Now that your animal research is done, you will type up your report in Microsoft Word and embed a picture of your researched animal in the report.
Tag Archives: word
About the Author
Today we will create an About the Author page for your stories. Take a picture of yourself using Photobooth. Next open the Word template in the Lessons folder and type in your paragraph.
Introduction to Word
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Introduction to Word
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Letter to Our Pen Pals
My Dream for the World
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
Alien Descriptions
Your aliens are complete and today we will type up your descriptions and share them with our companion class in South Carolina via our Alien Exchange collaborative website.
Writing Prompts
We will continue to publishyour writing prompts in Microsoft Word. Spellcheck, change the font and size of your text, and add a picture to your document.
Introduction to Word
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Introduction to Word
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
October Prompt
Today you will begin to key in your October writing prompt in Word. You will save it in the network save folder then learn how to upload it to your ELA shared folder in Google Drive, so you can finish the document at home.
Energy Guide
Today you will be creating a study guide on Energy in preparation for your test. Use the following websites to find pictures to use in your guide.
Wikimedia Commons
Pic4Learning
Imagebase
Morguefiles
Photos8
Public Domain Photos
Wonder Precepts
Formatting Word Documents
Today you will be keying in a short writing piece. We will review some of the formatting features in Word such as how to create a heading, center a title, indent a paragraph, double-space a document, and spellcheck.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Animal Word Cloud
Poetry Anthology
Use Microsoft Word to type in your poems for your anthology.
Deborah Sampson Pargraph
Today you will type your paragraph about the life of Deborah Sampson in Microsoft Word.
Letter To Our Penpals
Paul Revere Acrostic
Tall Tales
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale! We will also illustrate your tall tale by creating a picture in Kid Pix.
About the Author
Today you will key in your About the Author paragraphs in Microsoft Word for the Author’s Breakfast. You will learn how to take a picture of yourself in Photobooth and insert it into your author blurb.
Cat in the Hat-i-fy Yourself
Alien Descriptions
Today you will type in your Alien descriptions into Word so we can post them on our Alien Exchange website. Now the fun begins as our Hawaiian friends try to redraw our Aliens from our descriptions and vice versa!
Writing Prompt
Today we will review setting up a heading in Microsoft Word, centering, first line indent, and line spacing. Key in your writing prompt and next week we will learn how to use the spellcheck, format fonts, and add a pictures.
My Dream for the World
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
Winter Cinquain
Today you will type in your winter cinquain into Word. Then create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake to add to your poem.
Respect
Writing Prompt
Today you will key into Word your writing prompt. Use a proper heading in the header area, center a title, indent your paragraph, spellcheck, format your font, and add a picture to your work.
Snow Haikus
Today you will key your snow poem into Microsoft Word. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
Family Traditions
Today you will publish a second writing piece in MicroSoft Word. Key in your family traditions paragraph, spell checking and formatting the document. Add a picture and border to your work.
Hopes and Dreams
Today you will key your Hopes and Dreams paragraph into Microsoft Word.When you complete your paragraph use the Wordle website to create a word cloud.
Animal Newsletter
Today you will continue to work on the animal newsletter you started in science class with Mrs. Leary.
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
Introduction to Word
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in one of your writing prompts. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will learn how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will learn how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Fall Poem
Use Microsoft Word to publish your Fall poem. Add a picture and a border around your page.
Verbs of Steel
Multiple Intelligences
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Citizenship Tagxedo
Today you will key in your paragraph about what it means to be a good citizen into Word. Next we will create a word cloud using Tagxedo.
Hopes and Dreams For the Coming Year
Today you will key in your writing piece on your hopes and dreams for the coming school year in Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Letter to a Fourth Grade Student
Today you will key into Word your letter to a future fifth grade students, explaining what they can expect next year.
Letter To My Fifth Grade Teacher
Today you will key into Word your letter to your next year’s fifth grade teacher.
Yearbook Entries
Today you will work on your entry for the Room 114 yearbook. We will take a picture in Photobooth and add it to the template Ms. Jones has created for you in Microsoft Word and placed in the group folder.
Author’s Breakfast Writings
We will continue to edit our writing pieces over the next two weeks to get ready for the Author’s Breakfast.
Tall Tales
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale! We will also illustrate your tall tale by creating a picture in Kid Pix.
