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Computer Technology
You'll notice my total lack of assignments for Computer Tech--that's because it's my weakest subject to teach. Maybe because there's so little room for creativity. Oh, that I could teach Computers in Business! That's where all the FUN stuff is! But here are a few assignments I do that are my favorites.
Why Spellcheck is Important - This is the first thing I do when I teach Word Processing in Computer Tech. It's a nice icebreaker. I talk about the importance of spellcheck, and show them this power point. It has actual ads from Jay Leno's headlines. The kids find it pretty funny!
Graph Your Name- I'm a little obsessed with baby names. I am very opinionated about what people name their children. I really love using the social security baby names website to find out the popularity of a name. I like to show this site to my students, so that one day when THEY are naming their children, they won't burden us with a million more "Madisons" and "Tylers". Ha! Anyway, this is a fun Excel assignment where the kids learn how to use information from the baby names website to graph the popularity of theirs and family member's names over the course of 100 years. The assignment focuses on how to take the infromation in the first graph they make, and improve it so that its more readable and meaningful.

Photoshop Class
PART 1: SKILLS
Photoshop Skills Hand-Out {Basic Photoshop 7 Scrapbooking.doc}
PART 2: RESOURCES
My Favorite Sites for Kits
Krista DesignsKrista Designs
Atomic CupcakeAtomic Cupcake
Peppermint Creative
Elemental ScrapsElemental Scraps
Pickleberry PopPickleberry Pop
Printing
Cherishbound.com - My pic for the best deal in making a bound book
Scrappingsimply - A new site I just discovered! Great for getting a good deal on printing your pages individually.
Free Kit & Practice Pics
You may go here to find a few elements from a kit I made and some pictures of my baby. This you can use to practice the methods I'm teaching.
Kits & Pics Site
PART 3: IN YOUR CLASSROOM
My Photoshop Projects

CTE Intro
SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS
Microsoft Word - Although the state provides lessons for Word, I only taught them my first quarter, then quickly wrote my own. Here are my lessons for Office 2007 and then my brand new ones for Office 2010. The new ones were written in 6/12, and have not yet been tested on a class. They are considerably harder than my 2007 stuff, but I figured I'd step it up since Computer Tech is going to get harder too!
Office 2007 - Assignment 1, 2, 3 {All Word 2007 Assignments.docx} {Assignment_1.docx} {Assignment_2 Word.docx} {Assignment_2_Comic.gif} {Assignment 1 Picture.jpg}
Office 2010 - Assignment 1, 2, 3 {Assignment 1 Starter.docx} {Assignment 2 Starter.docx} {All Word 2010 Assignments.docx} {Comic-Assignment 2.png} {Gigglerlogo-Assignment 2.png}
Microsoft Excel - Again, my Office 2010 was updated in 7/12 and has not yet been tested on a class. Its much harder--so I haven't had a chance yet to see if it's too hard for 7th graders!
Office 2007 - Assignment 1, 2, 3, 4 {All Excel 2007 Assignments.docx} {Assignment 1.xlsx} {Assignment 2.xlsx} {Assignment 3.xlsx} {Assignment 4.xlsx}
Office 2010 - Assignment 1, 2, 3 {Excel 1 Starter.xlsx} {Excel 2 Starter.xlsx} {Excel 3 Starter.xlsx} {All Excel 2010 Instructions.docx}
Microsoft Power Point - For this lesson, I actually follow the one from the state exaclty--the All About Me assignment.
All About Me
Maze Game - The Maze Game was developed by Jeff Hinton, and I only use it (so far) with Computer Technology. But it can also be used for CTE Intro. This is a copy of my own version of the instructions originally given by Jeff--I like to spell it out step by step in case I have students who are absent.
{Maze Game Instructions.docx}
Desktop Publishing - I spend only two days on DP, teaching my students how to use Print Shop. The other days I "double dip" with my Business Simulation. This is my assignment for Print Shop, but you may want to change it according to what program you are using for Desktop Publishing
Intro to Print Shop
Right on Target - Sometimes I skip this assignment if I run out of time, but its a fun one. You do it in pairs or separately. The assignment can be easily modified in the wording to accommodate a different program. Basically they draw a random target market out of cup and have to create an ad for that target market.
INTERNET & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
I actually combine these two sections over the course of three days. For this section, I first show the required video, CYBER CAREERS. It's a good video but is in great need of updating. It's at least 10 years old, maybe older!
