Charles

Technology TEKS: (2) **Foundations.** The student uses data input skills appropriate to the task. The student is expected to: (B) use proper keyboarding techniques such as correct hand and body positions and smooth and rhythmic keystroke patterns; (C) demonstrate touch keyboarding techniques for operating the alphabetic, numeric, punctuation, and symbol keys as grade-level appropriate; Language Arts – Word Choice The students will publish word choice characteristics about each student in the classroom.The end product will be created in wordel. Students will begin in Wordel.All students will rotate around the room and type in a characteristic using Word Choice Power about each individual student on their computer.After all students have rotated around to all computers and written down a word choice reflecting that student, all students will return to their original computer.Finally students will create their Wordel and have a finished product displaying their word choice characteristics based on them. This exercise helps students branch out their word choice for their writing and expands their vocabulary.It also is a nice poster for the students to keep about them from their classmates!