15+ Middle School Technology Projects for intermediate to advanced skill level. These projects and activities will save you so much time coming up with what to do during your computer lab time.
Students practice the alphabet by matching individual letter keys to their places on a keyboard in a file folder. There are 4 different keyboard layout options included as well as uppercase, lowercase, and beginning letter picture key pieces. Prep once and use forever!
12 projects with monthly themed text for students to practice creating documents in Google Docs or Word. There is a vocabulary list and optional rubric included too if you want to make this an assessment tool.
Students practice the alphabet by matching individual letter keys to their places on a keyboard with this unique display. The keyboard prints across 4 pieces of paper (with optional individual keyboards included to extension). The letter keys have both upper and lowercase letters on them so that students can practice the alphabet.
Research Skills are critical for today’s students. This complete 7 lesson unit will teach your upper elementary or middle school students everything they need to be successful online researchers. Updated 9/17/17 with an answer key.
Technology Vocabulary worksheets, cut and paste activities, flash cards with QR codes, fill in the blanks, foldables, conversation starters, search and find, and more. All for the primary classroom (or beginner technology users). 30 pages including the answer keys.
Technology vocabulary for beginner technology users will teach the terms needed to be successful technology users of computers, laptops, tablets, or any technology devices.
Have your students make themselves a computer station card on the first day of class. It is the best way to start the school year and set your students up for success. For you, it is a name tag and has their login information all in one place- Score!. For students, it has the class rules, the proper keyboarding hand placements, and their login information all in one place. Yay!
Do you need your students to be mouse or trackpad masters but don’t have time to plan the lessons? These 10 lessons progress through moving the mouse, clicking on things, click and drag, and double click. Your students will be engaged and you can just sit back and watch the learning happen.
Do your students know the keyboard letters and numbers but need practice with the special keys? Do they have to take online assessments where they will be asked to key in numbers and symbols? Then this practice set is just what you’ve been looking for. 2 levels of special keys practice plus BONUS practice for online assessment skills such as click and drag, short answer text, and drop down menus.
PowerPoint Skills are valuable to all students, but can be tricky to teach with limited access to technology and time. This complete teaching unit makes it easy for the teacher and engaging for students. Designed for upper elementary/middle school students, (depending on background knowledge) this unit contains 14 instructional videos, 14 guided notes pages, and 14 activities for PPT skills that every student needs.
Help your students learn the parts of a desktop and laptop computer with guided instruction and independent click and drag activities. By the end of the lesson students will be able to label the screen, keyboard, processor, trackpad or mouse, headphones, and speakers. They will also be able to compare and contrast a laptop and desktop computer. The best part is that these activities are paperless. They are made for Google Drive and can also be use with Microsoft OneDrive (directions in file). Any device that can access Google Slides can be used to complete these digital interactive activities.
This resource works on so many great technology skills. While students may be familiar with using snap cubes (or counting blocks or whatever you call them) to make designs, it brings the skill to a whole new level to do it digitally. 10 Construction Theme designs in 4 different levels for differentiation between grade levels k-5.
If you’re looking for an engaging end of year activity for your upper elementary students, try this End of Year Memory Book Digital Activity! 18 Digital activity slides for Google Slides or PowerPoint that students fill in with their answers.
8 Simple Sorts to help students learn about and memorize parts of a computer and then 2 Sorts where students have to pick the categories to sort the items into.
Use these activities as practice navigating Google Slides or PowerPoint, mouse or trackpad practice, and simple keyboard practice.
Knowing how to use Google Drive is becoming a requirement for many high school students. This complete 5 lesson unit will teach your upper elementary or middle school students everything they need to be successful Google Drive users.
Try digital animation with your students with a simple and engaging Summer theme project! Students choose from background options and then add shapes, text, and clip art graphics to make a scene. Then they duplicate the slide and make a small change over and over (about 50 times) to animate the scene. Once the stop motion animation is complete students publish it to the web and can optionally make it into a GIF using a website tool.
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A full year of Kindergarten Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resource.
This is a bundle of the Kindergarten resources as an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription.
$140.00Original price was: $140.00.$112.00Current price is: $112.00.
A full year of Third Grade Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resources.
This is a bundle of the 3rd Grade resources as an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription.
Computer Fundamentals are critical for today’s students. This complete 8 lesson unit will teach your upper elementary or middle school students everything they need to be successful digital device users.
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A full year of 1st Grade Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resource.
This is a bundle of the First Grade resources as an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription.
$216.50Original price was: $216.50.$180.40Current price is: $180.40.
A full year of Fifth Grade Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resources.
This is a bundle of the 5th Grade resources that is an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription.
$194.50Original price was: $194.50.$155.60Current price is: $155.60.
A full year of Fourth Grade Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resources.
This is a bundle of the 4th Grade resources for those who do not want to use the k5tech.net subscription.
$140.50Original price was: $140.50.$112.40Current price is: $112.40.
A full year of 2nd Grade Technology Activities with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resource.
This is a bundle of the Second Grade resources as an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription.
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A full year of K-5 Technology Activities for the computer lab with a Pacing Guide. You can follow the guide or choose to complete the activities in any order you like. Please see the individual product descriptions to learn more about each included resource.
This is a bundle of the K-5 resources that is an alternative to the k5tech.net subscription. The formats and activities are different, but either option covers the same ISTE standards and provides everything you need for computer lab classes.
Help students learn the parts of the computer and types of technology with some simple matching and labeling activities. Great for the beginning of the year or whenever you do your computer parts lessons.
This is an editable file of a QR code worksheet for students to review technology vocabulary words. Includes the student worksheet, directions, and answer key for teachers.
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate a Gingerbread House challenge. Students will drag the provided clip art pieces into the work area and then resize and layer the pieces until it looks exactly like the model. I’ve provided 5 challenges that are increasingly more difficult and require more tech skills and perseverance.
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This resource includes:
Google Slides (or download as PowerPoint)
Background and Clip Art Graphics Included
5 Levels of Challenge
Optional Slide for students to design their own Gingerbread House
Try digital animation with your students with a simple and engaging Easter Egg project! Students choose from background options and then add shapes and clip art graphics to make a scene. Then they duplicate the slide and make a small change over and over (about 50 times) to animate the scene. Once the stop motion animation is complete students publish it to the web and can optionally make it into a GIF using a website tool.
Even our youngest learners can master graphic design basics with digital design activities like this Recreate a Valentine’s Day Scene challenge. Students will drag the provided clip art pieces into the work area and then resize and layer the pieces until it looks exactly like the model. I’ve provided 5 challenges that are increasingly more difficult and require more tech skills and perseverance.Â
Do your students need to learn about basic computer troubleshooting and managing their digital files? This mini 3 lesson unit will teach your middle school students everything they need to be able to start the troubleshooting process when things go wrong.
Teach students how to save a file in a way they will never forget.
Have you given up on having your students save files on school computers because they never remember the steps to follow? I was so frustrated that they would “forget” how to save every single time, even after showing them again and again. I came up with a way to teach them that makes them so much more independent when using the school computers!