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Welcome to the World of Color Web Quest

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students research a specific color and create either a PowerPoint presentation, color brochure, or a movie about the research they found. Through research, they examine the meaning of color around the world and discover hos to choose a...
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Publisher Brochures

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners create brochures on subjects they are studying in Publisher. In 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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My Community

For Teachers 1st
First graders design a Powerpoint presentation to reflect information about their community.  In this community lesson, 1st graders create slides to explain the weather, geography and other information about the city.
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A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners create a holiday calendar using ms word. In this technology lesson, students create their own calendar while learning basic Publisher skills. Learners use clipart, explore how to change fonts, and how to use templates.
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Prairie Activity: Prairie Quilt

For Teachers K - 8th
Students investigate prairie life in the 19th century. They research quilts and prairie images online, take a photo of an object related to prairie life, transfer the image onto fabric, and create a class quilt.
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Totem Transformations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are introduced in the Humanities class, as they explore the origins of Totems in Native American folklore. In the computer lab, students read Totem stories and explore the meaning and symbolism behind the myths using various Web...
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Photographic Composites

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students practice photo manipulation and combination in order to create new images. Using composite photos, students mix them together to produce new photographs. They conceal stitch lines to create realistic forgeries of composite images..
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History Trifold in Publisher

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars create a timeline of events happening around the world. For this timeline lesson plan, students use Microsoft Publisher to create a timeline of events happening around the world as they live their lives presently.
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Reading + Keyboarding= Success

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners practice their keyboarding skills. In this typing lesson plan, students use interesting stories to practice their skills. They practice throughout the semester and then monitor their improvement.
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Celebrating the Individuals in Our Community

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research, write and publish a biography on a community member. They interview the community member, collect and scan photos, produce and edit text and use software to puslish an online book.
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Visualizing the Invisible

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students create animations of black holes using a computer and also materials that are scanned and used in their animation.  In this black hole instructional activity students explore how to use animation and create an example of a...
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Internet ABC's for Elementary Schoolers

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners develop basic Internet skills. In this lesson plan introducing the basics of the Internet, students discover how to use toolbars, address bars, how to save a website to revisit later, and how to use the back and forward buttons....
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Don't Print Homework-Email It!

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students practice emailing their homework. In this technology lesson, students review how to type an email address correctly and how to send it to the correct address. Students complete their homework and send it to their teacher.
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Post It!

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create agricultural posters about an agricultural topic of their choice. In this agriculture lesson plan, students positively critique each other's posters.
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Write a Caption!

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine different photographs from around the world. They write their own captions in the foreign language to the image. They share their captions with the class.
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The Lessons of Emmett Till

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners participate in a WebQuest designed to take them on a journey into the darkness that is race predjudice and the often-violent means in which it is manifested. They investigate the murder of a 14-year-old Chicago boy visiting...
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Intro to PowerPoint-with KidPix Pictures

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students construct a four sentence creative story by using KidPix software. In this computer technology lesson, students use KidPix software to develop slides about themselves, their family, and their house. Students illustrate each...
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Animal Characteristics

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a graphic organizer to study animal characteristics. In this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a program in Microsoft Word to create a brainstorm about different animal characteristics.
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What's the Depth?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice digital camera skills by identifying effects of depth of field at different apertures, comparing effects of depth of field with different focal lengths, and creating images showing effect of depth of field at different...
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Creating And Using Digital Imagery

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in a teacher workshop experiment with using digital media in the classroom. The lessons focus around the development of comfort using digital cameras, scanners, and converting them into media presentations. The workshop also has...
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Educating the Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research the effects of invasive and exotic plants. They create posters, webpages and books to educate the community. They present their material in different forums.
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Miniature Portraits

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are developing their computer skills as they create self portraits. They decorate and develop their own picture to later be made into pins, or necklaces. Students also develop a feel for using a camera.
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Visit My Class Wikis

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Kids Create Calendars for Kids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create calendars for hospitalized children in their area. They research different holidays and work with an artist. They share their calendars with the community as well.

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