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Assoc. For the Advancement of Computing in Education
The Association is an educational and professional organization dedicated to the advancement of the knowledge, theory, and quality of learning and teaching with information technology. Content includes conference information, various...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Corduroy Lesson Plan
This ReadWriteThink lesson features an opportunity for learners to respond to literature through writing journals about "Corduroy," by Don Freeman. This idea could be used with other books as well.
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What Is Rubistar? How to Make Rubrics
This online tool is designed for teachers to create rubrics that correspond with project-based learning activities.
Microsoft
Microsoft Education: Lesson Plans
To aid teachers in incorporating technology into their classrooms, Microsoft provides technology-rich lesson plans searchable by grade level, theme, learning area, and Microsoft product. Each lesson plan is user-friendly (often with...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Design Your Own Bedroom
Many students dream of designing their ideal bedroom. In this exercise, students will be required to limit their designs by size (as a specific volume) and price (a specific amount). They must design the floor plan, including furniture...
Microsoft
Microsoft Education Virtual Tour: Batter Up!
This downloadable (2.7 MB Microsoft PowerPoint file) project helps students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals to the game of baseball. They compute batting averages and hitting percentages and participate in a simulated...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Podcasting With Your Students
Here you can learn about ways that other teachers are doing with podcasting in the classroom. A tab on the left provides additional information about how to podcast
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American Mathematical Society: Mathematical Moments
Use this resource to promote an awareness of mathematics as it occurs in nature, science, technology and human culture. This series of articles and podcasts can be used as teaching resources.
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Laus Dnet: Grade 5 Excel Lesson Plan
In this online lesson, students will survey students in their school to determine their favorite type of hand-held ice cream. Before performing the survey, students will make predictions about which ice creams they think will be the...
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Inspiration: Kidspiration
Use this informative site focusing on the children's program Kidspiration. This technology helps students organize information using a visual format.
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Constructing Critical Literacy Practices Through Technology Tools and Inquiry
This journal article examines how the use of technology has helped to promote critical thinking and creativity. The article includes examples specifically focused on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."
University of Vienna (Austria)
University of Vienna: Maths Online
The University of Vienna, Austria, created this site to help bring the worlds of math and technology together. You have access to many applets and downloads that allow you to create lessons, tests, and puzzles. There are also great...
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Making a Word Find With Microsoft Excel
Teachers and students can create a word find using Excel. It will help them learn to manipulate columns and rows and format and lock cells. This plan is based upon 10 word or phrases on any topic.
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University of Puget Sound: Tools for Understanding Math
A detailed site from the University of Puget Sound incorporating secondary math skills in a wide variety of techniques. It is intended for educators who teach mathematics and are interested in integrating common technologies into their...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Simulation Nation: The Promise of Virtual Learning Activities
Using the power of simulation as a teaching and learning tool seems like a natural fit. The article and accompanying video outline some successful endeavors to marry technology and simulation with education.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Iste Nets: Birthstone Project With a Multimedia Twist
This interdisciplinary project on birthstones, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), focuses on research skills, writing skills, and the ability to put together an electronic presentation.
FNO Press
From Now On: Making the Best of New Tools
As teachers become more familiar with technology the focus becomes using technology to facilitate curriculum, state standards and pedagogy. School districts want to ensure their "Investment pays rich dividends in terms of student...
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Left Foot Right Foot: Hypermedia in the Classroom [Pdf]
This PDF handout gives a good introduction to hypermedia in the classroom. It gives a guiding philosophy, stack design suggestions, methods and management, and other hypermedia resources.
Quia
Quia: The Great Gilly Hopkins: Word Games
Do you like to play word games? This site offers you the opportunity to play several different games featuring the book "The Great Gilly Hopkins," by Katherine Paterson.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Iste Nets: Creating a Heroic Character (Lesson Plan)
This lesson plan sequence, provided by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), encourages students to develop a fully realized heroic character and then, through the use of multimedia software, communicate that...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Super Sleuth Game
Try your hand at this challenging online game that helps players identify items in pictures that do not belong, such as an air plane in the 1800's.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Prezi
In this tutorial, learn how to create unique presentations using this free PowerPoint alternative.
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University of Central Florida: Mathematics Classroom Uses for the Digital Camera
This site has a few creative lesson plans on using the digital camera in a mathematics classroom. Includes geometry and measurement activities. (The link for the counting book does not work in archived version of site.)