In this music worksheet, students read key points about English folk music including what it is, what instruments are played, its history, and two of its important styles. They answer 10 questions using full sentences before writing a...

Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.

Students investigate ethical decision making when using photos in journalism. In this ethics in journalism lesson plan, students read about the ethical use of images in media, discuss recent controversial photos, and look at online case...

Students create an autobiography. In this autobiography lesson plan, students create a digital autobiography using photographs and captions about their lives. Students will publish their autobiography on the class blog page, as...

Students discuss the idea of 6 word memoirs. In this technology lesson, students explore how using a small number of words sometimes is the best. Students practice using 6 word memoirs writing six words for various nursery rhymes and...

Young scholars make a video. In this interviewing lesson plan, students learn how to use the FLIP video and practice interviewing their classmates. Young scholars choose a veteran in their area to interview then edit their video and...

Learners play the role of a correspondent and write a news article about a famous landmark. In this correspondence lesson, students use a computer template to build word processing skills. Learners edit a story in order to...

Students discuss cyber-bullying and how it relates to their emotional state. For this cyber-bullying lesson, students watch a short video that identifies how cyber-bullying occurs. Students participate in an active learning...

Students reflect on their computer use and explore various perspectives on the growing role of technology in schools. They develop a stance on the issue to write a position paper.

Students use Internet research methods to find information about manatees. They write a story about a manatee, told through the manatee's eyes, and also a letter to an environmental group, thanking them for what they do to protect the...

Students demonstrate a working knowledge of how to produce bibliography cards using MLA Documentation. They organize information from a variety of sources and credit sources for both quoted and paraphrased ideas.

Students, while in the computer lab visiting the National Geographic Kids website, fill out a checklist of unimportant/redundant information, look for important events and ideas and search for the author's main idea and supporting...

Students listen to the story "Too Many Tamales" by Gary Soto. Students use the internet to find recipes from around the world. They print out a recipe and put their name on it. The recipes are then combined into a class recipe book.

Students, while utilizing learning stations, read and analyze Robert Frost's poems from his "Frostiana" collection. They are encouraged to experience and explore poetry through different means via small groups. Within each station they...

Students explore their community. In this picture taking lesson, students visit different places in the community. Students take pictures at each place they visit. Students use adjectives to describe the pictures they took and write them...

Explore communication techniques by using the latest video technology.  In this special education instructional activity, students create a video discussing their own social goals for the future.  Students utilize Flip Video...

Check the validity of Internet web sites analyzing the accuracy of the information. Students will use this knowledge to create their own web site about a person of their choosing.

Students inspect examples of manipulated photos and explore the technology and issues behind doctored photos. They hold an in-depth discussion about the responsibility of the photojournalist and news editor to show true photos.

Students explore the significance of communication in the workplace. In this written communication lesson, students review and discuss the attributes of workplace memos prior to writing their own using the provided checklist.

Teens explore economics by listening to a labor history lecture and an excerpt from Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy. A detailed outline is provided for the lecture, along with follow up and assessment questions. In groups, they...

Students build their own bridges or make connections to other peers, teens, adults/parents, senior citizens and people from around the world through various art mediums. Through this type of lesson students attempt to communicate in...

Students use KidPix computer program to learn Dolch sight words. In this technology and language lesson, students type their Dolch sight words into KidPix to create a quasi-sentence.

Learners identify distinguishing features of poetry. They identify and use literary terminology including symbol, theme, simile, and alliteration. They recognize the effects of language.

Students create newspapers. For this technology skills lesson, students create a newspaper layout using a word processor program. The newspaper features stories regarding the Brooklyn Museum of Art.