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Lesson Plan Name	Grades
Character Counts in Action!	K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create documentaries based around the 6 Pillars of Character. Each group/individual, will highlight the pillars in a video that defines and provides examples of the pillar and problem solving solutions for difficult situations that arise in and around the school community.
Character Education Podcasts	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Each month a different character trait will be focused on. Students will create and record a podcast highlighting the character trait.
Character power points	1 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) While using a power point I created by using images from google and the idea of friendship. I help the students learn with each slide what frienship really entails. There are thought provoking images and conversation starters.
Compare/Contrast Animal Kingdom Characteristics from Informational Texts	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare and contrast the various animal kingdoms. Students will take this knowledge and complete a compare/contrast essay after researching the animal kingdoms.
FISH FACE: Character Design & Animation	3 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore how animators use facial expressions, physical gesture and sound to create characters, as they work with a partner to create an animated short. Students will be introduced stop motion animation with a screening of the claymation classic, "Creature Comforts."
Getting to Know the Characters in The Tempest	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is about characterization and Shakespear's play, The Tempest
Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite?	2 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Johnny Appleseed or John Chapman: Which Character is Your Favorite? Students will learn about Johnny Appleseed's fictional character and real life character and write about it.
Learning Character Concepts and Living With Character	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Military towns have plenty to be proud of particularly of the members of the community that have shown responsibility, trustworthiness, fairness, respect, caring and citizenship. Students will share fiction books they have read through their favorite characters and connect those characters to pillar character concepts for favorite people in their lives who have some connection to the military.
Smart Understanding of Characters w/ Smartphones	5 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will demonstrate an understanding of how characters change throughout a novel. They will also be able to identify 1st and 3rd person point-of-view.
WANTED: GOOD CHARACTERS!	2 to 4
Students will use digital cameras and desktop publishing to recreate WANTED posters of the old Wild West. Only this time, they will be looking for good characters!
Who's in the Hot Seat- Characterization and Point-of-View	6 to 7
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will be able to demonstrate how characters change throughout a story, as well as describe how the author develops the point-of-view of the characters. Students will use the Smart Board, along with Smart Board Slates, to complete the interactive activities, in order to master these objectives.
You're my Hero	3 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Children will create a hero and an arch rival. We use a Manga 8 1/2 heroic proportion guide and discuss complementary colors for costumes.
A Genre-riffic Thanksgiving	12 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using different genres in literature, have sutdents explore and discuss the characters, take the characters out of the book and place them into a modern day Thanksgiving celebration. The characters from the books need to retain their personalities and traits. (Time to completion of activities: 3 weeks)
Analyzing Fiction Text with Nearpod	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will complete a Nearpod interactive lesson with a partner in live time in class. Students will mark text with colors coordinating to specific criteria, as well as make predictions of what will happen in the story.
Caught Being Good - Spread the Word!	K to 5
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Share positive behavior and learn character traits!
Creating Our Own Newscast	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Through effective delivery of the morning announcements, and adding creative visual headings for each, it is possible to share news on the school web page with students, staff, and parents, as well as archive the events of the year.
Digital Video Interviews	6 to 12
Students will create a video interview. They will interview a business leader from our community and then a Movie Night will invite the community members, families, and students to view the final products.
Dude, Be Nice Essay	4 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students personally choose a member of the teaching/support staff at Keyport Central who they feel has changed their life for the better to type a well-thought out essay about.
Hero Cards	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using Power Point or Publisher, create collectible cards for literary heroes.
If Spielberg Can Do It, So Can I!!	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students learn to make a movie using digital video cameras and video editing technology.
IPad Literacy: Engage and Enrich 21st Century Learners	2 to 3
Students will use the iPads as literature and reading response resources during partner or listen to reading. The teacher will use the iPad to formatively assess and keep track of student progress.
Oral Tradition-- digital storytelling	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students work to create an original tale from the oral tradition. Instead of publishing a formal written document, students create a stop action video depicting the tale.
Picture Books: A School-Wide Genre Exploration	K to 6
English Language Students from a low-income neighborhood will have the opportunity to access technology by learning how to use digital cameras in a self-directed genre study. Students will synthesize the knowledge they gained from their project, and then proceed to teach other students how to create their own picture book focusing on a genre of their choice. The books will then be available for check out at the school library.
Reading Stations	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Interactive reading stations that incorporate technology to enhance the reading experience of high school students.
School News Videos	9 to 9
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Use FLIP cameras to tape word of the day segments, happy birthday shoutouts, this day in history, school commercials, sporting events, community service, and other random clips from around the school.
Story Telling through Photography	4 to 9
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use photographs to form the basis for a narrative story. This is lesson will be part of a series of lessons that will lead to a book of stories and student created images.
Text and Technology Based Literacy	3 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will demonstrate understanding of character traits, central message, and how chapters build on one another in the book The Stories Julian Tells. This will be accomplished through Learnzillion.com, the use of collaborative groups, independent reading, and teacher scaffolding.
What can we learn from a box of crayons?	K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Working in groups of 3-4 students, students will collaboratively (using a storyboard to plan and organize) create a time lapse stop motion movie through iMotion that expresses one unique characteristic about each child.
Wordle It	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students learning about adjectives or character traits, can integrate this technology and practice these concepts in an artistic fashion. Using wordle.net, students will create a word cloud with their selected traits or adjectives.
A Snap at Geometry	5 to 6
(0 stars, 4 ratings) This project focuses on analyzing objects and discussing their math attributes. After learners explore and build background knowledge about polygons, polyhedrons, and other geometric figures, they will complete a webquest. Students will create, explain, and evaluate their understanding of geometric shapes through activities.
La Casa de Mis Sueños/My Dream House	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use present tense conjugation and learn vocabulary that describes a house. Students will create visual representation of their dream house using presentation tool of their choice. Students will “walk us through” their houses in small group presentations (6 students + teacher) while we roll a dice to ask questions about each presentation and providing verbal feedback, all in Spanish.
Literary Tour of California via Vodcast	9 to 12
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students study California authors and create a podcast telling about each author. Listeners learn about the cities and places that California authors lived, worked and played in and wrote about.
My Altered Life, Exploring Mixed Genre Writing	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The purpose of this project is to present the students with a structured activity in which they are able to develop and enhance their reading fluency and comprehension skills in a fun and creative way. The mode of exploration will be that of mixed genre writing and altered books.
"A" is Awesome	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students respond to the book, The Absolutely Awful Alphabets by Mordicai Gerstein by taking digital pictures of alphabets occurring naturally throughout the school.
"Blood on the River" Reading Project	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) These are activities for both Lanugage Arts and Social Studies after reading the Book " Blood on the River"
"Dear Peter Rabbit" Lesson Plan	1 to 4
(0 stars, 3 ratings) This lesson incorporates Beatrix Potter's story of "Peter Rabbit" and a variety of technology resources. The end result has students writing letters online to Peter Rabbit after his ordeal in Mr. McGregor's garden. http://www.vrml.k12.la.us/sadies/lesson/peter/peterlesson.htm
"In the News!"	2 to 8
(0 stars, 3 ratings) A newscast that can be writen, produced and created by elementary or middle school students. Co-Authored with Stacy Bodin
"Let's Make Some Money"	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The economic troubles of the past year prompted me to develop a project that would help my class understand economic concepts and the types of decisions made by consumers and business owners in our country. The students will study economics and then become entrepreneurs themselves. During the final activity they will pick a product, advertise, and then sell to our Kindergarten class.
"Marchen or Sagen" - A Digital Story Telling Experience	10 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Storytelling is as old as time itself! Every culture that exists or has ever existed had a strong storytelling aspect. Stories are used for entertainment, teaching and passing on knowledge and wisdom. Each of us has a story and it has been said, "We are the stories that we tell about ourselves."
"The Five Life Zone Research Project"	7 to 8
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students in grade 7 and 8 will travel from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to the Grand Canyon in Williams, Arizona to investigate and measure the soil and water quality (if water can be found) for each of five life zones. The five life zones are the Lower Sonoran or low hot desert; the Upper Sonoran or desert steppe; the Transition or open woodlands; the Canadian or fir forest; and the Hudsonian or spruce forest. This is equivalent to studying the life zones found from Mexico to Canada. The latest technology will be used to complete the field studies and record and communicate their findings.
"Why College?" Commercial	9 to 9
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create a 30 second commercial advertisement for an audience of high school students. The commercial's message must center around why attending college is important.
4th Grade Life Science Unit: Animals	4 to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Our fourth grade teaching team will use technology tools to meet the description of Colorado’s 21st Century learning skills: critical thinking and reasoning, information literacy, collaboration, self-direction, invention. Through the use of technology, we will appeal to our student’s senses and teach to a variety of learning styles with meaningful, authentic learning opportunities.
