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Using the mouse: For young children, the mouse will be the primary interface they use with the computer. Although most do not have any difficulty correlating the movement of the mouse with the movement of the cursor on the monitor, they do often get confused with clicking, double clicking, and click and drag. This is the introductory lesson in mouse use for a Kindergarten class. It is spread over three days to accommodate short attention spans.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills); By Ralph Wagner.

Counting fun: This is a lesson on counting that takes 30 minutes. It is a good whole group activity for beginning counting, (forwards and backwards), and numeral recognition 1-10 to use early in the year. It is also good for math in literature. The activity can be extended as a counting game to use individually or small group during work stations.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Karen McNeely.

Learning about animals with Three Blind Mice: In Mother Goose in use: Rhymes that teach, page 7; In this kindergarten lesson plan, students listen to the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice." They compare mice to other animals based on their size and think of foods that begin with different letters of the alphabet.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science); By Lisa Wright.

"Do Spiders Live on the World Wide Web?": Through use of a fun and informative online story, students will explore the parts of the computer, as well as discover that words have multiple meanings.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts)

"Mice" in the Media Center: This lesson plan will foster literature appreciation in the Elementary School through sharing a variety of books(fiction and non-fiction) poems, puppets or models, focusing on a mouse or mice as a main character or characters.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Information Skills)

Same age - food made the difference: A black and white advertisement to encourage balanced diets. There are three photos - A larger top photo that displays two different mice, one on the right is healthy looking and the one on the left is much smaller and looks very sick. Below that photo there...; Format: image/article

Physical and chemical changes: This is a PowerPoint presentation to help students distinguish between physical and chemical changes. It includes teacher demonstrations to check the students' understanding.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Science); By Louise Whealton.

Computer literacy in the ESL classroom: An introduction to formatting: Word processing software is used to create and print documents. English as a second language middle school students (with an intermediate level of English proficiency) will be introduced to the advantages of word processing with emphasis on text formatting features in Microsoft Works. Both independent and group work is included in the activities.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Computer/Technology Skills); By Milena Dolezel.

Animal friends: This lesson helps students explore personal beliefs and feelings toward others. Students will examine stereotypes and how they influence interactions. The lesson emphasizes peer relationships, awareness of feelings, understanding/accepting differences and self-knowledge.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Guidance); By Beth Lindsey.

North Carolina Museum of Art: Find information about taking your class to visit the museum or arranging a museum professional to visit your school. Take a virtual tour of the museum and manipulate some of the objects available in 3-D. Explore the amazing collections and take advantage of the online teacher resources and student activities.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Fractions on Kid Pix: Students will create illustrations of fractions as parts of a whole and parts of a set using Kid Pix computer program.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills and Mathematics); By Ann Keable.

About this "digital textbook": LEARN NC's "digital textbook" for North Carolina history provides a new model for teaching and learning. It makes primary sources central to the learning experience, using them to tell the stories of the past rather than merely illustrating it. Special web-based...; Format: article

Stamp it here, stamp it there, stamp it where?: Using a drawing program (Kid Pix), students will integrate English Language Arts and Technology Skills as they work with Geometry skills.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Mathematics); By Mary Rizzo.

The Learning Page: Getting started with primary sources: In American Memory: North Carolina educator's guide, page 5; Introduces a primary sources guide made available through the Library of Congress's The Learning Page. You'll also get an introduction to some of the LOC's lessons that will help your students use primary source materials.; By Melissa Thibault.

Practice story: In Ongoing assessment for reading, page 2.7; The following story is the first chapter of a text entitled Isabelefant, a Fourth Grade Friend. The chapter is provided both in its authentic format, the format a reader would encounter, and as a typescript with numbered sentences...; By Jeanne Gunther.

Duke University Lemur Center: Includes information about the feeding, reproduction, habitat and behavior of a variety of primates including lemurs, fat-tailed dwarves, and more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Respect and responsibility character traits: Cut and paste activity: Using 20 different quotations that are out of sequential order--each with a relationship to the respect and responsibility character traits--students are to cut and paste the text in ascending sequential order, save, and print.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills); By Jane M. Harris.

Computer alphabet: Students will use the computer to create, save, open and print a file called "ABCs." For each letter of the alphabet the student is expected to create a capital (using the shift key), a lowercase, insert a picture that begins with the corresponding letter, and press the spacebar before repeating this process for the remaining letters of the alphabet.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer/Technology Skills); By Patricia SullivanHall.

Faces tell feelings - Part 5 - Typefaces: Students will study various typefaces in terms of their line quality and shape. Then they will use various editing functions in a word processor to create a text document whose typefaces "show" a particular emotion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education)

Hello, friend!: Writing a friendly letter: Students will apply their knowledge of a friendly letter to compose a letter to send to their pen pals. Students will then type up their letters using the Kidspiration program.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and English Language Arts); By Kelly Norton.

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