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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Case of Innovation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A white paper is a focused analysis often used to describe how a technology solves a problem. In this literacy activity, students write a simplified version of a white paper on an alternative electrical power generation technology. In...
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Sample Lesson Plans for 7th Grade Computer Terms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This site offers links to a list of computer terms middle schoolers need to know; it also offers links to lesson plans teaching things like using spreadsheets.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Programming Case Study: Encouraging Cross Disciplinary Projects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
To give fellow teachers an idea for how they can teach the Khan Academy curriculum in a classroom setting, check out this case study. Here's one case study of how teacher Ellen Reller uses our curriculum in her classroom in Lowell High...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: The Pros and Cons of Discussion

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains plans for four lessons that use "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. to engage students in a discussion about what constitutes equality. Lessons use re-writes, persuasive essays, computer activities, and informal class...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Publishing Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, learners will experience different types of publishing in order to strengthen their motivation and cultivate pride in their work. After utilizing the writing process, students will type out their writing on a computer....
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Other

The Flickering Mind

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Looking for an alternative point of view on educational technology? Use this informative website focusing on a book called "The Flickering Mind,"-a new and controversial book which argues that computers have done far more harm than good...