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Thank you for stopping by! The resources I create are designed to actively engage students learning computer applications, technology, STEM and beyond. The lessons and activities include Google Apps, Microsoft Office apps, computer and technology basics, intermediate and advanced, STEM, keyboarding and escape rooms. Each lesson/activity is complete and ready to assign to your students. While some lessons are editable, the lesson itself is ready to go with little to no prep by the teacher. I have been teaching Computer Education and Technology to grades K-8 and higher education for over 20 years. My experience also includes creating computer training manuals for faculty and staff at a community college.
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2D & 3D Shapes Using Marshmallows & Toothpicks Task Cards STEM Activity
In this fun, hands-on STEM activity, students become builders! Using toothpicks as edges and marshmallows as vertices (corners), they will build flat ( 2D) shapes and then move onto 3D shapes. Students will see how shapes are put together and why some are stronger than others. What This Activity Teaches:Learning by Touching: Instead of just looking at pictures, students can hold the shapes. They can feel the corners and see how the sides connect.Seeing Strength: Students learn which shapes are
K - 3rd
Engineering, Geometry, Math
CCSS
K.G.A.3
, K.G.B.4
, K.G.B.5
+3
Planning Thanksgiving Dinner Computer Activity Google Sheets Microsoft Excel
UPDATED 4/26/24 - 9 Additional Images, ALL NEW Images & Updated with 2024 Food PricesStudents will learn real-life skills planning their own Thanksgiving Dinner with a budget of $200.00. Students will shop using the colorful 3-page Thanksgiving Foods handout while carefully planning for enough servings for everyone. Students should be somewhat familiar with how to multiply and add in Google Sheets/Microsoft Excel. The lesson sheet does help students with calculations by showing them how to calcu
6th - 12th
Math
CCSS
MP4
Halloween Computer Activities Creating a Haunted House Animations Activity
Updated: 10/2/23 Added more scenes for a total of 15 rooms. NO PREP! 100% Digital – Students will love creating their own haunted house! The haunting begins outside the haunted house, enter the two-story foyer, creep on into the living room! A total of 15 rooms! A perfect Halloween activity for students to practice inserting pictures/clipart, adding animation, and transitions to a presentation. Students should be familiar with inserting and resizing pictures/clipart. Step-by-step directions are
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Adopting a Pet Google Sheets & Charts/Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Activity
No PREP! This spreadsheet activity is for students already familiar with calculating in Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. Students will reinforce their spreadsheet and chart skills when they choose a dog or cat to adopt and calculate the expenses using either Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. Includes Student directions and colorful Cat and Dog Supplies sheets. Easy to assign digitally or print directions for students. Please Note: Students are expected to know how to add, multiply and create a
5th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Math
CCSS
MP1
, MP5
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 7th Grade
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Animation Project Google Slides
NO PREP! 100% Digital – Students will love creating their own Macy’s Day Parade Animation project while learning important presentation skills! Includes a city background to view the parade and 10-slides of parade clipart for students to cut, paste, resize, rotate, and group. A perfect Thanksgiving activity for students to practice adding animations, timings, and then publishing the presentation to auto advance the slides. Students should be familiar with Google Slides and includes Step-by-step
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Under the Sea Animation Project Google Slides
NO PREP! 100% Digital – Students will love creating their own Under the Sea Animation project while learning important presentation skills! Students will cut, copy, paste, resize, rotate, and group clipart from 6 slides of under water clipart to 11 different under the sea backgrounds. A perfect activity for students to practice adding animations, timings, and then publishing the presentation to auto advance the slides. Students should be familiar with Google Slides and includes Step-by-step dire
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Spring Google Docs Formatting Activity Pages Skills Practice
