Standard Course of Study :: Computer Technology Skills

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Local Authors Database: Search through more than 200 authors in 15 minutes to answer specific questions. Add records and fields to an incomplete database.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills); By DPI Integration Strategies.

Tracing the Titanic Tragedy: Students will learn about the Titanic disaster as a historical event by reading informative articles and books and by use of the Internet. They will then produce a database of passengers with information about them and use the database to analyze the information.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); By Elizabeth Harren.

Winter Olympics: Inquiry into Statistics: Following the excitement of Olympic events, students are involved in an I-search http://www.avon.k12.in.us/hickory/pages/hickoryhome2.htm (click on Media Center then I-Search) activity that helps them develop question and search techniques. Their research provides them with data to enter into spreadsheets and display in graph format.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills); By Carol Horne, Nancy Cowal, and Victoria Lunetta.

Compare and contrast electronic text with traditionally printed text: This lesson supports sixth- through eighth-grade students' exploration of an online educational website that incorporates a variety of electronic features including graphics, digitized speech, and video. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Dynamic duo text talks: Examining the content of Internet sites: Students read a variety of online texts about Anne Frank and the Holocaust prior to more extensive study of these topics. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Honoring our veterans through poetry prewriting: Students gather information from various internet sites about the history and celebration practices associated with Veterans Day. Following the prewriting activity, students write content-rich poems that honor our veterans. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

Story character homepage: In groups students will look at examples of homepages on the Internet, note what elements most contain, and use them as models to create a homepage for their chosen character. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer Technology Skills and English Language Arts); Provider: IRA/NCTE

We're in hot water now: Hydrothermal vents: In this Xpeditions lesson, students first use National Geographic's "Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone" feature to learn about the processes that drive geysers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: National Geographic