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0 Clock Lesson Plan

Appropriate for Grades 2 – 7.

Overview:

Using a drawing program, at the students draw a set of clocks displaying the times that you have written on the board. They can draw both analogue and digital clocks for each time.

Activity:

1. Start ClarisWorks.
2. Start a new drawing.
3. Choose the circle tool from the Tool Box to the left of the page.
4. Press the Shift key down and drag out a circle that covers about a quarter of the page.
5. Choose the text tool from the Tool Box.
6. Click on the page and drag out a text box on the circle.
7. Type the number 12 into the text box.
8. Repeat the last 2 steps for the numbers 3,6 and 9.
9. Choose the Arrow (pointer) from the Tool Box.
10. Click on each of the numbers and drag them into their correct positions.
11. Choose the line tool from the Tool Box.
12. Draw hands on the clock face to indicate the time.
13. Repeat steps 2 – 5 for each of the times set by the teachers.
14. When all of the clocks are completed, choose Save As: from the File menu.
15. Navigate to your floppy disk or folder.
16. Type a name and click the Save button
17. Choose Print from the File menu.
18. Click the OK button.

Make a sheet of blank clock faces and print them out.

Resources/Materials Needed:

Software: Desktop Publishing, Drawing
Printer, Paper

0 Advertising Lesson Plan

Appropriate for Grades 4 – 10.

Overview:

Cut out an advertisement from a newspaper or magazine and attempt to copy using the various tools and clipart which are available in your computer room.

Activity:

1. Start MS Publisher
2. Choose the Blank Publication tab from the Catalog window.
3. Click on the Full Page picture then click the Create button
4. Choose the tool from the Toolbox that you need to start your advertisement.
5. Draw out the various parts of the advertisement.
6. Choose the text tool from the Toolbox.
7. Drag out a text box.
8. Type the advertising slogan.
9. Change the font, size and style.
10. Drag the text into place on the page.
11. Choose Picture – Clipart from the Insert menu.
12. Click on the a category.
13. Click on a picture then click on the top choice in the menu that appears. (Insert clip)
14. Click on the picture and drag it into position on the page.
15. Click and hold on one of the black “handles”.
16. Drag the handles to adjust it.
17. Repeat this process to add other pictures.
18. Choose Save As: from the File menu.
19. Navigate to your floppy disk or folder.
20. Type a name and click the Save button.
21. Choose Print from the File menu.
22. Click the OK button.

Resources/Materials Needed:

Software: Painting
Paper, Printer
Advertisement to copy

0 Poster Computer Lesson Plan

TIME

45 minutes

MATERIALS

Word Processor, Paper, Printer

OBJECTIVES

To develop an understanding of:

1. the layout of a resume.
2. formatting of information.
3. checking spelling and grammar

SETTING THE STAGE

Acquire a few posters. Copy them for the class to view on paper or overhead projector. If you have a computer projector, save them as a file. Show these to the students.

DISCUSS

Examine the parts of the poster. Look at the layout and what information is contained in each. Discuss what they might put in their own poster. Have students list this information so that they can refer to it when designing their own poster. Discuss how they will prepare a ready-made poster then do their own.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Start Microsoft Word.
2. Choose Save As: from the File menu.
3. Navigate to your floppy disk or folder.
4. Type a name for your file – POSTER.
5. Click the Save button.
6. Type the heading Bringing Families Together.
7. Select the text, choose a font, bold it and set the font size to 72.
8. Right click on the selected text.
9. Choose Paragraph from the menu.
10. Click the Indents and Spacing tab.
11. Choose Centered from the drop down menu next to Alignment.
12. Click the OK button.
13. Press the Enter key to move the cursor down under the heading.
14. Choose Picture: From File/ClipArt from the Insert menu.
15. Navigate to a picture of your choice or use ClipArt.
16. Insert the picture.
17. Click to the right of the picture.
18. Right click and choose Paragraph from the menu.
19. Click the Indents and Spacing tab.
20. Choose Centered from the drop down menu next to Alignment.
21. Click the OK button.
22. Click on the picture.
23. Click, hold and drag the ‘handles’ out so that the picture fills the whole of the page. 24. Right click on the picture and choose Order: Send behind Text.
25. Click next to the text then press the Enter key to move ¾ of the way down the page. 26. Type: ALK
27. Press Enter.
28. Type: Australia
29. Select ALK and set the font to size 72.
30. Select Australia, choose a font, bold it and set the font size to 33.
31. Right click on the text and choose Paragraph.
32. Click the Indents and Spacing tab.
33. Choose Centered from the drop down menu next to Alignment.
34. Click the OK button.
35. Choose Select All from the Edit menu.
36. Right click on the selected text and choose Font from the menu.
37. Set the font color to white or a color which shows over your picture.
38. Click the OK button
39. Hold down the Ctrl key and press the S key to save your work.
40. Choose Print from the File menu.
41. Click the OK button to produce a paper copy of your work.

ASSESSMENT

Check for good layout, easy to read, accurate copying and good spelling.

EXTENSION

Have students prepare their own posters for a range of situations.