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__A standards__ –
 * NETS.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.
 * NETS.1.6-8: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
 * NETS.2.6-8: 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.6.6-8: Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations.

__Objectives__ -
 * 1) Use proper keyboarding techniques to improve accuracy, speed, and general efficiency in computer operation.
 * 2) 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.
 * 3) Insert pictures correctly to be formatted in a desirable manner

__Warm up__ –Each class I will introduce a skill listed in the vocab section and demonstrate how to use it in Microsoft Word.

__Vocab__ –
 * alignment, tab, Indenting paragraphs, Save As, Spelling and grammar check, fonts, quotation marks, capitalizing, columns

__Tech lab__ #4 Word Processing & Tech Lab #3

__Evidence of best practice__ – students will be able to refer to the video and helpful tips on my wiki at anytime they get stuck.

__Activity__ - Students will write their own poem based on Judith Voirst's poem If I Ruled the world. The poem is to fit on one page with images

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. Name, date, room # & named correctly - . Title using word art/ drive - text larger, font changed - title stand out! – **10 pts** . followed format of poem (all lines included) **– 30 pts**. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">. Creativity & flow to the poem in writing – **15 pts.** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">. spelling mistakes - 2 pts each (including i instead of I) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">. 3 Pictures relevant/clear & text wrapped (no big spaces) – **15 pts** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">. change Font & size & fill 1 page – 10 **pts** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">. margin around edge **- 10 pts**


 * samples**

Inserting pictures correctly

If I were in charge of the world I'd write your first detail, write your second detail, write your third detail

If I were in charge of the world There'd be write your fourth detail here, write your fifth detail here, write your sixth detail here

If I were in charge of the world You wouldn't Write your seventh detail here, You wouldn't write your eighth detail here, You wouldn't write your ninth detail here Or write your tenth detail here, If I were in charge of the world.