Technology in Action
Integrating Technology

Title:  Keyboard Pumpkin

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Content Area: Technology Applications

Grade Level: 2-4

Materials/Resources (Including Software): Microsoft Word

Technology Focus:

X

Word Processing

 

Spreadsheet

 

Database

 

Web Page

 

Multimedia Presentation

 

Graphical Organizers

 

Internet

 

 Other

Skills Included in Lesson

Timeline: 30 minutes
TEKS:
Subject Area -
Technology Applications -- §126.2.2 (B, C, D); §126.3.2 (B,C,D)

Objective:  Students will use correct keyboarding skills to create a jack-o-lantern picture

Procedures:

  1. Open Microsoft Word
  2. Go to File>Page SetUp and change all margins to 1 inch
  3. Type your name on the first line
  4. Go to Tools>AutoCorrect Options and be sure to uncheck box that says "Capitalize first letter of sentences"
  5. On line 2 type kkk jjj
  6. On line 3 type jjj kkk
  7. On line 4 type jjj fff jjj fff jjj fff
  8. On line 5 type kkk lll  ddd sss kkk lll
  9. On line 6 type ddd ddd ddd ddd ddd ddd ddd
  10. On line 7 type lll sss sss (9 spaces) sss sss (9 spaces) sss sss lll
  11. On line 8 type lll jjj kkk (7 spaces) fff fff (9 spaces) ddd sss lll
  12. On line 9 type jjj fff ddd (6 spaces) jjj ddd (8 spaces) kkk jjj fff lll
  13. On line 10 type ddd fff kkk jjj ddd kkk lll ddd kkk ddd lll
  14. On line 11 type jjj lll jjj lll fff sss fff sss kkk ddd jjj fff jjj lll lll
  15. One line 12 type lll fff kkk ddd (8 spaces) kkk ddd (11 spaces) kkk ddd kkk lll
  16. One line 13 type lll sss jjj kkk (35 spaces) sss jjj kkk lll
  17. On line 14 type ddd jjj fff jjj fff (30 spaces) jjj fff jjj fff jjj
  18. On line 15 type jjj fff kkk ddd lll sss jjj fff kkk ddd lll sss lll jjj
  19. On line 16 type kkk jjj ddd fff kkk jjj ddd fff kkk jjj ddd fff
  20. On line 17 type fff jjj lll sss lll sss jjj fff jjj fff jjj fff
  21. Highlight the first 3 rows
  22. Go to Format>Font
  23. Click the arrow beside the word color and choose GREEN
  24.  Highlight row 4 through the bottom of the picture
  25. Go to  Format>Font
  26.  Click the arrow beside the word color and choose ORANGE
  27. Go to Edit>Select All to highlight the entire project
  28.   Go to Format>Font
  29.   Choose size 22
  30. Choose BOLD
  31. With the picture still highlighted, go to  Format>Paragraph
  32. Under General Alignment, click the arrow and choose CENTERED

  33. Click on a blank portion of the page to reveal a jack-o-lantern

 Assessment:
Teacher observation of the completed picture

 

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10/31/06
Mary Adamcik