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Sheri Powers

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Unsolved Mysteries PowerPoint Project

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Dream Room

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Microsoft Word Unit

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Unsolved Mysteries PowerPoint Project

By Sheri Powers

Students will research an unsolved mystery and create a PowerPoint presentation around it. My students always enjoy this project and learn how to do an effective PowerPoint presentation in the process.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Other (Specialty), Instructional Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Projects

$5.00

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Biography PowerPoint Project

By Sheri Powers

Students create a PowerPoint presentation based on a person who has contributed something to society or to history. This is a beginning project for high school or middle school students. The lesson lays out what should be included on each slide.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Oral Communication

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations

$3.00

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Thanksgiving Internet Scavenger Hunt

By Sheri Powers

A fun way to get your students to learn about Thanksgiving!

Subjects:

U.S. History, Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Research, Handouts

$1.75

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Making Money from Lemons--Microsoft Excel 2010 Project

By Sheri Powers

This is an updated version of a previously posted project. This version is updated to reflect the Microsoft Office 2010 format. Students play a fun game that requires them to figure out how to make the most profit from their own "Lemonade Stand".

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Problem Solving

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Excel Spreadsheets, Simulations

$5.00

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Microsoft Word Unit

By Sheri Powers

UPDATED FOR MICROSOFT WORD 2010. This unit includes 8 lessons for Microsoft Word that teach common and not so common tools. Students will learn to format correctly, draw shapes, do spell checks, cut/copy/paste, and much more. Most importantly,

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Business

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Internet Activities

$10.00

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December Scavenger Hunt

By Sheri Powers

December Holidays Internet Scavenger Hunt. Students find answers to questions about holidays and celebrations in the month of December. They will research history and statistics in relation to this time of year and use Microsoft Word to give

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Winter

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Research, Activities

$1.75

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Endangered Species "You Choose" Project

By Sheri Powers

Students will research an animal on the endangered species list. They may choose to present their information in a variety of formats: Research Paper, PowerPoint presentation, or Poster. My students generally enjoy this project and love to find

Subjects:

Environment, Other (Science), Computer Science - Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Research, PowerPoint Presentations, Internet Activities

$3.00

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Making Money From Lemons Microsoft Excel Project (older version of MS Excel)

By Sheri Powers

Students play Lemonade Stand and chart their decisions, earnings, losses, etc. They will use Excel to input all of this information. They will learn basic formatting in an Excel document. They will also create a bar graph that will show their

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Business

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool

Types:

Projects, Excel Spreadsheets

$5.00

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Microsoft Excel - Vehicle Comparison

By Sheri Powers

This lesson provides step-by-step instructions on how to set up a spreadsheet for a vehicle comparison. It also includes a section on how to insert a formula and compute a loan payment. I had a really hard time finding a good lesson for this...so

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Business

Grades:

10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Excel Spreadsheets, Lesson

$3.00

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Spring Internet Scavenger Hunt

By Sheri Powers

Students will use the internet to research Spring related information...such as Daylight Savings, Baseball, and Mother's Day.

Subjects:

Social Studies - History, Computer Science - Technology, Spring

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Internet Activities

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Microsoft Word Unit (previous edition)

By Sheri Powers

(previous version) This unit includes 8 lessons for Microsoft Word that teach common and not so common tools. Students will learn to format correctly, draw shapes, do spell checks, cut/copy/paste, and much more. Most importantly, they will learn to

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Career and Technical Education, Instructional Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Unit Plans, Lesson

$8.00

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Dream Room

By Sheri Powers

Students will create their "Dream Room" using the Internet and MS Excel. They will "shop" on the internet for their bedroom items. They will list all items on an Excel document. They will also create a pie graph with the information. Students

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Business, Family Consumer Sciences

Grades:

9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Activities, Excel Spreadsheets

$6.00

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Anatomy of a Mac

By Sheri Powers

Note taking activity for learning the Macintosh computer's basic tools. Answer key included.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Other (Specialty), Instructional Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Printables, Lesson

$2.50

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Interview Questions

By Sheri Powers

Compilation of great interview questions. I use this the first week of school. It gives students a chance to meet their classmates and ask lots of questions. They will introduce their interviewee to the rest of the class.

Subjects:

Other (Specialty), Life Skills, Character Education

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

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Menu adjectives and synonyms

By Sheri Powers

This activity requires students to use the internet to find a restaurant menu. They will then find all adjectives. Next, they create a chart using MS Word and come up with their own ideas of some synonyms.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Vocabulary, Computer Science - Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Internet Activities, Lesson

$2.00

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PC to Mac The Basics

By Sheri Powers

Note taking activity for learning the Macintosh computer's basic tools as compared to the PC. Answer key included.

Subjects:

Computer Science - Technology, Other (Specialty), Instructional Technology

Grades:

7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Adult Education, Homeschool

Types:

Worksheets, Lesson

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I have taught mainly at a continuation high school throughout my 19 years of teaching experience. I currently teach classes in Computer Applications, our main focus being Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.

MY TEACHING STYLE

I like for my lessons to offer something multi-dimensional. I try to make things fun or interesting but in a way that students still need to use their critical thinking skills.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

District Teacher of the Year 1998.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

BA from California State University, Fresno. Single Subject Clear Credential from Fresno Pacific University.

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