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Listening to Letter Sounds
Students review the sounds and letters that coorespond to them. Using a voice recorder, they say the sounds and letters being taught at that given time. They use the recorded messages to complete an activity using the letters and sounds.
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Learning Math with Music
Students work in groups to create their own rhymes and songs for an entire family of math facts. They record their math facts creations using an iPod and a voice recorder for future use.
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Speech and Language Samples
Students tell a story, describe a picture, share about a favorite toy from home and are recorded using an iPod with a voice recorder. They create a playlist of their voice and reading samples to illustrate progression over time.
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Finding Your Way Using QR Codes
If you are taking your class on a library tour, use this scavenger hunt activity to spice it up. Although this hunt isn't actually attached (like the lesson says it is), you will get a good idea of how to implement a task like this....
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Be Screen Free for a Week
Challenge yourself to completely close all of your electronic screens for seven straight days!
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Interdisciplinary Unit Planning II
Students create playground maps and identify means of using these maps to enhance social studies learning of elementary students. They develop elementary-level interdisciplinary unit plans using social studies content for the primary...
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E-Cycling!
Eighth graders research how and why electronics are recycled. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders determine the types of materials electronic devices are made up of. They produce a creative ad to encourage people to recycle.
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Products from Petroleum
Young scholars examine products that are petroleum based. In this petroleum product instructional activity, students examine a display of petroleum based products. They discuss the products that are made from crude oil and conduct...
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Using Podcasts to Keep Students Connected
Integrating podcasts into your curriculum is a fun and free way to create engaging lessons and ensure 24/7 learning.
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Oral Histories
Learners investigate the theme of what it means to be American in a pluralistic society. They conduct oral histories with a family member and create a presentation of the interview. Students develop a better comprehension of their own...
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Listening to Learn: Podcasting as an Assessment Tool
Students use podcasting and iPods to take tests rather than reading. For this podcasting lesson plan, students learn how to use a podcast rather than have a test read to them.
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Values Auction
Students assess what they value and participate in a class auction. In this financial values activity, students complete a budget activity and use play money to participate in an auction. Students complete a related worksheet and take a...
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My So-Called Digital Life
Young scholars create posters informing students on school technology services and rules.
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IKnow IMac
Students familiarize themselves with specifications used to describe models of computers by researching and developing a consumer guide.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is a Personal Device Classroom?: Lesson 2
This lesson describes how to integrate personal devices in the classroom.
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Podcasting 101 for K 12 Librarians
This article gets down to the basics, including what podcasts are, how to access them, how to create them, and why to use them. While it is specifically directed toward school librarians, the information is equally applicable for...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A r.a.f.t. Writing Prompt: This I Believe
This writing assignments asks students to assume the voice of a character from a novel they are reading. Focusing on a topic or belief the character shows passion about in the novel, the students write an essay modeled after NPR's "This...