Microsoft Word under $5
STEM CHALLENGE: EARTHQUAKE PROOF BUILDING
This is a STEM design challenge where students will design an earthquake proof building, place it on a shake table and see if it survives an earthquake. Have students compete to make the best design by following the design process. Each packet includes the lesson plan which follows the design process, instructions on how to perform the challenge and a prototyping worksheet.
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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Also included in: STEM DESIGN CHALLENGE BUNDLE
Green Screen Stop Motion Animation to Show Movement over Art
This lesson plan has is for creating stop motion animation with green screen with your students to help them demonstrated movement over their artwork of the same theme. (View the lesson where we created a painting demonstrating movement from figures.) This extends the learning from physical to digital. The lesson has links to all the resources you will need to build your green screen stop motion stations, what apps to purchase for your iPads, a video to introduce the lesson to your students, as
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Reliable Resources on the Internet: Are these websites real or fake?
This is a fun activity that will teach students how to determine if a website is a reliable resource or not. The students will view several websites to determine if the website is real or fake. The activity comes with a two pages. The first page talks about how to identify unreliable and fake Internet sites with a list of websites for the students to check out. The next page is a worksheet that helps students analyze and reflect on how they determined whether or not a website is real or fake.
Grades:
6th - 9th
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Also included in: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship Big Bundle of Internet Safety
House floor plan design project
Students use math and design skills to create their own home floor plan
Grades:
5th - 9th
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Keyboarding- Clues for Keyboarding- Memorizing the Keys Activity/Game
Keyboarding- Clues for Keyboarding- Memorizing the Keys Activity/Game
Note: Thumb nail images very messed up. Each activity/answer key is on its own separate page- not starting on the same! 6 pages altogether. Will be perfect when download.
This download that is a Word document contains 3 versions of the same activity. Students will be given a list of 26 clues (one for each letter of the alphabet) and they need to identify what letter key the clue is referring to. Examples of clues include: I
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
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Keyboarding- Typing- Pangram Sentences
Keyboarding- Typing- Pangram Sentences
A pangram is a sentence that contains all 26 letters of the alphabet. This handout contains 14 pangram sentences for students to practice typing after they have learned all the letter keys. It is great practice for them. You can have the students use a keyboard skin or keyboard cover if you have one of them.
*Please see our store for another great similar activity related to palindromes. A palindrome is a word, phrase, sentence, or number that reads the s
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Storyboard Form for video and film planning
This storyboard form is the best you'll find. No, really! I reviewed all the storyboard forms I could find, including professional ones, and combined the best features. Each page has room for a small sketch, description, and key information such as location, actors, lighting, audio and music. Save yourself lots of formatting time and download this one for a buck, then adjust it to your needs. Happy shooting!Note that the first page of the storyboard is different from subsequent pages; the docume
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Website Design Project Using Weebly
This is a very fun assessment/project that provides students the opportunity to explore the creative world of web design while working through the process of the Design Cycle. The Unit Question students are working towards is as follows: How can I use technology to properly and safely communicate? Students have the awesome opportunity to create a website about an approved topic using a free online program called Weebly. This bundle includes the teacher directions, student directions, brainsto
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6th - 10th
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HTML - Web Design 25 Question Quiz - Multiple Choice & True/False
In this test the topics that are covered are:
HTML, inserting in tags, elements, attributes, inserting in images and modifying attributes, inserting in hyperlinks and modifying them, heading tags, changing backgrounds to images, modifying backgrounds, and font tags.
This test consists of 25 questions and is done through multiple choice and true/false. An answer key is included.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Fun & Games for the Computer Lab
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This unit includes many ideas, links, and printables that can be used either in an Elementary Computer Lab or as part of a Computer station in an Elementary Classroom.
**Updated: 10/11/17**
Table of Contents
Page 3: Fun Station Ideas for Computer Lab Rewards
Page 4: Computers & Technology Word Search
Page 5: Picture-Which Finger Should I Use?
Page 6: Fun Icons and Clip Art
Page 7: Computer Keyboard Worksheet
Page 8: Monitor Maze
Pages 9-10: Fun Site
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PreK - 6th
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No prep lesson- Day I was born web search for middle/high school students
No prep lesson- Day I was born web search for middle/high school students with a graphic organizer.You are purchasing a file in a Microsoft Word (docx) file that is completely editable and customizable for your classroom!Help your students tell their unique story. This packet includes 28 questions your students (you can edit the questions or add more) will search for on the web related to the day/year they were born. Once they finish the web search then you help them decide on three topics they
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7th - 12th
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How to Write Effective Emails: Email Etiquette for Students, Business, and Life!
I have taught at two schools with one-to-one programs and wrote this lesson plan to address the maddening epidemic of confusing, unclear and unprofessional emails! From attachments that aren't attached, to students sending emails with no identifying information whatsoever(!), this lesson plan is full of common-sense information that helps students craft more consciously professional emails. I have found that taking the time to go over these concepts drastically improves the quality of the emails
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
Keyboarding- Typing Games- Battle of the Brains Trivia Game
Keyboarding- Typing Games- Battle of the Brains Trivia Game
This is a fun activity to do with students in a keyboarding/typing class to help students build their typing speed.
