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From Athena to Zeus: Digital Stories Through the Eyes of Greek Gods and Godesses

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Practice creating digital presentations based around Greek Mythology. Your class will create digital books dedicated to individual Greek Gods.  They will utilize their photography skills and multimedia labs to create a digital...
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Succession in the Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate their environment by growing plants in class.  In this botany lesson plan, students discuss the lifespan of plants and animals and how they must be cared for continuously over time.  Middle...
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Winter Quilt

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a class winter quilt. In this visual arts lesson plan, 2nd graders use construction paper, glitter, markers, and ribbon to create a patchwork quilt of winter scenes or memories.
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MATH VOCABULARY

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students will produce a 2-3 minute video that will examine, explore and explain one vocabulary word or math concept. Videos will be presented to class and scored on completion, quality and creativity.
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Seeing the World Through A Different Lens

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in activities in which they model different disabilities. They discuss their experiences as a class. They work together in groups to discuss how to improve an adaptive device.
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WCCS News 78 Investigative Report

For Teachers K - 8th
Students role play the role of investigative reporters. In groups, they determine what type of bird is leaving its droppings on the overhead highway beams. They answer a given set of questions and present their conclusions to the class....
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Multimedia Urban Stories: "This is who I am"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars create a photo essay. In this lesson encouraging self-expression, students view and reflect upon photo essays. Then, they go out into the community and create their own photo essay complete with captions. Young scholars...
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Going "Diggie" with Math Word Problems

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create word problems. In this sixth grade mathematics lesson, 6th graders use digital cameras to photograph interesting events around school and create word problems for their photographs that address the key concepts...
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Understanding Idioms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore figurative language. In this idioms lesson, students research the origin of instructor-selected idioms. Students literally interpret the idioms. Interpretations are photographed and then presented to the class.
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Thanksgiving Feast

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Use the Tool Factory Workshop to have your class create a list of people to invite to their Thanksgiving Feast.They will take pictures related to the fall season and create invitations using Tool Factory Database. Learners make a grocery...
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My Digital Story

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars write and direct digital stories to be presented to their classmates. In this digital stories lesson plan, students can use camcorders, microphones, headphones, storyboards, and more. Young scholars edit their story and...
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Giving a Voice to Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore podcast design.  In this literacy and technology lesson, students read a novel during book club and design a promotional podcast to recommend the book to their peers.  Necessary technology expertise and an...
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Planet Protectors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ways to protect the earth.  In this environmental issues and technology instructional activity, students investigate the water quality in their community and compare their findings to the water quality in other...
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Rag Coat Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 6th
Students discover ways to help those in need within their community. In this early childhood lesson plan, students gather clothing donations for use in a fundraiser for their community shelter. Students also create posters to advertise...
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Author Study

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore use of computers. They use technology tools to collect, analyze and display data. Students create and format a document using word processing. They participate in a curriculum-based telecommunications project.
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Newspaper for Inner City School

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use their writing skills and digital cameras to produce a newspaper. They write about school events, class projects, items of interest, culturally-related issues, and interview students. Students edit digital images and insert...
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Keynote Digital Parts of Speech

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a parts of speech digital presentation. In this parts of speech lesson, students create a slide show with audio, pictures, movies, and text. They combine their slides to project the entire project. 
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Paint the States - 50 & D.C.

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students select and research a state as an individual project and present their findings to the class. Then, they write a one page paper and create a collage or painting of their state on a mural. Finally, students create and illustrate...
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Student Voices

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a video based on their own interests. In this language arts and technology lesson, students take pictures and compile them so as to create a storyboard on whatever each student wishes. Additionally, students edit...
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Write to Read

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers discover how to write to improve their reading skills. In groups, they take pictures of a variety of school events and compile them into a PowerPoint presentation. To end the lesson, they add a narration to the slides...
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Math Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify and teach mathematics vocabulary. They work in groups to prepare presentations using MultiMedia Lab V and songs to create fun ways to remember the vocabulary terms. Students use these presentations to teach the...
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Animals of the Rainforest

For Teachers K - 4th
Students participate in class discussion about the living organisms that make their home in the rainforest. This lesson goes with the Rainforest Overview lesson.
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Presenting Your Case

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils research a famous person of their choice in this lesson. They research the person's life, feelings, and character through a series of written activities. They compile their research into a creative project called a character's...
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The Three People I Would Like to Invite for Dinner

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students identify and research three figures that are their personal heroes based on their characteristics of a hero. In this research lesson plan, the hero categories are a historical figure, a contemporary figure, and a person the...