Word+Clouds

4th grade word cloud Assignment

Tech Standards:
 * [|NETS.1.3-5: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.]
 * [|NETS.2.3-5: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.]
 * [|NETS.6.3-5: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.]

GOAL: Students will demonstrate the ability to use a word processing application on a computer be able to accomplish everyday tasks associated with creating, formatting and finishing small sized word processing documents/assignments ready for distribution.


 * The various ways to select text
 * Using insert mode
 * Working with toolbars
 * Changing menu and toolbar
 * Using the Formatting Palette
 * Entering text into a document
 * Using Save and Save As
 * Working with the Toolbox
 * Cut, Copy, and Paste
 * Spelling and grammar check
 * Using the custom dictionary
 * Working with fonts
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Changing character case

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 1.5;">Use the Word Processing Proficiency Skill List and have students complete
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a well organized informational piece on a current event.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">a well organized informational piece on how people try to conserve energy in order to slow down the depletion of energy resources and/or to save money.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">an organized informational piece about how flowing water has the power to alter the shape of land; that land features affect stream direction and flow and that human activities can affect the environment.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">This activity involves knowledge of the alphabet keys as well as knowledge of how to complete basic formatting.

__<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evidence of best practice __<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> – students will be able to refer to the video and helpful tips on my wiki at anytime they get stuck and Model lesson before students are allowed to complete task.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Assignment -
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Open Pages
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Using Word <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">processing skills (proper keyboarding and use of Capitals and punctuation ) write a letter to mom or a mother figure for Mother's Day
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Make a list under the paragraph of words that describe your mom
 * 4) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Use Spell Check for correct all spelling (HOLD CONTROL AND CLICK ON THE WORD)
 * 5) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Save your work - Room Number_ first name_Mom

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Next day
 * 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">We will copy and paste the list of words to create a word cloud.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">When creating a word cloud on ABCYa the more times you write a word the the larger that word will be.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.5;">Once you like your word cloud go under the three lines and choose SAVE. Save to the the word cloud as MOM
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">you can now use the saved word cloud as a picture on your <span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">paragraph <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> for your mom



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|Word Heart]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">[|ABCya word cloud]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;">SAMPLE - 4th grade