Other resources:
Internet Vocabulary - This is a quick power point on basic internet terms that I go over with my kids. They fill out the accompanying worksheet. (10 minutes) {Internet Vocabulary Worksheet.doc} {Internet Vocabulary.ppt}
Intro to Google Images - Becuase for my Business Simulation we use Google images a lot, I take a few minutes to introduce the internet and searching and saving images. First we talk about how to search, including advanced things like using " and - and + in your searches. Then they do an image search. I have them save 3-5 images to be used later in the quarter for future assignments.
Internet Scavenger Hunt - This is a list of questions I read to my students. One by one I ask the question, and they have to find the answer on the interent doing a Google search. Whoever I call on first get $500 for getting the right answers. Some are harder than others. {Using the Internet Questions.doc}
10 Tips for the Internet - I don't actually do this anymore due to lack of time, but it's still a great activity. I put the kids in ten groups. Each group is given one of these ten tips for using the internet. They then are given a large peice of white paper and some markers, and they have to draw something to represent what their tip was. They then present one by one, telling about their tip and what it means. Great activity. Takes a whole class period. {Internet Safety Tips.doc}
BUSINESS SKILLS
10-Key & Cashiering - Because of the way we have set it up at my school, another CTE teacher actually does 10-Key and cashiering, so I have not personally taught them! BUT, here are some great assignments designed by Jeff Hinton for both subjects.
Human Resources -
Personal Finance - At the Summer Conference, 2012, I was asked to put my budgeting stuff on my site, namely my KASH I've made. As I've looked at it, however, It's not generic enough to give out, as it has my name, picture, school, and even elks in the background, which is our mascot. I want to put it here for you to view, to give you ideas if you would like to make your own KASH. I made mine using Photoshop.
{2012Kashb.jpg}
Student Register - Here is the register that I give my students. I hand out KASH in 500's and 50's. They have to deposit their money before the auction. I give out this register that they keep in their folder. During the last five minutes of class they fill it out and turn in money. I sign it, take the KASH, and it's in their "account." At the auction, I have a trustworthy student sit by me and as items are purchased, students write it out of their account on their register as a debit. They bring it to the student, who checks their math to see they took the money out and have a new balance. It works great, and this way they are using the register all quarter and don't forget how to do it. {Register.xls}
Give Me Credit - I show this power point on the first day with my 7th graders, after doing our orientation, and finish it the 2nd day. I start with personal finance because they earn money the whole quarter and keep it in their register, so I want to establish that right off the bat. This power point covers credit cards, debit cards, credit scores, etc. {Give Me Credit!.ppt}
Excel Checking Assignment - A fabulous assignment developed by Jeff Hinton, I have used this every quarter in my classroom for about five years now. LOVE IT!
MARKETING
Most of my marketing days are double dipped with my Business Simulation. I do one day of instruction on the 4 p's, and also do a Trivia game the next day. The rest of my marketing days are part of my simulation. The trivia game I play in about 30 minutes the same day as my auction. This way they earn a little extra cash right before the auction. I do the auction in just 15 minutes.
Marketing Lecture - This is the lecture I give for my marketing section of TLC. I run this power point and the kids answer the questions on the worksheet. It has been a really fun lecture, the kids really enjoy it and it's very interactive. I update it every now and then just to change it up, but it's been really fun. You are welcome to use it!
{Introduction to MarketingNEW.pptx} {Marketing Worksheet.doc}
Marketing Trivia - This is a great game for reviewing marketing principals. This version updated 3/12. It can work for Computers in Business, or any class that teaches marketing--even if they are high school level. The only problem with trivia is that it ages--so once you download it, you may have to update questions as time goes by so the kids can still get the answer. This is a power point that is all hyperlinked, with five catergories: Basic Marketing, Marketing Trivia, Logos, Slogans, and Jingles. On each question there is a money value assigned from $100 to $500. I award them with CTE KASH for each question. When I played it with my 9th graders, who don't have KASH, I still awarded them with CTE Kash, and then I picked a few prizes, put a price on them, and they purchased what they wanted. Also, as there are only 40 questions total, I put the students in pairs to answer the question, and regardless of who answers, they both get paid. That way, EVERY kid gets a chance to make money. {Marketing Trivia1.zip} {Marketing Trivia2.zip} {Marketing Trivia3.zip}
Power PointFonts Required included in Zip file
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Here are just a few items I've created to supplement on several of the Career Development Lessons.
