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CONTENTS

Kindergarten 5th Grade ___________________________________________ 2n overview o our integrate e ementary tec no ogy curricu um, inc u ing

samp es o a esson p an, stu ent an out, na project, project review anarent letter.

6th 8th Grade ____________________________________________________ 7

n overview o our integrate mi e sc oo tec no ogy curricu um, inc u ingsamp es o a stu ent esson, an out, na project, project review an parentetter. A so inc u es a samp e rom t e accompanying teac er gui e.

Teacher Training _________________________________________________ 12

In ormation a out our tec no ogy training program or teac ers.

Additional Resources _____________________________________________ 13

In ormation on a itiona resources avai a e to your sc oo , inc u ing presc oocurricu um, summer camps, mini units an our Internet Sa ety Wor s op orarents.

Technology Resource Center ______________________________________ 14

n overview o our Tec no ogy Resource Center TRC , t e most compre ensivetec no ogy too avai a e or sc oo s to ay, inc u ing t e Project Li rary, Weresentations and online citation builder.

Teacher Support Center __________________________________________ 16An overview of our Teacher Support Center, where we provide all the materialsnecessary to successfully implement Trajectory in your school.

What Administrators Say __________________________________________ 17

W at sc oo a ministrators are saying a out Trajectory.


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Trajectorys integrated K 5th grade curriculum includes:

our curriculum units per year designed by teachers and based on more than 350

iteracy o jectives in 10 i erent tec no ogy areas. Curricu um units are esigne

in mo u ar orm to encourage teac ers an stu ents to integrate su ject materia

from their classroom studies. Technology skills build from year to year to ensure

continuity as stu ents move rom gra e to gra e. Lesson p ans are avai a e in

icroso t O ce XP, 2003 an 2007.

A concise overview of each unit including:

u A lesson overview outlining the projects students will complete in the unit

u A etai e ist o tec no ogy o jectives stu ents wi master y t e en o t e unit

u A ist o t e Microso t O ce app ications stu ents wi wor in uring t e unit

u An out ine o a itiona resources inc u ing an outs, temp ates an samp es

avai a e to stu ents to e p t em comp ete t eir projects

Comprehensive teacher lesson plans including:

u Gui e ines or preparing eac esson

u Step-by-step instructions for completing projects

Additional resources including:

u Student handouts, templates and samples of nal projects

u Project review activities to measure stu ents progress in meeting t e tec no ogy

o jectives

u Parent etters etai ing t e tec no ogy o jectives or eac unit. T ese etters,

a ong wit t e stu ents wor , create a compre ensive na project oo et sure to

impress parents.

u Bu etin oar s or use in t e c assroom an aroun t e sc oo

Kindergarten 5th Grade

Overview


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Software: Microsoft Publisher Kid Pix

Resources:

WebLinks

Handouts: Parent Letter

Templates: 8 organizer template-3.pub,8 book layout 3.pub

Samples: 3A- Organizer, / B- Cover, 3C- Story,/ D- Project Review

Lesson Overview

Students develop desktop publishing skills by creating a storybook. Students will first create and use a story

organizer. Next, students will construct a story, using their organizer as an outline. Finally, students will

create original pictures to illustrate their story. Skills include creating and modifying WordArt, inserting Clip Art

images, creating picture and text boxes, typing and editing text, and using various drawing tools.

1 Student will open a program.

1 Student will create a text box.

1 Student will enter text.

tu ent w create or rt.

1 Student will modify WordArt.

1 Student will change the font color.1 Student will change the font size.

1 tu ent w c ange t e ont.

tu ent w create a p cture ox.

1 Student will navigate Clip Art libraries.

1 Student will add graphics.

1Student will import graphics from other applications.

1Student will use various drawing tools.

1Student will select and use different colors.

tu ent w se ect an use erent ne w t s an sty es.

1Student will undo the previous action.

1Student will save a file.1Student will open a file.

1 tu ent w use scro arrows.

tu ent w use t e zoom eature.

1Student will print a document.