Letter To Our Penpals
Paul Revere Acrostic
Letter To Our Penpals
The Giving Tree Critique
My Special Person
Today you will key into Word your Special Person writing prompt. Place a heading in the header, center a title, and indent the first line of your paragraph. Double space your work and run a spell check. Change the font and size and add a picture to your document.
My Dream For The World
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph and place the picture behind the text.
My Special Person
Today you will key into Word your Special Person writing prompt. Place a heading in the header, center a title, and indent the first line of your paragraph. Double space your work and run a spell check. Change the font and size and add a picture to your document.
Marco Polo Wordle
Persuasive Writing
Today you will use Microsoft Word to key in your persuasive writing piece. Place a heading on your page, center your title and indent your paragraph. Double space and spellcheck your work.
Winter Cinquain
Today you will type in your winter cinquain into Word. Then create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake to add to your poem.
Ruby Bridges Prompt
Today you will use Microsoft Word to key in your Ruby Bridges writing prompt.
Winter Paragraph
Today you will publish your winter paragraph in Microsoft Word. We will create a snowflake at Snowdays and add it to your paragraph. Click on the snowflake below to create your snowflake.
Winter Wordle
Today you will create a Word cloud using Wordle. First open word and brainstorm words that make you think of winter. Next we will use Wordle and copy and paste your ideas to create and customize the cloud. In the classroom you will write a paragraph about winter activities.
Best Birthday Prompt
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work. We will learn how to use Microsoft Word to key in your Best Birthday writing prompt. You will learn how to place a heading on your page, center a title, indent a paragraph, edit the font, spell and grammar check as well as insert a picture.
Thanksgiving Writing
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
An Important Person in My Life
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word 2011 so that you can publish your paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website, add a border, and print our finished work.
Thanksgiving Senses Poem
Best Birthday Prompt
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work. We will learn how to use Microsoft Word to key in your Best Birthday writing prompt. You will learn how to place a heading on your page, center a title, indent a paragraph, edit the font, spell and grammar check as well as insert a picture.
Thank You Letter
Last week the class had a very successful Skype session with meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz. Today you will learn how to set up a friendly letter in Word where you will thank him for answering your questions and include two things that you learned during the Skype session.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will create a class book of all the puzzles.
Writing Prompt
Today you will use Word to key in your writing prompt. Put a heading on your page, center the title, add a picture and border to the document.
Verbs of Steel
Time Capsule Letter
Today we will work on the Time Capsule Project. We will review some formatting and editing tools in the new Microsoft Word 2011. We will learn how to set a tab, indent a paragraph, format the font, add a border, and use the spelling and grammar check. Next, we will learn how to take a picture of ourselves using Photobooth and how to add the picture to your document.
Word 2011
Famous Immigrants
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Energy Paragraph
Hopes and Dreams for the Coming Year
Today you will key in your writing piece on your hopes and dreams for the coming school year in the new Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Citizenship
Father’s Day Acrostic
Digital Storytelling: The Hand-Me-Down Project
We will begin to get organized for the big Hand-Me-Down Story Project. You have completed the first step of interviewing your family members to gather information about a story that is often retold at family events. The next steps include:
- Use Inspiration software to create a graphic organizer that will help you write the actual story.
- Collect pictures and scan them into the computer.
- Write the story in Word.
- Storyboard the story for iMovie
- Narrate the story in iMovie, arranging words, pictures, and music into a heartfelt tale.
Tree Acrostic
Paul Revere Acrostic
Harris Burdick Stories
Letter To Our Penpals
Writing Prompts
Today you will work on typing in your writing prompts into Word. After you do a spell check, change your font and add a picture.
Tall Tales
Today will type in your Tall Tale project. We will learn how to make columns so that you can create a long tall tale!
My Dream For The World
Today you will key into Word your My Dream For The World paragraph. We will learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website to include in your paragraph.
The Important Book of Explorers
Today you will begin to create your page in Microsoft Word for the class Important Book of Explorers, based on the classic book The Important Book by Margaret Wise Brown. Use the Explorer wiki to collect copy-free maps and pictures of the explorers.
Pen Pal Letter
We will continue to learn how to use Word by typing a friendly letter to our pen pals. We will review how to change fonts, set tabs, and spellcheck. We will learn how to add a picture and a border to our document.