Lesson1 - Wish List - I created this wish list power point--SO much easier than the packet! I updated it last in November 2010, and the houses pictures are ACTUAL houses for sale in Utah with their sale price. Also included is a replacement Excel file for Lesson 4--much easier to do the math on Excel than on the paper provided. This was created by Bill Simpson. {Lesson 1 - Wish List.ppt} {Lastname, Firstname - CDA 4 Monthly Budget and Expenses.xlsx}
Lesson 10 - I found the "cards" for this game, Big Points, very hard to deal with in the files given by the State, So I made my own. They are in PDF format--just print them on one side of cardstock paper, then print one of the CardBacks on the other side. They should slice evenly. Then laminate and you are done!
{Cardback1.pdf} {Cardback2.pdf} {Cardback3.pdf} {Cardback4.pdf} {Cardback5.pdf} {Cardback6.pdf} {Lesson10cards10,12.pdf} {Lesson10cards1,2.pdf} {Lesson10card6,4.pdf} {Lesson10cards3,5.pdf} {Lesson10cards8,11.pdf} {Lesson10cards9,7.pdf}
Lesson 13 - I also made some cards for activity 13. I laminated and keep them in a labeled manilla envelope with magnets so they are easy and quick to use.
{Lsn13Cards1.pdf} {Lsn13Cards2.pdf} {LSn13Cards3.pdf} {Lsn13Cards4.pdf}
BUSINESS SIMULATION
Badge Builder Simulation
Introducing a brand new and original business simulation--The Badge Builder! This is a 10-day business simulation for CTE Intro. You can double dip it with 1 Excel day, 2 Desktop Publishing Days, and 2 marketing days. This project is NOT for the faint of heart--if you are looking for something simple and easy with very little work for yourself, then this is not for you. This project takes a little bit of investment to purchase the required equipment, but its overall cost per year is less than $150. It's a hands-on project that will get your kids thinking, but will require a lot of attention from you as the teacher. You are welcome to make changes to your heart's content to make this unit fit your needs. All the files below are saved in various .zip files attached at the bottom.
Badge Unit Overview - Download this document to read an overview of how to do this project. Includes also the resources for purchasing a badge machine and badge parts as needed.
How To Do The Badge Builder Unit - This is a power point with teacher instructions. You don't show this to the kids--its YOUR step by step instructions.
Badge Builder Orientation - This is the power point I show in class each day, which breaks down the project into 10 days and tells the students what to do each day.
Personality Quiz - This is the quiz I give my students a week or so before the project, so I can figure out their personality types. I use this to determine what jobs they will have.
Class Assignments - The Excel sheet I use to assign students to their groups.
Badge Builder Packet - This is the 11-page packet you print--one for each group.
How to Make a Button - Step by step instructions on how to use the Badge-o-Matic machine from Badge-a-minut.com. I put this in a common file so kids who need it can read it.
Business Plan - This is the Excel Business Plan that is filled out by the President of each group. I put in a common file so they can pull it up, keep track of everything, and send it back to me digitally.Badge Builder Packet - Create 1 packet for each group of 4-5 students. I actually print this is in color, but you don't have to.
Group Evaluation - This is an Excel document that each kid opens from a common file after the whole project is over. They evaluate themselves and each member of the group. You can have them print or turn it in digitally.
Group Evaluation Grading - Again, you'll have to change this document according to your needs and delete the false names out, but this is so you can see how I figure out the grading from their group evalutation. It also calculates and creates their "paycheck."
Button Templates - You have to have a template to make the buttons, so that when they are printed and cut out, they fit exactly into the machine. I use Print Shop to do this, but I have also provided templates in Word and Power Point.
Cooperating Class Files - These files were created by my associate Bill Simpson, and he uses them for HIS class, who comes to the Badge Market and purchases the badges. They inclue the money and the excel sheet to calculate how much to give each student.