Technology Objectives


3rd Grade Lesson Overview

Topic: Famous Fables or Integration Topic


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Determine how students will be paired prior to class, if necessary. The teacher should

create a folder for each class on every computers desktop, hard drive or shared drive.

his is to save students work. Load Publisher templates onto each computers hard

drive.

ell the class that over the next several weeks they will be retelling a famous fable or

creating a fable of their own. Discuss the elements of a fable, suggesting some ideas

that could be included in their stories. The teacher should show samples and explain

the various skills to be learned.

Launch Microsoft Publisher, choose a blank page and introduce desktop publishing

concepts. Explain the term desktop publishing. Desktop publishing is combining

graphics (pictures) with text (words). Show examples such as signs, brochures, news-

letters, magazines, illustrated stories, etc.

oday, the students will create a story organizer that will be completed in the next les-

son. Students will add WordArt, drag custom shapes to designated positions, modify

text within text boxes and add Clip Art. Demonstrate how to launch Publisher and open

the organizer template-3.pub.

Demonstrate how to add WordArt.

. Click the WordArt tool on the Objects toolbar.

. Select a style and click OK.

. A box will appear that says, Your Text Here. Delete this and type Story Orga-

nizer.

4. Type the title, change the font and click K.

. Use the WordArt toolbar to format WordArt and change the colors and lines.

. Use the handles to resize and move WordArt on the page.

Demonstrate how to move custom shapes.

. Select an oval on the side of the template.. To move the oval, place the mouse over the oval and a quad arrow will appear.

Once you see the quad arrow, you will be able to move the shape to the desired

location.

Prior to Lesson 1

Introduce the project

Introduce desktop

publishing

Demonstrate

todays lesson


Partial 5th Grade Lesson Plan


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Sample 3rd Grade Project Review Sample 3rd Grade Parent Letter

Sample 3rd Grade Handout Sample 3rd Grade Final Project

Project Samples


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creae a sory organze. ex, su ens consruce er sory, usng er organzer as an

o u n e. n a y , s u e n s c re a e or g n a p c u r es , w c u s ra e e r s o ry. s n c u e

creating and modifying WordArt, inserting Clip Art images, creating picture and text boxes,

typing and editing text, and using various drawing tools.

Technology Objectives:

pen a program Import graphics from other applications.reae ex ox

se varous raw oos

nter text Select and use different colors1 reate WordArt 1Select and use different line widths and styles1 odify WordArt 1 ndo previous action

ange coor of text

ave a e

ange e s ze o ext

Open a fileange e on o ex

se scro arrows

1 reae pc ure ox

1 se the zoom feature1

avigate Clip Art libraries

1

rint a document1Add graphics

oftware:

Microsoft Publisher

Kid Pix


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Additional Samples


Kindergarten Garden Sample

(Excel)

5th Grade Magazine Sample

(Publisher)3rd Grade Photo Essay Sample

(PowerPoint)

5th Grade Web Page Sample

(Word)


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Trajectorys integrated 6th 8th grade curriculum includes:

our curricu um units per year esigne y teac ers an ase on more t an 350 iteracy

objectives in 10 different technology areas. Curriculum units are designed in modular

orm to encourage teac ers an stu ents to integrate su ject materia rom t eir

c assroom stu ies. Tec no ogy s i s ui rom year to year to ensure continuity as

students move from grade to grade. Lesson plans are available in Microsoft Ofce XP,

003 an 2007.

A concise overview of each unit including:

u A esson overview out ining t e projects stu ents wi comp ete in t e unit

u A detailed list of technology objectives students will master by the end of the unit

u A list of the Microsoft Ofce applications students will work in during the unit

u An out ine o a itiona resources inc u ing an outs, temp ates an samp es

available to students to help them complete their projects

Comprehensive teacher lesson plans including:

u Detai e tec no ogy o jectives

u C ear esson overviews

u Gui e ines or preparing or eac esson

u Step- y-step instructions or comp eting projects

Additional resources including:

u Student handouts and samples of nal projects

u Ru rics, peer eva uations an quizzes to measure stu ents progress in meeting

the technology objectives

u Parent etters etai ing t e tec no ogy o jectives or eac unit. T ese etters,

a ong wit t e stu ents wor , create a compre ensive na project oo et sure

to mpress parents.

u Bu etin oar s or use in t e c assroom an aroun t e sc oo

Overview

6th 8th Grade


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Topic: Continents or Integration Topic

Lesson Overview

Students use spreadsheet and graphing skills to create a spreadsheet, compare data and chart the results. The projects

include entering data into a spreadsheet, charting the information and designing a word search puzzle using borders in a

spreadsheet. Skills include learning spreadsheet terminology, using a spreadsheet, writing formulas, creating and modify-

ing charts, adding borders, importing graphics, typing, formatting numbers and text, and creating WordArt.

