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NEW! TechnoStart – Computer Activities for Beginners

News / Christa Love / November 11, 2016 / TechnoStart

TechnoKids Inc. has just released TechnoStart, a technology project with computer activities for beginners. In this project, primary students have fun learning computer fundamentals. This introduction provides beginners with basic knowledge such as the function of computer hardware, mouse or touch terminology, and computer rules. Activities encourage students to discover how to create with technology. […]

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New Biography Technology Project

News / TechnoHella / May 9, 2016 / biography, TechnoBiography

TechnoBiography is an all-new technology project just released by TechnoKids. Elementary and middle school students select a remarkable person and write a biography. The activities, written for Google Docs and Microsoft Office, have students: Write a Biography about a Remarkable Person In the TechnoBiography technology project, students become biographers writing about a person’s life story

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Visit TechnoKids at TCEA 2016

News / Christa Love / January 29, 2016

Are you going to TCEA in Austin? Stop by Learning Services/Software MacKiev booth 1635 for a FREE TechnoKids Project. View new TechnoKids projects, watch a demonstration of software from Software MacKiev, or check out the latest education products from Learning Services. Hope to see you! February 3-5 in the exhibit hall.

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Launch a Business Venture with Your Students

News / TechnoHella / November 25, 2015 / entrepreneurship, financial literacy, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, TechnoRestaurateur

Are you a teacher using Google Apps or Microsoft Office? Are you looking for an engaging and authentic computer project to inspire your students? Just this week, TechnoKids announced the most recent technology project designed for Google Apps for Education and Microsoft Office: TechnoRestaurateur, a unique integrated project that uses Google Sheets, Google Docs, and

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Design a Fan Club Newsletter using Google Docs

News / TechnoHella / November 4, 2015 / Google Docs, Microsoft Word, newsletter, TechnoNewsletter

This week TechnoKids released a new, innovative computer project in which students express their passion for a topic. In TechnoNewsletter, students make a fan club newsletter with a series of articles designed for a target audience. They learn how to create a professional-looking publication using Google Docs or Microsoft Office. Integrate Language Arts with Word

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Spreadsheets for Beginners

News / TechnoHella / October 27, 2015 / financial literacy, Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, TechnoCandy

When kids enjoy math and are engaged, they learn skills more effectively. Finding a project where students are both having fun and building proficiency in mathematics is a bonus. The newest release by TechnoKids Inc., TechnoCandy, fits the bill perfectly! In this technology project, elementary and middle school students acquire math skills as they learn

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Hook Students with TechnoBudget and Google Sheets

News / TechnoHella / October 14, 2015 / financial literacy, Google Sheets, TechnoBudget

You have received an unexpected windfall of money. How are you going to spend it? How much will you save? This is the introductory premise for students in TechnoBudget, TechnoKids’ most recent release in the Google Apps for Education series of computer projects. Building student interest in learning spreadsheet skills may be a challenge. But

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Teach Public Speaking Skills

News / TechnoHella / September 20, 2015 / public speaking, slide show, TechnoPresenter

Designed to develop public speaking skills, TechnoPresenter is the newest project release by TechnoKids Inc. In this project, students create an effective presentation and then learn how to capture the interest of an audience. With specific strategies and step-by-step lessons, students build the skills to become effective communicators. TechnoPresenter can be integrated into any curriculum

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All About Me

News / TechnoHella / September 8, 2015 / Google Slides, Microsoft PowerPoint, slide show, TechnoMe

Start the new school year with a unique approach to an “All About Me” unit of study. In the new TechnoKids project TechnoMe, students in grades 1 to 3 build technology skills as they create a slide show about what makes them special. They use a Google Slides or PowerPoint template to make a mini

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Digital Storytelling, Cartoon Style

News / TechnoHella / August 27, 2015 / Google Slides, graphic story, Microsoft Excel, TechnoToon

Inspire students to use their imaginations for digital storytelling with a twist – write in the style of a cartoon. TechnoToon is an all new technology project in which students create a digital story as an animated comic strip. Students love the visual format of cartoons. The recent boom in graphic novels for children and

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