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Shakespeare: Standing on the Bookshelves of Giant
A phenomenal lesson on Shakespeare! Middle and high school learners create WebQuests about the texts and authors that Shakespeare himself studied when he was in grammar school. They use a variety of media in order to create dramatic...
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Schools Going Solar
If your school has a photovoltaic system, you can use this lesson plan to guide learners through an investigation of the factors affecting performance. Familiarize yourself with the data acquisition system, and then provide data for your...
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A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School
Young scholars create a holiday calendar using ms word. In this technology lesson, students create their own calendar while learning basic Publisher skills. Young scholars use clipart, explore how to change fonts, and how to use...
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Great Online Art Sites
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology instructional activity, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Topic Sentences and Transitions
High school writers identify the purpose of both a topic sentence and a transitional statement. They write a topic sentence which denotes the paragraph topic and the author's stand on that topic. Then they write an effective transitional...
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Wayne County Public Schools: Motto - Opening Minds...
Students use research, planning, and organizational skills to devise a technology crisis solution for the given school's problem. In this mapping and planning lesson plan, students read through the letter about the technology crisis for...
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Writing Fables
Young scholars write their own fables. In this writing fables lesson, students use handheld computers to write a fable. The class designs a spreadsheet to organize common elements of fables. Young scholars also edit each others' work.
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Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students
Students study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson, students learn how to animate using computer programs. Students use animation to learn about the Periodic Table...
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My Personal Wellness
Merge technology and wellness. Class members complete inquiry-based research on a personal wellness issue and create an annotated bibliography, uploading their completed work to their personal wellness websites. Prior to beginning, your...
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Telling Our Own Stories
Explore online profiles and social media with your middle and high school classes. Use blogs to inspire your class to craft a well-written, thoughtful response to a prompt you give. A few example prompts are given.
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School Announcement Blog
Students become bloggers. In this technology lesson, students use video and image editing to add to an online school announcement blog that they maintain.
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Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images
Young scholars investigate poetry by incorporating images into the words of a poem. In this language arts instructional activity, students discuss poetry writing devices and self expression with their classmates. Young...
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Uniform Design
Students investigate the military by examining their uniforms. In this design activity, students analyze the military uniforms from different locations and time periods. Students create new ideas for current military uniforms.
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Hero Highlights
Learners create documentaries. For this Vodcast lesson, students in high school interview elementary school learners regarding highlights of their lives. High school students create Vodcasts of the interview sessions.
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Redesigning Resumes
Ninth graders identify the elements of resumes and then design a resume to be used by an eighth grader applying for high school. In this resume activity, 9th graders define resumes and work in teams to use computer software to...
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The Classical Orchestra
Students study the classical orchestra in this technology-based general music instructional activity for the high school classroom. Emphasis is placed on the use of the "Microsoft Musical Instruments" software. This instructional...
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A Power Point Slide Show for Third Graders
Third graders explore PowerPoint. In this technology lesson, 3rd graders select a topic of interest and follow a guided lesson researching their topic. Students complete storyboards, introductions, table of contents and...
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Digital Photography
Scholars learn to use digital cameras to take pictures of natural subjects. They will examine the use of digital cameras, how to download photos, and to develop a digital project. They take nature pictures and develop a Power Point or...
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How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix
Learners use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.
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Double Self Portrait
Learners meet an artist who overcame learning and physical disabilities and became a successful artist. They use a digital camera to imitate the style of one artist; and explore the connection between the use of technology and art.
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My Hero Learning Circle
Students participate in a collaboration activity. In this My Hero Project lesson, students discover what a hero is to someone halfway around the world and themselves. Over the 16-week session, circles, made up of between 6-9 classes from...
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Publisher Brochures
Learners create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. For this nonfiction writing lesson, students use Publisher to create a brochure telling all the main ideas of a topic they are studying. Learners use text boxes, fonts...
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Laser, and Pagers, and Cells - Oh My!
Students explore the use of various new handheld electronic devices in schools, and assess the appropriate use of each. They present research to school administrators for possible use in the development of new school policies.
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A Day In the Life of a 4th/5th Grader
Students design a photo essay. For this photo essay lesson, students take digital pictures of their daily activities such as their mode of travel to school, the lunchroom, their classroom and classmates. They choose the photos that...