55 Word Video Stories	7 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using the literacy skills of the 21s Century stidents will create original 55-word short stories, or re-write well known stories in 55 words, and then turn them into short movies using video cameras. They will then publish their finished products on YouTube and the class blog, and have an opportunity to submit their original stories to the fifty-five fiction contest.
6 Word Digital Memoirs	6 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Taking inspiration of Hemingway's infamous 6 Word Story, “For sale: baby shoes, never worn,” students will write their own memoir using only 6 words. Then, students will use digital cameras to shoot 6 photos illustrating their memoir. Students finally combine these images and text to create a YouTube digital memoir or Blurb.com book.
A Moment in Time	5 to 5
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research a year in United States history, and create a visual representation of what their life would have been like in the selected time period.
A tribute to Willis.	11 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A culmination of a semester's worth of prep which includes, the history of stop motion animation, clay character design and production, writing story concepts, creating storyboards and building dioramas. All leading to the production of a digitally animated stop motion film.
Act!Ivating Students Through Storytelling	4 to 4
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Activating students through storytelling is a fun, engaging, interactive learning process designed for 4th grade students at Northside Elementary School. The focus of the program is to stimulate imagination, emphasize critical thinking, and build cultural awareness using folktales from all over the world.
Addressing the Nation	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) My goal is to connect my students to the past by applying it to the present thus making it relevant to their lives. I want my students to start asking the questions like: “How would history be different if Abraham Lincoln was not the president during the Civil War?” “How do certain people affect how our past has been shaped?” Once they begin to ask these questions they will then be forced to see that history is shaped by the people who are involved. Therefore, it is our responsibility to elect effective leaders to government.
America's Generational Segments	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After learning the different segments of America's Generations - students are to create a visual of the generation they have chosen to research and document via pictures.
An Entertaining Assignment	11 to 12
Make a gossip style video about a medieval character and the rules of Courtly Love and Chivalry they have either broken or upheld. Video may be shot using a Flip video camera from the media center and edited using MovieMaker.
An Interview With the Past: Ancient Roman and US Government Leader	6 to 12
(0 stars, 4 ratings) This is a project-based learning opportunity where students compare the government of ancient Rome to that of the United States. In this, students were placed into groups of three and given a political character from both sides. They must role-play an interview in a modern day television interview.
And Action ........ Stop Motion Style	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Cross-Curriculum project integrating Art (sculpting) and Technology (Video Editing, Web 2.0 (Video Sharing),
And Today's Guest Star Is...	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students photograph each other using appropriate behaviors in classroom, whole -school, and community environments for social stories.
Animal Trading Cards	2 to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a collaborative unite in which students research an animal and create a trading card like a baseball trading card using Microsoft Word or other word processing software.
Animals on Parade	3 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Fourth grade students will research rainforest animals of the world and hold what is known as a shoebox parade. Each student will decorate a shoebox to resemble a parade float and create a podcast.
Animation	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Through the exploration of animation techniques, students will be able to describe and depict emotions and expressions with processes, traditional tools, and modern technologies used in the arts.
Animation Pre-Production	3 to 12
(0 stars, 6 ratings) Students will learn the process of animation from concept to a short storyboard/ comic strip. They will walk through the steps of developing a character creating a story around that character and imagining what they will look like.
Animation Station	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create clay animated videos. These videos are based on idioms or short stories the students write.
Antony vs. Brutus	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In groups of four, students will create an advertising campaign based on their given character/speech of Antony or Brutus from Shakespeare's Caesar. Students will use the project as means of debate focusing on the which character should have control of Rome after the death of their former leader, Caesar.
Around the World in 10 Days - Landmark Project	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) An integrated reading/writing/geography/technology unit focused on identifying famous landmarks around the world.
art tech club	5 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Interested and motivated students in various grades join one of my Friday "art club" groups. At least one group spends their time making an animated movie.
Artistic Expression of the Scientific Revolution	9 to 10
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will explore the influences of the Scientific Revolution beyond literal scientific tools and inventions through reading, collaborating, scavenging, and games. Students will identify the ways in which science influenced and transformed European cultural institutions through art and music.
At the Movies	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students respond to books, poems and literary genres by using flip cameras to make movie trailers, "behind-the-scene-clips", never before seen footage, movie reviews and commercials as the use imagination, innovations and 21st century digital tools to show their understanding.
At the Movies	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan attempts at creating a framework for creativity, innovation and global collaboration while allowing students to create different movies as they respond to books and poems from different literary genres. The lesson plan allows for student-driven learning, with choices and project-based learning.
Audio Storybooks	3 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will turn their original stories into audio storybooks using the Tikatok website, and screen-capture software.
Author Study - Tomie de Paola	K to 2
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students use Tomie de Paola books to explore different themes and ideas as well as make connections between Tomie de Paola's books and connections to real world scenarios and situations.
Author's Podcast	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a podcast of a story they create in class. The student's classmates will apply listening comprehension skills.
Autism Through the Eyes of Technology	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Statistics show that All children benefit from the use of technology in the classroom, however, children with Autism participate, communicate, and engage MOST effectively by using technology. In addition, most of my students have difficulties with fine motor skills, and using technology in the classroom for various lessons would help them grow tremendously. My project will enhance learning and motivate my students to initiate communication participate and collaborate with their peers in order to reach their greatest potential.
Because I Said So! - Writing a Persuasive Speech	4 to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a short writing unit. Students will brainstorm, write, and edit a persuasive speech on a topic of their choosing. The studetns will then record a podcast of their speech which will be uploaded to the school website.
Becoming Africa’s Wildlife	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Each student becomes an expert on one of the animals native to Africa and contributes important information to a safari field guide. Each student investigates the natural history of the animal and learns about the animal’s habitat, ecological niche, interdependence, relative position in a food web, adaptive features and behaviors, and conservation. With their research behind them, each student “becomes” an animal and creates a poster presentation written primarily from the animal’s point of view.
Biography Research Project	4 to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson the students work in groups to research a famous African American for Black History month. They did their research on a chrome books and everything was up loaded the their google classroom account. We used google slides to create a presentation that they shared with the class. This lasted two weeks and on the third week the students presented their google slides presentation. They also created a quit on the quizizz website that the other students could take after listening to each presentation.
Black History Month Podcast "A Conversation Between Presidents Lincoln and Obama"	4 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) There are many interesting similarities and differences between the lives and presidencies of Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama. A meeting between these two gentlemen would be the foundation of a great conversation and/or debate!
Body parts Identification	K to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is geared towards lower elementary students, and students with special needs to identify the parts of the body.
Book Report	1 to 1
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Kids Book Report App will allow students to create their own book reports by filling in information on the IPad. Students can print their book reports on a wireless printer and staple them together to keep.
Book Report Alternative	2 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students read a book independently and then write and record a book review. Class book reviews are compiled to make a video.
Book Trailers	3 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will produce book trailers to be shown on the morning annoucements based on books they have read as a group in class.
Book Trailers	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create digital book talks to highlight titles in our library collection. These book trailers will then be linked to the title in our online catalog.
Book Trailers	4 to 4
(0 stars, 2 ratings) 4th Grade Students create book trailers for incoming students to their grade level for the following year.
Bringing Historical Figures Alive	3 to 7
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this unit students will learn about a famous person in history and use several types of media to investigate them and show what they have learned.
Building Vocabulary with Digital Fotos.	8 to 12
Presents ways that students could use digital cameras to develop Spanish vocabulary.
Can You Hear Me?	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Humor in forms of nonverbal communication (political cartoons and comic strips) is often used in place of a narrative form of communication. This nonverbal form of communication provokes the reader to infer, use imagination, and prior knowledge to interpret the author’s purpose.
Capturing Animals through Technology	2 to 5
Students will use digital recoding photograpgy equipment to take pictures of animals at our local zoo. They will then insert the photography into a variety of audio-visual technology -based reports featuring thier animals.
Cat's Famous Cupcakes	P-K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Autistic students, along with other special education students, will use the computer lab, Polyvision Interactive Board to recreate a cupcake from an example given to earn points. The faster they are, the more points they earn.
Chat it up!	6 to 9
Students use role play scenarios to work through various and potentially harmful cyber chat situations. Critically thinking about each scenario as a group, creating, and performing short skits to demonstrate how to handle these situations.
Cinderella - Digital Storytelling	K to 2
(0 stars, 2 ratings) A digital retelling of the traditional fairy tale, Cinderella.
Claymation	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) My students will create a Fairy Tale Remake with clay animation using photography (digital pictures), writing, directing, and editing skills. The computer application iMovie will be used to create the animated video.
Claymation Film Festival	3 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project allows students to extend their story-writing skills to a new medium. Students will learn the essential elements of a story through creating a storyboard, characters, and a short claymation video
Claymation Metamorphosis in Butterflies	3 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This Claymation project will show the Butterfly Life Cycle. Starting with a storyboard plan our students will build characters ( young larvae, mature larvae, butterfly) and film their actions one frame at a time with a digital camera.
