Computer Instructions for 3rd Grade Project-Based Lesson

(Compare and Contrast Four Well Known Composers)

Save Pictures Needed for Brochure in Picture File

  1. Double-Click on the Internet site on the desktop that will show pictures of instruments.
  2. Find one instrument at a time and use the following instructions to save the picture.

·  Right click on the picture

·  Click Save As a Picture

·  Click on Save Box, My Pictures

·  Click Save

  1. Do this same process for each picture you need.

Page Setup for Sheet 1

  1. Click File
  2. Click Page Setup
  3. Click page tab, click landscape
  4. Click Margin tab
  5. Click on the number in the left margin box, erase the number
  6. Type 0.5
  7. Click on the number in the right margin box, erase the number
  8. Type 0.28
  9. Click on the number in the top margin box, erase the number
  10. Type 0.5
  11. Click on the number in the bottom margin box, erase the number
  12. Type 0.5

Page Setup for Sheet 2

  1. Click File
  2. Click Page Setup
  3. Click page tab, click landscape
  4. Click Margin tab
  5. Click on the number in the left margin box, erase the number
  6. Type 0.58
  7. Click on the number in the right margin box, erase the number
  8. Type 0.25
  9. Click on the number in the top margin box, erase the number
  10. Type 0.5
  11. Click on the number in the bottom margin box, erase the number
  12. Type 0.5

Microsoft Excel Page Setup

(Front & Back of brochure – Sheet 1)

  1. At the bottom of the Excel page, click on Sheet 1
  2. Place the cursor on the A above the first column. Click. This will highlight the entire column.
  3. Click Format
  4. Click Column. Slide the cursor over to width. Click.
  5. Type the number 42 in the column width box. Click OK.
  6. Place the cursor on the B above the second column. Click.
  7. Click Format
  8. Click Column. Slide the cursor over to width. Click.
  9. Type the number 44 in the Column width box. Click OK.
  10. Place the cursor on the C above the third column. Click.
  11. Click Format.
  12. Click column. Slide the cursor over to width. Click
  13. Type the number 44 in the Column width box. Click OK.
  14. Highlight Column B by clicking on the letter B.
  15. Click the down arrow of the “insert line” icon on the task bar.
  16. Click the third picture on the top row.
  17. Click “File”. Slide down to “Save”. Click.
  18. Type “(Your name – Homeroom name) Project”
  19. Click save button.
  20. Click on Column A, Cell 1
  21. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  22. Type in the number 22 in the row height box. Click OK.
  23. Click column A, Cell 2
  24. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  25. Type in the number 22 in the row height box. Click OK.
  26. Click Column A, Cell 4
  27. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  28. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK
  29. Click Column A, Cell 7
  30. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  31. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK
  32. Click Column A, Cell 8
  33. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  34. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK
  35. Click column A, Cell 12
  36. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  37. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK
  38. Click Column A, Cell 16
  39. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.’
  40. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK
  41. Click Column A, Cell 20
  42. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  43. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK
  44. Click Column A, Cell 23
  45. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  46. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK
  47. Click Column A, Cell 24
  48. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  49. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK
  50. Click Column A, Cell 28
  51. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  52. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK
  53. Click Column A, Cell 32
  54. Click Format. Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.
  55. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK.
  56. Click Column A, Cell 3
  57. Click the down arrow button on “insert line” icon on the task bar.
  58. Click the third picture of the second row
  59. Click Column A, Cell 11
  60. Click the down arrow button on “insert line” icon on the task bar.
  61. Click the second picture on the first row.
  62. Click Column A, Cell 19
  63. Click the down arrow button on “insert line” icon on the task bar.
  64. Click the second picture on the first row.
  65. Click Column A, Cell 27
  66. Click the down arrow button on “insert line” icon on the task bar.
  67. Click the second picture on the first row.

(Inside of brochure – Sheet 2)

1.  At the bottom of the Excel page, click Sheet 2

2.  Place the cursor on the A above the first column. (This will highlight the entire column.)

3.  Click Format.

4.  Click Column. Slide the cursor over to width (click)

5.  Type the number 42 in the Column width box

6.  Click OK

7.  Place cursor on the B above the second column. Click. This will highlight the entire column.

8.  Click Format.

9.  Click Column. Slide the cursor over to width (click)

10. Type the number 44 in the Column width Box.

11. Click OK

12. Place cursor on the C above the third column. Click. This will highlight the entire column.

13. Click Format

14. Click Column. Slide the cursor over to width (click)

15. Type the number 41 in the Column width box.

16. Click OK

17. Highlight Column B by Clicking on the letter B

18. Click the down arrow of the “insert line” icon on the task bar.

19. Click the third picture on the top row.

20. Click the down arrow of the “insert line” icon on the task bar.

21. Click the fourth picture on the top row.

22. Click Column A, Cell 1

23. Click Format – Slide cursor down to row & slide over to height and click.

24. Type the number 22 in the row height box

25. Click OK

26. Click Column A, Cell 2

27. Click Format, Slide the cursor down to row & slide over to height & click.

28. Type the number 22 in the row height box

29. Click OK

30. Highlight row 3 across Columns A & B & C

31. Click the arrow on the “insert line” icon on the task bar.

32. Click on the third picture on the second row

33. Click column A, Cell 4

34. Click Format – Slide down to row, slide over to height, click.

35. Type the number 30 in the row height box

36. Click OK

37. Click Column A, Cell 7

38. Click Format, Slide down to row, slide over to height, click.

39. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK.