Technology Objectives

tu ent w open a program. tu ent w use a ormua.

1 Student will add graphics. 1 Student will create charts.

1 Student will move graphics. 1 Student will modify charts.

1 Student will resize graphics. 1 Student will identify rows, columns and cells.

tu ent w enter text. tu ent w create an mo y or rt.

1 Student will change the font color. 1 Student will print preview a document.

1 Student will change the font. 1 Student will print a document.

1 Student will change the font size. 1 Student will center, left and right justify text.1 tu ent w save a e. 1 tu ent w a or ers.

tu ent w open a e. tu ent w use s a ng.

1 Student will create a footer. 1 Student will change the number format.

1 Student will change the page setup. 1 Student will change row height and column width.

1 Student will use the Internet to gather information. 1 Student will sort data.

tu ent w copy ata. tu ent w c ange t e page or entat on.

1 Student will paste data. 1 Student will change the margins.

1 Student will enter data into a spreadsheet.

Software: Microsoft Excel

Resources:


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Lesson One

Make sure all necessary support documents are loaded to each computer or are avail-able on the shared drive. Determine how students will be paired prior to class, if neces-sary. Create a folder for each class on every computers desktop, shared drive or harddrive (C: drive) in which to save students work.

If you are doing the Continents project, make copies of the World Statistics handoutand the data students need from Internet sites or almanacs.

If you are integrating classroom subject material, determine what types of data the stu-dents will collect and how they will collect the data. Decide what the column headers on

their spreadsheet should be.

ntroduce the project to the class, explaining that over the next several weeks they willcreate a spreadsheet with charts (graphs) using data they collect about your integra-ion topic or different continents around the world (if you are not integrating). They willalso design a word search puzzle using the computer. Show completed samples to theclass. Discuss surveys and statistics.

Pass out the World Statistics handout. Using the Internet or other educational resources, havestudents complete the handout.

Demonstrate the program Microsoft Excel to students. Show them how to create a newspreadsheet. Introduce spreadsheets and go over terminology (rows, columns, cells,

etc.). On your blank spreadsheet, show students how to input their data and use theab and Arrow keys to move from cell to cell. After inputting the data:

Demonstrate how to resize columns.

1. Click and drag the line (must have the two arrows) between the letters repre-senting the columns.

2. Or double-click on the line between the letters representing the columns to sizeexactly.

Show how to wrap text inside a cell.

1. Click on the cell to highlight.2. Go to FORMAT/CELLS/ALIGNMENT.

3. Click on the box next to Wrap Text.4. Click ok.

Partial 8t Grade Lesson Plan

6th 8th Grade

Prior to Lesson 1

Introduce the project

Demonstrate

todays lesson


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Sample 8th Grade Parent Letter

Project Samples

6th 8th Grade

Sample 8th Grade Project and Project Review (Excel)

Sample 8th Grade Handout


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Additional Samples

6th 8th Grade

8th Grade Web Site Sample

(Word)

8th Grade Autobiography Sample

(Word)8th Grade Photo Essay Sample

(PowerPoint)

7th Grade Magazine Sample

(Publisher)


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Trajectory offers a comprehensive and accredited professional development program for educators

an a ministrators. Our mu ti-year approac provi es support an gui ance to teac ers an sc oo s

as t ey eve op p ans an initiatives to integrate tec no ogy into t eir c assrooms an prepare

stu ents or t e eman s o t e 21st century.