Collaborative Writing in 4th Grade	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson incorporates writing, listening and speaking skills in order to have each group of studnets produce a piece of publishable narrative writing.
Come Meet Us at the Zoo	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Come Meet Us at the Zoo is a project theme lesson plan that incorporates technology with life science, literacy, writing skills, and creativity. Children will identify animals, research them online and with books and magazines, then write a book about the animal of their choice.
Convince Me to Read	5 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use persuasive writing to convince me to read their novel. They will use technology to assist them in their presentation.
Correlating Robotics to the Human Nervous System	7 to 9
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The human nervous system is composed of three distinct types of neurons--sensory neurons, associative neurons and motor neurons. These specialized nerve cells correlate to the three categories of Cubelets--Sense, Think and Action. This lesson will provide students with anticipatory set when studying the nervous system.
CRAAPY or Happy?	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the CRAAP test to determine whether a research source is credible or not.
Creating a Virtual Zoo: A Cross-Curriculum, Problem Based Learning Project	1 to 1
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit lessons, students will use technology skills and digital media applications, along with science and literacy skills to research animals in order to create a "virtual zoo", for students who do not have a zoo nearby or cannot afford to make the trip.
Creating Fairytales using Tool Factory Movie Maker software	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will create their own fairytale or a modern day interpretation of an existing fairy tale using Tool Factory Movie Maker software.
Creating insects puppet show	1 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This plan integrates reading, investigating, writing, performing and technology into one fun and engaging project that will get students involved in writing a skit and performing for a " puppet-show " purpose.
Creative Book Report using Flip Cameras and Jaycut.com	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students recall important characters, settings and events from a book they have read together as a group. They then create movie with pictures and acting to share with the rest of the class.
Cryptid Zoo	4 to 6
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research a cryptid (mysterious animal) and then they will write a script for their creature using the facts they have learned. The children will illustrate their cryptid and take a digital photograph of their drawing to be uploaded to the computer. These drawings will be digitally animated using Blabberize and microphones.
CSI London: The Bubonic Plague Edition	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) By doing the role play activity, students will record their parts and clues using flip cams (in partners) and watchthe video of the ten cases. Students will be able to develop a hypothesis and a conclusion for the cause of the Bubonic Plague during the Renaissance.
Culminating Module Project	8 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project taps into the students ability to express their understanding of a novel. They have a choice of two projects from a "menu" of options, ranging in difficulty level.
Cyberbullying	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) With the layering of identity through the use of nicknames and avatars as well as a sense of anonymity, it is easy for young people to sometimes forget that real people – with real feelings – are at the heart of online conversations. In this lesson students will explore this concept and discuss the importance of good netizenship.
Daily Life: Recognizing Positive Social Behaviors	8 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Activating schemata (1) Developing recognition of target vocabulary in context (2) Recognizing that multi syllabus words have different stress patterns. Recognizes target words and spoken context in isolation using appropriate technology when possible. Recognizes the stress pattern of target words.
Defining the Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells--An alternative to direct instruction.	7 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This inquiry based lesson plan helps students define the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells using microscopes (one equiped with a camera), a smart board and a powerpoint/pictures of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells (slides).
Digital Cloud Riddle Book	1 to 3
Students will learn to identify different cloud types, observe and photograph clouds in nature with interesting shapes, and print and write a riddle about the object they see in the clouds. Each student will add their cloud riddle and photo to form a class book to be added to the class website for everyone to enjoy.
Digital Fairytale	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students write their own fairytale in groups. They use a digital camera and Power Point to retell their story.
Digital Literacy	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Plan designed to improve reading comprehension and writing skills for high school english students through script writing and film adaptation.
Digital Research Animal Project	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research an animal of choice and use an iPad app to create a trading card to inform peers of their new learning.
Digital Science Fair	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use various productivity applications and Internet sites to create a digital science fair presentation. The presentations will be shared with the school and community.
Digital Storytelling	5 to 12
Students write more when they are inspired either by the topic or by the process. Using Movie Maker, students bring their creative stories to life and have a Windows Media Player as their final version of their work.
Discovering Your Hometown	7 to 8
Inspired by the "Hometown America" writing contest by "Junior Scholastic," this lesson will allow all 7th and 8th grade students to explore and document the geography, history, culture and traditions of Folsom, New Jersey and the surrounding areas.
Earth Day - 3rd Grade	3 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create videos utilizing Tool Factory's movie making software about pollution and how to protect the Earth.
Earth Day Movie	5 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The Earth Day lesson plan has students write, record and edit an Earth Day movie. The concepts of Renew, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are incorportated into the video.
Ecosystem Study Outdoor Lab	6 to 9
Students make careful observations of three different ecosystems on our school property (hopefully using digital cameras, to add to their data). They compare and contrast, in order to learn about interactions between living and non-living components of each.
El menú fabuloso!	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Everyone loves food! Now we are making food an interactive project. In this project students are to make their very own menu in Spanish, pictures included.
Electronic Poetry Project	6 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will utilize digital technology to create a presentation of a chosen or original poem. The project will include creating photos/videos, voice overs, original background music, and character generation to interpret a poem for classroom and podcast presentation.
Electronic Poetry Project	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The Electronic Poetry Project is a student-generated, project-based learning experience in which students utilize technology to develop skills in research, writing, and creativity to produce an audio/video presentation. Student-driven, project-based learning enhances lasting knowledge rather that just momentary learning.
Emerging Heros	12 to 12
Students will understand the concept of a hero through visual arts.
Encourage reading and fluency!	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Good readers read fluently. Fluency means that they read just like they talk, smoothly, in small phrases, and with expression.
Endanged Animal Power Point	6 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Create a Power Point Presentation About an Endangered Animals
Engage in Literature Circle discussion.	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students discuss readings from selected texts, done the previous night, with the goal of engaging text, interacting with each other, and exhibiting ordered but collaborative work.
Engineering Design of Thermal Home with Renewable Energy Source for specific Biomes of the world	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work together in families to discover one of Earth’s biomes. As a family, the students will focus their research on the climate, typical flora and fauna, and typical weather cycles of their biome. The family will then use their knowledge of thermal energy combined with their research data on their biome to design, construct and present their home design and reasoning to the class in a creative manner. Students will then do further research into weather patterns, statistical data of precipitation, temperature, hours of sunshine, etc and viable renewable energy possibilities so that families can then add to their homes a unique means to use the natural resources in their biome as a renewal resources to generate energy for their home.
Enhancing Social Skills and Vocabulary through Photography	K to 5
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders will use photography to visualize, practice and evaluate their communicative exchanges.Younger students will use pictures to build their vocabulary.
Exploration Journal	4 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) We use Pixlr.com, a free photo editing site, to explore various regions of the world according to the new Social Studies standards in 7th grade. Students will edit a picture to portray themselves exploring the region and then create exploration journals documenting their trip.
Exploring the cellular basis of life using real life object for project	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is intended to familiarize students with different categories of cells. Emphasis will be placed on the comparison and contrast of plant and animals cells and the structures within them. They will explore the real world of cells by exploring using the digital microscopy. This concept will integrate with technology based hands on with the students as they engage doing a cell project out of the real object.
Extr@ Spanish	10 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students watch an educational Spanish video series called Extr@. Students would use these cameras to produce and record their own episode of Extr@.
Facebook: The Developers of the Atomic Theory	8 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the website "MyFakeWall.com" students will develop a facebook type page with friend comments and status updates on the development of the atomic theory.
Fairytale tale rewrite video presentations	6 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students have rewritten fairytales and made them more modern. They will be video taped and students will also create a power point presentation involoving the video and pictures taken during the project.
Fans of Fantastic Fiction and Fantasy	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Choose an author to write to, read about, read stories by, and emulate.
Fantasy Fiction Video Finale	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use flip video cameras and iMovie to create visual reflections for their culminating project in Fantasy Fiction book groups.
Fantasy Fusion	K to 12
Creating fantasy books with students as characters.
Farm Animals	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Rodeo - Farm Animals Elementary Zone Grant
Festivals, Fairs, and Fun and Unit Exploring Spanish Festivals	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare and contrast the cultural traditions and festivals of Spanish speaking countries with their own culture. It is our desire that students understand, value, and respect people and places outside of their own environment.
Figurative Language Videos	3 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will demonstrate their understanding of figurative language by integrating figurative language into web 2.0 tools. Students will then take the products from the web to complete a video in Windows Movie Maker.
Film Legends	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students utilize the internet to research/respond to topics/questions related to films they view. I found this lesson particularly engaging for my ELL students. Student presentations could definitely expand, if our digital equipment was increased!
First Graders, Fluency and FUN!	1 to 1
(0 stars, 1 ratings) When beginning readers can listen to fluent reading modeled by others they will ultimately read more fluently themselves. As a teacher, I would like to go one step further....I would like to give my students the opportunity to record themselves reading throughout the year. This will help them track their own progress and determine the goals they need to set to improve.
