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Creating a Storyboard
Students find out what a storyboard is and why it is important. They identify what kind of traditional and technological tools can be used to create a storyboard and determine the order of each team's part for the final presentation.
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Angle Pairs
Students practice identifying right, vertical, and adjacent angles using a Smartboard. They then determine measurements of all of the angles when only one measurement is given.
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Science: Plate Tectonics, Faults, and Volcanoes
Eighth graders conduct Internet research on plate tectonics, faluts, and volcanoes. In groups, they compile information related to teacher-provided questions. Students write papers detailing their findings and make oral presentations...
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Creating slideshow using Real Slideshow 2.0.
students gather information during field trip to the zoo. They use and present their findings of the types of birds, cats, primates, and other mammals to their teachers and classmates by producing a slide show using Real Slide Show 2.0.
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About The Author Lesson 4
Fourth graders engage in a lesson plan that continues the creation of a specialized Microsoft Word document. They practice creating art using Wordart and inserting images into the document with a paragraph attached. One of the main...
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Remarkable Reptiles
Students will develop a KWL chart with the class to assess prior knowledge. The students will be given five-ten minutes to individually fill out the Know and Wonder sections of their individual charts. They will then participate in...
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Through the Odyssey, Lesson 3
Ninth graders create Powerpoint Presentation using information and assignments from previous two lessons. They compare Odysseus's obstacles with those from their own lives, and share slideshows with classmates.
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Geometry: Classifying Angles
Students measure, construct, and classify angles as acute, right, straight, and obtuse. Once they have completed an angle worksheet, students use a map of South Carolina to locate cities by constructing the aforementioned angles.
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Language Arts- Word Origins
Sixth graders locate, access, and select appropriate information from a variety of resources, including electronic sources. They analyze the audience and purpose of the task to make decisions about content and format.
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Glencoe Literature Themes: Legends
Students prepare for and respond to literature selections. This package includes five lessons from the Glencoe Literature series, each covering a different reading selection. Pre-reading and response activities are included for each...
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What are Quarters Made of?
Students study the meaning, symbolism, and value of U.S. coins,
especially the quarter. They l research why in 1965 the U.S. Mint decided to
change the metal composition of the quarter to copper coated with zinc. In addition, they...
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The Ideal Home
Fifth graders design their ideal home. In this ideal home activity, 5th graders illustrate and describe their ideal home. Students present visuals to their classmates. Lesson is part of a unit.
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Review of My Community
Students review activities from the "My Home" unit. For this review lesson, students view a PowerPoint about a community then play a game to answer a variety of questions about the community. PowerPoint may be in English or changed...
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Researching and Writing Travel Brochures
Students design a travel brochure. In this travel brochure lesson, students review travel brochures and discuss a travel adventure they would like to go on. Students prepare an outline of their own brochure with itinerary.
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Television and Movies
Fifth graders explore media. In this television and movies lesson plan, 5th graders compare a variety of types of television shows and movies.
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Day eight: Participating in a community service project
Students participate in a community service project. In this ELL lesson, students complete a project while the teacher takes photos. The students use these photos in a bulletin board.
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Presenting our Newspapers
Students present their group newspapers. In this presenting activity, students share their newspaper creations with peers and receive feedback. This activity is part of a unit: "In the News".
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Words for Algebra
Learners rewrite word problems using symbols. In this algebra lesson, students relate algebra to the real world. They identify the correct steps to take when solving word problems.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Graphics Software
Review and quiz yourself on graphics software, which includes drawing packages, painting packages, and CAD.
Other
Web Reference: Graphics
WebReference contains many tutorials on many different topics in relation to graphics. It also includes links, informative essays, and interviews.
Other
Jessett: Graphic Design
A guide to graphic design that includes information on color layout, design layout, different graphic design software, and tutorials using different types of software.
Other
University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...
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Museum of Web Art
A fascinating site devoted to art and graphics used on the world wide web. Explore the best in buttons, banners, counters, and more.
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Act Den (Digital Education Network) Software Tutorials
Free online tutorials for computer software, including FrontPage, Office, PowerPoint, and Outlook Express are generously offered at this website. Students will find it easy to follow Agent Max Millennium as he guides them through...