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How to keep a timecard in Excel
Young scholars fill out a timecard of family activities in Microsoft Excel. In this Excel lesson plan, students use the program to fill in times they do various activities with their families.
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Dramatizing Your Story
Young scholars write a script, planning and recording improvisations based on personal experience and heritage, imagination, literature and history.
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Virtual Travel Plan
Learners navigate the web to prepare for an imaginary trip and record expenses involved. For this state culture and symbol lesson, students gather information to be used in a multimedia project.
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Using Multimedia to Teach Core Democratic Values
Students produce multimedia presentation to fellow class members on one of the Core Democratic Values, such as patriotism or civilian control of military, that is part of State of Michigan Social Studies Framework.
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THE LIGHT HOUSE KEEPER
Ninth graders interpret historic images to develop empathy with individuals who lived in the past. They imagine what life in coastal Alabama was like at the beginning of the twentieth century and work on writing skills.
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Something Rotten in West Bloomfield!
Student groups seek a possible ecological problem in the West Bloomfield area then either photograph or videotape the problem. They investigate how to measure the extent of the problem and do it.
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Big Book Project
The "Big Book Project" provides special-needs learners with the opportunity to develop, write, and publish "Big Books" for Kindergarten-Grade 3 classrooms. Students also go to classrooms and read the book they wrote to the younger students.
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It's Fun to Learn!
Students use the macro mode of the OLYMPUS FE-140 CAMERAS as virtual microscopes to explore different habitats, observe plants, soil, and insects and other creatures. They download those images on electronic files and build web pages....
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A Snap at Geometry
Students study geometric images and polyhedrons. In this geometry lesson, students complete several activities to learn about geometric shapes and classify polyhedrons from polygons. Students watch a video, complete a web-directed...
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Department of Defense
Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 5: Invention/creation [Pdf]
In this fifth module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about how to take photographs that reflect a personal aesthetic, they learn how to use Surrealist techniques, they manipulate their images to create new material,...
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Creating E Portfolios With Web 2.0 Tools
Dr. Barrett, a leading researcher in educational portfolios, shares some examples of Web 2.0 tools that can be harnessed for use in portfolio development.
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Electronic Portfolios Digital Stories of Deep Learning
This research paper discusses the concepts of "Electronic Portfolios as Digital Stories of Deep Learning" and "Digital Storytelling as Reflective Portfolio" by linking two dynamic processes to promote deep learning: Portfolio Development...
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Professional Development for Implementing Electronic Portfolios
For school learning communities considering implementing portfolios, this article provides a comprehensive resource. Many links to materials and examples are also provided.
Tech4Learning
Tech4 Learning: Creative Educator: Not Your Average Portfolio
As the agent for a famous person you are studying, it is your job to develop a portfolio for him or her that will help them showcase specific skills and accomplishments to potential employers. This project sets the stage for...
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Portfolio Trouble Shooting
This site features portfolio trouble-shooting strategies. Students and teachers will benefit from this clear and concise overview to help eliminate problems with their electronic portfolios.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 16. Career Prep
In this learning module, students complete six Quests. They begin by exploring their personality, skills, and interests. Next, they will explore careers that fit their profile, create employability documents, create an online portfolio,...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
This lesson plan, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages young scholars to evaluate literature in a variety of multimedia formats and answer the question, "Who Am I?," Students are then asked...