Five Themes of Geography	7 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is an assessment tool for the Five Themes of Geography. Students will research the five themes of Geography for the assigned Canadian Province and make a “Doodlecast Pro.”, or another presentation app, make a presentation. This could be an individual or group project. . This could be a group on individual project..
Flat Stanley	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read the book Flat Stanley, take him home for a week and write and film their adventures with Flat Stanley at home and report back what they did with him to the class.
Flat Stanley Visits....Your Imagination in Claymation!	3 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will enhance their literature experience by producing a Claymation movie starring Flat Stanley Goes to...their imagination!
Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas	P-K to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Flip Camera Christmas Lessons and Ideas
Flip Cameras and Puppet Shows Create Education	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create, film, download, and produce an educational video of a puppet show using a flip camera.
Flip for Book Reports	K to 12
Students will create Flip Video book reports to share in class and to keep as a data base of book reviews.
Flip for Favorite Stories	2 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will take a familiar book in Spanish (or other foreign language) and record themselves performing it as a movie, then insert English subtitles.
Flip into Technology!	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students use Flip cameras to gather information and integrate it into any classroom activity.
Flipping Over Romeo and Juliet! Translating Shakespeare Into Standard American English	8 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will record performances of important scenes from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and use appropriate software to add subtitles to the scenes, which are translations of Shakespeare's Early Modern English into Standard American English.
Frogs: ELA and Science 1st grade	1 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a first grade ELA and science unit. This unit integrates technology and allows students to apply real world application with scientific inquiry, while critically analyzing literary and informational texts.
From Athena to Zeus: Digital Stories Through the Eyes of Greek Gods and Goddesses	5 to 6
Students will use digital technology to create digital storybooks of a Greek God or Goddess.
From Book to Script to Claymation	3 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Guide to creating a Claymation movie from a children's book. More than LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION, it's writing, editing, designing, and building sets, creating characters, filming, recording voices, and oh yes save those out-takes.
Fruit / Vegetable Jigsaw	10 to 12
A cooperative learning plan where students learn about categories of things relating to their curriculum, while creating a permanent learning, reviewing, reference, and assessment tool for future use. Using technology, research and "real life" experience students will collaborate to show and teach each other.
Geometry Film Makers	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will apply their knowledge of geometric concepts related to the world around them. The use of flip cameras will enable students to explain the distinguishing characteristics of key geometric vocabulary as they develop movie clips that will be used in the creation of a short film.
Germ Busters!	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is for health education and involves the application of learned material and allows for peer teaching. Students will create podcasts about germs, the ways they are spread, and how to keep everyone safe!
Get Inspired in Kindergarten!	K to K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Incorporating the Inspired Classroom approach in a Kindergarten Classroom For more information about the Inspired Classroom model see http://inspiredclassrooms.wikispaces.com/
Getting Techy With Insects	1 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will engage in a variety of activities, including a WebQuest and Google Hangout with another classroom. The duration of this lesson is a 2-5 days, depending on the activities used.
Gingerbread Man Alternative Ending	P-K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading "The Gingerbread Man" discuss what would have happened if there was a bridge to cross instead of the fox. Challenge students to design and build a bridge that could have saved the gingerbread man.
Giving a Voice to Literature	4 to 4
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The students in my class have been working in reading groups called book clubs. This project will allow students to act out their favorite scene, give interviews as a character from the book, make a promotional commercial for the book, or give a book review as a famous reviewer.
Go Animate the 20th Century!	4 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students create an animation to share their knowledge of a historical event that took place in the 20th Century.
Going Greek! A companion lesson to accompany The Percy Jackson series	5 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) After reading Percy Jackson and The Olympians Book 1 The Lightning Thief, students will choose their favorite Greek mythology god and create a presentation about that character. Students will use Internet resources, Powerpoint, Smart Boards, and a document camera to prepare and present their projects.
GPS Ecosystem (Ecotone) Scavenger Hunt	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using GPS's and your surroundings to make going outside fun for students!
GPS Treasure Hunt for Knowledge	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Working in groups, students will walk around the school community and stop off at 10 areas to complete a task related to what is being taught in the classroom.
Graphing quadratic equations of the form f(x) = ax^2 + c	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, we explore the effect of the constant C in the quadratic function f(x) = ax^2. Students will be able to observe that C shifts the quadratic function up/down.
Greek Mythology Movies	6 to 6
Students will learn about Greek myths. Then, students create a script based off of a Greek myth, film, and edit their movies.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad	2 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students work in small groups. They will use IPads to complete graphic organizers with an app called Skaffl. The teacher can assess one group on her account while sitting with another group.
Health, Fitness and Technology	4 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) SWBT obtain accurate height and weight measurements, plot stature and weight percentiles on clinical charts, evaluate growth and fitness and identify methods of improving health and fitness. Students will use a variety of technology tools and resources to research, calculate,analyze and present their information.
HELP ME TALK!!!	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Videotape children with oral motor speech planning difficulties and help them learn to talk. Videotape the child/therapist making different sounds/words to teach the mouth movements necessary for speech. Also, use video of activities of daily living and social situations to help children with autism learn necessary skills and identify appropriate social situations.
Hero Within	3 to 10
Students set on a year-long integrated heroes journey. They relate heroic efforts found in their studies to their own lives.
Historical Scavenger Hunts	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students explore the history of their community by paying attention to the details of architecture, monuments and area artifacts. This is a multi-step lesson that allows students to practice historical fieldwork, pre-reading strategies, acting skills, research skills, writing skills and public speaking skills.
History and Architect Through Digital Photography	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will take a walking tour of our historic downtown district and take pictures of our history and architectural features. They will then create their own powerpoint to tell our city's history and identify architectural features and home styles.
HMS Book Review Podcast	4 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students in 8th grade reading will create podcasts to recommend books for other students to read. The book is one that they really enjoyed during the semester in reading.
Holocaust background-Jewish Life Photo Project	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) To understand Jewish Life Pre-WWII by examining photographs and biographies through the US Holocaust Memorial Museum website
Hopping Good Tales	4 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading several fairy tales, students will write, edit and illustrate original fairy tales based on The Frog Prince. Using Tool Factory Slide Show students will plan and organize story events, edit and prepare a fairy tale to share with the class.
How to Be (Me!) Photo Book	K to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Our objective is to engage our kindergartens’ interests in animals and tie these to emerging oral and written literacy skills in creating class photo books on an iPad application The first book will focus on team-work and on identifying characteristics of the pets and animals that we keep at our school, and the second book will focus on the students themselves, showcasing their individual characteristics and diversity.
If Dracula Walked Today	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Objective: Preserving the message and power within the original manuscript of Dracula, while recreating an original depiction using a flip camera and an understanding of pop culture.
Improving Student Presentation Skills	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Watching video of oneself when presenting is the most impacting means of growing one's presentation skills. Throughout the past 6 months my 'Science Research in the High School' students have been conducting symposium style 12:00 presentations in class and not until we started videoing with a FLIP camera did students begin to make startling progress.
In the Field with Salamanders	5 to 5
5th grade students will collect and monitor the diversity of salamanders in their community. They will produce a field guide to share with other local students that will include both quantitative and qualitative data collected over time.
Inspirational Essay: Video	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create an inspirational movie using both video and text. Partners will choose a famous person who has inspired them. Using quotes and filmed clips, students will create a video detailing how and why this person inspired them.
Integrating Technology for At-Risk Learners for the Pythagorean Theorem	8 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan was developed for at risk 8th Graders at a Title 1 school who exhibit deficiencies in geometry, specifically the Pythagorean Theorem.
Interview with Benjamin Franklin	7 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a cross curricular ELA / History lesson wherein students will create a mock-interview with Benjamin Franklin (and/or other historical figure from the American Revolution Era) and then post that podcast on to an established Google Classroom website.
Introduction to Stop Motion	2 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is basically accomplishing three things: teaching kids the process and technology involved with stop-motion animation, working on the editing side of making a movie, and creating two projects (one to practice application and one for synthesis).
iTeach iLearn	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The iTeach iLearn Project is the artful mixing of video, narratives, images, music, sound and special effects into a digital story teaching about any concept. These digital stories reflect the student’s understanding of the themes of science. Science is a way of learning about the natural world, science has built a vast body of changing and increasing knowledge described by physical, mathematical, and conceptual models, and science’s effect on technology and society.
Jack and the Beanstalk	2 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate use of login procedures and network printing. - Students will be able to compose a document that applies intermediate formatting - Students will use digital creativity tools to create original works. - Students will use the Paint Application for designing
JUPITER	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson teaches students about Jupiter and Earth Science. It has been modified to accommodate students with various disabilities.
Keeping an Inventory of Greenhouse Plants	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Stores keep inventories to know what they have and use this to work with customers as well as know when to reorder. It is important to keep a good inventory of what you have in your greenhouse as well.
