Completing Your Lesson Plan Using M.S. Word!

1. OPENING YOUR  LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

·         First download and save the Lesson Plan Template you received via Email.

o        For instructions about how to do this, go to the Hedgepeth/Williams Home Page: http://www.trenton.k12.nj.us/hedgepeth/welcome2.htm

o        Next, click on the button “Lesson Plan Help” (left side)

o        Then click “Emailing Your Lesson Plan Attachment”

o        See instructions for “Opening and Saving a Lesson Plan Template Received via Email” .

·         You can also download the Lesson Plan Template in Word format by:

• Clicking on the Hedgepeth/Williams Home Page. 
• Next click on the SHARE POINT button (left side)
• Next click “Shared Documents”.
• Click on “Lesson Plan Template.rev”
• Click “Open” to view immediately, or “Save” it to your computer  (See #4 below).

·         Your Lesson Plan Template should be saved to either “My Documents” on your “Desktop”, or in a special folder you have created (See #5 below).

2.  HOW DO OPEN MY LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE?

·         Saved on Desktop:   Double click the Word Icon named “Lesson Plan Template”.

·         Saved in My Documents:  Double click the “My Documents” folder located on your Desktop.  Then double click the document named “Lesson Plan Template”.

·         Saved in “My Lesson Plans” (see #5 below):   Double click the folder you created on your Desktop. 

3. TYPING IN YOUR LESSON PLAN!

   • Just click with your mouse to begin typing in your lesson information in each section.

   • As you type your name and/or other information on the top of the template, you may need to hit the delete key if part of the template spills over to the next line.

   • To get rid of extra lines as they accumulate when typing in the actual lesson information, just hit your “Delete” or “Backspace” key at the beginning of a line.

   • To erase any typing mistakes, you can use the “Backspace” or “Delete” keys to .

   • Save what you have typed (see next step).

    

4. SAVING & YOUR LESSON PLAN (GIVING IT A NEW NAME)!

IMPORTANT:  Save your new lesson plan right as you begin and often!!!    Here’s how:

·         On the top left of the screen, click FILE, then SAVE AS

·         See FILE NAME box, on bottom of screen.  Now type in a new name for your lesson plan (ex.  R. Smith - Lesson Plan – Sept 27^th).

·         On the top of this screen, see the SAVE IN box.   Here you can click on the small upside down triangle to choose where to save your lesson plans (ex. “My Documents” folder, your Desktop, or “My Lesson Plans” folder (*see instructions below).

5. *CREATING A SPECIAL FOLDER FOR YOUR LESSON PLANS

It might be a good idea to save all your lesson plans in a special folder you create.  Here’s how:

• Minimize or close all programs so you can see your Desktop.
• While on Desktop, click the RIGHT side button of your mouse.
• Slide the mouse pointer down to NEW
• Then slide the mouse pointer over to FOLDER  Click with LEFT side of mouse.
• See a folder appear on your Desktop with a highlighted name “New Folder"
• Click where it says “New Folder” and TYPE IN A NEW NAME for your folder a name (ex. “My Lesson Plans 02-03”).