LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 3

The learner will use a variety of technologies to access, analyze, interpret, synthesize, apply, and communicate information.

Objective 3.06

Use word processing as a tool for writing, editing, and publishing paragraphs, stories, and assignments. Strand - Keyboard Utilization/Word Processing/Desk Top Publishing

Resources aligned to this objective

Connecting Folktales and Culture in North Carolina and Beyond
Students will explore connections to North Carolina culture as they engage in reading and analyzing three folktales of North Carolina Literary Festival author, William Hooks. After comparing these stories to other versions of the traditional tales, students will become authors and storytellers themselves as they rewrite a tale from a new cultural point of view. Opportunities are also included to extend this study to world cultures and folktales.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Jeanne Munoz.
"Kid-Created" Biographies
In this lesson plan, the students will create biographies on the people they know best-- their teachers! The students will use various skills to collect information, organize details, publish the biographies and present the information.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Gregg Farr, Lynn Beatty, and Tricia Freeze.
North Carolina Regional Travel Brochure
The students will cooperatively design travel brochures that describe major physical and cultural characteristics of the regions in North Carolina.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Visual Arts Education, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Deborah Harrell.
Spell Check - What a Tool!
Students, through guided practice, become familiar with how a spell check program works and learn to use it effectively. They will then be able to use it independently as they word process on their own.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2–5 Computer Technology Skills)
By Mary Rizzo.

Lesson plans on the web

How a blue crab changes as it grows
Students explore the BlueCrab Archives website to understand the changes that a blue crab goes through during molting, and why it is important for scientists to understand these changes. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Science, Computer Technology Skills, and Information Skills)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Writing and assessing an autobiographical incident
Students build upon their knowledge of biographies to write their own autobiographical incident. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
Provider: IRA/NCTE