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Word and the Internet For those who are afraid of WebQuests, unfamiliar with creating web pages, or limited in access to web pages, below is an easy way to integrate the Internet with classroom instruction. If you can use Microsoft Word and have Internet access on your class computer, you can create these simple activities. Sample Activity Name_______________________________Teacher:_______________________ http://www.teachersfirst.com/election/index.htm
(When you need more lines in the table above, click in the very last box and press your “tab” key.” It will automatically add another line to your table) How
many
major
political
parties
are
there
in
the
US?
Name
them. When
is
Kentucky’s
primary
election/caucus
date? What
state
is
the
last
state
to
hold
a
primary
election/caucus? What
does
the
Electoral
College
consist
of? How
does
the
US
determine
the
numbers
of
delegates
does
each
state
get? How
many
delegates
does
Kentucky
have? If
you
were
running
for
president,
in
which
three
states
would
you
choose
to
campaign?
Why?
Creating Simple Word Activities Note: You
must have Internet connectivity on the computer used for this activity.
You must also have Office 97 or 2000 to use the hyperlink feature.
When
your
cursor
reaches
the
end
of
the
URL,
hit
the
enter.
The
address
you
have
written
should
be
underlined
and
in
another
color
(generally
blue). If
the
URL
is
long,
difficult,
or
not
totally
familiar
to
you,
go
to
that
Internet
page.
Highlight
the
URL
in
the
address
bar.
Then
go
to
edit
on
the
menu
bar,
and
click
on
copy.
Next, return to your Word document. Place the cursor in the location in which you want your URL, and click on Edit, and next click on Paste. Your
Word
document
now
has
a
hyperlink
to
the
appropriate
web
page
for
your
activity.
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