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Lesson Plan Name |
Grades |
"50 Ways to Use Your FlipCam" |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson/power point was developed in order to teach the audience (teachers/instructors) simple and quick ways to enhance their teaching and to help invest their student in their education by using a FlipCam. |
"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. |
21 century pen pals |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) These lessons are for the students to show what they've learned about specific topics to an international school. |
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. |
8th grade Math-Intro toTransformations |
8 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A week of lesson plans to introduce students to the different Transformations. |
9th Grade ELA Project-Based Learning |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This is a project-based learning unit that I taught with one of our 9th grade teachers. Students learned different persuasive techniques as they developed their own charitable organization to fight child abuse. |
All about me |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Getting to know all the students. An all about me project for grades 6-8. |
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. |
AP Chemistry Video Lab Book |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The AP Chemistry Test is quickly approaching! Students need to review laboratory techniques and descriptive chemistry. The "solution"? Go to our AP Chemistry wiki page that contains a video scrapbook of the labs we have done throughout the year. |
Art and Life: Where Do We Use Art? |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson increases the relevance of not only art classes, but also all academic disciplines by engaging the students to research how art is used in all aspects of their education and their lives. They will create videos that will collect factual information and visual examples that will educate the viewers on how art is used in a variety of settings and how historical people and socities have depended on the coexistence of art and non art subjects. |
At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Project – At the Top of Mississippi: Southaven
Students will report and record personal events, people and places that are important to them in their daily lives. They will then, with their classmates, combine their efforts and produce a DVD that will be presented to the City of Southaven and the Southaven Chamber of Commerce to give to families that are interested in relocating to our city. This will promote Southaven in a positive manner through the eyes of our youth.
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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. |
Blogging in the Classroom |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will use laptops/chromebooks to create their own student blogs, where they will respond to literature, evaluate media, and collaborate with their classmates. |
Body Tissues and Membranes |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The document camera will be used to project an image to demonstrate proper dissection of a rat and display body tissues/membranes during lab time. |
Book Trailers |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 3 ratings) After reading a self selected text, students will plan and then use PhotoStory 3 to create book trailers which persuade an audience to read the highlighted texts in order to encourage and reinforce the practice of self selected reading by students.
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Breaking News: Who Did It? |
7 to 7 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will summarize the work that they have been doing to solve a mystery in science class using genetics to find who contaminated a school nutrition source! In groups of 3 or 4, students will create a breaking news headline detailing the crime and the suspect including evidence using the Videolicious App on the iPad. |
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. |
Colonial America |
4 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Fifth Graders are researching information on a variety of topics dealing with Colonial America in preparation for Colonial Day that the school holds every other year. They will be taking their research and creating a power Point presentation which needs to include an audio piece. |
Cow Eye Dissection |
6 to 7 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) The student will identify and locate the part's of a cow's eye. The learner will exhibit proper lab safety procedures during class. |
Cubelet 6 Pre-K 4 Lesson Plan for Steam |
P-K to P-K |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using the children's book "Robo-Pete," preschool students participate in STEAM activities. |
Density |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using a SMART board, density is taught using definitions, SMART board interactive slides, experimentation, and video support. |
Digital Citizenship unit |
7 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This wiki teaches 7th and 8th graders about Mike Ribble's 9 elements of Digital Citizenship -- using Internet links, online videos and podcasts. Digital Citizenship is one of ISTE's NETS-S. |
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 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. |
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. |
Famous Americans |
3 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this social studies lesson, students chose a famous American to study in order to create a research-based PowerPoint presentation using a template. Ultimately, students present their work to the class. |
Flipping for Force and Motion! |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will go through many fun, hands-on experiences using the flip cams to document evidence of their learning. |
Flipping the Science Classroom: iEnergy |
4 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) What if homework was done in the classroom and the teacher lesson was watched at home? With the help of this grant I plan to flip my classroom as I engage students in creativity and interactive learning. |
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.