Keynote Animated Storybook	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Junior high students learn to use the Move, Magic Move and Scale animation tools of Apple Keynote presentation software to create an animated storybook. Finished projects to be shared with primary classes for viewing on SmartBoards.
Laws of Motion Keynote Presentation	7 to 10
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reviewing Newton’s Laws of Motion, students will create animations to illustrate each of the three laws. When animations are complete, appropriate sound effects can be added. Finished Keynote presentations will be exported as Quicktime movies, to be embedded in class wiki.
Leaf Scavenger Hunt	6 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will be going on a learning excursion to Mandalay Trail National Wildlife refuge to collect leaf samples for their leaf scrapbook using digital cameras. Upon returning to school the students will be using the digital camera pictures to compose a power point presentation, and they will create data tables to compare the pH levels of the water quality samples.
Learning with Letters & Sounds	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will learn letters and sounds through working on the Letterland app. Students will use Chromebooks and headphones as they listen and work on the application. The app will allow students to each have an account. Students will focus on characters, letters, and sounds.
Lesson Plan: Us and Them	10 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will conduct exercises using cell phones, online applications, and word processing software to study and report on some of the dynamics of societal grouping, with a focus on inclusion/exclusion based on group identity.
Let's Collaborate!	5 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will work in groups using the digital storyteller website, www.storybird.com, in order to collaboratively create a story that includes all story elements.
Let's Roll Robots!	1 to 2
(0 stars, 4 ratings) Goal: For students to read the story “My Robot” (or another Robot story) and be able to write a story about one then read paragraphs orally (or interview robots with flip camera.)
Let's Write a Book About Trees	K to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Kindergarten students have concluded learning about trees and seasons in science class. They will now work together in groups of 4 to write a book about what happens to trees throughout the seasons. Students will collaborate with their group to create this book using Storybird.com.
Lets Make a Monster!	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the Punnet Square, and Statistics and Probability, Students will create a monster.
Letter Review	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson is a plan I use weekly when introducing a new letter through Letterland (our letter/sound curriculum). It uses a variety of methods to practice writing the letter and practicing letter sounds.
Liebe, amour, amor - all levels/languages	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Video task for students to use the target language and discuss love and dating.
Literacy Through Photography	K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project based lesson integrates reading, writing, and social studies skills on an elementary level.
Living Organisms Digital Scavenger Hunt	1 to 5
We conducted a digital scavenger hunt with digital cameras at a nearby pond to document various living things for our science unit.
Lord of the Flies	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In an effort to stimulate the interest of Lord of the Flies with high school seniors, I created a three option video project . The project was designed to integrate technology tools and concepts with their english curriculum.
Make a Memory with Movie Maker	3 to 12
Students create an original story, plan the illustrations and create an audiofile to tell the story. Put everything together on Movie Maker and you have students begging to write more.
Meeting a Real World Need: Textbooks	2 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson focuses on students using technology to solve a need in the classroom. Students will seek to gain funding for a classroom library.
Memoir - The Gift of Memories	7 to 8
This project incorporates the writing of either a memoir or a memoir poem- focusing on a favorite person or pet. Students create either a Power Point or Windows Movie Maker movie showcasing this person or pet-giving it as a gift.
Memory Book - A Cooperative Learning Experience	5 to 8
8th graders create a memory book that includes pictures and writing (English), their heritage (history), calculated growth patterns (math) and genetic heritage (science).
Middle Ages Cross Curriculum Project	6 to 8
This project incorporates all subject areas while students learn about the Middle Ages.
Mitosis	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson is modified for technology infusion in a typical classroom for students to better understand Mitosis and be creative learning the concepts collaborative environment. It has also been modified for students with disabilities who have been integrated into the regular classroom setting.
Modern Caesar Adaptation	12 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After studying Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, students will create a modern adaptation by composing a script and creating a video of the dramatization.
Modern Day Pen Pals, Connecting Our Art Room to the Rest of the World!	P-K to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) We have all heard of pen pals writing letters, but why not have “Modern Day Pen Pals” connect through the web using video streaming and pod casting technology!
Modern Indian Culture as "Scene" through Bollywood	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using Knowledge from Current Indian Culture (social organization, religion, government, language, arts and literature, customs and traditions, economy) students will be asked to collaboratively create, film, and edit a five minute scene in the true style of a Bollywood film.
More than a Game	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a video game using what they know about narrative writing.
More than Just an Essay...	5 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students write essays, we grade them, and when returned these essays either get trashed or buried in a back pack never to be seen again. By turning an essay into a PODCAST and uploading it to a class website, students take ownership of their work.
Motivating Readers through 21st Century Multiple Intelligences	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will read books and use online tech tools to engage with and express their learning based on their identified learning style.
Movie Maker: Retelling a story	3 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) 6th grade students will use FlipVideo to retell the story they read, using beginning, middle, and ending. It would need a title page and credits. Objective: Reading Comprehension, Writing, Planning, Application of technology.
Movie Music	5 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study music in movies and create a sequel to a popular childrens movie.
Multi Media Urban Stories: "This is who I am"	1 to 12
Students will take pictures of their community, home, friends and family and provide written captions for an artistic display in the City Heights Mid City Building as well as publish their work to our classroom website and provide podcast audio captions that express description, sentiment, opinion, questions, and facts.
Multi Media: Television Show Production	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) OST class offered for students in grades 10-12. Introduction to multi-media production careers with partnership with local university students, radio station and cable TV.
Music Video	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students record their own voices using Garageband and karaoke songs purchased from itunes, and turn their song into a music video. They create a storyboard, shoot, edit, and mix the video with the audio track and burn it to a DVD to be viewed.
Mystery Game	P-K to 3
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Use a Karaoke Machine, a digital projector (or smart board technology), speakers, computer, document camera, Digital Microscope, Digital Camera to determine if an item is living or nonliving according to its physical characteristics.
Mythbusters	8 to 8
The popular show "Mythbusters" is the ultimate way for students to utilize the scientific method every day to answer questions about science and life.
Native America Regions	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn about different Native American regions, using a web quest and internet to research the culture, homes, clothing, food and location. Students will present findings to the class using a PowerPoint presentation.
Native Americans	3 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This unit on Native Americans encourages students to read print and online informational texts focusing on Native American tribes of various regions. They will create, practice, and present digital presentations based on the information they found.
Nature of Science, Like a Scientist	5 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The first week of school is all about introducing students to the school and my classroom. I like students to explore the classroom (and expectations), create norms for a safe learning space, and explore what it means to be a scientist.
New and Different Civilizations- A Claymation Dreamer's World	5 to 8
The book 'Westlandia' by Paul Fleischman is the inspiration for this claymation unit because the ultimate message is that it is o.k. to be different. In Art, I am an advocate for thinking outside the box and communicating what you are about through your art making experiences and explorations. With this in mind, I let Wesley's feelings and ideas be the seeds for our project. The only thing I change from the book is having students work in teams of 3 or 4 throughout this unit.
New Version of the Story Claymation Movies	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in groups of 3 to create a 30 second movie where they take a classic story and rework it into a funny version of the story
NonVascular Plants - 6th Grade Science	5 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a student centered 6th Grade Science lesson where students use technology to learn about nonvascular plants.
Novel Presentation/Book Sale	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project is being used in a Reading Development class. The students were able to choose a novel of their choice to read and complete the project on.
Novel Study of Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper	9 to 10
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Character analysis of main characters through blendspace.com module.
Novel, Loser by Jerry Spinelli "Bullying" Commercials	4 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After my class read the novel, Loser by Jerry Spinelli, they worked in cooperative groups to select one of the bullying scenes to act out in a commercial to be videoed with a Flip Camera. They wrote the script, designed the props, costumes, and had to become actors and actresses to perform the original scene from the book, as well as, how the incident could have been prevented.
Ocean's 4	4 to 6
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Integrating technology in the curriculum is vital for the students to learn 21st century skills. By collaborating with the fourth grade classroom teacher and combining science in the computer class the students can learn subject matter in an interactive, self-directed method.
Once Upon Technology	4 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students re-write fairy tales adding current technology to change the ending. Then they make their new story into a movie to record and edit in class.
Online - On Stage - and ACTION!	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This year-long 4th grade project integrates information literacy skills with the arts, character education, and social studies.
Oregon Trail Webquest	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use chrome books to work through a Web quest online. The Web quest focuses on answering questions using text, point of view and narrative writing.
Patchwork Quilt Class Project Thematic Unit	3 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a thematic unit that integrates social studies, math, reading, and writing.
Paul Revere's Ride featuring EduBlogs	5 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students will use the program Edublogs to create a blog post comparing and contrasting the three accounts of "Paul Revere's Ride".
Penguin Pals	1 to 3
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Utilizing a cross curricular theme based lesson, this multi-sensory approach will allow my second grade struggling readers to experience activities in reading,writing,speaking,listening,science,technology, and integrated art.
