Standard Course of Study :: Computer Technology Skills

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World War I - The Impact of WWI on Mecklenburg County: This is a fun and engaging computer activity designed to help students understand how a war in Europe can affect a town in North Carolina. This lesson is part of a unit on World War I. This lesson may be used in a World History class or United States History class. It will deal with the creation of Camp Greene in Mecklenburg County and the impact the camp had on the inhabitants of Charlotte. The lesson will also focus on changes that occurred in Charlotte during WWI.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies and Computer Technology Skills); By Billie Clemens.

Attitudes toward emancipation: Students will read digitized nineteenth-century newspapers to understand the context of slavery and emancipation during and after the Civil War. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer Technology Skills and Social Studies); Provider: National Endowment for the Humanities

Building Vietnam War scavenger hunts through web-based inquiry: After reading a book about the Vietnam War, students, working in small groups, adopt the perspective of members of a group involved in the war (e.g., soldier, nurse, doctor, photojournalist, TV reporter) and conduct Internet research to explore how that particular group was affected. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Computer Technology Skills); Provider: IRA/NCTE

The economics of income which “wood” you choose?: Students follow weblinks and listen to video describing the connection between national development and use of natural materials. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer Technology Skills, Science, and Social Studies); Provider: National Council on Economic Education

First class first? Using data to explore the tragedy of the Titanic: Students analyze and interpret data related to the crew and passengers of the Titanic, drawing conclusions to better understand if social status affected the outcome. Students will use computer spreadhsheets and graphing to assist in the analysis. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9 Computer Technology Skills and Social Studies); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Putting geography to good use: Students analyze the geographical components of several topics and determine how geography can be used for a variety of purposes. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer Technology Skills and Social Studies); Provider: National Geographic

Your hometown: A teenage perspective: In this Xpeditions lesson, students are asked to create a "teen-friendly" website for their town or to redesign their town's website so that it is more interesting to teenagers. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Computer Technology Skills); Provider: National Geographic