TechnoEditor

Teachers use the Microsoft Word lesson plans in TechnoEditor to learn advanced word processing skills. To start students complete a worksheet about the program window.

Afterwards, students are given their first task as editors. They use a template to make a plain book cover look great! Word processing skills in this session include how to:

select text format font, size, color, style highlight text adjust alignment bullet and number lists delete text undo and redo actions
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In this session, students continue to use the template to revise the appearance of a poem. Illustrated instructions first allow students to explore and experiment with advanced formatting techniques. Students then edit the appearance of words in a poem to express the meaning visually, using color, size, and font effects.

Edit a poem to make words look like their meaning.

Adding illustrations to a story or poem not only creates interest, it’s also lots of fun for students! On the third page of the template, students add clip art to the story “The Unbelievable Trip to the Store.” Step by step instructions show students how to:

search for and insert clip art resize clip art apply a picture style insert a drawing canvas format text wrap adjust object order

Continuing the pattern of exploration followed by application of skills, students use detailed instructions to learn how to draw and format shapes, Autoshapes, and WordArt. They combine their word processing skills with creative thinking to turn three images into a funny story.