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Caribbean Adventures: Research and Desktop Publishing

For Teachers 7th - 9th
If you want an interesting way to teach about the Caribbean that incorporates technology, this might be your answer. Class members conduct a WebQuest to gather information about Caribbean islands and create a travel brochure using...
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The Scoop Through Desktop Publication

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Drafting, revising, and editing is all apart of the publishing process. Using a series of documents as inspiration, young journalists compose a class Newspaper. They work independently and in groups to publish their own articles.
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Illustrate With Character

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine character traits and apply characteristics of those traits to images and quotations. They design, save and print using a desktop publishing program. They utilize reference tools to locate quotations.
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Original Children's Books

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Bring the fun and creativity of children's stories to your language arts class. Middle schoolers write, revise, and publish an original student book which incorporates the elements of a short story. They put their story in the form of a...
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County Chronicles

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students review and use the information from previous lessons about their county. In groups, they write articles for various sections of a class newspaper. They review and edit each others work and publish their newspaper using a desktop...
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Design a Company Brochure

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students design a brochure using a publishing program.  In this design lesson, students follow step-by-step directions to create a brochure advertising a product of their choice. 
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Using HyperStudio

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Second through eighth graders use the software "HyperStudio" to create a presentation of their choice on Native American lifestyles. One thing I like a lot about this lesson, is that the students are the ones who get to choose and...
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Career Connections: The Connection Corner

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students will create a career information center.  In this careers instructional activity, students research careers on a local and national level and create a help wanted ad for an occupation of personal interest.   Students create a...
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"A MLA Style of Life"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners effectively research using the internet, encylopedias, magazines and newspapers. They desegregate into needed and un-needed information based on their research findings. Pupils recognize and appropriately site sources using a...
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Write a Radio Show

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students use the writing process to write a radio show.  In this writing process instructional activity, students need to effectively use the writing process to create a radio show and then present to the class.  Member of the group take...
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Funding "Great" Schools For All in America

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students use research skills and primary sources to complete a equal educational opportunities scavenger hunt activity in pairs. They locate key facts, examples, and information about the inequities in U.S. schools and create projects...
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The Fight to End "Separate but Equal" in American Schools

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study the court cases related to Brown v. Board of Education and the "separate but equal" standard established by Plessy v. Ferguson. They create an informational display that can be used to teach others the particulars of the...
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One Person CAN Make a Difference

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers illustrate how the actions of one person can make a difference. They identify school and community issues to address and complete group projects and action plans for making changes in the school or community.
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Making a Travel Brochure of a Louisiana Parish

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Although the attachments for this travel brochure project are no longer linked, you can still use the idea here and create your own assignment sheet and rubric. Learners choose a parish in Louisiana (or a city in your state) to research,...
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Your Year Covered

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Feeling stuck? Want to energize the class? Use activities such as quizzes and fill-in-the-blank worksheets to get class members' attention with a year's worth of holiday celebrations. From Mother's Day to Robert Burns's birthday,...
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Black History Month Newsletter

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners become familiar with the process of creating all of the elements of a newsletter. They input stored articles about famous black Americans in which they insert photos with captions and add finishing touches.
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What in the World Is Snowboarding?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research the sport of snowboarding in-depth, and divide into small groups to create an entertaining, multimedia newsletter on the sport.
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The Year of the Rabbit

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Pupils explore a portion of the Chinese Zodiac with projects centered around the year of the rabbit. Students research types of rabbits, actual and fictional. Working in groups, they create a written or multimedia presentation.
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A Virtual Adventure In Australia

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a magazine highlighting the history and geography of Australia. In this Australia lesson plan, students do online research and other research to create a magazine with articles and advertisements.
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DTP: Redesigning a Product Package

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students design packaging and labeling for a product so that it appeals to a specific audience. The use a cardboard box that was designed for one purpose and redesign it to meet the new criteria including a catchy name to go with an...
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USING THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM "HYPER-STUDIO"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students demonstrate the steps to follow in using the software to create a presentation. They use context of cultural history of the four periods of Native American lifestyles in Illinois and create a presentation.
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On This Day in History

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students research the Internet to learn historical events that share their birthday. In this birthday research lesson, students use the given websites to research important events that share their birthday date. Students create a poster...
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What Do I Want To Be When I Grow Up?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students divide careers into clusters.  In this vocational technology instructional activity, students prepare a PowerPoint presentation of one of the six career clusters.  Working in small groups, students organize a variety of careers...
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You Bet!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the mathematical probabilities involved in gambling and how these factors affect people's behavior. They work in pairs and conduct and experiment pertaining to blackjack. The class creates a graph showing the trends found.

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