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Book Stars

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a Star Book report in 30 minutes or less using exactly 15 words, computers, and the Kidspiration or Inspiration educational software. This quick Language Arts lesson is ideal for assessment of each student's reading...
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Resume Writing

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Looking for work? Need a resume? Employment seekers find a job posting for a career that interests them, and fill in the blanks on the provided templates to produce three different types of resumes. Templates for the functional, the...
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Comparison Shopping & Buying Supplies

For Teachers 1st
First graders compare prices to determine the best buy. They earn money, by correctly completing math problems. Earnings are used to purchase items from a store using exact change.
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Applied Science - Science and Math Pre-Lab 4C

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Scholars classify the sciences. Using applied science, they compare and contrast subfields of sciences. They compare qualitative versus quatitative. They discuss types of sciences and the meanings of the word roots of the names. 
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The Color Purple: K-W-H-L Strategy

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners can chart what they know, what they would like to know, how they plan to learn, and what they have learned from Alice Walker's The Color Purple. Using questions about women's rights, kids study the themes of the novel...
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Snapshots of a Short Story

For Teachers 1st
First graders will be creating and filling in a graphic organizer using Kidspiration, as a pre-writing activity for their short story piece. They then use their graphic organizers to write their entire short story. Once written, the...
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Use of Digital Cameras

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students become familiar with the operation of the school digital camera. They insert photographs into WORD procession software and use text boxes and arrows to create labels.
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Visit My Class Wikis

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration lesson, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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NASA Glenn Research Center Mission : High-Speed Civil Transport (HSCT)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils use World Wide Web resources to identify the problems and advantages of high-speed transportation. They download files and graphics and incorporate them into a word processed report.
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What Is Technology?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders engage in a literature study that is concerned with transmitting new knowledge about modern technology. They identify different forms of technology and how it is used in everyday society. The lesson includes vocabulary...
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Melody Words

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders compose a melody by placing words on the music staff. They play their melody words for the class.
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Author Study

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore use of computers. They use technology tools to collect, analyze and display data. Students create and format a document using word processing. They participate in a curriculum-based telecommunications project.
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Exploring Infrared Image Technology

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Learners investigate the formation of infrared images. In this physics lesson, students discuss the different application of infrared imaging technology. They compare this to images formed by visible light.
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Geography and Technology: Think the World of Your Community

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers recognize the meaning of the word community, the historical development of communities in Nebraska and the impact that technology has had and continue to have on the creation and growth of communities.
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Rain Forest Writing

For Teachers 1st
First graders have already examined the characteristics of the rainforest. They write a story about the rainforest and it can be fact or fiction. They type their story in the computer lab to be published.
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Technology as Change: The Atlantic Canada Fishery

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders use the internet to research the history of the Atlantic Canada Fishery and how it was different from today. Using this information, they write a research paper and share it with their classmates. In groups, they...
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Technology Integration Lesson Plan: Texas Congressional Delegates

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research congressional delegates from state of Texas, create database including delegate profiles, write introductory paragraphs on how census affects Congressional representation, and import information into word...
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Building Your Bridge Building Basics

For Students 6th - 8th
In this technology activity, students examine the basic principles of bridge building design in order to answer the nine questions with the help of the web links on page 2.
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Personal Spelling Words

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify challenging spelling words, as well as have the correct spellings at the tips of their fingers. It also allows the students to use several different aspects of technology that they will use many times throughout...
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Keyboarding-Fractured Fractions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice key words based on clues. They are able to generate a numbered list of words. Students use correct keyboarding techniques. They strengthen their practice on the alphabet keys in the end.
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Web Design

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Using Microsoft Word, students will construct a "web page" with hyperlinks to real sites. Students will learn Internet terminology, search strategies, and design techniques. Teacher may also use TechnoLink, an external computer...
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Ethics WebQuest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the topics of copyright and fair use, plagiarism, and evaluating websites for content. They conduct Internet research, evaluate a variety of websites for authenticity, and write about and define plagiarism and...
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Remote Control Airplanes

For Students 4th - 5th
In this technology worksheet, students find the words that are related to the concept of remote control airplanes. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Up Up and Away

For Students 4th - 5th
In this technology learning exercise, students find the words that are related to machines that fly and the answers are found through clicking the link found at the bottom of the page.