Spiral Review 3rd grade technology lessons that teach presentation, word processing, and spreadsheet software over 12 sessions. These will make a great addition to your technology curriculum for the computer lab. The skills build on each other throughout this unit so it is important to do the lessons in order. Weeks 13-24 are all on the topic of the Candy and how it is made, so students can take a deep dive into the content and the tech skills.

Week 13

PRESENTATION

Candy Shop Scene Builder

Week 14

PRESENTATION

Candy Facts Presentation Project

Week 15

PRESENTATION

Candy Facts Guided Research

Week 16

PRESENTATION

The Best Candy Flyer

Week 17

WORD PROCESSING

Candy Shape Text Formatting

Week 18

WORD PROCESSING

Candy List – Change Fonts

Week 19

WORD PROCESSING

Candy Matching – Cut/Copy Paste

Week 20

WORD PROCESSING

Candy Line and Paragraph Spacing

Week 21

SPREADSHEETS

Candy Data Chart and Graph

Week 22

SPREADSHEETS

Candy Data Sort and Filter

Week 23

SPREADSHEETS

Candy Data – Formulas, AutoSum

Week 24

SPREADSHEETS

Candy Data Types of Graphs

What is included:

4 weeks of lessons for each type of software

• Word / Docs / Pages
• PowerPoint / Slides / Keynote
• Excel / Sheets / Numbers

Customizable for whatever software version you have

Editable Lesson Plans:

•Mini lesson

•Vocabulary

•Materials

•I Can Statements

•Lesson components

•Assessments

•Space for reflection

Editable Daily Messages:

•Lesson Title

•Vocabulary

•Materials

•I Can Statements

•Lesson Question

•Space for you to add screenshots of your software program

Student Templates Provided

•Templates are provided in BOTH Google Apps and Office 365 for your convenience.

*If you’re using Apple Software then the Office 365 will convert to it.

Student Assessments:

•Formative assessment questions provided as editable Google Forms

TEACHING TIPS

1. These lessons are the main activity for a class. I recommend planning a warm up activity (like 10 minutes of typing) and early finisher activities (here are sites you can use). You’re likely going to have some students complete the lesson in 5-10 minutes and others that will still be working when you say time is up.

2. In the lesson plans you’ll see me talk about screencasts you could make. If you’ve never made them before, check out this blog post to learn more about it. Screencasts are a game changer!

3. You may upload the student templates to a learning management system or password protected page of your own website. As long as the files aren’t available publicly on the web then you’re following the terms of use. If you need ideas for how to share files with students, read this blog post.

4. The assessments are optional but will be helpful if technology is a graded subject. If you’re new to teaching technology and curious about grading these skills, read this blog post.

WHO NEEDS THESE TECHNOLOGY LESSONS?

These software lessons are perfect for technology teachers, classroom teachers, media specialists, STEM teachers, or homeschool parents who want their students to know how to use technology to create content. By mastering these software programs, students will feel comfortable doing anything you ask them to do with it.

HOW ARE THESE DIFFERENT FROM YOUR TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM?

The k5tech.net curriculum has warm ups and early finisher activities plus it is all housed on my website. These software lessons are just the main activity and assessments and I'm providing you with all of the files to put into your learning management system. The content in these software lessons does not overlap with the k5tech.net curriculum at all so you can use both.

Still have questions? Please ask them before purchasing.

Product Terms:

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