Educational Technology Lesson Plans

Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities.  In this educational technology lesson plan, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of phonics.  Students experiment with the different learning software to see which works best.

Students support whether or not the use of some of the common educational technologies is "cheating" as well as analyze the benefits and drawbacks of these technologies.

Young scholars explore computers. In this beginning computer lesson, students view and identify basic components of a computer. Young scholars use a mouse at their own computer and practice left and right functions of the mouse.

Students create a mural that expresses their feelings and patriotism to honor the memory of those who gave their lives on September 11, 2001

Seventh graders act as hydrologists as they research local issues involving water quality. In this hydrology instructional activity, 7th graders research a local water quality problem. They test the water quality of a local body of water and analyze their data. They conduct a video research conference with other students to discuss water quality issues.

Elementary learners will create a multimedia research presentation. They are assigned different topics to research. Exploration of different types of multimedia software are examined in length. Essential questions and recommendations are included.

High schoolers are engaged in using foreign languages in meaningful situations. They encounter a deeper sensitivity of cultural differences as they question how using multimedia technology enhances the learning experience and delivery of instruction.

Students reflect on the events before, during and after World War I.  In this World History instructional activity, students complete a WebQuest that focuses specifically on the key events of World War I.

Students research and report on aspects of kites including: history, types, building and flying kites. They use Inspiration Software as a graphic organizer. They use gathered research to complete informational booklets.

Students analyze a variety of primary source materials related to lynching (news articles, letters written to or written by prominent Americans, pamphlets, broadsides, etc.) in order to assess the effectiveness of the anti-lynching campaign spearheaded by African-Americans. This instructional activity focuses on Billie Holiday's signature song, "Strange Fruit," a protest song Lewis Allen (Abel Meeropol) wrote in 1938 about the ongoing and intransigent problem of lynching in the American South.