Stream of Consciousness Poem
Grab your lasso and rope in your tessellation creation from last week. Copy and paste it into a Word document. Place a heading on the Header portion of your page, and then let your thoughts roll onto the page, developing a stream of consciousness poem about the tessellation.
Snow Poems
We will put your new keyboarding skills to work today by keying in your Snow Poem. Put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word, center a title, use the spelling and grammar check, and edit the font. You will create a snowflake at Make-A-Flake and insert it into your poem, as a picture behind the text.
A Special Person in My Life
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your writing prompt about a special person in your life. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will create a class book of all the puzzles.
Letters to Afghanistan
Today you will use Word to key in your letter to Captain McCarthy. We will podcast this letter and place it on Our Soldier in Afghanistan wikisite.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Review of Word
Today you will type in and edit the paragraph that Ms. Douglas has given you. We will review the formatting features of Word including setting tabs, centering, indenting paragraphs, line spacing, spelling and grammar check, and working with pictures.
Blog Reading Response
Today you will key into Microsoft Word your reading response comment. We will review how to use the formatting features in Word as we set up the response as a friendly letter to Ms. O’Brien. Later you will transfer the response to your blog.
Time Capsule Letter
Today we will work on the Time Capsule Project. We will review some formatting and editing tools in Microsoft Word. We will learn how to set a tab, indent a paragraph, format the font, and use the spelling and grammar check. Next, we will learn how to take a picture of ourselves using Photobooth. Finally, we will learn how to add the picture you took in Photobooth to your document.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting features in Microsoft Word, so you can begin to key in your Bio Poem. We’ll review how to set up a heading, Alignment and Spacing, formatting text, and Spellcheck. You also learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture yourself, which can be placed in the poem.
Reading Response
Today we will key your reading response into Microsoft Word and review some formatting features. First, we will learn how to put a school heading on your page using the Header portion of Word. We will review how to Center a title, use the First Line Indent, and Line Spacing to double space. Next week we will review how to use Spelling and Grammar check and format your fonts. Finally we will learn to add a picture to your document.
Hopes and Dreams Voicethread
We are going to create a Voicethread from your Hopes and Dreams paragraphs! Here are the steps that we need to take to publish your work on the web.
1. Word processing your paragraph in Microsoft Word.
2. Scan in your original drawing.
3. Create an avatar for your identity on Voicethread using My Avatar Editor.
4. Learn how to use Garageband to record your hopes and dreams into an mp3 file.
Color Poem
Revolutionary War Puppet
Today you will type into Microsoft Word the information that you will use on the panels of your Revolutionary War puppet. Use the template in the group folder to type in your information. Open a new template for each of the areas of research. You will center the title for each panel and create a bulleted list for the information.
Editing in Microsoft Word
Today we will take your writing piece and review how to use the editing and formatting features in Microsoft Word to prepare it for publication.We will also learn how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website and insert it into your document.
Two Ticket Essay
Creative Writing Story
Today you will key your creative writing story in Microsoft Word. Put a heading on your page in the header area, center a title, indent your paragraphs, and double space your work. When you are finished spellcheck, format your font and size, and add a picture.
Fables
Harris Burdick Stories
A Special Day
Today you will key in your writing prompt, A Special Day. Place a heading in the header and center a title on the page. Indent the first line of each paragraph using the first line indent marker. Double space your work, change the font, spellcheck, and add a graphic.
Imaginary Sea Creature
Today you will key into Word your descriptive paragraph about an imaginary sea creature. After you have properly formatted your document you may go to Build Yourself Wild to create a picture and embed it into your document.
Want Ad
Weather Paragraph
Today you will independently use Microsoft Word to key in your paragraph about weather, which you will use to help teach your Learning Buddies all about weather. Remember to place a school heading in the header area of the page. Center a title and indent your paragraph. When you finish typing run the grammar and spellcheck, change your font, and add a picture. Use your best keyboarding techniques.
Writing Prompt
Today we will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! We will learn how to use Microsoft Word to set up a heading, set tab markers, center text, and use the first line indent for paragraphs. Key in your writing prompt once you have setup your heading and title. Next week we will learn how to double space and use the grammar and spelling check.