In this download there are two lists of 20 trivia questions- general questions that cover all subject areas that a middle/high school student should be able to answer. There is also an answer key for each set of trivia questions. The directions for each game are as follows: Below are 20 trivia questions that cover many d
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
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Microsoft Word 2016 Activity- Creating Tables in Word- Candy Timeline
Microsoft Word 2016 Activity- Creating Tables in Word- Candy Timeline
This fun assignment can be used in a Microsoft Office/Keyboarding, etc. class. This assignment consists of students creating a table with four columns that displays information on when various candy bars made their first debut, etc. It will be fun for the students to create and learn about how long various candy bars have been around. While they enjoy creating the table they will also be learning all the different ways to cus
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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History of the QWERTY Keyboard and Typing Word Search with Solution- 20 words
History of the QWERTY Keyboard and Typing Word Search with Solution
This is a fun and challenging word search on the history of the QWERTY keyboard and typing. It is suitable for grades 5 and up. Contains 20 words to find. Words can be found forward, backward, vertical, horizontal, and diagonal. Word search is 25 letters across and 25 letters down. Solution key included.
Guaranteed to keep children busy and challenge their mind!
Please see our store for two other great history of the QWERTY k
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5th - 12th
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Cells Webquest - Plants vs. Animals
http://www.cellsalive.com/cells/3dcell.htm
This is a one-class webquest activity, or can be used as a homework assignment, to identify different aspect of the cell model, and differences between the cells of plants and animals. The above link goes along nicely with it and will take the students through both cell diagrams.
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4th - 6th
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March- Women's History Month- Internet Scavenger Hunt
This handout includes 30 different hints for famous women in history. Students may work independently or in groups to search for these women online. I use this handout to start the month of March and my Women's History/ Literature unit. It may also be used to have your students practice their search/research skills online. Enjoy!
Grades:
5th - 12th
Stations of the Cross Project
This is a great project to help your students reflect on the Stations of the Cross. I have my students create one keynote slide for each station. (Keynote is the iPad/ Mac version of powerpoint) This project could be easily adapted to a poster or book.
I have the students first reflect on the actual station for each station while filling out the note taking sheet. Once they finish they draw pictures for each station they will take a picture of their picture to insert into their keynote for ea
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Grades:
3rd - 12th
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Wondering with Wonderopolis (Distance Learning)
www.wonderopolis.org has a new Wonder each day!
I have created worksheets and a list of extension activities for Grades 2 &up that would work well with any of the Wonders listed on this amazing website!
Updated: 12/2016
Grades:
2nd - 6th
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Microsoft Word 2010 Activity- Creating Tables in Word- Candy Timeline
Microsoft Word 2010 Activity- Creating Tables in Word- Candy Timeline
This fun assignment can be used in a Microsoft Office/Keyboarding, etc. class. This assignment consists of students creating a table with four columns that displays information on when various candy bars made their first debut, etc. It will be fun for the students to create and learn about how long various candy bars have been around. While they enjoy creating the table they will also be learning all the different ways to cus
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NCAA Tournament Challenge Project (March Madness)
Let's get ready to rumble! It's March Madness time, which means, you guessed it - Basketball! Basketball is not only a sport filled with excitement and unbelievable athletes; it also is full of mathematical concepts, as you will find in this challenge!
In this challenge, you will look at many different areas of math found in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. You will use the NCAA Tournament bracket to consider all the teams participating. The world of math will come alive as you find fractions, d
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6th - 12th
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Keyboarding-Typing- Typing Games- Alphabetical List Relay
Keyboarding-Typing- Typing Games- Alphabetical List Relay
This is a fun typing game that you can play with students in a keyboarding/typing course. This would also be a fun activity to leave in a substitute folder. With the handout all nicely typed up with objectives and directions it would be perfect to leave in a sub folder.
The handout consists of directions on how to play a fun typing game that involves the students having a race against each other to see how many items they can type for
Grades:
5th - 12th, Adult Education
$45,000 Technology Grant
I have had over 50 funded grants. This three paragraph succinct letter to a politician is funding the school library with more desktops, a Smartboard and other technology. Components of the proposal include statistical information in a structured and formatted manner.
Purchase of this proposal will allow continued email contact and support from me in order to see your proposal to fruition. The larger the grant, the more structured the proposal needs to be. This must have resource will serve as
Grades:
PreK - 12th, Higher Education
Research Lesson - Selecting an Appropriate Database for a Topic
These lessons and handouts will help you teach students how to independently select an appropriate online database for their research project. This file is in .doc format so you can edit the handouts for the databases that your school/county has available.
After downloading, feel free to rate this product and leave comments or suggestions! Thank you!
© 2013 Katie Ventrudo. All rights reserved by author. This product is to be used by the original downloader only.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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