Get It Write
Get It Write: One Space of Two After Periods? (And Other Typography Issues)
Read some rules about typography that have changed because of the use of word processing rather than typewriters. This tutorial explains spacing after all punctuation, the use of em dashes and en dashes, and the use of italics.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Google Docs
In this tutorial, learn how to use this free cloud-based program for creating professional documents.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: One Drive and Office Online
Use this tutorial to better understand these two popular Microsoft programs.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Creating Documents
In this online course, students will learn how to make, change, save, and lay out a document. The course also shows what word processing is, and how to print documents on a computer.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Formatting Math as Text: Common Algebraic Notation
Math can look so pretty, all nicely formatted in the textbook. But when you go to e-mail your instructor with a question, or post your question to a math tutoring forum, you can end up with a mess or with something that totally doesn't...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Independent Research Project
Students will use the Internet to gather key facts using a variety of online resources and present their findings in a word processed paper in APA style.
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Alex: A Walk Through the Rainforest
This lesson provides young scholars with an opportunity to learn about the animals and plant life that live in the various layers of the tropical rainforest. Students will view a slideshow with many different facts and pictures of the...
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Alex: Creating a Business Letter Using Mail Merge
In this lesson plan, students will learn to use the mail merge feature of their word processing software. They will utilize the Internet for research, compose a business letter, and key the letter using mail merge. This is a Commerce and...
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Alex: Comparing Two Fossil Localities
During this lesson plan students go on a field trip to locate fossils. Students investigate their findings and identify them using resources from the Internet. They then videoconference to compare/contrast their hypotheses with those of...
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Alex: Travel Newsletter
In a role as the director of tourism for a student-selected city, state, or country, students conduct online research to create travel newsletters enticing tourists to visit their chosen areas. Newsletter content includes location,...
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Alex: Can Plants Be Grown in Space?
This instructional activity allows students to explore finding a solution to growing plants in space. Students will have the opportunity to conduct a scientific investigation to discover if plants can grow in space. Students will also...
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Alex: Animal, Insect, and Bird Classification
As a follow-up to a unit on the classifications of animals, insects, and birds, learners will attend a distance learning field trip. The students will then e-mail trusted adults some of the information learned about the classification of...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: All About Clouds
This lesson uses hands-on activities and trade books along with websites to explain the formation of clouds. This lesson may be used in conjunction with a weather unit.
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Alex: Abc Book of Fauna
This lesson is to provide students the opportunity to explore the various types of fauna (animals) found in the various biomes throughout the world.
Other
Lesnansky's Control Center: Word Processing Software: Wonders of the World
In this lesson, students watch a video about the Wonders of the World then research one of the Wonders and create a Microsoft Word document that details the story.
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Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Would You Rather? (Part 1)
In this activity, students will create a word processing document that will define four dilemmas in the game cards from Would You Rather? Lots of Would You Rather question examples can be found online. (The Part 2 activity can be found...
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Word Processing Activity: Fbla Flyer 1
This site provides a student activity to allow learners the opportunity to develop and practice computer skills in a word processing program. Students are given instructions to use the computer to create a flyer.
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Word Processing Activity: Rsi Checklist
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners the opportunity to practice computer skills in creating a bulleted list. The activity also involves student's in completing research on repetitive stress injury to...
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Malek Tips: Converting Files Between Word Processors
This is a short piece on converting files between word processors using RTF format.
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Sun Associates: Basic Tools for Educators
Many teachers have found that the technology tools that are most accessible and versatile are those broadly classified as "Applications." This page discusses the many ways that spreadsheets, word processors, databases, and presentation...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Report Styles
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are able to interact with the flipchart to review acceptable styles for formatting reports and letters.
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Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks
Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
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Classroom Tech: Word Processing Guidelines
Word processing is a vital skill that most students need to master. This site presents basic guidelines that students should follow to improve their word processing projects.
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Classroom Tech: Technology Integration
This site offers a variety of ways to bring technology into your classroom. Content includes "50 Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom," filled with learning ideas and activities, as well as a guide for lesson planning and a lesson...