Youth Computing Lesson Plans
The following lesson plans, by TechMission and YouthLearn, were especially developed for middle schoolers.
YouthLearn Lesson Plans in Technology
Freely available online for teaching youth technology and other skills at: YouthLearn's activities page.
The YouthLearn Guide
“A Creative Approach to Working With Youth and Technology” costs $19.95 if you join their E-mail list.
Youth Web Resources
and a presentation on Youth and Technology (PPT).
TechMission Youth Technology Lesson Plans
Computer Basics
Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt
Planning a Vacation
Heroes
History of Hip-Hop
Poetry
Legacy of Love
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Youth Manual
This Youth Curriculum Manual is a compilation of all our youth materials. Also included is the Kidz Connect Curriculum
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Computer Basics
Computer Basics was taught to students in K-8th grades in several one-hour sessions.
- Class 1 Lesson Plan
- Computer Part Quiz
- Class 2 Lesson Plan
- E-mail Lesson Plan
- Internet Screen Quiz
- Introduction to Computers
Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt
The Encarta Africana Scavenger Hunt is an introductory exercise to make middle-school students familiar with Encarta Africana and African history in a one-hour class.
Planning a Vacation
Middle-school students plan a vacation using the Internet over two or three one-hour classes.
Heroes
In the first one-hour class, middle-school students found heroes using Encarta Africana, an on-line encyclopedia focusing on African-American history. In the second class, students make posters about their heroes.
History of Hip Hop
The History of Hip Hop lessons spanned about six one-hour classes and were designed by Chris Tsang, on the PREP staff. The middle-school students began by answering worksheet questions about how Hip Hop began. Then they found a Hip Hop artist and his/her lyrics on the Internet. Finally, they used PowerPoint to present an analysis of the positives and negatives of Hip Hop culture based on the lyrics they found.
- Project Overview
- History of Hip Hop Worksheet
- Hip Hop Web Sites
- Find Your Musician Worksheet
- PowerPoint Presentation Worksheet
- Presentation Example
Poetry
The poetry project spanned two one-hour classes and allowed middle-school students to first research a poet in Encarta Africana and on the Internet and then use their creativity to write and format their own poem in Microsoft Word.
Legacy of Love
The Legacy of Love is two one-hour projects that allow younger children to claim that they come from a "Legacy of Love" as they learn to use Microsoft Publisher to make posters and greeting cards.
