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A good lesson plan for 4th grade students would be a lesson on how to type correctly. This will help them in future grades when they begin typing papers for their classes. First, I would start by introducing them to the layout of the keyboard and where to rest their fingers. Then, each lesson they would have to learn how to type a group of 3 or 4 letters until they have learned how to reach the whole keyboard. After, that I would work on increasing the speed at which they type.

Facebook (www.facebook.com) is a website that almost every student on campus uses. This website follows many of the rules listed in chapter 6. It uses a mixture of upper and lower case letters and keeps the text lines short, using limited words to tell you the information. It also limits colors, using only blue and white, and uses these colors through out the whole site. The site also uses a mixture of words and pictures, including pictures of all your friends instead of just listing their names. Also, the navigation buttons are always in the same place on every page and all the important are in bold text to provide emphasis on them.

I have encountered copyrighted and fair use materials in my classes, especially my history and english classes. They would use specific items from books or websites that were not of their own creation but they never used the entire item and it was only to supliment our learning not the main tool of teaching. The teachers also always told us that the work was not theirs and told use who it belonged to and where to find it. As a teacher I may use fair use material if I want to share with my class a specific poem or story that goes along with my lesson plan. However, I will tell my students who the author is and will also descibe to them what plagerism is and why it is wrong.

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As a student I have used Microsoft Word mostly to write papers for my classes. Sometimes I have used it to create graphs and tables for my science and math classes but not very often. My teachers have used it to create tests and quizes. Sometimes they also use it to create a syllabus at the beginning of the class or rubric to give for the class for projects or papers. Most often teachers use other Microsoft applications, especially Powerpoint.

I will probably use Microsoft word the same way as my teachers before me, to create tests and quizes. I will probably also use it to create syllabi and rubrics. I may also use it to create my own worksheets or homework if i feel it is necessary or the ones provided do not fit my lessons.

One thing I have learned so far is how to compress a folder, which will be really helpful as a teacher because I will have a lot of information on my computer and it will help me keep things organized and make sending things easier if need be. I have also learned how to create a pdf file. this will be beneficial in my classroom if I find something on a website that I like. I can just make the information into a pdf file and have it readily accessable for my students. I have also learned how to create a mail merge document. This will make sending personalized letters home to the parents without spending hours creating individual letters.