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Kenan Fellows

Ready, Set, Save on Solar Energy Technology!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Does your class have a bright future in the solar energy industry? Science scholars take an in-depth look at what's new in solar technology. After completing research into the solar industry, participants create and market a product in...
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Curated OER

Connected Educators Month

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Education and thought leaders join forces to provide invigorating professional opportunities online.
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Curated OER

Technology that Makes Phonics Fun

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities.  For this educational technology lesson, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of phonics....
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Curated OER

Feature column: Hands on Math With Technology

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young learners will view a math adventures video and practice math concepts.  Afterwards they will navigate through Internet sites to participate in teacher selected math adventures. This guide walks you through integrating...
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Mojang

Minecraft – Pocket Edition

For Students 4th - 12th
You don't have to be a Minecraft wiz to know that this app has great playability for your learners! As afterschool programs and classroom projects around the world demonstrate, this game goes well beyond placing blocks and traditional...
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Curated OER

What Is Technology?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are engaged in the general topic of technology. They discuss a short scenario so that students explore a sense of what technology is and to dispel the notion that technology relates mostly to computers. Students are introduced...
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Curated OER

A Holiday Calendar in MS Publisher for Elementary School

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create a holiday calendar using ms word. In this technology lesson, students create their own calendar while learning basic Publisher skills. Students use clipart, explore how to change fonts, and how to use templates.
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Curated OER

The Introduction and Diffusion of Household Technology

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students conduct research and develop a matrix demonstrating the introduction and spread of common household items from 1900 to 2000 in the U.S. They conduct Internet research, watch and discuss a video, and develop the matrix.
App
SurfScore

Kodable

For Students K - 6th
Prepare young scholars for life in the twenty-first century with this introduction to computer coding formatted as a fun problem solving game, this resource is a great way to develop children's sequential thinking...
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Curated OER

Education in Translation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students reflect on their own language learning experience and interests. They research language learning and brainstorm ideas in preparation for creating brochures on language learning technology.
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Curated OER

Geography Made Fun with Technology

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners incorporate knowledge box into their classroom activities. In this technology integration lesson plan, students fill out a graphic organizer using Glossopedia to analyze a new subject.
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Curated OER

Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  In this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Students...
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Top Budget-Friendly Ways to Include Interactive Technology in the Classroom

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Inspire student achievement and participation with multimedia activities.
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Curated OER

Metals and Hydrogen Cars: Chemistry 10-12

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate which metal is best to use as storage material in hydrogen cars. In this chemistry lesson, students differentiate endothermic and exothermic reactions. They write a reflection paragraph about what they learned in the...
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Curated OER

The Science of Lance Armstrong

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Live Strong! High schoolers will discuss some of the reasons behind Lance Armstrong's success in cycling and chart those reasons into four categories: Physiology, Psychology, Equipment, Training/Strategy. They will then choose one sport...
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Curated OER

The Ups and Downs of Technology

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a visual timeline of skyscrapers built in the past 20 years. For this physical science lesson, students research important facts about the building. They discuss the challenges architects face when building skyscrapers.
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Curated OER

Search the Web

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology worksheet, students write the words in the correct order using the theme of technology. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

A Visit to Hogwarts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners collaborate in groups to read excerpts or entire selections from two Harry Potter books, use educational software to create concept maps detailing similarities and differences between first two Harry Potter books, and analyze...
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North Carolina State University

Construction

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Engineering design projects serve as great opportunities for collaborative problem solving. For this case, students work in small groups designing, building, and eventually testing a structure that meets a teacher-specified objective. It...
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Curated OER

Great Online Art Sites

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete an online study of art websites. In this art and technology lesson, students explore the links and try the activities to learn about art online.
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Curated OER

How to Teach Dolch Words with Kid Pix

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners 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.
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Curated OER

Tessellations in Excel

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math lesson, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Students use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.
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Curated OER

Exploring 'Wild' Places With GIS

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils explore "wild" places. In this technology lesson students use ArcGIS Explorer to investigate wild places near them in their neighborhood. Pupils view the landscape from both above and the ground.
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Teach Engineering

What a Drag!

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
Stop and drop what is in your hand! Pupils investigate how form effects drag in the 12th part of a 22-part unit on aviation. Groups create equally weighted objects and determine which one falls the fastest by collecting data.