Persistence of Vision/Thaumatrope and Flip Book	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Thaumatrope: Scientifically students will come to understand the Persistence of Vision, the theory which explains why our eyes are able to see objects on film move instead of seeing individual pictures. Flipbook: Students will take Persistence of Vision one step further by making a short 4 second flip book that will be captured and viewed on video as animation, finally seeing the tie between art, history, science, and technology.
Persistence of Vision: Animation I	10 to 12
Students will study the early history of moving pictures as an introduction to the concept of persistence of vision and animation. Students will develop a final animation which utilizes a variety of animation sequences: computer drawn, stop motion, hand drawn, with a 6.0 megapixel Olympus digital camera and the Tool Factory software MultiMedia Lab V.
Personifying School Supplies	3 to 6
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will personify an object and write a story as part of an online book or animated story. The story will use conflict, experiences, and situations to help the viewer imagine what it might be like to be a particular school supply object.
Perspectives on a Shoe	4 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will photograph a shoe in various locations and then take the photo(s) to create a short story or poem from the perspective of their shoe
Persuasive Writing	2 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn the skill of writing a persuasive letter through a read aloud, teacher guidance and technology.
persuasive writing FLIP style!	3 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students produced a persuasive i-movie presentation on avoiding caffeine-includes the characteristics of persuasive writing, images, voiceovers, data, recommended solutions, and song remake of "Pants on the Ground."
Physical Descriptions - World Languages	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) To practice parts of the body leading to physical descriptions. Novice mid level.
Picture Perfect Parts of Speech	7 to 12
Using photography skills to enhance the process of learning parts of speech.
Plot and Conflict	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze the concept of plot development and conflict resolution using their novel from the Summer Reading List. Teacher will tell the students their assessment will be based on their concept map they will create at the end of the unit. Students will Create a Concept Map using the Kidspiration software that includes the interactive graphic organizers.
Podcast Book Buddies	2 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students from one class would read books from all different genres through a podcast to students at a different school. After they read the book, they would pose questions about the book and continue in dialogue with their book buddy for two weeks.
Podcasting Challenge	P-K to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students take ownership under the direction of their teacher to be trained and train others in the school to the use of Podcasting equipment. The final product results in monthly or bi-monthly podcast reports.
Podcasting Gone Digital	P-K to 5
(0 stars, 13 ratings) Using your digital camera to capture student artwork and emotions can personalize and add excitement to your podcasting efforts.
Poetry Alive! Interpreting Poetry Using Digital Images	9 to 12
A team of English students will take the role of a production company and will create a 4-5 minute film using the digital image as a medium for interpreting students’ original poems. Three classes will be working together in order to complete this project: Creative Writing, English, and The Actor’s Studio.
Poetry and Photography	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using a digital camera to help students understand poetry
Polar Bears	K to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson students will learn about polar bears. They will create a writing piece about the characteristics of a polar bear. They will extend this activity by developing ideas about the extinction of the polar bear.
portraits	12 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will compare the daguerreotype of Edgar Allan Poe by an unknown photographer with Poe’s writings in an effort to discover the character of this mysterious author.
Poverty Point Native Americans	2 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Poverty Point Native Americans and Landmark in Louisiana (Rotation Day 1 with Centers)
Projects with Pizazz	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) High School students make digital project presentations using Photo Story, Voicethreads, Animoto, Glogster, Windows Media Player and/or Quicktime
Publish a Book	6 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will write 5 stories in Word and then logon to Student Treasures to upload and edit their stories, and then add pictures to enhance their text. Each student will receive one hardcover book to keep.
Put the NEW in NEWBERY	4 to 6
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Every year since 1922, the Newbery Award has been presented to the book selected by librarians as the “most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”. Using current technology, a librarian and classroom teacher team teach students to research and then create a podcast “commercial” for an award winner.
Quadratics in Nature and Architecture	9 to 12
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Students will discover real-life applications of quadratic functions using video cameras. The students will learn how to write equations for the parabolas that they find in real-life.
Quadrilateral Scavenger Hunt	6 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students explore the school for various quadrilaterals. Once they find them, they record themselves using a Flip camera describing the various characteristics of each one.
Rainforest: Creating Globally Conscious Students	2 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to apply their knowledge of the rainforest ecosystem to create peer interviews with Flipcams. These interviews will be edited and posted on our district website as well as sites such as www.teachertube.com for students to convey their understanding of: • The various strata of the rainforest, and the role that each plays in the overall health of the ecosystem. • The interdependence humans have with the rainforest for health needs. • The great diversity of the animal kingdom that resides in the rainforest as well as the effect deforestation has on these species. • How our actions can directly impact the rainforests. Students should be able to persuade others to take simple steps to protect these regions of the world.
Read With Me	3 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students from a Elementary School has a peer reading buddy (a high school student) to reading and discuss age appropriate materials and lessons using technology Skype, Thinglink, Email.
Reader's Theater with a Twist	1 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use a FlipVideo to create and share student-created scripts for their curriculum reading stories. Video will be uploaded to www.voicethread.com to share as a parent-classroom connection.
Readers Theater In Action - Take 1	P-K to 3
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will be working in five groups of four to come up with their own Readers Theater. They will be designing their own backdrop, creating the script for the story, and filming the entire step from beginning to end of the production to be displayed on the class smartboard.
Reading Stations	1 to 1
(0 stars, 2 ratings) During Reader's Workshop, the students will be rotating through four different learning stations, completing one station a day for a week. The purpose of this is to incorporate more activities using technology into their everyday independent practice.
Regions of the USA	4 to 4
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this unit students will use the internet to research the physical and human characteristics of the four regions of the United States and decide which one they would like to live in.
Research Project	8 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is an 8th grade research lesson plan. Students research a variety of historical figures stemming from the film "Night At the Museum, Battle At the Smithsonian."
River Reflections	3 to 11
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students have been conducting river studies for over five years in 6th grade. A true reflection of the experience is necessary for true learning. Writing advocacy projects and sharing them through podcasting helps to reflect on the experience.
Romanticism Through the Eyes of Art, Poetry, and Technology	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Teaching the qualities of Romanticism, comparing pieces of the period, and creating responses that show comprehension, while using an Elmo.
S.C.A.N.M.E.	P-K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students Creating A New Method of Evaluation
Save the Rainforest in South America	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) 7th Graders: Geography affects the characteristics of a country. Natural resources can determine the success or failure of a country. Each country is rich in culture, even if they are a poor country. Each student will appreciate his or her life‐styles, and opportunities compared to poverty stricken countries. Global issues are complex, and the student will explain the challenges the rainforest ecosystem is facing, and will develop a plan of action they can do to help
Save Trees, Use the Mini to Complete Our Assignment!	2 to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn that by using technology in the classroom, they will be saving trees from destruction to create our textbooks and workbooks and how we can stop filling our landfills with mounds of paper. With our reading program online, students will have access to the program and will be able to complete assignments directed by the teacher and have immediate feedback on their performance.
Schoolyard Jungle: What's Out There?	7 to 7
In the Schoolyard Jungle: What’s Out There? project, students from Oberon Middle School will visit the school’s outdoor classroom to photograph plants using OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAS. After identifying and researching the natural history of their collected plants, they will use TOOL FACTORY SOFTWARE to create user friendly plant field guides and to build an Oberon Middle School Outdoor Classroom website and plant database that will continue to be utilized and updated by students in future years.
Science Claymation - Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?	3 to 6
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students in 3rd - 6th could use the Tool Factory Movie Maker, Stop Motion Pro Software to make Claymation videos about science topics such as life cycles, natural cycles, phyics, and space phenomena. These lesson plans are integrated cross-curricula and incorporate multiple 21st Century skills.
ScreenPlay Writing	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This a two-week unit that includes screenplay writing and video editing
Self-Portrait	6 to 7
(0 stars, 1 ratings) For students in middle school, the self-portrait is timely, as it is during these years, between the ages of 11-14, that young people are immersed in “the self”-exploring identity, finding his or her place in the world, building perception of self in relation to others. In the lesson plan, students delve into these artistic qualities as they first explore famous artists’ portraits, which grounds them in a range of styles and art history, all of which students reflect on as they design their self-portraits, which they will create using Photoshop using both the standard desktop computer and the WACOM tablet to compare/contrast the impact of the different technologies on the design process and final product.
Sequencing in Kindergarten	K to 2
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will learn the the basics of sequencing and how it relates to the word around us. Students will use this as a guiding lesson to introduce the basics of coding using codable.org.
shared reading book trailer creation	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After completing a "shared reading" with a literature group, students will re-create portions of the book through various media and will create a short "book trailer" of the project to share with students, teachers and parents.
Silent Films with a Flip Cam	4 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will analyze a variety of silent films, the roles and responsibilities of film careers and work together to create a film that demonstrates the basic storytelling concepts of conflict and resolution.