n Project- ase wor s ops t at eve op teac er s i s in instructiona t eory, integration

strategies an app ication so tware

n Wor s op o jectives t at meet or excee your state s tec no ogy training requirements

an stan ar s o earning, an qua i y teac ers to earn continuing e ucation units CEUs

for their participation

n Consistent ongoing training ensures t at your sta stays current wit new tec no ogy an

t at new sta is roug t up-to-spee quic y an e cient y

n Comprehensive online support and teaching tools that include hundreds of teacher

resource in s, more t an 1,800 irect- in e e ucationa We sites, on ine i raries an

encyc ope ias, integrate esson p ans an teac er gui es

Teacher Training

Sample Teacher Training Card

Lesson Overviewhe students create a multimedia presentation using Microsoft PowerPoint.hey will research famous artists and choose their favorites for the PowerPoint

presentation. Students will learn about perspective as they create thebackdrops and backgrounds for their museum slides. They will import samplesof artists work and create links within the presentation to move from slide toslide. Students will create links to display biographical information about theartists in their shows. They will add sound and custom animation to their showso complete the project.

Software: icrosoft PowerPoint

Lesson PlanStep 1 Create a blank slide show1. Launch Microsoft PowerPoint.2. o to ILE/NEW.3. elect LANKPRESENTATION rom task pane.4. elect the LANK content layout option.

Step 2 Create and format AutoShapes1. lick on AutoShapes from the Drawing toolbar.2. hoose BLOCKARROWS3. hoose any single, one headed arrow.

4. lace and size the original arrow allowing for three arrows to be copied,asted and arranged on the slide.

5. elect the shape and click on the down arrow next to the Fill Color ooln the Drawing toolbar.

6. elec t a color or choose OREFILLCOLORS or ILLEFFECTS 7. f you choose FILLEFFECTS select RADIENT TEXTURE or ATTERN. Choose

esired effects and click on OK 8. lick on the Shadow tool on the Drawing toolbar.9. hoose shadow style.10. hoose shadow settings to select shadow color.

Step 3 Copy and paste arrows1. elect the fo rmatted a rrow.2. hoose EDIT/COP3. lick EDIT/PASTE.4. epeat paste two more times for a total of four arrows.

Step 4 Rotate arrows1. lan four arrows pointing outward from the center toward each of the

our sides of the slide.2 . elect one a rrow to rota te.3. lace cursor over green rotator circle.4. lick and hold at the green circle and see four black circle arrows.

otate the arrow to the desired position on the sl ide.5. epeat these steps to rotate and position the remaning arrows.

Museum Tour: Multimedia


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Trajectory provides schools a variety of additional

esources to supp ement an comp ement t e K8curricu um. Among t e a itiona resources are:

Preschool Curriculum

Creative units, centere on a an s-on approac to earn-

ng, provi e practica computer iteracy training speci ca y

or presc oo ers. Stu ents earn y creating projects wit

a focus on letters, numbers and shapes. Thirty projects

are avai a e.

Summer Camps

un an engaging tec no ogy curricu um esigne to e

taught in half-day summer camps for children ages 58

an 814. Among t e many topics are Un er t e Sea,

Zoo Reviewan Toy Factory or younger stu ents, an

ovie-Maker, Electronic Entrepreneur, Thrill Seekers

an Sports Centra or o er stu ents.

Mini Units

Specia mini units supp ement t e tra itiona K8 curricu-

um. Mini units inc u e ey oar ing, Internet an o i ay

n ts.

Internet Safety Workshop

T is wor s op provi es in ormation every parent nee s to

now to eep is or er c i sa e on t e Internet. Wor -

shop materials include a PowerPoint presentation, presenter

gui e ines an a variety o an outs or parents.

University of Richmond Virtual Library

T e University o Ric mon Virtua Li rary inc u es

Web sites, journals, e-books and databases that have

een researc e an recommen e y University oic mon i rarians an acu ty. T is inc u es access to

the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC),

c i ren s iterature researc gui es, on ine re erence

materia s suc as ictionaries, encyc ope ias an sty e

manua s, an e era government researc materia s.

Additional Resources

Preschool Overview

Internet Safety Workshop


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Trajectorys Tec no ogy Resource Center TRC is t e most compre ensive tec no ogy too avai a eor sc oo s to ay.