No PREP - 100% EDITABLE and DIGITAL – Spring Google Docs Formatting Skills Practice is 15-pages of Google Docs activities for students ready to practice their formatting skills while learning about winter and snow facts. Students will practice Font Size, Font Style, Text Color, Bold, Underline, Italics, Numbered List, Bulleted List, Cut & Paste, Highlight Color, Alignment, and Checklist. Please Note: Students should be a little familiar with the formatting features as the activity does NOT speci
2nd - 5th
Computer Science - Technology, English Language Arts
CCSS
RF.3.3
, RF.3.4a
, L.3.1d
+1
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 2nd Grade
Daily Class Schedule Teacher Schedule Editable Template Weekly Class Schedule
Choose your favorite of 5 Templates to EDIT your own class schedule. Simply replace the existing text! Post the schedule in the classroom, share with students and/or parents. Downloads in Google Docs and works perfectly in Microsoft Word. Includes 5 templates from black and white, colorful, and watermarks. All templates are 100% EDITABLE. Grading Rubric Templates
Not Specific
Also included in: Computer Teacher's Starter Kit Technology Computer Lab Bundle K-12
Creating Google Sheets Charts
These lessons are great as a first Google Chart lesson or for students already a little familiar with creating charts. Students love the data for these charts because the data is centered around things they love – their cell phones! These charts will show the progression of social media and texting and how they became what they are today. In Lesson 1, students will create 5 different charts from step-by-step directions which include Chart Titles, Chart Types, Legends, Axis Titles, Data Labels, M
5th - 12th
Computer Science - Technology, Graphing, Instructional Technology
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 5th Grade
Google Docs Lessons - Formatting Activity - Creating an Ice Cream Menu
This activity is for students who are slightly familiar with using Google Docs. Students will use Google Docs to create an ice cream shop menu using various formatting including: Page Setup, Font Size, Font Style, Font Color, Text Alignment, Line Spacing and inserting and resizing clip art. Technology Standards:1.c Use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways. 6.b Create original works or responsibly repurpose or
3rd - 6th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Job & Career - Hard & Soft Skills Lesson & Sorting Activity
Add this supplemental Hard & Soft Skills Activities to your Job & Career unit. No prep, 100% Digital and EDITABLE - This Hard & Soft Skills Lesson will teach your students hard and soft skills needed in the workplace. Includes a presentation with a video link and higher-level discussion questions. Students will then complete the Hard & Soft Skills sorting activity in which they click and drag 38 hard and soft skills cards. Downloads in Google Slides and works perfectly in Microsoft Powe
8th - 12th, Higher Education
Business
Google Sheets Excel Spreadsheet Lessons A Day at the Carnival
Students will love planning for a day at the carnival with this spreadsheet activity. Downloads in Google Sheets and works perfectly in Microsoft Excel. Versatile because the student directions are 100% EDITABLE so you can customize the directions based on grade and skill level of your students. Includes two skill level spreadsheets. Level 1 includes calculations for grades 4-5 so students simply enter the data and Level 2 is ready for students in grades 6 and up to perform the calculations. Inc
4th - 9th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Math
CCSS
MP1
, MP5
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 7th Grade
Computer Technology Bingo - Computer Icon Bingo - Unplugged Technology
Unplugged Technology – Computer Icon Bingo - A fun Bingo game to help students learn and recognize 32 need-to-know computer icons/buttons. The icons are mostly from Google Apps, as well as a few others sprinkled in. The icons are general icons that students should be familiar with from using a variety of Computer software such as Cut, Copy, Paste, Text Alignments, Bold, Underline, Spell Check, etc. Laminate the Bingo cards and use them over and over again! UPDATED 10/17/23 New icon images and la
3rd - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 4th Grade
Email Basics for Gmail Editable Email Etiquette & Skills Practice
Use Email Basics for Gmail to teach your students the basics (and a little beyond the basics) of how to properly write, send and reply to Email using this 100% EDITABLE Google Slides Presentation and Skills Practice activities. Students will learn the basics of how to write an Email using proper Email Etiquette including a Subject, Greeting, writing the Body, and Closing. Students will create emails using the Hands-On Skills Practice activities. The presentation is 100% Editable so you can chang
Not Specific
Computer Science - Technology, For All Subjects
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 3rd Grade
Chromebook Care & Maintenance 1:1 Computer Care for Students - Chromebook Rules
