8th Grade Computer Applications
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Rockingham County Public Schools
100 Mt. Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Web: http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us
Email Send e-mail to Mr. Hostetter

8th Grade Computer Curriculum
Computer Games and Tests!
SIRS World Geography DB!

How Computers Work

 Download Powerpoint comparing old computers to today!
Computer Basic Webquest!
Best Technology Website & Test!
Click and Learn about the inside of your computer!
Slides Showing History of Computers
Timeline and Pictures of the History of Computers
Webquest of Computers
Computer Parts with Pictures
Decode Binary Secret Message
Detective Binary Numbers
3d Computer Dictionary!
Binary Lesson Plan!
Learn Computer Basics PC & MAC!
Computer Eggs!

The Internet & Email

 Career Web Page Project Directions!
Internet Safety Rules
Download MAC OS X Kids Safety Browser!
Internet Vocabulary!
Download the Full Version of Internet Explorer (PC/MAC)!
Download PowerPoint on History of Internet!
Download How To Search the Internet Effectively in Word!
Web Search Strategies!
Take an Internet Safety Test!
Learn about the Internet Game!
Surfing the Internet!
File Formats!
Understanding Email!
Search Engine Comparisons!
Change any webpage using Bookmarklets!
View Old Archived Web Pages on the Internet!
Evaluating Websites!

Ethics &Copyright

 Excellent Copyright information!
Download Plagarism PowerPoint!
Copyright Basics!
Copyright Quiz!
22 Question Copyright Test!
Copyright Webquest!
Ethical Behavior Links!
Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom
The Educators' Guide to Copyright and Fair Use
Copyright in a Digital Age
Fair Use and Copyright Center
Movie Permission for Teachers!
Plagarism Checklist for Students!
Are you a good Cybercitizen?

Creating a Web page

 Planning & Creating a webpage guide by Glencoe!
Setting up Preferences of Composer!
Building Webpages for the Classroom Using Composer!
Netscape Composer Tutorial on webpages!
Composer Web Page Design Tutorial!
Links on Creating a webpage with Netscape Composer!
Netscape Composer Links by Mountain Brook City Schools!
Netscape Composer Links!
Online Composer Tutorials!

Make a Webpage very easily!
Webpage Evaluation Rubric

How to create your own webpage
Html help for kids by a kid
Create 3D Text

Html Tutorials!
Html Goodies!
HTML Code Tutorials!
Learn Html Tables!
Insert Pictures & Links in Tables!
Free Backgrounds!
Free Backgrounds by Category

Javascripts

 Free Javascripts!
Fun Javascripts!
Javascript Search!
Javascripts!
Free DHTML Scripts!
Multimedia Scripts!
Free Applets!

Sounds & Music

 Sounds Search Engine!
Audio & Video Search Engine!

Free Music!
Hundreds of Free Sound Effects!
Free Music & Sound Effects!
Download Free Sounds by Category (Movie, Songs, Cartoons)
Game Show Sounds!
TV Wavs!
Cartoon Sounds & TV Shows!
Tv Show Sounds!
Good Multimedia links!
Animal Sounds!
Search for wav sounds!

Animations & Images

 Ditto image search
Picsearch image search!

3D Text Creator!
Create a Logo!

Animations by Category on Left column!
Animfactory Free Animations
Free Gif animations!
Free Best Animations!
Animation Library (Hundreds of Free Animations)
Free Animations for education!
Lots of Free Animations!
Multimedia Animations!

Clipart Links!
Best Free Clipart Website by Category!
Free Original clipart!
Pictures by Category!
School icon pictures!
Free Photos!
Graphics Links!
Free Education clipart!

Creating a PowerPoint

 Country PowerPoint Project Directions!
Vacation PowerPoint Project Directions!
National Park PowerPoint Project Directions!
Free PowerPoint Backgrounds!
Download Free PowerPoint Backgrounds!
Download Powerpoint Backgrounds by Category!

PowerPoint Games Templates!
Powerpoint Games to Download
PowerPoint Templates & Resources!
Download Powerpoints in all subjects for grades 2-6!
Download middle PowerPoints!
Good PowerPoint Templates!
Download Jeopardy PowerPoints for Grades K-12

PowerPoint Project Tutorials!
Powerpoint Tutorial!
Excellent PowerPoint Resource for Schools!
Everything You want to know in PowerPoint!
PowerPoint 2001 Tutorials!
PowerPoint Game Templates & Directions
PowerPoint Pictural Instructions!

MAC Resources

 Mac Screenshots in Adobe Acrobat!
MAC Basics!
OS 9 Shortcuts!
Learn how to use OS X!
Apple Support Web Page
Mac Technical Resources
MacCentral
MAC Fixit Website
Fix that computer!
Good MAC websites!
FIx almost any MAC problem!

Appleworks

 What is new in Appleworks 6?
Free Appleworks 6 Quicktime Movies
Appleworks Scripts!
Appleworks 6 Tutorials!
Appleworks 6 & Os X Tutorials!
Download Statistics in Appleworks!
Appleworks Tutorials!
Handouts on Appleworks Multimedia!
Appleworks 6 Spreadsheet Tutorial
Appleworks 6 Database Tutorial
Appleworks 6 Painting Tutorial
Quicktime Tutorials on Appleworks 6

Spreadsheets

 Middle School Spreadsheet Lessons!
ABC's of Excel Spreadsheets!
Good Spreadsheet Webquest with Puzzle & Quiz!
Amusement Park Spreadsheet Lesson!
Code Crackers Math Spreadsheet Game Lesson!
Graphing Linear Functions in Appleworks!
Excel 97 Tutorials!
Excel Spreadsheet Tutorial!
Excel Spreadsheet Tutorials 2000!
Excel 2002 Tutorials!
Excel Tutorials!
Spreadsheet Appleworks 5 Tutorial!
Tutorial Spreadsheets in Appleworks!
Numerous Spreadsheets links!
Spreadsheet Ideas!

Imovie for OS X

 Imovie Basics Tutorials
Labeled Picture of Imovie Controls!
Imovie Classroom Lessons & Ideas for Teachers!
Imovie Ideas
Imovie School Examples K-12
Apple imovie Lesson Plans

Imovie 2 for OS 9

Excellent imovie tutorials!
Imovie 2 Tutorials!
Good Imovie Tutorials!
Imovie Awards!
Imovie Help Links!
Download Adobe Imovie 2 Manuel!
Imovie Links!

Troubleshooting your home PC

 Excellent Resources and Websites on PCs!
Basic Troubleshooting!
Fix PC Problems yourself!
Download Belarc to see your hardware (memory) type!

Understand Spyware and how to avoid it!
Download Spybot to remove Spyware!
Great Free Google Downloads
Download Free Picasa Photo Editing & Organization Software!
Download Free Adobe Reader!
Download Free Winzip 8.0
Computer Virus info!
Download the Ken Burns Effect Screensaver for PC!
Buy a USB Flash Disk!

Teacher Resources

 ClassXP (Sasi) Appleworks 6 & OS X Tutorials!
Excellent MAC Tutorials!
View website SOL list of Technology Education Links!
Excellent Computer Links!
Bookmark Your favorite websites on PortaPortal!
Buy excellent Computer books/software!
Excellent Tutorials for Popular Software on MAC and PC!
Excellent Technology Ideas and Resources for Educators!
Middle School Lesson Ideas!
Technology Lesson Ideas!
Computer Applications-Arnold
Windows & Office Tutorials!
Hundreds of Computer Tutorials
Sample Permission to Publish Letter!
Teacher Computer Competency Tutorials & Tests!
Buy Computers at Discount Prices for Educators!
Useful links
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