Grade Level(s):    9-12+

Subject(s):    English Language Arts
                            Vocational
                            Business

Learner Outcomes:

• Students will know various methods of "selecting" (highlighting) text.
• Students will be able to perform character formatting techniques such as bolding, underlining, italics, font changes, etc.
• Students will understand and be able to use both the insert mode and typeover mode for keying text.
• Students will know various methods of deleting text.

Materials:

• Pen or pencil
• USConstitution1
• Lesson 2 Practice Document

• Computer with Windows 98 operating system and Internet access
• Microsoft Word 2000
• Netscape Communicator

• Students must have a signed Technology Acceptable Use form on file.
• Students should have completed the "Surviving in Windows 98" unit.
• Students should have completed the "Surviving Word 2000, Lesson 1."

1.)    Have students boot their computers and then double-click on the Netscape Communicator icon to access
        the Internet.
2.)    In the "Location" box, have students type the URL for The Solution Site (http://www.thesolutionsite.com)
        and find the unit called Surviving Word 2000.  Then select "Lesson 2 - Change is Inevitable!"
3.)    Use the instructions you learned in the Windows unit (Lesson 3) to size the window to the right half of the
        desktop space.  In the left half of the desktop space, open Microsoft Word 2000.
4.)    Have students follow the instructions and activities in Lesson 2.
5.)    After completion of the lesson, have students complete Lesson 2 Practice Document and turn it in for
        evaluation.

Modifications:

• Student IEPs will determine lesson modifications.
• Advanced students will help students who are experiencing difficulties.

• Use the "Help" feature to discover at least three other types of character formatting (not used in Lesson 2) that can be used in Microsoft Word 2000.  Then use examples of each of those three formatting techniques in the Lesson 2 "Your Name's Constitution" document you created and save it as "Lesson 2 Enrichment."  Print the document and turn in for evaluation.

• Successful completion of the lesson activities.
• Successful completion of Lesson 2 Practice Document.

• West Virginia Instructional Goals and Objectives

• International Society for Technology in Education
• National Standards

• West Virginia Tech Prep

References:

a)    http://wvde.state.wv.us/
b)    http://cnets.iste.org
c)    http://www.wvtechprep.wvnet.edu
d)    http://www.winmag.com/win98

Authors:

PRESTON HIGH SCHOOL

Ed Fortney - efortney@access.k12.wv.us
Phyllis McMillion - phyllismcmillion@hotmail.com
Carolyn Welch - cjcwelch@access.mountain.net

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