An Individual Project Library:

n Store papers, projects an ot er assignments

or any aca emic su ject

n Organize projects into folders for proper le

management

n Teacher passwords allows easy viewing of

stu ents wor

n Parents use a guest password to see their

c i s projects

esearc rary:

n More than 1,800 direct-linked educational Web

sites reviewe y our tec no ogy specia ists

an organize y aca emic su jectn Access to on ine encyc ope ias an i raries

with thousands of articles and volumes of

iterature

n Free use of the University of Richmond Virtual

Li rary

The TRC provides students and teachers:

n All the tools they need to successfully de-

ve op tec no ogy projects t at integrate

c assroom su ject materia

n The ability to develop project templates they

can use in co ege an t e wor wor

n In ivi ua passwor -protecte , We - ase

port o ios

Technology Resource Center


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Technology Resource Center


Lesson Plans and Tools

n More t an 30 stu ent- e esson p ans

or pro ucing tec no ogy projects in any

aca emic su ject

n Lesson p ans are avai a e or a O ce

XP, 2003 an 2007 app ications Wor ,

Excel, Publisher, PowerPoint and Front-

Page

n Dozens o too s to assist wit sc oo -

wor an ot er pursuits inc u ing writing

guides, lab formats, help guides for the

Microso t O ce app ications, etter tem-

p ates an more

Online Citation Engine

n Create an store en notes, ootnotes an

i iograp ies in in ivi ua citation oc ers

n Provi e source in ormation an t e citation

engine automatically formats the citations in

t e se ecte writing sty e

n Easy downloading of citations when project is

comp ete

Web Presentations

n nter text, up oa p otos an create

mpressive journa s, p oto journa s an

Web pages

n

o We site eve opment or HTMLnow e ge require

n asily convert projects from one format

to anot er

n Teachers can add comments to students

rojects


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The Teacher Support Center provides all the materialsecessary to success u y imp ement Sc oo Tec noogy

rograms computer curricu um in your sc oo . Using

your schools password, you can access the following

esources 24 ours a ay rom any computer wit an

Internet connection:

n an outs, samp es an temp ates or eac

curricuum unit

n itiona support materia s inc u ing u etin

oards, integration forms, grading rubrics,

eer eva uations an parent etters

n rogram implementation tools such as acceptable use policies, lab scheduling forms,

computer certi cates, app ication too ars an more

n iscussion- ase essons on 12 cy er et ics topics inc u ing cy er u ying, protecting

your i entity on ine, eva uating We sites an p agiarism. Eac esson comes wit teac er

nstructions and a student handout.

Teacher Support Center

Kindergarten 8th Grade SupportTrajectory provi es tec no ogy coor inators an teac ers wit t e most compre ensive menu o

on ine support materia s an tec no ogy too s avai a e to sc oo s to ay.

n Tec no ogy specia ists are rea i y accessi e y p one to - ree an emai to answer

questions an provi e in ivi ua ize support or your sc oo .

n On ine access to project support materia s inc u ing e ectronic an outs, temp ates,

samp es, an u etin oar s or eac curricu um unit

n Topic summaries an integration orms to ensure t e e ective integration o tec no ogy

with academic content from the classroom

n Teac er Support Center wit un re s o teac er resource in s, on ine i raries an

encyclopedias, educational WebLinks and teacher guides


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Our community is very conscious of advanced technology. Offering

a program t at is not cutting e ge was never an option. Global

cademics as excee e our expectations. From curricu um an

support staff to integration into the classroom, the program is

outstan ing. It is one o t e crowning jewe s o our sc oo .

Our tec no ogy program as evo ve rom an a junct specia ty

class into a highly integrated component of our elementary and middle

sc oo curricu um. Our stu ents seam ess y trans er t e s i s

earne in our a into exciting c assroom projects. We ave een

very pleased with all aspects ofTrajectory.

GlobalAcademics innovative approach to learning and

compre ensive curricu um ave increase our stu ents con ence

to app y tec no ogy s i s to a variety o c assroom projects. Our

arents are overwhelmed by their childrens accomplishments.

veryone at our sc oo as een enric e y t is partners ip.

Trajectory meets our c a enges o e ivering e ective, practica

and progressive technology training to our teachers and students.

T e curricuum an training components give us tremen ous va ue or

t e o ars we invest in our tec no ogy program. We cou not e

more p ease wit t e program.

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