TechnoBiz: In this project, students research to find out why a famous candy-line has been losing popularity. Adding up all the numbers and displaying the results in a chart helps students plan a way to make this candy #1 again. Their findings are reported in a detailed report.

Technology Skills: spreadsheet, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, mathematics
Software Applications: Microsoft Excel, Word

TechnoClue: In this project, students become police officers. They learn how to view and search records in a digital database to solve the mystery of the Missing Keys on the Keyboard. With the crime solved, they produce multimedia footage of the mischief-maker.

Technology Skills: databases, graphics, multimedia
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts, mathematics
Software Applications: Microsoft Access, Paint, PowerPoint

TechnoCorrespondent: In this project, students assume the role of a correspondent traveling to a distant location to report on an historical structure. They apply their knowledge of word processing and photo editing to write an article for the "Daily TechnoCorrespondent".

Technology Skills: graphics, word processing, telecommunications
Technology Integration: language arts, geography, history, social studies
Software Applications: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word, Paint

TechnoCyberspace: In this project, students become entrepreneurs who use the Internet to do business with their customers. Establishing email, creating a mailing list, researching the competition, and engaging in a videoconference introduce students to e-commerce.

Technology Skills: telecommunications, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts
Software Applications: Microsoft Internet Explorer, NetMeeting

TechnoExplorer: In this project, students take part in an adventure that teaches them about the Internet in a fun way. The excitement starts when they search for two missing friends lost in cyberspace, TechnoBit and TechnoByte. Email, inter-relay chat, and e-greetings are used to exchange information about their whereabouts.

Technology Skills: telecommunications, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts, history
Software Applications: Microsoft Internet Explorer, NetMeeting

TechnoManager: In this project, students become managers of a computer hardware store. They use their organizational skills to systematically sort out and format the lists of store inventory using an Excel workbook.

Technology Skills: spreadsheets
Technology Integration: language arts, mathematics
Software Applications: Microsoft Excel

TechnoMovie: In this project, students become moviemakers. Their animated production tells the tale of a child who journeys into another world on an adventure. Using digital photos, video clips, and animated gifs, the story comes to life, with a voice narration explaining each exciting event.

Technology Skills: multimedia, graphics
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: Microsoft PowerPoint, PhotoEditor

TechnoNet: In this project, students become webmasters, publishing a web site to the WWW. They analyze web pages to determine features that make it appealing. Once they have a clear idea about what a page should contain they design a "Fun Web Links" site that has hyperlinks to fun places for kids on the Internet.

Technology Skills: telecommunications, graphics, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer

TechnoPoet: In this project, students become poets. They learn how to use word processing software to produce a collection of poetry. Skills such as how to format text and graphics, write using Word Art and edit words using the thesaurus are taught. They apply this knowledge to compose poems that will make the reader giggle and smile.

Technology Skills: word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, visual arts
Software Applications: Microsoft Word

TechnoQuest: In this project, students go on a quest to rescue the king. On their journey they help the Master of the Wood save the Forest of Mystery. He grants them a key to the Library of Knowledge. In the library they pair up to learn about Medieval Times, which provides the knowledge needed to rescue the king.

Technology Skills: telecommunications, word processing, multimedia
Technology Integration: language arts, history
Software Applications: Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Microsoft PowerPoint

TechnoReporter: In this project, students become reporters for the environmental newsletter "Friends of the Planet". They voice their concerns about an endangered species by writing a factual article. The document attracts attention as it contains advanced formatting techniques.

Technology Skills: telecommunications, word processing
Technology Integration: language arts, science
Software Applications: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Word