Curated OER
Coast-to-Coast Book Design-Part 1: What is a book?
In this first of four lessons on book design, students are introduced to the vocabulary of book design through the use of bookwalks and a non-linear PowerPoint presentation in game-show (Jeopardy!) format.
Curated OER
Coast-to-Coast Book Design-Part 4: Let's Create the Pages!
Young scholars work in groups to share their lists of A-B-C ideas they came up with from the previous activity. They review page layouts taught during lesson two. Students complete a rough draft of their page. They create a colored...
Curated OER
BIOMIMICRY, Housing Naturally: Habitat as Model
Students explore natural animal habitats. In this lesson on biomimicry and habitation design, students will use classroom and field examples to examine animal habitats. Students will construct a model of a natural animal habitat. This...
Curated OER
Composting Conundrum
Students research cafeteria composting. In this composting lesson, students design a vessel that would allow the cafeteria staff to collect food scraps for composting. Then students build a prototype and present it to the class. Lastly...
Curated OER
Designing Scavengers
Students write a headline that captures the most important aspects of the People's Design Award. In this design instructional activity, students are introduced to The People's Design Award and collaborate to create a headline for a...
Curated OER
Behind Closed Doors
Students explore different types of doors from an artistic point of view. In this creative thinking lesson, students look at different types of architectural doors and doorways and analyze them. They create a project of a door as a...
Curated OER
Classification of Cerealites
Middle schoolers create a dichotomous key. In this categorizing lesson, students create a dichotomous key for different types of cereal. Middle schoolers classify the cereal into groups such as flakes and cereal with holes. Students...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of a Composition
Writing a Paper? Here at the Capital Community College is everything you could ever ask for while preparing your essay. This site includes the writing process, structure, thesis statement, transitions, the computer as a writing...
Harold D. Underdown
A Publisher's Sample Guidelines
A list of typical or sample guidelines a publishing company may provide for manuscript submission. Relates primarily to children's literature but may also apply to other forms. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.WHST.6-8.6 Use technology to produce and...
Other
Shauna Kelly: How to Create a Table of Contents in Word
This article explores how to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word using the styles tool. Written with step-by-step instructions, the article includes information on how to create the table of contents, how to customize it, and...
Other
Science Fiction Writer: Robert J. Sawyer: "On Writing": Word Processing Tricks
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
ACT360 Media
Act Den: Power Point in the Classroom
A humorous and detailed tutorial for using Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. Includes meeting PowerPoint, creating slides, making changes, adding images and charts, adding motion and sound, timing and rehearing for a presentation. Tutorials can...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Online vs. Print Publishing
A thorough and well-researched resource on the history and advantages/disadvantages of print and online publishing. W.9-10.6 Techno
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Strategies for Revising and Editing on Computers
Comprehensive discussion on how to edit material on computers. Explains how to perform functions in 2 general areas: spell check and search & replace. Also explains difference between doing this "on paper" and on computer. W.11-12.6...
Colorado State University
Colorado State Writing Center: Publishing Your Writing
A basic guide concerning how to go about publishing your writing. Includes information about what it means to be published, publication types, and guidelines for submission. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6