Description What’s included in the 8th Grade Lesson Plans (software-based) bundle: 5 lesson plans integrated into inquiry, using popular software A brief summary of each project, including suggested grade level and prior knowledge, time required, software required Higher-order thinking skills addressed Technology-specific skills taught Digital delivery of the PDF Five projects include: x Cropping in Photoshop Practice Photoshop’s three methods of cropping–crop tool, lasso, magic wand then learn to copy the cropped image into any background and resize it to fit its surroundings. x Cloning in Photoshop Use Photoshop’s cloning tools to add images to a picture, or add part of one favored graphic to another. x A Holiday Newsletter in Publisher Publisher is one of many desktop publishing (DTP) programs used to create brochures, magazines, newsletters, with easy-to-personalize templates. Here, students create a newsletter about vacation happenings. x Tessellations in Excel By shading cells in repetitive colors, or duplicating autoshapes, you create amazing art using a math-based software. Proof that math and art are two sides of the same coin. T Two Heads Study Better than One–Excel Review for a summative Excel quiz with a partner; take the quiz solo.
