LEARN NC

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

Goal 1

The learner will understand important issues of a technology-based society and will exhibit ethical behavior in the use of computer and other technologies.

Objective 1.09

Identify, discuss and use WP/DTP terms/concepts (e.g., minimize document, resize document, toggle between two open documents on the desktop). Strand - Keyboard Utilization/Word Processing/Desk Top Publishing

Resources aligned to this objective

Puzzled papers: Using the computer to arrange paragraphs in a paper
Students use the cut and paste commands in a word processing program to rearrange paragraphs in a paper, according to logical progression in writing.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 English Language Arts)
By Sally Watts.
Integrated unit on South America
This lesson includes information concerning database operations, word processing, desktop publishing, and spreadsheet formatting. Students will solve math problems.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Development, Mathematics, and Social Studies)
By DPI Integration Strategies.
Cut and paste paragraphs: Editing paragraphs on the computer
Students use the cut and paste commands of any word processing program to rearrange sentences in three different paragraphs, according to chronological order, spatial order, and order of importance.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)
By Sally Watts.
ACC basketball
The students will use ACC basketball statistics to practice the process of converting fractions to decimals then to percents and will learn how to create and edit a spreadsheet. They will then use this spreadsheet to analyze their data. This unit is done during the basketball season.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Mathematics)
By Susan Dougherty.