Midland Middle School     7/8 Computer Class

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STUDENT SECTION   All lessons align with the ISTE/NETS Standards; see Illinois Learning Standards
INTRO
First Day
MMS Internet Policy
Syllabus: Grade 7

Syllabus: Grade 8
Welcome Survey
SEARCH ENGINES
Google
Bing

Norton Safe Search
 

TODAY
Study Island

Student Survey: Sept. 2011

 


 

INTERNET
Common Craft Tech Videos
Click-N-Learn: Parts of Computer
Intel: The Journey Inside
Internet 4 Classrooms
LearnTheNet.com
NetSmartz Teens
WebWise Kids

KEYBOARDING
Nimble Fingers
Learn2Type [Grade 8]
Mr. Kent's Typing Tutor
Mr. Kent's Typing Test [Grade 8]
Ten Key Tutor (Numbers)
Ten Key Test
(Numbers)
Type Online
CURRENT EVENTS
CNN Student News
Channel One
MICROSOFT WORD
Intel: Help Guide
Internet 4 Classrooms: WORD
Word XP Tutorials
 
EXCEL
Intel: Help Guide
Internet 4 Classrooms: EXCEL

Choose the Right Graph
Microsoft Tutorial
POWERPOINT
A Different Place
ActDen PPT
Brainy Betty
Extreme Makeover PPT
FindSounds.com
FreePlayMusic
Intel: Help Guide
Microsoft Design Templates
Narrations in PowerPoint
PowerPoint FAQ

PPT State Report
LESSONS
Ahoy, Columbus!
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials
American Folklore: Ghost Stories
Analogies [template]
Analogy Practice
Analogy Practice #8
Behind the Name [w/Biopoem]
Book Jacket
Book Report, How to Write a
Business Card Samples
Columbus WebQuest
Crack the Code
English Page: Verb Tense
Fables
Five Paragraph Essay Wizard
Friendly Letter [Example]
Friendly Letter [QUIA]
Mapmaking Guide
The Mystery Spot
Norman Rockwell
Peer Editing With the Whole Class
Plagiarism Activity: Grade 7
Plagiarism Activity: Grade 8
SeaWorld: Animal Bytes
Test 2-3, p. 139-140
     Exchange Rates
     Lonely Planet Travel Guide
Verb Tense Tutorial
Vocabulary Builder
Wild Weather CyberHunt

Discovering Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Clark WebQuest   
National Geographic: Lewis & Clark Go West!
PBS Lewis & Clark Interactive Map

Family History PowerPoint template
Family History Letter template

Biography.com
History Channel
POTUS
WhiteHouse.gov

MULTIMEDIA
Clip Art:
Brainy Betty [icons]
Classroom Clip Art
Discovery Clip Art Gallery
Microsoft Office Clip Art
Pics 4 Learning
Teacher Files Clip Art

Animation:
Animation Station
JoGraham Animation

Sounds:
FindSounds.com
FreePlay Music

Photos:

Kodak: Taking Great Pictures

Video:

History Channel Video

 
HOMEWORK HELP
America's Story [Library of Congress]
Atlapedia [Countries A-Z]
50 States [Infoplease]
Biography
Calculator.com
CIA World Factbook
Encyclopedia Brittanica Online
Famous Speeches
Google Maps
History Channel
Merriam-Webster OnLine Dictionary
Nation Master
Quoteland
Scholastic Homework Hub
State Abbreviations at USPS
Thesaurus.com

 
MOVIE MAKER
MovieMaker Tutorial

 

 


Web Design:

 

 

HEALTH
Blood Typing
DEA Drug Information
E-Medicine Health: Substance Abuse
KidsHealth
HealthFinder
Infection, Detection, Protection
MedicineNet
MedlinePlus
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Health

National Institute of Mental Health

NIDA Space Wrangler
Nutrition:MyPyramid.gov
WebMD
CAREERS
Career Videos
Occupational Outlook Handbook

Illinois CIS Jr.
Bureau of Labor: What Do You Like?
Could This Be Your Life

Peterson's Guide: Find A School
iSafe:
Cyber Community
Safe Web Site Design

Intellectual Property
All About Piracy
Avoiding Online Predators
Online Predators and Grooming Process

CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
Chemical Elements
Chemistry: Web Elements
J Lab
Los Alamos Periodic Table
P Table
PeriodicTable.com

QUIA Chemical Elements & Symbols
ISAT PRACTICE
ISAT Practice Tests
Illinois ISAT Sample Tests; Grade 8
FREE TIME
A+ Math
Can You Pass Third Grade?
Channel One
ClassBrain.com
CoolMath4Kids
Encarta Quizzes
Fantastic Contraptions
Gamequarium
Geography Bee
Go Animate
Grammar Blast
Grammar Bytes
Great State Race
Interactive Math Games
Internet4Classrooms MATH
FREE TIME cont.
I Spy:Games
Johnnie's Math Page
Learning Planet
MapMan
Math Playground
National Geographic GeoSpy
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
QUIA Top Fifty Activities
Quiz Hub
Scholastic
What To Do
Who Wants to be a Millionaire

Wordle
Word of the Day
SKETCHUP
3DVinci
Sketchup in the Classroom

 

RETURN TO TOP

TEACHER SECTION  Teacher > Mrs. Chris Isaacson  (309) 469-3131    cisaacson@midland-7.org 
Sites for Educators:
ActDen Software Tutorials
Google for Educators
Google Search
Jukebox Index [NC Wiseowl Kaleidoscope]
Kathy Schrock's Guide
Microsoft How-To Articles w/Lesson Plans
Microsoft Training
ReadWriteThink
Teacher Tube
Tech Teachers: Meg Ormiston
Typing Tutorial Freeware
Computer Class Texts:
Keyboarding & Computer Applications; Prentice Hall, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Miscellaneous Computer Activities:
Amusement Park Physics
Jeopardy Index
LyricWiki
Teennewsbreak [Parade.com and Journal Star]
Learner.org/Interactives
Web Quests:
Cyberbee Treasure Hunts
R*Tec 4 Teachers WebQuests
Scholastic Cyberhunt Library 
 
Etc.:

Illinois State Board of Education