5th Grade
Lab Utilization Plan
First Six Weeks
Visit 1.1:
Visit 1.2:
Visit 1.3:
Visit 1.4:
Visit 1.5:
Visit 1.6:
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Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
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Explain posted lab rules and expectations and have students sign a copy
Assign and record seating
Demonstrate and practice TechKnowledge student login/logoff
TechKnowledge Unit 0, Intro. Unit/ Review: History of Computers
Movie
TechKnowledge Unit 0, Intro. Unit/ Review: Computer Safety Movie
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Review Lab Rules, Seating & Logins
TechKnowledge Unit 0, Intro. Unit/Lesson G: Navigating a Document (1 lesson)
TechKnowledge Unit 1, Computer Basics Movie
TechKnowledge Unit 1, Lesson 1: Computer Basics Review
TechKnowledge Unit 1, Lesson 2: Computer Do’s and Don’ts
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TechKnowledge Unit 1, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Keyboarding Movie
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 7: Keyboarding Basics
Review
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TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 8: The Home Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 9: The H, E, I, and R Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 10: The O, T, N, and G Keys
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TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 11: The Left Shift and Period Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 12: The U and C Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 13: The W, Right Shift, B, and Y Keys
Unit 1, Lesson 3: Delete Files and Folders
Unit 1, Lesson 4: Software Types
Unit 1, Lesson 5: Operating Systems
Unit 1, Lesson 6: The Computer’s Calculator
Teacher Note: Begin
each visit by teaching
the day’s concepts in a
whole-group setting.
Students then
complete lessons
independently.
Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
Unit 2: At the end of
each lesson, the
program automatically
takes students to “Paws
in Typing Town”. Teach
them to click the map
and go to the next
lesson. Use Paws lessons
and games as extra
practice for students
who have the time.
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5th Grade
Lab Utilization Plan
Second Six Weeks
Visit 2.1:
Visit 2.2:
Visit 2.3:
Visit 2.4:
Visit 2.5:
Visit 2.6:
Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
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TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 14: The M, X, P, and V Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 15: The Q, Comma, Z, and Colon Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 16: The Caps Lock, Question Mark, and Tab Keys
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TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 17: The Number Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Lesson 18: The Symbol Keys
TechKnowledge Unit 2, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
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Unit 3, Word Processing Movie
Unit 3, Lesson 19: Word Processing Review
Unit 3, Lesson 20: Columns
Unit 3, Lesson 21: Create Tables
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Unit 3, Lesson 22: Format Tables
Unit 3, Lesson 23: Borders and Shading
Unit 3, Lesson 24: Import Graphics
Unit 3, Lesson 25: Import Text
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TechKnowledge Unit 3, Lesson 26: Alignment and Justification
TechKnowledge Unit 3, Lesson 27: Headers and Footers
TechKnowledge Unit 3, Lesson 28: Tab Stops
Introduce Type to Learn login/out. Expectation: start with New
Frontiers (not games)
Type to Learn Lesson 1, FJ & Lesson 2, RU
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Teacher Note: When
starting Unit 3, ensure all
students not finished with
Unit 2 continue on with the
class and go back to finish
Unit 2 when time allows.
Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
Unit 3, Lesson 29: Tab Leaders
Unit 3, Lesson 30: Create an Outline
Unit 3, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Lesson 3, GH & Lesson 4, DK
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Lab Utilization Plan
Third Six Weeks
Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
Visit 3.1:
 Review and Reinforcement Week: Use this visit to ensure all students are caught up with previous
lessons or let them apply newly learned skills
Visit 3.2:
Visit 3.3:
Visit 3.4:
Visit 3.5:
Visit 3.6:
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Unit 4, Drawing and Graphics Movie
Unit 4, Lesson 31: Reviewing Drawing and Graphics
Unit 4, Lesson 32: Clip Art Borders
Unit 4, Lesson 33: Newsletter Layout
Lesson 5, EI & Lesson 6, BN
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Unit 4, Lesson 34: Modify Clip Art
Unit 4, Lesson 35: Use Multimedia
Unit 4, Lesson 36: Design Spreadsheets
Unit 4, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Lesson 7, TY & Lesson 8, SL
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Unit 5, Gadgets Movie
Unit 5, Lesson 37: Edit an Image
Unit 5, Lesson 38: Crop a Digital Image
Unit 5, Lesson 39: Add Borders to an Image
Lesson 9, WO & Lesson 10, A
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TechKnowledge Unit 5, Lesson 40: Design a Flyer
(Skip Lessons 41 and 42)
TechKnowledge Unit 5, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
TechKnowledge Unit 6, Presentation Movie
Type to Learn Lesson 11, C & Lesson 12, PQ
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Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
Unit 6, Lesson 43: Review of Presentation Basics
Unit 6, Lesson 44: Create and Save to a Portfolio
Unit 6, Lesson 45: Create a Two-Column Slide
Unit 6, Lesson 46: Create a Table
Lesson 12, PQ & Lesson 13, VM
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Lab Utilization Plan
Fourth Six Weeks
Visit 4.1:
Visit 4.2:
Visit 4.3:
Visit 4.4:
Visit 4.5:
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Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
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Unit 6, Lesson 47: Insert a Video Clip
Unit 6, Lesson 48: Insert an Action Sound
Unit 6, Lesson 49: Insert an Animated GIF
Unit 6, Lesson 50: Set Slide Transitions
Lesson 14, XZ & Lesson 15, ! & ?
