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Object Oriented Programming
Students engage in a research activity in order to comprehend the intents and dynamics of Object Oriented Programming. They are exposed to the new paradigm of programming in order to develop new skills.
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Solving Problems with Decision Trees
Combat crime with computers. The lesson teaches young computer scientists about decision trees and how to use them. They consider telecommunications subscriptions and how decision trees can help detect fraud.
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Circuits and Boolean Expressions
Teach basic logic using Boolean operators. Young computer scientists learn about the operators NOT, AND, and OR, and how they can be expressed using Boolean notation, logic gates, or truth tables. Along the way, they learn about half...
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Lighting in My Classroom Survey
How much energy does it take to light a room? Class members calculate the total wattage it takes to light the classroom. Through calculations, responsible scientists determine the cost of energy for the year, then figure out...
Middle School Computer Projects
Timeline of Your Life
Pupils can use PowerPoint as a tool to create clear timelines that show their lives in relationship to historical events. Take a trip to the computer lab and share this page with your class. Class members can watch each video and follow...
Hopscotch Technologies
Daisy the Dinosaur
Have you ever wanted to tell a tyrannosuarus rex what to do? Here's your chance! Introduce youngsters to the world of computer programming with an easy and adorable game in which a dinosaur follows your every command.
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Introduction to the Computer
Students visit the computer lab to learn the parts of the computer and type their names and their lunch numbers.
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The Effective Use of The Internet
Students will use research techniques for finding information on the internet. The goal is for them to become used to finding information from a variety of search engines. The key to the lesson is teaching students to be self-guided...
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WEAVING TECHNOLOGY INTO THEMATIC UNITS T.O.O.L.S. 2000
Third graders utilize computers and other technology to explain the solar system. Ten different stations involve students through laserdisc, research, art, GeoSafari, space toys, and the computer.
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How to Use Technology to Teach Landforms
Students create a landform table on the computer. In this geography activity, students use Microsoft Word to design a 3 column table. They list different landforms, examples, and attach a picture of each.
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Technology Newsletter
Learners discuss impact and value of modern technological inventions on society, contemplate world without technology, skim magazines and newspapers for advertisements highlighting modern technologies, and work with partner to create...
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How Technology Has Changed Communication in the 21st Century
Students can learn more about technology through taking a look at the advances made in the last few decades.
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Technology of Colonial America
By learning about the technology of Colonial America, students can gain a greater appreciation of history.
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Technology and Inequality
Students study briefly the history, evolution, and social benefits of the automobile. After using the automobile as a case study, students choose another technology, research, and analyze it in small groups and report.
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Integrating Technology In Your Classroom
You can try these management tips and lessons to help you confidently integrate technology into your curriculum.
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CD-ROManticism and Computer Classicism
Students assess the many benefits and drawbacks of reproducing works of art, such as sculpture and paintings, on CD-ROMs and on the Internet, as well as explore art history via these computer technologies.
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Using a Spreadsheet to Understand Density
Learners use density to identify what metal a gold colored weight is made of. They use a spreadsheet to graph the experimental density of common metals and compare the know densities to their calculated density of the known metal.
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Learning with Technology and Literature
Students practice their reading comprehension by utilizing computers. In this education technology instructional activity, students utilize a drawing program such as Microsoft Paint to draw pictures based upon the story they read, The...
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ESOL: Applied Technology
Students explore operating equipment necessary for home and work. They view pictures of equipment and discuss the vocabulary terms. They use the terms more and less to describe pieces of equipment and visit the computer room to...
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Computer Repair and Recycle
Students disassemble and rebuild computers. In this computer hardware lesson, students learn to refurbish computers, then donate the rebuilt computers in their community.
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Technology and Health Care - A Healthy Partnership
Ninth graders research advancements in technology from the past twenty years that affect health care. In small groups, they conduct Internet research, and develop a presentation to present to the class.
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Technology
Students create podcasts. In this technology lesson, students familiarize themselves with podcasts and develop their own podcast about a current event.
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Computer aided Teacher
Pupils compose an abstract work of art on the computer, enlarge it, and paint (or draw) it. They seek out inspiration from their natural world. Students find and photograph a picture with interesting visual imagery. They load the photo...