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Teacher Guide -
Student Workbook - Resource Files
Middle School and High
School Technology Projects
TechnoKids
Intermediate
Computer Curriculum is a set of twelve technology
projects for middle school and high school students that consist of theme-based
computer
lesson plans that have easy to follow instructions
for teachers to integrate technology skills into
learning.
Choose from twelve
theme-based technology projects:
Each intermediate
technology project comes with a teacher guide,
student workbook and customizable resource files.
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Templates
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Sample Files
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Flashcards
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Parent Letters
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Certificates of Achievement
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Assessment Tools
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Review Questions
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Skill Reviews
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Extension Activities
- Internet Favorites
TechnoKids Technology Projects are Affordable
TechnoKids
technology projects are great value for your money. You will
receive a teacher guide, student workbook, and
customizable resource files for EACH technology
project. Click on the
links to find out the price of an
Intermediate Site License
or
Individual Project Site License.
Microsoft Office
Lesson Plans
Each intermediate
technology project has meaningful activities that
use Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft
Excel, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Paint, Windows Internet Explorer, and Windows Movie Maker.
Free Computer Lesson
Plan
Tested by Qualified
Teachers
Choose from twelve
technology projects for middle and high school students written
by qualified teachers and tested in the classroom.
Each intermediate technology project contains seven
sessions that are approximately sixty minutes in
length. Each session, is divided into
mini-assignments.
With TechnoKids
Technology Projects instead of preparing computer
lesson plans for computer class, you can spend your
time with students having fun in the computer lab
completing meaningful activities.
Free
TechnoKids Intermediate Technology Project
Do you want to
download a FREE
TechnoKids Intermediate Technology Project?
You can review the TechnoEntrepreneur technology
project. Complete the
form to receive a username and password.
Technology
Skills
In this set of
intermediate technology projects students acquire
basic
technology skills. To gain an understanding
of the technology skills refer to the
Technology Skills document. Technology skills:
- construct
a multi-page website that communicates
information effectively
- design a
publication that has pictures and
text arranged attractively
- organize,
calculate, and graph data using advanced spreadsheets
skills
- arrange
information in an organization chart
- capture
and edit video footage to produce a
commercial
- apply
advanced word processing skills to edit a
document
- create an
interactive magazine for teens
- construct
a web page using HTML coding
- create a
digital story that includes advanced
animation
- promote a
travel destination by arranging information
attractively on slides
- invest in
stocks and track their performance using
spreadsheets
- build a
database with tables, forms, queries, and
reports
- research a
topic using Internet search strategies
Technology Integration
Are you interested in
technology integration? The themes for each
intermediate technology project reinforces concepts being taught in the
classroom such as space exploration, geographic
locations, and famous people. Refer to the
Technology Integration
document to learn how the projects enhance language
arts, mathematics, social studies, science,
geography,
and visual arts skills.
INTERMEDIATE
TECHNOLOGY
PROJECT DESCRIPTIONS


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TechnoBiography:
In this technology project, students
construct a "web-ography", which is an online biography about a
significant person. To start, they research their topic using the
Internet and other resources. Facts are organized under headings
such as childhood, education, career, accomplishments, death, and
interesting facts. Students use their research to create a website.
The site contains a Home, Biography, Timeline, and Sources page.
Upon completion the web-ography is uploaded to the Internet.
Technology Skills: desktop
publishing,
telecommunications, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, social studies
Software Applications: MS Publisher, Word, Internet Explorer
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoCEO: In
this technology project, students assume the role of a Chief Executive Officer.
They must create a presentation for potential investors. An animated
logo, organization chart, and financial information are combined on
slides to report company performance.
Technology Skills: spreadsheets,
multimedia, graphics
Technology Integration: language arts, mathematics
Software Applications: MS Excel, PowerPoint
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoCommercial:
In this technology project, students
become media savvy by analyzing the manipulation techniques used by
advertisers and then using them to make their own commercial using
video equipment and Windows Movie Maker. What is so exciting about
this project is that no high-tech devices are required. If your
school has a video camera, web cam, digital camera, or even nothing
at all, you can complete the activities.
Technology Skills: multimedia,
operating environment
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: Windows Movie Maker, Windows Media Player
Version: Windows XP, Vista
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TechnoEditor:
In this technology project, students assume the role of an editor. Using
Microsoft Word, they learn essential word processing skills allowing
them to revise a collection of stories written for children.
Technology Skills: word processing,
graphics
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: MS Word
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoEntrepreneur: In this
technology project, students become restaurant
owners. As entrepreneurs, their job is to form a business plan and
then produce a report to potential investors. Following this
students design a blueprint of the restaurant layout and calculate
earnings. This information is assembled into a newsletter that
promotes the restaurant as a franchise opportunity.
Technology Skills: spreadsheets,
operating environment, graphics, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts, mathematics
Software Applications: MS Excel, Word
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoEzine:
In this technology project, students become magazine journalists for an
interactive pre-teen magazine. They write articles reporting the
events related to their age group. Learning word processing skills,
students publish a magazine their peers will enjoy.
Technology Skills:
telecommunications, graphics, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: MS Internet Explorer, Word
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoHTML: In
this technology project, students gain an appreciation for HTML coding. By
examining source code, students explore how HTML tags function.
Students then write their own HTML codes to create a web page that
includes graphics, hyperlinks, and formatted text.
Technology Skills: desktop
publishing, telecommunications, programming
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: Notepad, Internet Explorer
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TechnoInvestor:
In this technology project, students become stockbrokers, who buy and sell
stocks to earn money for their customers. They learn how the stock
market functions by purchasing shares in companies listed on the TechnoStock Exchange (TSE). Students keep track of their investment
and summarize the information in a report.
Technology Skills: spreadsheets, word
processing
Technology Integration: language arts, mathematics
Software Applications: MS Excel, Word
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoNASA: In
this technology project, students are assigned the role of database-designer.
Students learn how to build a database that contains space mission
data. This information is used to select personnel for upcoming
launches.
Technology Skills: database,
telecommunications
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts, mathematics,
science
Software Applications: MS Access, Internet Explorer
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003
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TechnoNovel:
In this technology project, students create a marketing tool for a novel. In
the style of a movie trailer or teaser, an animated preview of the
book is created to entice people to read. This preview includes an
introduction to the characters, setting, and plot. Text, graphics,
animation, transitions, and sound effects, are combined to produce a
dazzling visual display of their novel.
Technology Skills: multimedia
Technology Integration: language arts
Software Applications: MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer
(optional)
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoTravel:
In this technology project, students become travel agents. They plan a weekend
getaway to an exotic location. To promote this trip they design a
presentation that can be accessed from the Internet, run on a kiosk,
or handed to customers as a brochure to inform them about this
exciting vacation hotspot.
Technology Skills: multimedia,
telecommunications, graphics, word processing
Technology Integration: history, social studies, geography, language
arts
Software Applications: MS PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Word
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007
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TechnoWeb: In
this technology project, students become webmasters hired to design a web page.
Using the tools in Microsoft Publisher, students publish a
meaningful contribution to the World Wide Web. The objective in this
project is to sharpen Internet skills.
Technology Skills:
telecommunications, desktop publishing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: MS Publisher, Internet Explorer
Version: Office 2000, XP, 2003, 2007 |
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