Logic Puzzles
Today you will create an original logic puzzle using a table in Word. We will post the puzzles online for everyone to try to solve.
Time Capsule Letter
Today we will work on the Time Capsule Project. We will review setting tabs and first line indent in Microsoft Word and then key in your letter. You will take a picture of yourselves using Photobooth and add the picture into your document.
If I Were In Charge Of The World
Today you will key in your poem, If I Were In Charge Of The World, based on the poem by Judith Viorst. We will review some of the formatting and editing techniques in Microsoft Word. We will learn how to change fonts and sizes, use Alignment and Spacing, Spelling and Grammar check, Insert a Picture from a file, and use Borders. You will use Photobooth to take a picture of yourself for the project. You will save your document and print to the lab printer.
What’s Your Nickname?
Today you will key in your paragraph about your nickname into Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check. We will also review how to download a picture from the Microsoft Office website and insert it into your document.
Reading Response
Today you will key in your reading response, in Microsoft Word, to a chosen class read aloud. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Hopes and Dreams for the Coming Year
Today you will key in your writing piece on your hopes and dreams for the coming school year in Microsoft Word. We will review how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check. You will also take a picture of yourself in Photobooth to insert into your finished writing piece.
An Important Event
We will review formatting tools in Microsoft Word, so you can key in your paragraph on an important event in your life. You will learn how to use header and footer, tabs, alignment and spacing, first line indent and spelling and grammar check.
Sarah Plain and Tall
Today you will key in your writing prompt to Sarah Plain and Tall in Word. Put a school heading in the header section, center a title, indent your paragraph and double space your work. Don’t forget to do a spelling and grammar check. Insert a relevant picture in the paragraph using a square wrap.
Visit the following websites for activities associated with the book.
Descriptive Writing
Today you will key in your descriptive writing paragraph in Word. We will review placing a school heading in the Header area, alignment and spacing, changing fonts, first line indent, spellcheck and how to add a picture to our document.
Letter to Our Penpals
Writing Prompt
You will key your writing prompt in Word today. Add a heading to your page and center a title. Indent your paragraph and double space your work. Spell check and add a picture, using a square wrap.
About The Author Page
Today you will key in your About The Author blurb for your stories. We will insert the picture that you took last week and also learn how to use Word Art.
Letter To Our Penpals
Cut, Copy, and Paste
Cut, Copy, and Paste are powerful commands for editing your work in any application. Today we will learn how these important functions work, and then practice using them to edit a Word document.
Doorways to Learning
Do you know who Janus was? He was the two headed Roman god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings. Today you will create a three page Doorways to Learning Book in Word. On the left inside page you will create a bulleted list of ten things that you learned in 2008. On the right inside page you will bullet a list of ten things that you want to learn in 2009. Create a title page for the front that is attractive and includes a picture of Janus. You will use your book to establish goals for the coming year. For this project, you will learn page orientation, how to change your margins, how to create columns and column breaks, and how to create a bulleted list.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_(mythology)
An Important Person In My Life
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
Descriptive Paragraphs
Today you will put your newly acquired keyboarding skills to work! I will introduce Microsoft Word so that you can publish your descriptive paragraphs. You will learn how to use the Header, Alignment and Spacing, First Line Indent, Spelling and Grammar check, and how to format the font. Next week we will learn how to download and add a picture from the Microsoft website and print our finished work.
Time Capsule Letter 2
Today I will introduce you to our new interactive white board. We will review three parts of speech, the noun, the adjective, and the verb.
We will finish formatting the Time Capsule Letter and print it.
Time Capsule Letter
Today we will work on the Time Capsule Project. First we will learn how to take a picture of ourselves using Photobooth. Next, we will review some formatting and editing tools in Microsoft Word. We will learn how to set a tab, indent a paragraph, format the font, and use the spelling and grammar check. Finally, we will learn how to add the picture you took in Photobooth to your document.
Bio Poem 2
Today you will learn how to use Photobooth to take a picture of yourself and how to insert that picture into your Bio Poem. You also will learn how to place a border around the page of a Word document. Finally you will print the finished product for Open House.
Bio Poem
Today we will review some of the formatting and editing features of Microsoft Word so that you can type the Bio Poem. We will focus on formatting fonts and spelling and grammar check. Please go to the dock, click on the icon for Word, and click Open to create a blank document in Word.