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Lincoln 2.0

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate the Presidential history of Abraham Lincoln by completing a multimedia project.  In this U.S. politics lesson plan, students examine the image of Lincoln on a penny and work in groups to research Lincoln's life...
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Digital Kids Club-Painted Faces

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use technology to blend a photo of something they like with a picture of their face. Students work with layers, saturation, selecting tools, filters, and affects. Students use Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 in order to create...
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How To KidPix II

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars practice using KidPix to create illustrations. In this visual arts activity, students define key vocabulary words, such as "palette" and "toolbar" to familiarize themselves with the KidPix program. Young scholars...
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A Holiday Card in KidPix

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a holiday card using computer software.  In this computer card making activity, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools.  Students navigate the software utilizing various tools.
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Chinese Takeout

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students use digital photography to illustrate a story. They research examples of narratives to determine how to choose photos that meet a specific purpose. Students research examples of narratives.
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Campaign Ads That Subtract and Add

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners explore media and media misrepresentation of prodcts. They create a video of a person (with both good and bad pictures.) Using creative titles, students download a slideshow. They add sound effects and other Adobe Premiere...
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What would Monet do with a digital Camera?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students take ditigal pictures of any subject. Using Photoshop Elements, students organize and save their pictures. They edit the pictures using a Paint Dabs filter. Students discuss their photographs and how photography influenced the...
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Fall Collage

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create fall collages using digital images, clip art or downloaded images, and the software program Adobe Photoshop in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson involves the use of computers and would need to be...
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Les Grands Artistes de Mme Michele

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students become familiar with Picasso's art through viewing his paintings. They create their own Picasso-like paintings of each of the following types: person, person with hat, conversation between two people, mirror (reveresed), and...