Create a Lesson Plan

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Writing Your Lesson Plan

1. Edit Your Entry
   Click on an entry to make it active, then type directly in the text area. Your changes save automatically, but you can also click Save manually.

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2. Add Learning Standards

   • Click on the course box to display the standards in the curriculum pane on the right.

   • Double-click a standard to add it to your lesson. The standard will appear in the blue/grey course box.

   • To remove a standard, right-click it and select Remove from Lesson.

3. Use Checklists

   • If available, select Click here to select checklist items for this lesson below the course box.

   • Choose checklist items created by your district, then click Close to apply the selected items to your lesson.

Lesson Plan Toolbars

Primary Toolbar
The Primary Toolbar offers key functions to manage your lesson plans.

• Change Today's Schedule: Re-add course entries, add substitute notes, or delete today’s plans (no undo).

• Save: Save the current lesson plans. It automatically saves after 60 seconds or when switching days.

• Print: Export or print plans in multiple formats (PDF, Word, etc.).

• Spell Check: Check your entry for spelling errors (automatically highlighted in most browsers).

• Undo/Redo: Undo or redo the last change made to the entry.

• Link: Add a hyperlink to the entry.

• Table: Will launch an interface to insert a table into the entry.

• Insert a Line: Add a horizontal line for separation.

• Insert Image: Upload and insert images into the entry.

• Text Font and Size: Adjust the font style and size for selected text.

• Bold/Italics/Underline: Format text with bold, italics, underline or strikethrough.

• Text Alignment: Align text to the left, center, or right.

• Numbered/Bulleted List: Create numbered or bulleted lists.

• Indent/Outdent: Adjust text indentation.

• Colors: Change text color using a color picker.

• Subscript/Superscript: Format text as subscript or superscript.

• Previous/Next: Navigate between days or weeks.

• Show Learning Standards Pane: Open the learning standards panel on the right.

Entry Toolbar
The Entry Toolbar provides additional tools for specific lesson entry options.

• Print Entry Options: Print the current entry or export it to PDF.

• Add to My Activities: Save the lesson to your Activities folder.

• Send Lesson To: Move the lesson to a different date.

• More Lesson Options: Includes options to move the entry, change the title, set as default, or remove from the day's plans.