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TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS FOR FIFTH GRADE--SOFTWARE-BASED
What's included in the Fifth Grade Software bundle:
Five to eight technology-specific step-by-step lessons, including reproducibles, grading rubrics, sample projects, extensions for advanced students and troubleshooting tips
Delivered electronically in the universally-readable .pdf format
How the projects can be used to integrate technology into your curriculum whether you're the classroom teacher, the lab teacher or home-schooling your child
A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required, and other projects that should be completed prior to this one
Higher-order thinking skills addressed
Technology-specific skills taught (including National Education Technology Standards addressed
Here are the five lessons included in this bundle:
Intro to Photoshop at a fifth grade level
Project
#5 Photoshop Basx Adobe
Photoshop is KidPix for grown ups--and the default photo editor for
graphics enthusiasts. This offers a kid-friendly introduction to the
Photoshop screen, canvas, layout, toolbars, task panes, history as undo
and more. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click for sample of project
Project
#32 Color my Grammar (in Word) Type
several sentences in Word. Pick from a book students are reading,
spelling words or sight words. Use the color palette to label parts of
speech. Click the image to the left for a sample
Click for selection from this project.
Project
#39 Google Earth Board Students
select
a Wonder of the World (list developed by the classroom teacher of the
places they will visit during the school year) to research on Google
Earth, and then present a
picture and fact to the class Click the image to the left for a sample
Click above for sample trifold
Project
#53 A Colonization Brochure in Publisher Students create a sophisticated trifold brochure with pictures, design elements, colorful layout, integrated into the classroom unit of inquiry Click the image to the left for a sample
Three-column Word table
Project
#96 Ecosystems Table in Word Make
a table of ecosystems (or biomes or landforms or whatever topic you're
studying in science). Add pictures and websites; team-teach this one
with the classroom teacher Click the image to the left for a sample
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