{Badge Builder Simulation Overview.docx} {How To Do the Badge Builder Unit.pptx} {Badge Builder Orientation.pptx} {Badge Builder Business Plan.xlsx} {Badge Builder Student Packet.docx} {How to Make a Button.pptx} {Badge Builder Reward Ribbons.pdf} {Personality_quiz_paper.docx} {Cooperating Class.zip} {Badge_Templates.zip} {Badge Builder Essay.docx} {Student Group Evaluation.xlsx} {Group Evaluation Grading.xlsm} {Class Assignments.xlsx}

Why Spellcheck is Important - This is the first thing I do when I teach Word Processing in Computer Tech. It's a nice icebreaker. I talk about the importance of spellcheck, and show them this power point. It has actual ads from Jay Leno's headlines. The kids find it pretty funny!
Graph Your Name- I'm a little obsessed with baby names. I am very opinionated about what people name their children. I really love using the social security baby names website to find out the popularity of a name. I like to show this site to my students, so that one day when THEY are naming their children, they won't burden us with a million more "Madisons" and "Tylers". Ha! Anyway, this is a fun Excel assignment where the kids learn how to use information from the baby names website to graph the popularity of theirs and family member's names over the course of 100 years. The assignment focuses on how to take the infromation in the first graph they make, and improve it so that its more readable and meaningful.
{Graph Your Name.docx}

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Megan Rees Curriculum
Welcome to my Curriculum Wiki! Over the last eight years, I have created a lot of fun assignments that I'd like to share with the Business Education community. If you find something you like, feel free to download it and try it in your classroom!
Keyboarding
You will find that most of my assignments are for keyboarding--particularly keyboarding games. I really enjoy adapting popular board games into keyboarding games. It's purely "fluff" but can be a great activity when you students are just plain tired of typing lessons all day and need a break. I play games with my students about every seven days or so, just to break up the monotony! I also have all the files for my Badge Builder Simulation under my CTE Intro section. A few years ago I taught a session on digital scrapbooking--another passion of mine. Feel free to check out my website on how to digitial scrapbook from start to finish at www.realscrappy.blogspot.com.
Keyboarding
Computer Technology
CTE Intro
Photoshop Class
If you need to contact me with questions or further information, you can reach me at megan.rees@jordandistrict.org

Keyboarding Binder
As requested at the 2012 Summer Conference, I am adding here my Keyboarding Binder. This binder has five sections, and I have them in page protectors in a book at each desk for my students. Section A-Timed Writings. Section B-Drills. Section C-Activities. Section D-Letters. Section E-Word Processing. Some of the stuff in here dates back to a class I had in college, but I use it all!
A side note--in Section B, the drills it starts with are for Keyboarding Online. You may want to delete these if you do not use that program.
Keyboarding Games
Sentence Pyramid - This game got its genesis when I was playing a board game over at a friend's house. The game required, for one of its activities, that I come up with a sentence using all the letters in a five letter word. I was surprised how hard it was to do in a short amount of time! Thus, Sentence Pyramid was born! This game, like my others, requires power point and a way to show it to all students--either on an overhead or demo'd on their screens. However, it can easily be adapted to a standalone game without the power point. Also, note that it is a long game--it takes about 11 minutes to play one power point, plus time to score and find the winner.
Students open up the answer sheet in Excel. Show the power point, which has the full instructions and some examples of how to score.Students are basically given increasingly longer words--starting with 3 letters all the way to 12 letters--and they need to make a sentence from that word. For example, if the word is "Ostrich" they could type something like, "Oslo sang to Rose in church heartily." They score themselves according to how many words they got and if the sentence makes sense and is complete. Each word gets increasingly more time--20 seconds for the 3-letter word, all the way up to 2 minutes for the 12-letter word. You can easily take the power point out of the equation, and just type the words in to the answer sheet and have them pull up the answer sheet and complete it as best they can within a given time limit.
I have created five of these--but it is VERY easy to create more!
20 Questions - This is adapted from the Trivia Game listed below. Some of the questions are the same, but it's totally revamped. In this game, 20 random questions are asked, and the students type their answers. Then the questions come up again--this time with the correct answer and a point value. It's very straightforward, and a good way to teach cross-curriculum. There is an answer sheet and six power points. You will need to use the overhead or demo mode to get the power point available to all students.
