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College Board

AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
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BBC

Bbc Gcse Bitesize: Word Processing and Desktop Publishing

For Students 9th - 10th
Review and take a quiz on word processing (WP) and desktop publishing (DP). Both of these applications are types of software.
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Other

Lesnansky's Control Center: Word Processing Software: Wonders of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students watch a video about the Wonders of the World then research one of the Wonders and create a Microsoft Word document that details the story.
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Other

Lesnansky's Control Center: Word Processing Software: Time Traveler

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will create a word processing document that tells the story of where they would go and whom they would like to meet if they could time-travel.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Publishing a Book Report Using Word Processing

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
This lesson provides students with the basic steps to using word processing. Students will use word processing software to publish a final copy of a book report. Students will review the main parts of a book report. This lesson will...
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Other

Abi Word: Word Processing for Everyone

For Students 9th - 10th
AbiWord is a free word processing download that can be used interchangeably between various operating platforms (Windows, Linux, QNX, FreeBSD or Solaris). AbiWord can also be downloaded to use with a large number of languages other than...
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Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Science fiction writer Robert J. Sawyer shares his word processing tricks and tools for proofreading and editing a manuscript. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and publish writing
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Other

Word Processing Activity: Fbla Flyer 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a student activity to allow learners the opportunity to develop and practice computer skills in a word processing program. Students are given instructions to use the computer to create a flyer.
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Other

Classroom Tech: Word Processing Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
Word processing is a vital skill that most students need to master. This site presents basic guidelines that students should follow to improve their word processing projects.
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Other

Pc world.com: Word Processing Tips

For Students 9th - 10th
PCWorld offers an extensive article by George Campbell on word processor tips, mainly pertaining to transferring your Word preferences to other PC's.
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Other

Microsoft Word Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
This Microsoft Word tutorial covers text entry, formatting, spell check, bulleting, numbering, tables, and the like. Includes activities over each section that is covered.
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Rice University

Rice University: Loan Words

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An exhaustive and comprehensive resource on the definition, process, and uses of "loan words" in English. Includes several examples of words grouped by subject and language of origin. Excellent site.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: The Recipe for a Great Word Problem

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
The big idea of this lesson is to have students write their own word problems to help them have a better understanding of mathematical operations, as they relate to real-world scenarios. Pictures and videos of the lesson in the process...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Word Processor

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers a very complete definition of the word processor. Includes information on the origin of the word processor, word processing programs, and many hyperlinked terms.
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Other

Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Would You Rather? (Part 1)

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students will create a word processing document that will define four dilemmas in the game cards from Would You Rather? Lots of Would You Rather question examples can be found online. (The Part 2 activity can be found...
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Tips Relating to Microsoft Word

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of various tips that can be used with Microsoft Word. Find out ways to work better and more efficiently with this word processing program.
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Other

Word Processing Activity: Rsi Checklist

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This personal site provides a student activity that allows learners the opportunity to practice computer skills in creating a bulleted list. The activity also involves student's in completing research on repetitive stress injury to...
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Other

Malek Tips: Converting Files Between Word Processors

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short piece on converting files between word processors using RTF format.
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: Success Skills: Computer Based Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This activity focuses on using word processing programs to complete writing assignments. It uses Microsoft Word 2013 as a model for videos that show basic, intermediate, and advanced word processing skills. It also lists free...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Storytelling With Words and Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
In this interactive lesson, students learn the basics of how stories are structured, gain vocabulary about storytelling elements, and explore how the arts, specifically drawing, can be a valuable way for students to tell stories.By the...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Post It Writing Process

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Based on Northern Nevada's 6-traits of writing, teachers can use a post-it note as a template for students to check their work throughout the writing process. Links to the 6-traits are included.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
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Get It Write

Get It Write: One Space of Two After Periods? (And Other Typography Issues)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read some rules about typography that have changed because of the use of word processing rather than typewriters. This tutorial explains spacing after all punctuation, the use of em dashes and en dashes, and the use of italics.
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Other

Jarte Word Processor

For Students 9th - 10th
Jarte is a free word processing tool that uses only basic program tools. Jarte Word Processor is available to download in English, Dutch, French, German, and Spanish. Jarte contains absolutely no ad-ware, spyware, or other malware.

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