Project Includes
- Teacher Guide
- Student Workbook
- Customizable Resources
- Assessment Tools
- Extension Activities
- Sample Files
- Templates
- Parent Letters
- Certificates
TechnoCorrespondent
Item Number: JNR-CORRESPONDENT
Technology Integration: Geography, History, Language Arts, Social Studies, Visual Arts
Technology Skill: Desktop Publishing, Graphics, Photo Editing, Word Processing
Program: Internet Explorer, Paint, Word
Includes: Computer Lesson Plans, Teacher Guide, Printable Student Workbook, Paperless Worksheets, Review Questions, Extension Activities, TechnoCorrespondent Parent Letter, TechnoCorrespondent Certificate, Summary of Skills Checklist, TechnoCorrespondent Rubric, Landmark Internet Favorites, Blarney Stone Template, Blarney Stone Sample, On the Scene Sample, Article Template, Article Sample, Sunshine Skyway Bridge Template, Golden Gate Bridge Template
Session 1: Edit an Article
Follow the instructions to edit an article about the Blarney Stone.
Session 2: Research Landmarks
Use the internet to compile facts about a famous landmark.
Session 3: Gather Pictures
Collect and save a map, pictures of the landmark, and a digital photograph.
Session 4: Write an Article
Summarize an article based on the facts. Format the text to look great.
Session 5: On the Scene
Use photo editing techniques to place an image of yourself ‘on the scene’.
Session 6: Read All About It!
Apply desktop publishing skills to prepare the article for publication.
Optional Newspaper Computer Lesson Plans
- Sunshine Skyway Bridge: Apply formatting skills.
- Photo Search: Practice finding images on the Internet.
- Golden Gate Bridge: Format a template.
- undefined Discover the hardware.
- Scavenger Hunt: Investigate the parts of a newspaper.
- Writing Headlines: Read and summarize news articles.
- Using Bias: Distinguish between facts and opinion.
Write and Edit a Travel Article in Microsoft Word
Integrate technology into a language arts newspaper unit, a social studies unit, communities around the world unit, or a geography inquiry. Students research a historical landmark to inform tourists. TechnoCorrespondent computer lessons plans engage student interest and teach essential technology skills.
- Analyze newspaper sections to understand meaning
- Do online research for location facts and pictures
- Cite the source of research information
- Write an article to entice travelers to visit a site
- Format font, style, size, color, and underline style
- Create a bulleted list
- Apply shading to a paragraph
- Format images and insert captions
- Edit and proofread to prepare for publishing
- Revise the news article to enhance the layout
I have been a very satisfied customer of TechnoKids. By far, my favorite, and the favorite of the kids, has been the TechnoCorrespondent project. I still receive comments from parents and students on how fun it was to digitally put themselves at a remote landmark and publish it for others to see. Thank you for your creativity and diligence in providing such an exciting and solid technology curriculum.
J. Toth,
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School,
IL, USA
Customer Reviews
Students assume the role of a correspondent and write a news article about a famous landmark. The news story, written in Microsoft Word, includes facts and pictures to entice tourists to visit. TechnoCorrespondent computer lesson plans include instructions for students to place a picture of themselves at a distant landmark.
I have been a very satisfied customer of TechnoKids. By far, my favorite, and the favorite of the kids, has been the TechnoCorrespondent project. I still receive comments from parents and students on how fun it was to digitally put themselves at a remote landmark and publish it for others to see. Thank you for your creativity and diligence in providing such an exciting and solid technology curriculum.
J. Toth,
Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School,
IL, USA