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Unit 6, Lesson 51: Set Slide Animation
Unit 6, Lesson 52: Add Saved Work to a Portfolio
Unit 6, Lesson 53: Add Artwork to a Portfolio
Unit 6, Lesson 54: Assess a Portfolio
Lesson 16, -“ & Lesson 17, 4 & 7
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Unit 6, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Unit 7, Spreadsheet Movie
Unit 7, Lesson 55: Review Spreadsheets
Lesson 18, 5 & 6 and Lesson 19, 3 & 8
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Unit 7, Lesson 56: AutoSum Button
Unit 7, Lesson 57: Addition Formulas
Unit 7, Lesson 58: Insert Rows and Columns
Lesson 20, 2 & 9 and Lesson 21, 0 & 1
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Unit 7, Lesson 59: Subtraction Formulas
Unit 7, Lesson 60: Multiplication Formulas
Unit 7, Lesson 61: Division Formulas
Lesson 22, ( ) keys
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Unit 7, Lesson 62: Borders and Shading
Unit 7, Lesson 63: Design Tables
Unit 7, Lesson 64: Text Wrap
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger position
Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
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5th Grade
Lab Utilization Plan
Fifth Six Weeks
Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
Visit 5.1:
 Review and Reinforcement Week: Use this visit to ensure all students are caught up with previous
lessons or let them apply newly learned skills
Visit 5.2:
Visit 5.3:
Visit 5.4:
Visit 5.5:
Visit 5.6:
Teacher Note: When a
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position
Unit 7, Lesson 65: Format Numbers
Unit 7, Lesson 66: Enhance Graphs
Unit 7, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger
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position
Unit 8, Database Movie
Unit 8, Lesson 67: Database Entry
Unit 8, Lesson 68: Simple Searching
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger
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Unit 8, Lesson 69: Partial Match Searches
Unit 8, Lesson 70: Single-Field Searches
Unit 8, Lesson 71: Multiple-Field Searches
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger position
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Unit 8, Lesson 72: Create a Database
Unit 8, Lesson 73: Data Types
Unit 8, Lesson 74: Record Layouts
Unit 8, Lesson 75: Layout Features
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger position
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Unit 8, Lesson 76: Use a Database Template
Unit 8, Lesson 77: Edit a Database
Unit 8, Lesson 78: Spell-Check
Lesson Review/Practice, emphasize correct finger position
student completes all lessons
in a visit, have them review
previous keyboarding lessons
from Type to Learn.
Demonstrate how to select a
lesson to review (From the
Menu bar, select Window
and choose review lesson)
Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
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5th Grade
Lab Utilization Plan
Sixth Six Weeks
Visit 6.1:
Visit 6.2:
Visit 6.3:
Visit 6.4:
Visit 6.5:
Visit 6.6:
Teacher Note: Instructing students to skip Bonus Time (5 points) can expedite overall
progress through the lessons.
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Unit 8, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Unit 9, Electronic Reference Movie
Unit 9, Lesson 79: Search a CD-ROM
Unit 9, Lesson 80: Create a Bookmark
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Unit 9, Lesson 81: Boolean Search
Unit 9, Lesson 82: Transfer CD-ROM Information
Unit 9, Lesson 83: Using Technology to Access
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Unit 9, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Unit 10, Internet Movie
Unit 10, Lesson 85: Web Review
Unit 10, Lesson 86: Search the Web
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Unit 10, Lesson 87: Compare Search Engines
Unit 10, Lesson 88: Search Techniques
Unit 10, Lesson 89: Use Browser Features
Unit 10, Lesson 90: Multiple Browser Windows
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Unit 10, Lesson 91: Evaluate Search Results
Unit 10, Lesson 92: Evaluate Web Sites
Unit 10, Lesson 93: Review of E-Mail
Unit 10, Lesson 94: E-Mail Attachments
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TechKnowledge Unit 10, Lesson 95: Signatures
TechKnowledge Unit 10, Lesson 96: Chat Rooms
TechKnowledge Unit 10, Performance Assessment/Unit Test
Teacher Note: Students
should continue mastering
keyboarding without looking at
the keyboard at the end of
each visit. Have them review
previous keyboarding lessons
from Type to Learn.
Demonstrate how to select a
lesson to review (From the
Menu bar, select Window
and choose review lesson)
Unit 9, Lesson 84: Evaluate Information
Teacher Note: The end
of each visit should be
spent practicing touchkeyboarding skills using
Type to Learn New
Frontiers.
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