9th -12th Grade Language Arts
 
While teaching writing process standards:		  
 
The student uses brainstorming/webbing software in planning, organizing and prewriting.  (Examples include using Inspiration to create graphic organizers.)
RESOURCES:
Inspiration Tutorials
 
While teaching writing process and research and technology standards:		  
 
The student creates, modifies and edits documents using desktop publishing and word processing tools. (Examples include newsletters, flyers, compositions, letters, etc.)
RESOURCES:
 MS Word Tutorials
  While teaching research and technology standards:
 
The student assesses the validity of information on a website.

 

 RESOURCES:
  While teaching research and technology standards:
 
The student uses search strategies and navigational skills to locate and retrieve information on approved CCSD online resources.

 

 RESOURCES:
  While teaching research and technology standards:
 
The student searches information in a database. (Examples might include Destiny, etc.)

 

 RESOURCES:
Destiny
 
While teaching research and technology standards:
 
The student selects and uses a variety of technology tools to locate, analyze, synthesize, evaluate and/or apply information to accomplish a content specific task

 

 RESOURCES:
Cobb Virtual Library
netTrekker
While teaching research and technology standards:  
The student understands and applies basic concepts of copyright law. (Examples might include citing resources, gaining permissions, using copyright free music and pictures, etc.)

 

 RESOURCES:
 Citation Machine
Free Play Music
While teaching communication and presentation standards:  
The student creates and enhances presentations and documents using appropriate elements and principles of design. (Examples might include repetition of a limited number of colors, fonts, or patterns, continuity of placement of elements, inclusion of images and sounds, etc.)
RESOURCES:
PowerPoint Tutorials
Movie Maker Tutorials
iMovie Tutorials
While teaching communication and presentation standards:  
The student uses technology tools to convey information and ideas, communicate, and collaborate at all levels from interpersonal to global.

 

 RESOURCES:
While teaching communication and presentation standards:  
The student creates, manages and utilizes information using spreadsheet tools

 

 RESOURCES:
MS Excel Tutorials
While teaching communication and presentation standards:  
The student creates simple web pages incorporating text, hyperlinks and principles of good web page design. (Examples might include converting images to proper resolution, using proper file format, etc.)

 

 RESOURCES:
MS Front Page Tutorials
Type Pad