Common Denominator - This is usually one of my students favorite games.There are seven different games--I will probably make more. Each is a power point, so like most of my games, you will need have the students set up their screens so they can see the power point and type at the same time. There is also an Answer Sheet in Excel--they will need to pull that up to type in their responses to each round. The power point will show four things for 35 seconds. The kids need to type into their answer sheet what they have in common. If they don't know, they can type in what the four things are for lesser points. The answer appears after 35 seconds, and the kids score themselves for that round--1 pt for each typed answer, 8 pts for getting the "common denominator", -5 for typing nothing at all, -2 for typing the WRONG common denominator, and -10 if they shouted out the answer. The Excel sheet will add up their score for all 10 rounds. I takes about 10 minutes to play one game. This is also a great way to teach other content in your class. I even contacted the teachers in my school for ideas, which yeilded slides on foreign langauge, renewable resources, historical figures, etc. Here are the files:
Classroom Clash- This is my most ambitious game to date! It is a classroom version of Family Feud. It took a lot of work to get this one going—I did surveys of my students and friends to get the answers. The result is 5 power points you can run, each with 5 surveys on it. The kids also pull up an Excel sheet where they record their answers and their points. Each student plays on their own, not on a team. They get extra points for guessing ALL the answers, and penalized for ever wrong answer they type. At the end, find out the top two scores. These two kids get to compete in Fast Money—also on their Excel sheet. The Fast Money section comprises the last few slides of each power point. You can play it differently if you want—experiment!
Random Stories: This is just a fun game to play that also is a great tie-in with English and Creative Writing. You wouldn't want to attempt it until they are late in the semester and are decent typists. It also works great for an advanced lass. First, make copies of and pass out the first page, which explains the game. They will also fill it out and attach it to their completed story. On this page, they will choose a number indicated (like, between 1-100) to select their main character, side character, location, genre, time period, and random objects. Then pass out the next page. They now look up each of then numbers to see what it correlates with, and write that down on the first page. Then they write their story. You could get a story like this: Main character: Cinderella, Side Characters: A rabbit and an elf named "Mimi", Genre: Fantasy, Location: A library, and Random Objects: A clown, a rocking chair, a coffin and a hat. It is great fun to see how the kids work this information into a story!
Scattego: I call it "Scattego" because it's a combination of Scattergories and Bingo! It will give you eight sets of five categories. The students get into Word or open screen, and you teach them to number their paper. Then you give them the first category--for example, Holidays. The kids type as many holidays as they can. I give them anywhere from ten seconds to thirty, depending on the category. Then I tell them to stop, press enter. Now on number 2, I give them another category, like Days of the week. This time I give them LESS time, because there aren't that many days of the week! I do this until they have done five different categories. Then I start back at number one, and list two random answers. For every answer I say that matches theirs, they get a point. So I might say, "New Year's and Halloween." Each kid CAN score up to two points, depending on what they put. I do this for each category. And then I do the next set. At the end of the 8th set of categories, class is about over. Whoever has the highest score gets a prize. To get more categories, come up with your own, or use the categories that are given in the Outburst games.
Outburst - I've designed it to be done using Lanschool, a power point appearing on their screens. But it would work just as well on one overhead, or even read aloud. Run the power point. A subject will appear for 45 seconds--something like "Things in an elevator"--the students type as many as they can think of. Then a stop sign comes up. Click once to show ten answers. They get one point for every answer they got that matches the ten given. I do the entire power point--ten rounds--and then the kid with the most points wins. (I can do two power points in once clas period of 45 min). You could also do it in teams. Nine power points available. You will need to update them periodically, and a few of them are specific to my school so you'll want to change them for your school. It's a great way to do cross-curricular work--I have slides about math and science, geography, etc.
Boggle - This is a one powerpoint download, with several games on the power point. The point of this game is the type as many words as you can from the letters provided. Have the students type it in Word. Then they can go to Tools, Word Count to get their score.
Memory Game - This one I made pretty recently. It basically is a power point that shows them several pictures for about 30 seconds. They cannot type while the pictures are showing. Then they have about a minute to type as many things as they can remember. We do Tools, Word Count to get their score.
States - This is a nice tie-in with Social Studies. States This power point just shows the shapes of several states, and the kids have to type which state it is. It's a good way to teach tables or numbering. In case YOU aren't so sure about which is which, here is the state key.
Scattergories- This is based on the popular board game. 12 categories are given and the students type ONE answer for each category that starts with the given letter. Students receive points for each answer. If the answer has double letters they get more points--for example, a store name of Brackman Brothers Bagels would be three points. I’ve tried many ways of playing this in the classroom, so you may want to experiment. But the most simple method I have found is to have each kid play on their own for the round. Then at the end of the round, they compare their screen with their two neighbors. Any answers that are the same do not count. This lessens the temptation to copy their neighbor’s answers! They enter their answers on an Excel sheet which will automatically add up their score. I can usually play six rounds in one class period.
