Intermediate

A set of technology projects designed for middle school students. These projects teach how to create web pages, magazines, digital stories, advertisements, and more using Microsoft Office.

Each intermediate technology project includes a teacher guide, workbook, and resource files.

• The teacher guide contains step by step instructions explaining how to complete the activity.
• The workbook is an optional item that has worksheets and reviews that students will find helpful.
• The resources are customizable and include parent letters, certificates, templates, sample files, and skill reviews.

An intermediate technology project has seven sessions. Each session contains teaching strategies, learning objectives, lesson plans, assignments, and reviews. It would take approximately sixty minutes to complete a session.

TechnoKids has developed instructional materials that help middle school students become proficient at using Microsoft Office. The lesson plans are designed specifically for teenagers.

• Sample Files: Sample files are critically evaluated to determine the components that make the product effective.
• Resources: Resource files such as such as sound clips and video clips let students produce original work.
• Real-World Applications: The scenarios in the intermediate projects simulate real-world uses of technology.
• Combine Software: Problem solving tasks require the use of more than one Microsoft Office application.
• Detailed Instructions: Illustrated instructions make it easy for middle school students to work independently.
• Relevant Themes: Activities are designed specifically for teenagers, with tasks they find interesting, such as the publication of a teen magazine.
• Collaborative Activities: Students co-operate to complete a task such as film a video or make investment decisions.

Middle school students learn how to use Microsoft Office applications to complete meaningful projects:

The activities in the intermediate technology projects are designed to teach advanced technology skills. Some intermediate technology projects focus on a specific technology skill such as word processing, presentation, graphics, or databases, while other projects combine software to encourage students to transfer their skills from one application to another. Each technology project explains how to use the software using step by step instructions. Students then practice the skill to complete a meaningful task. Review activities are included to help students gain confidence in using their skills.

The intermediate technology projects make it easy to integrate technology into curriculum. For example, many of the projects apply skills from subject areas such as language arts, social studies, geography, history, drama, or visual arts. Moreover, the assignments are often open ended allowing the teacher to narrow the topic to those studied as part of a curriculum unit such as a geographic location, significant person, or concept.