Silly Sally	K to 1
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Read Silly Sally as part of a reading correlation. Take pictures of the children with their arms and legs outstretched.Print them out and glue them upside down and make their own Silly Class Book.
Sim's Cities - 5th grade (would work wonderful at the middle school level)	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Creating with Visual Arts through the 21st Century -Core Curriculum Skills
Sketch in the Round	8 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will demonstrate the ability to develop a 3-D main character sketch for their emerging short story continuation.
Smart Board Challenge	5 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in using the problem of knowing what a Smart Board is (how it operates, its uses, etc.) as the starting point for the acquisition of new student knowledge.
Social Skills	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read a text at their reading level depicting a challenge faced in middle school. They will discuss the relevant issue and collaborate about how to solve the problem through role-play and practice.
Solar System Planet Research Project	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will study the solar system through a variety of collaborative research based activities, culminating in a Google Slide presentation and a "Scratch Jnr." coding planet commercial.
Song Creation: Of Mice and Men vs. The Greatest Game Ever Played	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading Of Mice and Men and watching The Greatest Game Ever Played, compare and contrast George Milton and Francis Ouimet and Lennie Small and Eddie Lowery in a song to be written and recorded.
Spanish Childhood Memories	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Objectives: The students will use childhood vocabulary words and the imperfect past tense to write a letter describing activities and interests that they had throughout their childhood. The students will utilize the preterite past tense to describe one “bad” event that took place and to explain a cause/effect result of that event. The students will then utilize the present tense to describe solutions that have initiated in their lives to improve or make up for that initial “bad” event.
SPARTACUS!!! Wait...what?	9 to 12
(0 stars, 3 ratings) The student will be able to create a Claymation version of their favorite movie using the skills that were learned in class. They will also create a stop motion version using their classmates as the objects.
Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit	1 to 5
(0 stars, 4 ratings) Digesting a Story (Written by Stacy Bodin, submitted by Schuyler Poche) Retired teacher (and current Dozier Tech Specialist/webmaster) Stacy Bodin wrote the and worked with this project several times during her teaching career. As librarian, I am submitting this with permission from Stacy Bodin.
Stain Glass	P-K to 12
This is 5 lesson plans in sequence from introduction through Glass History to the current methods applied in Glass Forms: lesson 1, stain glass history; lesson 2, community impressions; lesson 3, stain glass design; lesson 4, color theory; lesson 5, form and application. Wrap up includes reflection.
State History Acting and Podcasting	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research and critique different periods of their state's history, and then create "digital archives" and podcasts based upon their research.
Stem Cell Research Unit	10 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Stem Cells are remarkable cells found in humans and scientists claim that they have the potential to treat a variety of diseases and help humans have a better way of life. In this lesson students are going to learn about stem cells and what makes them so unique.
Stop Motion Animation with Photographs	5 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Have students move objects in a scene and take a series of photographs that create the illusion of movement of said objects. The students will then put the photos in a video editing program to make a short video of their characters in action.
Stop Motion to Jump Start Thinking!	3 to P-K
(0 stars, 5 ratings) For this project, students will be able to display their knowledge gained from an inquiry project or book reading using the stop motion techniques.
Story Development	3 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson can be used in the initial stages of developing a digital story using media literacy skills taught beforehand.
Storytelling with a Document Camera	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the document camera to retell and put on a presentation of a Native American folktale, legend, or story that they read. This project aims to help students practice and enhance their reading fluency, comprehension, and speaking skills, as well as understand Native American history and culture.
Super Hero High	P-K to 9
(0 stars, 2 ratings) To make a movie with special needs high school students (students have multiple disabilities) about "Super Heroes." Students will create characters for themselves and decide what "Super Powers," they have and how they would use them.
Surrealism	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use technology to explore Surrealist art. They will discuss characteristics, and research a chosen artist.
Teaching Tone and Mood	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After reading a book or novel students create a documentary where they play the role of one of the characters from the story. Students demonstrate an understanding of tone and mood through their acting, music selection, and editing of the video.
Teching Up the Nature of Science	2 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Fourth grade GPS Standards:S4CS8. Students will understand important features of the process of scientific inquiry & S4CS7. Students will be familiar with the character of scientific knowledge and how it is achieved. Students will explore these standards while keeping a video diary of developing results & an online log for their peers to "question" as well.
Technolgy and Thematic Lessons in Literature	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use the Flip VideoT cameras to record their book reviews and Socratic Circle discussion groups while analyzing the thematic lessons of their books and how they apply to real-wolrd isssues. These videos will then be linked by the students to the Media Center online web site for school-wide viewing.
Technology for the Likes of Shakespeare and Poe	7 to 12
(0 stars, 3 ratings) Digital Storytelling, a wonderful way to incorporate technology and other disciplines into the Language Arts classroom, despite endorsement from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), is not a priority for most schools. I believe that to incorporate digital storytelling, you must have the technology necessary to enable the teacher to adjust her pedagogy and see her role as story coach instead of technology teacher, allowing digital storytelling to enable students to represent their voices in a manner rarely addressed by state and district curriculum while practicing the digital literacy skills that will be important to their 21st century futures while supporting whole language literacy practices. .
Technology in Art	3 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Cubism using Digital Photography
Telephone Talking/Taking Sides by Gary Soto	4 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this lesson technology will be utilized. Students will write a telephone conversation using quotation marks, and they will record it using headphones and Photo Story.
The "Point" of Me... and GeoMEtry	3 to 5
(0 stars, 3 ratings) This is an interactive story in which geometry vocabulary is introduced and associated with each other as a story unfolds. The students not only listen to the story but create a story board in which the geometry vocabulary becomes clear in differentiated ways.
The Battle of the Ancient Civilizations	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Sixth grade students will create persuasive movie maker presentations on their Ancient Civilization and present them eighth graders who will choose their favorite. Students will use digital cameras, microphones, and computers to help them create the best power point.
The Civil War Through the Eyes of Students	7 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) I am working with the technology and art instructor to provide cross-curricular learning experiences for my 8th grade students. My students will research historical characters and their impact on the Civil War.
The Daily Scoop	K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) With this lesson plan, students get a chance to be the classroom reporter, record their newscast, and then upload the video to the classroom website. This is a great way for students to practice their writing and speaking skills while sharing the classroom events with their parents and community.
The Five Senses	K to K
(0 stars, 1 ratings) •.This unit will focus on the use of the five senses to develop a heightened awareness of the world. Skill development is centered on observing, describing and classifying objects. Students will use their senses to describe objects and identify common properties. Students will develop more refined methods of observation, ability to make more detailed descriptions and an increasing ability to differentiate among similar objects on the basis of one, and then multiple, characteristics. Describing objects will involve making measurements of various properties and comparing them to other reference points (e.g., a color chart).
The Flea	P-K to 2
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Allows students, in a small goup grades k-2, to pracitce the social skills of listening, sitting still, and having a good listening body. Those important foundational social skills.
The History of Daily Life in America: An Inquiry-based Unit Plan	P-K to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) By completing an inquiry-based project, students will be able to compare the various ways people lived in the 1800’s to the way we live today. Students will learn how to form a good inquiry question, effectively search the web for answers and synthesize the information found to form a deep understanding of the topic. Students will prepare a Power Point presentation of their knowledge to share with the class. At the very end of this unit, students will take part in a living history lesson and act like people living in the 1800’s.
The Lady in the Tower	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students participate in a debate of whether not a certain character from a story is responsible for the death of one of the characters. Once a character is determined, a digital storybook is created to portray the footsteps of the character who is found guilty. Comments: My students work from a portable classroom, so tablet would be helful with internal computer labs are not accessible. Cross Curriculum Ideas: Follow-up Activities: None Example: "Link to CNN" http://www.cnn.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Author Credits: Jennifer Frugard Teacher, Oscar Smith High School 1994 Tiger Dr Chesapeake, VA 23320-6855 Phone: 757-548-0696 Fax: 757-548-0531 Edit this information By submitting this lesson plan I agree that: 1. All lesson plans submitted become the property of Digital Wish. 2. I may submit multiple lesson plans. My lesson plan will be reviewed by one of Digital Wish's editors. If accepted, my submission may become part of Digital Wish's published online product library. Submission does not guarantee the lesson plan will be accepted and posted. All acceptance decisions will be final. 3. I am granting Digital Wish the worldwide rights to: - Display my submissions publicly on the internet. - Use my lesson plan in any promotional and press opportunities. - Publish or re-distribute my lesson plans or ideas royalty-free in any product, advertisement, or publication in any format. 4. By clicking on "I agree" I am certifying that I wrote the lesson plan I am submitting, and that I own the rights to any accompanying photographs. I did not copy materials from any other source. 5. If a photograph includes a picture of a person, then a release form must accompany the entry, in order for the photograph(s) to be posted. Release forms may be faxed to 866-344-7758, or mailed to Digital Wish, PO Box 1072, Manchester Center, VT 05255-1072. Photographs submitted without an accompanying release form, will simply be excluded from the lesson plan when it's posted. 6. I understand that Digital Wish is a shared resource and everything that I submit may be copied or used by others. I am giving permission for this to occur. *
The Outsiders Unit Plan	7 to 9
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and complete a digital-based lesson plan that incorporates the novel.