Word Association - This is a power point I use when I am teaching them composition, to compose out of their head. Each slide is about a minute long--you can always make it longer or shorter. The slides have picutres, words, colors, all sorts of things. They simply type whatever comes to their mind after looking at the slide for the full time it's on their screen. Then it moves to the next one.
Complaint Letters - (Updated November, 2012) I actually got this idea from a website, so I can't claim it's mine! But I did revamp it quite a bit. Students are given a product, a problem, a consequence, and a action requested--four parts of a complaint letter. The students draw one of each category from an envelope, and have to write a complaint letter with what they draw. They won't necessarily match--like my Justin Beiber CD, is stuck, which caused my little brother to run away, and now I want $1,000 in compensation. They can get pretty funny! I have updated this with some fun cards with pictures. Just download the PDF file and follow the instructions. It's really fun to end a letter unit this way, the kids really enjoy it and they can review letter writing. I also have written instructions--this is a great assignment to give for a sub. You can also use it in Computer Tech.
Scrabble - I have NINE power points for this game! The kids love it! Again, this is another power point. It will show a seven letter word that is scrambled for about thirty seconds. Kids type as many words as they can from the letters in the word. They get a point for every letter they type. IF they figure out what the unscrambled word is, they get 10 points for that seven letter word. After thirty seconds, the unscrambled word will appear. They all get pretty excited to see what it is. They score their work by going to Tools, Word Count. That gives them their base score, and then they add three points for every word they unscrambled.
Mad Libs - This activity is good for when the kids are all burned out and you just want to have a little fun. It's also a good way to teach them talbes or numbering. I have them open word and either make a table and number one column to about 20, or I just teach them to number the page. Then I go to the, which has a bunch of Mad Libs. I choose a mad lib, then tell the kids to type an adjective, verb, or whatever it's asking for. (This is also a good review for English!) Then I randomly select a kid for each one and enter their answer in to the website. But each student must type an answer to all the questions. Then I read the madlib aloud. It's gotten pretty funny! The kids love this one, though admittedly it's not a whole lot of typing for them!!
Wordigo - This is an activity I give my faster typers when they are ahead of the rest of the class and I want to give the slower kids time to catch up. It's a nice break for them. It's an Excel worksheet, kind of like a crossword puzzle, but with most of the letters missing. The kids have to fill in the missing words and make sure they all match up. They find it challanging, and it's good practice for their vocabulary. It keeps them busy, too! I have three right now,
Foreign Langauges
- I can't claim this brilliant idea--it comes from Bill Simpson, one of my co-workers. He was concerned that often when kids do timed writings, they memorize a line, then type it, then go back. In order to keep their eyes on the paper while typing, Bill wanted to take away the easy memorization. So he took our timed writings, went to the website __http://babelfish.altavista.com__ where he translated it into DUTCH. Now the kids can't look at their screen--they can't memorize anything! I find it quite brilliant. It's also a great way to cross curriculum with the langauge department. Here are the first three installments of a timed writings in Dutch. I have also created another simple assignment using this same concept. This is a two sided worksheet which has a sentence, then the sentence again in three different languages. They just type it up!
Advanced Keyboarding Packet - This packet is a lifesaver with fast typers! You can use this in a Keyboarding 2 class, or just give one of the assignments to kids who finish quickly. There are thirty activities, some fun like the internet scavenger hunt or the tongue twisters, and some more time consuming like letters, memos, newsletters, 5-minute timings and accurate copy.
Corrected Letters - I just started using this method this year, and noticed a HUGE increase in my student’s performance on their business letter test. I put all four letters in Student Common so they can all access it. They pull it up, and find all the ERRORS and fix them. The header will tell them how many errors there are. You can have them turn it in, or go over it as a class. I found it useful to go over it together. I would pull a name out and they would have to tell me one of the errors. It kept them on their toes, never knowing if they would be the next one called.
Other Power Point Drills - As you can see, I love using Power Point as a tool for learning. I use it quite frequently for a number of purposes.