40. Click OK

41. Click Column A, Cell 12

42. Click Format, Slide down to row, slide over to height, click

43. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK.

44. Click Column A, Cell 15

45. Click Format, slide down to row, slide over to height, click

46. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK

47. click Column A, Cell 20

48. Click Format, slide down to row, slide over to height, click.

49. Type the number 30 in the row height box. Click OK

50. Click column A, Cell 23

51. Click Format, slide down to row, slide over to height, click.

52. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK.

53. Click Column A, Cell 28

54. Click Format, slide down to row, slide over to height, Click

55. Type the number 30 in the Row height box. Click OK

56. Click Column A, Cell 31

57. Click Format, slide down to row, slide over to height, click.

58. Type the number 16.5 in the row height box. Click OK

59. Highlight row 11 across Columns A, B, & C

60. Click the arrow on the “insert line” on the task bar.

61. Click the second picture of the first row.

62. Highlight row 19 across Columns A, B, & C

63. Click the arrow on the “insert line” on the task bar.

64. Click the second picture of the first row.

65. Highlight row 27 across Columns A, B, & C

66. Click the arrow on the “insert line” on the task bar.

67. Click the second picture of the first row.

68. Save

Typing Instructions for 3rd Grade Project-Based Lesson

Microsoft Excel

(Front & Back of brochure – Sheet 1)

  1. Click Sheet 1
  2. Highlight columns A & B by clicking and holding on letter A – slide over to C. Release left click
  3. Click the “center information” button on task bar.
  4. Click Column A, Cell 1
  5. Click “B” on the task bar to bold the print
  6. Click in the font size box and type the number 17. Enter.
  7. Type “How Did Music”
  8. Click Column A, Cell 2
  9. Click “B” on the task bar to bold the print
  10. Click in the font size box and type the number 17. Enter.
  11. Type “Get to the Public”
  12. Click Column A, Cell 4
  13. Click “B” on the task bar to bold the print
  14. Click the font size box and type the number 15. Enter.
  15. Type “Kenny G”
  16. Save.
  17. Click Column A, Cell 7
  18. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  19. Type the information you found about how Kenny G gets his music to the public.
  20. Click Column A, Cell 8
  21. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  22. Type the information you found about how Kenny G gets his music to the Public.
  23. Click Column A, Cell 12
  24. Click “B” on the task bar to bold the print
  25. Click the font size box and type the number 15. Enter.
  26. Type “Johannes Brahms”
  27. Click Column A, Cell 16
  28. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  29. Type the information you found about how Brahms got his music to the public.
  30. Click Column A, Cell 20
  31. Click “B” on the task bar to bold the print
  32. Click the font size box and type the number 15. Enter.
  33. Type “W. C. Handy”
  34. Save.
  35. Click Column A, Cell 23
  36. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  37. Type the information you found about how Handy got his music to the public.
  38. Click Column A, Cell 24
  39. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  40. Type any other information you found about Handy getting music to public.
  41. Click column A, Cell 28
  42. Click “B” on the task bar to bold print
  43. Click the font size box and type the number 15. Enter.
  44. Type “Amadeus Mozart”
  45. Click Column A, Cell 32
  46. Click the font size box and type the number 13. Enter.
  47. Type the information you found about how Mozart got his music to the public.
  48. Click Column B, Cell 1
  49. Click “B” on the task bar to bold print
  50. Click the font size box and type the number 17. Enter
  51. Type “Extra Facts I Have”
  52. Click Column B, Cell 2
  53. Click “B” on the task bar to bold print
  54. Click the font size box and type the number 17. Enter
  55. Type “Learned in Researching”
  56. Click column B, Cell 4
  57. Type extra information fact #1
  58. Click Column B, Cell 12
  59. Type extra information fact #2
  60. Save.
  61. Click Column B, Cell 20
  62. Click “B” on the task bar to bold print
  63. Click the font size box and type the number 15. Enter
  64. Type “Which Composer Do I Like?”
  65. Click column B, Cell 23
  66. Type in your choice of favorite composer and tell why.
  67. Save.
  68. Click Insert on the task bar. Slide cursor down to the word “picture” & slide on down to “WordArt”. Click.
  69. Choose the WordArt you wish in your brochure. Click on it. Click OK.
  70. Type “Composers”. Hit Enter & type “of”. Enter & type “the”. Enter & type “Ages”.
  71. Click OK
  72. Place cursor on the word “Composers” until you see a cross form. Click & hold left click down. Now move the whole writing with your finger where you need it to be. Position it at the top of column C.
  73. Click insert on the task bar. Slide cursor down to the word “picture” & slide on down to “WordArt”. Click.
  74. Choose the Word Art you wish in your brochure. Click on it. Click OK.
  75. Type “Then”. Hit Enter & type “&”. Enter & type “Now”.
  76. Click OK
  77. Place cursor on the word “Then” until you see a cross form. Click & hold left click down. Now move the whole writing with your finger where you need it to be. Position it at the bottom of column C.
  78. Click insert on the task bar. Slide cursor down to the word “picture” & slide down to “From File”.
  79. Find picture of a grand piano. Highlight by clicking on grand piano.
  80. Click Insert.
  81. Place cursor on the picture of the piano until you see a cross form. Click and that will allow you to move the piano where you need it.
  82. Click Column C, Cell 33
  83. Click “Center Information”
  84. Type your “by:” and then your name
  85. Click Column C, Cell 34
  86. Type Homeroom teacher’s name, dash, and then the date
  87. Save.

(Inside of brochure) – Sheet 2