The Planet Mars	5 to 8
I created this lesson plan so that my fifth grade students would be able to compare and contrast the planets of Mars and Earth, and further build their knowledge of the solar system.
The Soundtrack of Your Life	6 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Every sound tells a story. In this Language Arts lesson, students learn about poetic elements, tone, and personal connection by creating their own soundtrack of the major events, experiences, passions in their lives. The final product is a Glogster page.
The Very Important Me Project	K to 2
(0 stars, 2 ratings) First Grade Students will create a project using various computer applications to show their skills they have learned in first grade, including the use of Microsoft Word, Paint, and the Video Star App. They will be combining these skills with ones they are learning in the classroom including sentence structure, punctuation and capital letters.
The Wonder of Seeing the Best in Ourselves- A+ Attitude	6 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will read the novel Wonder by RJ Palacio, learn about theme, character, perspective and the steps of writing a research paper. The students will then create a research paper, an oral presentation and a citizenship project that promotes compassion.
The World Around Me	5 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will take pictures of landscapes, nature, the environment, etc. They will choose one picture that will be used as their "muse" to write a story that describes that specific picture.
The Year Is New, The Bugs Are Too!	3 to 5
The yearly theme for the elementary library is"Go Buggy For Books." This science theme is used to teach library skills.
There's No Place Like Home	3 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a claymation video about an animal's habitat and two other habitats for the animal to visit.
Think It, Write It, Create It,	K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will author, illustrate, and create digital book collections to share with the school and to promote reading through the use of technology.
Time Warp Interview	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) With the aid of technology and a bit of creativity students will travel back in time and interview leaders of early America. Students will then be paired up to conduct interviews to portray the qualities of a great leader.
To Kill a Mockingbird	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will examine the issues of injustice and race relations in the 1930s. They will be challenged to gain a new perspective by walking in another person's shoes.
Topic: Integrating Technology into the Classroom – Digital Storytelling	P-K to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be able to retell a story and demonstrate understanding of the parts of a fairy tale. Using apps, students will listen to or read a variety of fairy tales. At the end of the unit, students will video themselves recreating a favorite or original fairy tale.
Toy Inventor’s Workshop	11 to 11
Students work in small groups to develop a toy for preschool age children.
Traditions Around the World	5 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will be divided into cooperative learning groups and given a country to research their holiday traditions. Students will use the internet, encyclopedias and other research sources to prepare a presentation. A brief discussion/mini-lesson will be given on credible resources.
Trees For Trout!	4 to 4
Classroom project that incorporates forestry and fish to investigate the lifecycle of trout and the effects of forest practices on them.
Trigonometry in Right Triangles	9 to 10
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan is being submitted for the IPEVO Mirror-Cam Grant.
Ummm Pizza! Give Me a Half	P-K to 3
(0 stars, 2 ratings) This lesson is about making a "whole" putting two "halves" together.
Underground Railroad	4 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project is to enhance the learning in the classroom by researching information on a variety of topics and creating a tri fold with the computer teacher, learnign a song and the meaning of it with the music teacher, and creating art with the art teacehr . In addition to the art and music pieces, the research will be used in a tri fold (which is a technology goal for this grade).
UNIVERSAL BUS STOP	9 to 12
(0 stars, 2 ratings) As a culminating activity, my Advanced Placement seniors create a script and storyboard combining literary characters and historical figures. The presentation must begin at a bus stop, and the identity of the characters / people should be made evident through dress, dialogue, and actions.
USA States Mini-book	K to 5
Each student in our fourth grade class will choose one of the 50 states to research using the internet and then create a mini-book using PowerPoint.
Use of technology to write and edit a composition in Literacy.	K to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The student will demonstrate the skill to use to technology to write properly compositions using good grammar.
Using Flipgrid to Teach Hamlet	10 to 10
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use Flipgrid to demonstrate their understanding of each act of Shakespeare's Hamlet. They will create social media posts for characters and act out/modernize scenes.
Using Vokis to Identify Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	P-K to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use technology tools and create a talking character (Vokis) to distinguish the difference between fiction and nonfiction text genres.
Video Scavenger Hunt: Is It Alive?	1 to 1
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a 5-day lesson in which students learn the characteristics of living and nonliving things. Students will go outside to find living and nonliving things and film themselves describing their objects and explaining how they classified them.
Virtual Book Talk	K to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students present their oral book reports in a video format. They will work in partners or teams of three to plan, record, and edit their videos.
Virtual Math Portfolio	7 to 9
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a customized web page to post a series of unit-based math projects. They will keep a copy of the web page as a virtual portfolio of their exciting math year.
Voice and Choice Technology Integrated Independent Reading Projects	3 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will demonstrate voice and choice in their technology integrated independent reading projects.The students will pick from a genre choice board and project choice board to complete their independent reading project.The students read the book outside of class and complete their book project in class on book project day (One class period devoted to completing book project and starting presentations.)
Walk a Day in my Moccasins	P-K to 5
Using a video camcorder to record a day in the life of another student who either is ELL or ESL or Special Needs (Austism) so that other students can see how these students deal with the challenging day at school.
Walking Stick Figure	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students explore the history of art and animation and in the end create a walking stick figure on Flash, using traditional and digital animation techniques.
Want to Drag?! (:	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan will present 7th & 8th grade students with engaging, motivating, and fun hands-on engineering opportunity to create, design, fabricate, test, and competitively race scale model cars for aerodynamics and performance
Wanted - Dead or Alive	3 to 6
After learning about trickster tales, students will create clay models of a trickster, create a mug shot which will be used on a life-size wanted poster. Students will also photograph and animate the trickster using the Claymation software in Whole Class Fresco. Finally, students will design games based on a trickster tale for younger students.
Water Unit	6 to 8
In this unit, students will learn about the essential and valuable properties of water. Students will learn through hands-on activities.
Webquest - Westward Ho!	3 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Work as a group to investigate life on the trail using various resources and Internet links. As a result of the research, students will write an article.
Welcome to Our School !	6 to 8
Overview - using a camera for an ongoing class project will allow students to capture on film any and all projects done in classes for the year, Teacher expectations, and how to get around at our school. The selected activities will be documented and used to make additions and subtractions in an effort to make all projects more student friendly, and to familiarize parents and students with their new school.
What Do You Know About Your Town?	2 to 3
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Lessons that help students learn a little about their own community. Lesson is generated for Erath, Louisiana, however can be adapted to any area.
What does Citizenship mean to you?	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students create an audio podcast about citizenship.
What's in a Story--A Short Story/Film Unit	5 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students analyze and evaluate "story" through both the written word of short story and the visual images of short film. The lesson/unit culminates in a production of a short film. This is run in a workshop format, with mini-lessons and some direct instruction/practice of skills as the project unfolds.
Who AM I and Who Are You?	P-K to P-K
(0 stars, 2 ratings) We will be working on strengthening our understanding of identity. What makes us who we are?
Who's the Man? Men of the French & Indian War and Road to the Revolution	5 to 6
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Who's the Man? Men of the French & Indian War and Road to the Revolution
Whose Slipper	1 to 5
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this unit students will explore multiple versions of various fairy tales. This is one of five lessons in which students read an original fairy tale and compare story elements of another version of the same fairy tale.
Wild Flower Project	9 to 12
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will have to go out into the community to photograph and collect samples of various types of texas wild flowers for taxonomic identification and dissecction.
Word Processing	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A lesson that teaches students how to use a word processor
World History Tool Factory Workshop Fun!	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will make a database of each of the ancient civilizations covered and then use the word processor program to make presentations on each of them.
Written in Bones	6 to 8
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will read literary and informational texts about the stories of our past to understand how different texts offer unique historical perspectives and how authors sometimes alter details of history to serve a purpose. Students will express their understanding by corroborating details of the past, deciphering an author’s purpose, and writing their own fictionalized version of a historical account.
Zoom into Microscopy	6 to 8
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use digital cameras to document their inquiries into microscopic life. Digital images will be used to assemble picture books that show the detail of an organism as seen with the human eye, through a hand lens, and at each power of the microscope.
Zoom into Writing	1 to 4
(0 stars, 2 ratings) To work on focusing on a specific topic, students will take digital pictures around the school yard. They will then use the zoom on the Olympus camera to focus on one part of the picture. Their stories will be based on the zoomed picture.
“Through the Eyes of a Child- Student Photography” Elementary Level – Visual Arts	2 to 5
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will experience the beauty of literacy through the use of photography. Teacher guided photography instruction will focus on the subject areas of reading and writing skills to help students become better readers.