Learning new keys (Micro Type Pro) -
Learning New Keys (Ellsworth Keyboarding Online)
High Frequency Phrases -
Most Frequently Used Words
Capitalization & Punctuation
Capitals, Numbers & Big Words
Writing Letters Lecture

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Megan Rees Curriculum
Welcome to my Curriculum Wiki! Over the last eight years, I have created a lot of fun assignments that I'd like to share with the Business Education community. If you find something you like, feel free to download it and try it in your classroom!

Keyboarding Binder
it all! {Section A - Timed Writings.docx} {Section B - Drills.docx} {Section C - Activities.docx} {Section D - Letters.docx} {Section E - Word Processing.docx} {Covers.docx}
A side note--in Section B, the drills it starts with are for Keyboarding Online. You may want to delete these if you do not use that program.
Keyboarding Games
Students open up the answer sheet in Excel. Show the power point, which has the full instructions and some examples of how to score.Students are basically given increasingly longer words--starting with 3 letters all the way to 12 letters--and they need to make a sentence from that word. For example, if the word is "Ostrich" they could type something like, "Oslo sang to Rose in church heartily." They score themselves according to how many words they got and if the sentence makes sense and is complete. Each word gets increasingly more time--20 seconds for the 3-letter word, all the way up to 2 minutes for the 12-letter word. You can easily take the power point out of the equation, and just type the words in to the answer sheet and have them pull up the answer sheet and complete it as best they can within a given time limit.
I have created five of these--but it is VERY easy to create more!
{Sentence Pyramid Answer Sheet.xlsx} {Sentence Pyramid#1.pptx} {Sentence Pyramid#2.pptx} {Sentence Pyramid#3.pptx} {Sentence Pyramid#4.pptx} {Sentence Pyramid#5.pptx}
20 Questions - This is adapted from the Trivia Game listed below. Some of the questions are the same, but it's totally revamped. In this game, 20 random questions are asked, and the students type their answers. Then the questions come up again--this time with the correct answer and a point value. It's very straightforward, and a good way to teach cross-curriculum. There is an answer sheet and six power points. You will need to use the overhead or demo mode to get the power point available to all students.
{20 Questions Answer Sheet.xlsx} {Questions 1.pptx} {Questions 2.pptx} {Questions 3.pptx} {Questions 4.pptx} {Questions 5.pptx} {Questions 6.pptx}
Common Denominator - This is usually one of my students favorite games.There are seven different games--I will probably make more. Each is a power point, so like most of my games, you will need have the students set up their screens so they can see the power point and type at the same time. There is also an Answer Sheet in Excel--they will need to pull that up to type in their responses to each round. The power point will show four things for 35 seconds. The kids need to type into their answer sheet what they have in common. If they don't know, they can type in what the four things are for lesser points. The answer appears after 35 seconds, and the kids score themselves for that round--1 pt for each typed answer, 8 pts for getting the "common denominator", -5 for typing nothing at all, -2 for typing the WRONG common denominator, and -10 if they shouted out the answer. The Excel sheet will add up their score for all 10 rounds. I takes about 10 minutes to play one game. This is also a great way to teach other content in your class. I even contacted the teachers in my school for ideas, which yeilded slides on foreign langauge, renewable resources, historical figures, etc. Here are the files:
{Common Denominator Answer Sheet.xlsx} {Common Denominator #1.pptx} {Common Denominator #2.pptx} {Common Denominator #3.pptx} {Common Denominator #4.pptx} {Common Denominator #5.pptx} {Common Denominator #6.pptx} {Common Denominator #7.pptx}
Classroom Clash- This is my most ambitious game to date! It is a classroom version of Family Feud. It took a lot of work to get this one going—I did surveys of my students and friends to get the answers. The result is 5 power points you can run, each with 5 surveys on it. The kids also pull up an Excel sheet where they record their answers and their points. Each student plays on their own, not on a team. They get extra points for guessing ALL the answers, and penalized for ever wrong answer they type. At the end, find out the top two scores. These two kids get to compete in Fast Money—also on their Excel sheet. The Fast Money section comprises the last few slides of each power point. You can play it differently if you want—experiment!
