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Patterns and Partners
Students create a pattern using the stamp tool on the Kid Pix program. They trade computers with a partner, and complete the pattern on their computer.
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Innovative Celebration of Enrichment
Students start at the beginning of the day and move and rotate individually or with friends. They go to as many or as few centers as they wish such as: PE, Art, Music, Media, and Computers. Students do not have to stay together. They...
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Project Description
Young scholars engage in using the Internet to solve problems. The skill of problem solving is developed and technology skills are used to solve a student picked problem. The lesson targets the middle school audience.
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Mouserobics
In this computer worksheet, students answer six fill in the blank questions about how a computer works. They are directed to a specific website for their information.
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IT - Lesson Plan
Tenth graders should appreciate the importance of Information Technology in our daily life.
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"The Vision" Contest
Students study a current technology and predict what that technology will be like 30 years from now. They research the technology's origins, how it presently works, and what it might entail in the future. They develop higher order...
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Developing Cause & Effect Understanding in Severely Multiply
Students with severe multiple impairments determine ways to use a single access switch to create sounds and images on the computer screen. They follow a variety of teacher cues to access the sound card and images until they reach an...
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Compute Border Cards
In this technology instructional activity, students use the blank cards with a computer theme border for any note taking task. There is a graphic across the top of the card featuring computers with cartoon faces. There are no directions...
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Intermediate Soccer Assessment Plan
Students, using a computer, demonstrate their knowledge of soccer terms.
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Art as a profession
Students research a possible career in computer animation. In this computer animation lesson plan, students research the amount of money you could make in computer animation and the kinds of jobs you could acquire.
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Window Skills: Make Your Own Wallpaper
Students create wallpaper for their computer screen. In this technology lesson, students use KidPix or Paint to design a picture which will be used as the wallpaper on their computer.
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Animation: ALICE Software
Young scholars familiarize themselves with the ALICE software program. In this computer animation lesson, students are guided through a tutorial on how to use the ALICE software for animation.
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The Brooklyn Museum of Art Newspaper
Students create newspapers. In this technology skills instructional activity, students create a newspaper layout using a word processor program. The newspaper features stories regarding the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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Digital Divide
Learners explore thedigital divide. In this technology skills lesson, students discuss the attributes of a divide. Learners then research and discuss the digital divide.
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Great Online Art Sites
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Safe Passwords
Young scholars brainstorm synonyms for security. In this Computer Skills lesson plan, students compare the home security to password security. Young scholars read an article and review strategies for creating strong passwords. Students...
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Exploring the Smithsonian
Students explore the Smithsonian Institute. In this technology and history lesson, students work in pairs to complete a worksheet by researching questions using the Smithsonian Institute website.
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Students Get Animated: Make Existing Lessons Move and Motivate Students
Students study the chemical elements in a computer generated cartoon format. In this computer animation and chemistry lesson, students learn how to animate using computer programs. Students use animation to learn about the Periodic Table...
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American Revolution Power Point Presentation
Fourth graders explore the American Revolution. In this United States history and technology lesson plan, 4th graders complete a worksheet using information about the causes of the American Revolution. Students create a Power Point...
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Farewell to Manzanar: Racism and Point of View
Young scholars create a presentation on the computer of the reactions and memories of people who were around during the attacks at Pearl Harbor. In this Pearl Harbor lesson plan, students interview people who were there, discuss the...
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Let's Make Writing Fun
First graders listen to "The Rainbow Fish" and write a story using their own experiences with friends. They use computer programs to publish their story.
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Exploration to Mars... or Not? An Exercise with Split-Screen Electronic Peer Review
Students use split-screen technology which is utilized for an electronic peer review assignment that has students justify whether humans should continue their investigations of the Red Planet or not.
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The Water Cycle
Second graders use the program HyperStudio to draw and describe the water cycle. In this science and technology lesson plan, 2nd graders will first become familiar with the water cycle by exploring books and websites in the classroom....
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Connecting Poetry with Philanthropy
Learners use their knowledge of philanthropy and poetic conventions to write original poetry about philanthropic giving. In this philanthropy lesson, students write poetry based on philanthropy using poetic conventions. Learners...