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Famous Picture

For Teachers 3rd
Art is a thoughtful and beautiful to motivate students in so many subjects. This instructional activity has students practice basic computer skills while examining a famous piece of art. They consider the color, style, and feeling of the...
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Canvas and Arrays in Apps

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Scholars learn how to make a digital canvas and fill it with artwork by creating a drawing app using the canvas element. The activity requires learners to previous knowledge of arrays and return commands to draw images.
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Learning With Paint And Literature: "Today I Feel Silly"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students draw a picture related to the book "Today I Feel Silly" using a computer drawing program. They listen to the story and answer discussion questions, view drawings on the teacher's Paint website, and create an illustration of...
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Learning With Paint And Literature: "The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet"

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create an illustration of their favorite part of the book "The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet" using a computer drawing program. They listen to the story and answer discussion questions, view drawings on the teacher's Paint...
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Technicolors

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students use a variety of computer games and programs to reinforce colors. In this colors lesson plan, students create scenes, view degrees of colors, see colors dance to music, and more.
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Mondrian - Primary/Secondary Color Study

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Utilizing computer software, learners demonstrate the color spectrum. They investigate the life of the artist Piet Mondrian and define his style of artwork. Then they use Photoshop to recreate some of his designs while discovering the...
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Computer Multimedia and Animation Technology: Video Capture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore multimedia and animation technology. They create an autobiographical film of themselves and an album cover for their CD case. They watch a video and take notes to discover the five camera placements in their...
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Learning with Technology and Literature

For Teachers K
Students practice their reading comprehension by utilizing computers. For this education technology lesson, students utilize a drawing program such as Microsoft Paint to draw pictures based upon the story they read, The Very Quiet...
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Looking for Local Public Art

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore artwork in the local community. They increase their knowledge about their community. They create a slide show presentation with sounds, text and transitions.
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Non-Objective Constructed Sculpture

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students begin their examination of non-objective artwork. Individually, they participate in activities in which they take designs within other images and use them for their focus in their art. They create a sculpture with the new...
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The Envelope Please

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students research an animal of the rainforest. They create a computerized claymation to present their research.
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Student Artist Screen Savers

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students collect and compile digital photographs in order to create a screensaver slide show that show the artist and their work.
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Movie Books- Children's Stories

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create movie books that make their stories come alive. They share these movie books with non-readers in an attempt to inspire them.
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Science and Art Museum

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Imagine each one of your learners on task and interested in scientific material. Learners investigate science related art by creating a small museum! Using digital cameras, pupils photograph different scientific actions that look...
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Elements of Art iMovie

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students are introduced to how to use the iMovie software. Individually, they write down their personal beliefs and feelings to use in their movie. To end the lesson, they use the elements of design to develop and create their movie to...
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Double Self Portrait

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students 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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Traveling Through Time and the Consideration of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a greater understanding of how societal and environmental effects existing during each period of time impacted the development of design styles. In this technology lesson plan, students develop an awareness of what those...
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Foreign Language: Travel Brochure

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research either French or Spanish speaking countries. After compiling information covering the geography, people,government, economy, and culture, they produce travel brochures on their respective countries.
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Creating a Commercial

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners investigate the world of advertising and video production by creating their own commercial.  In this advertising lesson, students discuss a fictitious product which they create an advertising campaign for.  Learners...
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Habitat Art: Florida Panthers

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Learners discover the lifestyles of a Florida Panther by investigating its habitat.  In this wild animal instructional activity, students utilize the Internet to research the habits of a Panther and what their habitat is....
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Harriet Tubman Integrated Unit

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students organize facts about Harriet Tubman. In this writing lesson, students research Harriet Tubman, sort facts about her into two categories, and use the information they have found to write about her life in complete paragraphs.
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Ask the Oracle

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students invent an imaginary character that has the ability to time travel to China and create stories in the tradition of a traveler's tale, whereas their characters visit China's capital city, Beijing, and go to the Great Wall of China...
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Exploring the Renaissance and Reformation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the effects of the Renaissance and Reformation on Europe. In groups, they use the internet researching their section of the project and take notes of information. They create a visual aid and present their findings to...
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Once In a Blue Moon

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students review the characteristics of the planets and their moons. Using the internet, they research the relationship between the Earth and its moons. They take a template of the moon and draw craters of different colors to present to...