{Classroom Clash #1.ppt} {Classroom Clash #2.ppt} {Classroom Clash #3.ppt} {Classroom Clash #4.ppt} {Classroom Clash #5.ppt} {Classroom Clash Answer Sheet.xlsx}
RandomRandom Stories: This a story! {Random Stories.docx}
Scattego:
Scattego: I call and Bingo! Download this file. It will
Outburst - I've designed it to be done using Lanschool, a power point appearing on their screens. But it would work just as well on one overhead, or even read aloud. Run the power point. A subject will appear for 45 seconds--something like "Things in an elevator"--the students type as many as they can think of. Then a stop sign comes up. Click once to show ten answers. They get one point for every answer they got that matches the ten given. I do the entire power point--ten rounds--and then the kid with the most points wins. (I can do two power points in once clas period of 45 min). You could also do it in teams. Nine power points available. You will need to update them periodically, and a few of them are specific to my school so you'll want to change them for your school. It's a great way to do cross-curricular work--I have slides about math and science, geography, etc.
{Outburst Answer Sheet.xlsx} {Outburst1.ppt} {Outburst2.ppt} {Outburst3.ppt} {Outburst4.ppt} {Outburst5.ppt} {Outburst6.ppt} {Outburst7.ppt} {Outburst8.ppt} {Outburst9.ppt}
Boggle - This is a one powerpoint download, with several games on the power point. The point of this game is the type as many words as you can from the letters provided. Have the students type it in Word. Then they can go to Tools, Word Count to get their score.
their score. Memory Game#1, Memory Game#2.
States - is the State Key.state key.
Scattergories- This is based on the popular board game. 12 categories are given and the students type ONE answer for each category that starts with the given letter. Students receive points for each answer. If the answer has double letters they get more points--for example, a store name of Brackman Brothers Bagels would be three points. I’ve tried many ways of playing this in the classroom, so you may want to experiment. But the most simple method I have found is to have each kid play on their own for the round. Then at the end of the round, they compare their screen with their two neighbors. Any answers that are the same do not count. This lessens the temptation to copy their neighbor’s answers! They enter their answers on an Excel sheet which will automatically add up their score. I can usually play six rounds in one class period.
{Scattergories.ppt} {Scattergories Answer Sheet.xlsx}
WordWord Association - next one. I have four of these, WA#1, WA#2, WA#3, WA#4.
Complaint Letters Computer Tech. I had issues uploading these files--the wiki is super stupid picky on how big they can be. So you can download them here.
Scrabble
Scrabble - I they unscrambled. Scrabble#1, Scrabble#2, Scrabble#3, Scrabble#4, Scrabble#5, Scrabble#6, Scrabble#7, Scrabble#8, Scrabble#9
Mad Libs go to the website http://www.eduplace.com/tales/ ,the, which has
Wordigo - This is an activity I give my faster typers when they are ahead of the rest of the class and I want to give the slower kids time to catch up. It's a nice break for them. It's an Excel worksheet, kind of like a crossword puzzle, but with most of the letters missing. The kids have to fill in the missing words and make sure they all match up. They find it challanging, and it's good practice for their vocabulary. It keeps them busy, too! I have three right now,
{Wordigo 1-5.xls} {Wordigo 6-10.xls} {Wordigo 11-15.xls}
ForeignForeign Langauges -
- I can't in Dutch. Foreign Drill #1, Foreign Drill #2, Foreign Drill #3 I have it up!
{Learning a New Language.docx}
Advanced Keyboarding Packet - This packet is a lifesaver with fast typers! You can use this in a Keyboarding 2 class, or just give one of the assignments to kids who finish quickly. There are thirty activities, some fun like the internet scavenger hunt or the tongue twisters, and some more time consuming like letters, memos, newsletters, 5-minute timings and accurate copy.
**Corrected Letters** – ICorrected Letters - I just started one called.
{Letter A.docx} {Letter B.docx} {Letter C.docx} {Letter D.docx}
Other Power Point Drills - As you can see, I love using Power Point as a tool for learning. I use it quite frequently for a number of purposes.
Pro) - Home Row, H&E, I&R, T&O, N&G, Shift & Period, U&C, Shift& W, B&Y, M&X, P&V, Q&Comma, Z&CAPS
Learning New Keyboarding Online) - HET, ORN MCShift,I.Shift U,Shift, BPW, GColonQ, V?/, XYZ
High Frequency Phrases - HFP #1 (all others available on request)
Most Frequently Used Words - MFUW #1 (all others available on request)
Capitalization & Punctuation - Capitalization, Punctuation
Capitals, Big Words - CNB#1 (all others available on request)
Writing Letters Lecture - Just a power point I use to teach how to write letters.

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