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Digitizing History: Exploring moments in time through Web design

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create a website based on a history unit they have just completed. In this web design lesson, student analyze qualities of an effective website and create an architectural design for the home page and connecting pages. Students...
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Creating a Virtual Tour of Oregon City

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders research a famous person or building associated with Oregon City. For this local history lesson, 5th graders work in groups to research and create a poster board about a famous person or building found in Oregon City.
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Arquitectura

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize that communities change over time.  In this architecture lesson, 3rd graders discuss buildings in cities and compare to the buildings in Ancient Rome.  Students explore the architecture and building of...
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Victorian Homes Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars investigate British Society in the 19th century by examining Victorian style homes. In this world history instructional activity, students observe photographs of both rich and poor Victorian homes and discuss the main...
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Seven Wonders of the World

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars recognize "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." In this world history lesson, students research various architectures on the Internet and construct a PowerPoint presentation.
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Getting Started With Java-Background

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners study the history of computers including hardware and software, binary representation of data and examine the beginnings of programming languages. They investigate the development of software and the fundamentals of...
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Getting Started with Java

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss the history of computers and describe how hardware and software make up computer architecture. They review the binary system and the evolution of programming languages then discuss the fundamental concepts of object...
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Podcasting Parabolas

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore parabolas.  In this algebra and technology lesson, students construct the equation of a specific parabola, then take digital photos of real-life representations of these parabolas.  Students create a podcast...
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T-shirts Build School & Community Pride

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners explore ways to promote community pride by creating t-shirts.  In this community lesson, students utilize a digital camera to take photographs of their hometown and transfer them to a t-shirt.  Learners complete a...
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Internet Society: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief history of the internet, written by those who were involved in the development evolution of the Internet. This history revolves around four distinct aspects: the technological evolution, operations and management aspect of a...
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Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Things to Do at Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Families can come together through games designed to make history something fun and integral to family life. Build a sod house like prairie settlers did in the 1800s. Go back in time to visit five families that lived in the same house...
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Internet Learning Tree: A Brief History of the Internet

For Students 9th - 10th
An anecdotal history of the people and communities that brought about the internet.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Apple Macintosh

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site offers a history of the Macintosh computer, detailing its origins and predecessors. Information regarding the architecture, models, and clones of the Macintsoh are also provided.
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Xml: Berners Lee and the Semantic Web Vision

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an article by XML highlighting a presentation by World Wide Web creator Tim Berners-Lee in which he describes his vision for the Semantic Web. Includes slides from Mr. Berners-Lee's talk.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Mauchly

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Mauchly.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Personal Digital Assistant

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia article gives an overview of PDAs (personal digital assistants). Although some of the content is under discussion for factual accuracy, readers can use this site for basic information on the topic.

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