Use this 100% EDITABLE Google Slides (downloads in Google Slides and works perfectly in PowerPoint too!) to teach your students basic 1:1 Chromebook/Laptop care and maintenance. Includes 20 slides explaining how to care for Chromebooks including cleaning. The text in the presentation states "Chromebooks" because they are used most often, but use and Find & Replace for Laptops or another device. Use the existing text or customize for your school and students. Eight slides ask students to give a
Not Specific
Computer Science - Technology, For All Subjects
Also included in: Computer Teacher's Starter Kit Technology Computer Lab Bundle K-12
Thanksgiving Computer Activity - Creating a Thanksgiving Menu Using Google Docs
Impress your students with this fun computer activity! A win-win for students because they are planning their own Thanksgiving Menu while learning how to use the Paint Format to quickly format text in multiple areas of a document. The Paint Format is a formatting feature many people do not use often enough. This lesson is a great way to teach the Paint Format while looking forward to a great Thanksgiving meal! Includes 2-page step-by-step directions activity handout, Thanksgiving Foods list, sam
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology
Build a Bridge Challenge Snap Cubes STEM Activity
Snap Cubes make great STEM activities! Quick, fun, and educational STEM activities for students in grades K-8. This Versatile Build a Bridge Activity will challenge students to build a bridge using 100 Snap Cubes that a vehicle can drive over. Includes a 100% EDITABLE Google Slides presentation to introduce the STEM challenge with Bridge pictures, Bridge vocabulary and the Bridge challenge. Includes PDF Bridge Diagram and Recording & Reflection pages. Teacher Prep: Count out 100 Snap Cubes per
K - 8th
Engineering, Geometry, Math
CCSS, NGSS
K.MD.A.1
, 3-5-ETS1-1
Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts - Activities for Google Distance Learning
Teach your students 22 of the most popular shortcut keys to help them increase their overall typing speed because they will not be grabbing for the mouse or touchpad in order to format. This same activity is also available for Microsoft Word Shortcut KeysIncludes 2 activities and a Shortcut Keys Guide handout. The Shortcut Key Activity 1 is a shared link for students to complete and the Shortcut Key Activity 2 (PDF) is for students to format as they type they favorite things using the keyboard
4th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Also included in: Computer Technology Curriculum Complete Unit Google Lessons 3rd Grade
Halloween Formatting Activity Google Docs Activities
NO PREP! 100% EDITABLE DIRECTIONS! – A perfect Halloween activity for students to learn and/or practice basic formatting in Google Docs. Students should be familiar with basic formatting in Google Docs as the activity is meant for them to discover how to format if they do not already know how and/where to find the formatting option. Students will type text and then format the text using 20 different formatting skills. The directions are 100% Editable so you can customize for your students if you
5th - 8th
Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology
Let's Go Shopping - 60 Grocery Items with Prices - Grocery Store Shopping
Updated 1/31/23 with Current Prices!!!Let's Go Shopping includes 60 colorful grocery items, cleaning products and toiletries with a picture and price to use in your classroom. Just print and handout to students. How To Use:Life LessonsMath Lessons/Rounding/Adding/MultiplyingBudgetingCentersSpreadsheetsHealth and more!
Not Specific
Math
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About the store
Experience
Thank you for stopping by! The resources I create are designed to actively engage students learning computer applications, technology, STEM and beyond. The lessons and activities include Google Apps, Microsoft Office apps, computer and technology basics, intermediate and advanced, STEM, keyboarding and escape rooms. Each lesson/activity is complete and ready to assign to your students. While some lessons are editable, the lesson itself is ready to go with little to no prep by the teacher. I have been teaching Computer Education and Technology to grades K-8 and higher education for over 20 years. My experience also includes creating computer training manuals for faculty and staff at a community college.
Teaching style
Computer and technology hands on, interactive, engaging lessons while incorporating activities that interest each student's grade level. I also try to incorporate as much "Real Life" lessons as much as possible.
My students must approve the lessons that I put on TPT. Lessons have been "proven" by my students by keeping students engaged, interested, and overall enjoying the lessons - thus the name "Proven Computer Lessons"
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