Imagine incorporating STEAM into your computer lab sessions. Students love to use Google Slides; use this DIY animation lesson to give your students new skills in Google while also including some of their own interests. In this lesson students will learn how to create an animation by using a few simple tools in Google Slides. It comes with step-by-step instruction for the educator and the students. This lesson is suitable to be used with students in 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grade. Can be used with older students as well but it is aimed at high elementary and middle school aged students. This lesson will cover at least three, 40-minute classes. Included are: Detailed lesson plans Google Slides presentation with step-by-step instructions Google Slides presentation with an example animation Links to other resources PowerPoint show also included Subject Computer Science - Technology, Instructional Technology, Library Skills Grade Levels 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool Resource Type Lesson Plans (Individual), Internet Activities, Google Apps Common Core Standards RST.6-8.3

Buttons on Your Computer is a lesson meant for the very youngest users in your school. Very often students do not use desktop computers at home and may not even be familiar with how to use a mouse. This lesson is designed to help your students learn about the Minimize, Maximize and Close (Exit) buttons used with Windows computers. It is a fun and interactive lesson which will have your students excited and easily remembering those very important tools! What is included: Lesson Plan PowerPoint presentation Worksheets to use with the lesson - color and black and white options Buttons on Your Computer poster with printing instructions Audience: This lesson is suitable to be used with students in Kindergarten and 1st grade. If you find your older students struggle with these functions it would be useful to introduce the lesson to them as well. You know your students; feel free to adjust as needed. Lesson: This lesson is best used at the beginning of the year with young students who are not familiar with Windows based computers. It can be used after my Learn the Parts of a Computer lesson. Students should each be at a computer or laptop so that they are able to do the practice themselves. This version of Buttons on Your Computer is based on Windows 7; if you would like a Windows 10 version made just leave me a comment. I’m happy to tailor lessons to your needs.