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The objective of our blog is to share information about how we integrate our technology curriculum into the subject area curriculum. The foundation of this effort is the methodology of team teaching the lessons with the Middle School subject area teachers. Each post describes a particular lesson, the software used, some of the skills that were targeted, and the number of days that were spent in the lab.

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Friday, December 19, 2008

Word Count and Excel

The 8th Grade Social Studies students used Excel to analyze how they were progressing with their short essay answers. They related word count to fluency and evaluated whether they were answering their Think and Write questions more completely, as time went on.