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Lincoln 2.0

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students investigate the Presidential history of Abraham Lincoln by completing a multimedia project.  For this U.S. politics lesson, students examine the image of Lincoln on a penny and work in groups to research Lincoln's life...
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Digital Kids Club-Painted Faces

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use technology to blend a photo of something they like with a picture of their face. Students work with layers, saturation, selecting tools, filters, and affects. Students use Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 in order to create...
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How To KidPix II

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice using KidPix to create illustrations. For this visual arts lesson, students define key vocabulary words, such as "palette" and "toolbar" to familiarize themselves with the KidPix program. Students create...
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A Holiday Card in KidPix

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners create a holiday card using computer software.  In this computer card making instructional activity, students design an original holiday card using a variety of tools.  Learners navigate the software utilizing various...
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Chinese Takeout

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Young scholars use digital photography to illustrate a story. They research examples of narratives to determine how to choose photos that meet a specific purpose. Students research examples of narratives.
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Campaign Ads That Subtract and Add

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students explore media and media misrepresentation of prodcts. They create a video of a person (with both good and bad pictures.) Using creative titles, students download a slideshow. They add sound effects and other Adobe Premiere...
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What would Monet do with a digital Camera?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Young scholars take ditigal pictures of any subject. Using Photoshop Elements, students organize and save their pictures. They edit the pictures using a Paint Dabs filter. Young scholars discuss their photographs and how photography...
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Fall Collage

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars create fall collages using digital images, clip art or downloaded images, and the software program Adobe Photoshop in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson involves the use of computers and would need to...
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Les Grands Artistes de Mme Michele

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students become familiar with Picasso's art through viewing his paintings. They create their own Picasso-like paintings of each of the following types: person, person with hat, conversation between two people, mirror (reveresed), and...