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Get Certified |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students are enrolled in Computer Applications and are seeking MOS Industry Certifications.If exams are passed, Students will certifications in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. |
Google Classroom interactive lesson |
6 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) students use google classrooms to take assessment as well as read informational text and refocus their thinking. |
Great Depression Gallery Walk |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will analyze the impact of the Great Depression on U.S. society and populations by analyzing primary source images from the Library of Congress website. |
Gumby Rules! |
5 to 6 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Using Responsive Classroom ideas, students will brainstorm classroom rules, examples of those rules, ways to apologize when rules are broken, and possible consequences. Each student will then pick one part to animate with the software. |
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. |
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A team of students will create a documentary presented from the point of view of people and explorers who lived during the specific assigned historical event. |
How Much does it Cost Project |
7 to 9 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) In this project, students investigate pricing schemes for various entry fees and determine which is the better option depending on their situation. |
How Slow Can You Go? |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will document the process of oxidation using apples and then write a procedure for slowing down the oxidation process. |
Human Genome Debate |
6 to 12 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students will research the benefits and drawbacks of the newly decoded Human Genome. Students will create a brochure and presentation to be given before a judge outling their position to be granted $3 million to further their position. |
Internet Security Basics |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The goal of the lesson is to educate the learners in the responsibilities of using the Internet's resources in a safe, secure, and ethical manner. In addition, students will be able to apply new knowledge to correct unsafe practices currently used by them on social networks and other Internet sites. |
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. |
Literature Circles Meeting using Subtext |
7 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) In this lesson, students facilitate a literature circle meeting using notes and annotations they've created within e-books using the Subtext app. They then use the ideas generated to write analytical paragraphs in Google Docs for teacher feedback. |
Machiavelli's THE PRINCE |
11 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Using a teaching strategy called "a-book-in-an-hour" the students, working in groups of 3 to 4, and using the copies (usually 1 to 2 pages in length) of each chapter, would summarize their chapter. Each group would get 3 chapters, with each student assigned to a chapter (approx. class size of 27). About 3 days. |
Making Book Trailers |
5 to 7 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) 5th grade students will make short trailers for popular children's books using Windows Movie Maker. |
Mastering a Student's Personal Information in a Special Education Classroom |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 2 ratings) Students come to me lacking personal information such as their middle name, ability to spell and read parents' and siblings names, pets' names, dates of birth, etc. My project will focus on mastering this information through photography. Our product will be a photo book for each student. |
Mitosis and Meiosis Field Project |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) A Biology class composes a documentary on Mitosis and Meiosis using themselves (i.e., holding hands, creating a circle) to diagram and perform the different phases of cell reproduction. The students will then be able to evaluate their performance through watching themselves on the video. |
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. |
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. |
Ocean Animals- A Kindergarten Research Project |
K to 1 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Kindergarten students will choose an ocean animal to research to culminate a unit of study on the ocean. Students will conduct “pocket-folder research” with the media specialist and teacher in small groups, after which they will use Kidspiration software to present their findings to the rest of the class. |
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. |
Our Video Adventure: Traveling Through Blair County |
3 to 3 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Third grade studetns are learning about the county in which they live. They are studying local geography and history. Students research an establishment in Blair County, write a report about the site, and build a model. This project is videoed in stages and then will be compiled into a complete project. |
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." |
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. |
Podcasting Parabolas |
7 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) After an introductory lesson on parabolas, students will research parabolas, the general equation of a parabola from three points and photograph pictures of parabolas found in everyday life. Students will then organize the data to create and publish a podcast to be share with their peers in the classroom, as well as, around the world. (This is a 3-day lesson for the block schedule) |
Postcards from the Civil War |
5 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will research one of the battles of the Civil War and use their research to create a digital postcard which they will send electronically. |
Resistance Movement During the Holocaust |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will work in small groups to create a podcast covering one of many examples of resistance that occurred during the Holocaust. Students will work on the computers for 2 days to collect information, and have 2 days to create a podcast on the Apple Laptops. Completed Podcasts will be emailed to the teacher.
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Science Video Journal Through Earth's Systems |
6 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Collaborative groups will be used to create video lessons for classmates in a modified jigsaw type activity. Students will become experts on their topic and teach peers using creative video lessons to explain concepts on Earth's dynamic systems. Video lessons can be demonstrations, skits, interviews, songs, etc. |
ScreenPlay Writing |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This a two-week unit that includes screenplay writing and video editing |
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. |
Small Reading Groups |
P-K to 5 |
Using iPads during small reading groups allows teachers to pull up numerous texts, assess students immediately after, and be more environmentally friendly by not printing out the texts for students to read. |
Spanish I Going Places and Invitations |
10 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan is multifaceted and provides a week of introduction, modeling, practice and review before the actual video cameras are put into use. Day five begins our video camera use with the students creating clips to be used with an interactive white board in order to play a vocabulary game featuring the students. The end of the unit culminates in a Multimedia project where students will divide into groups to create and perform dialogues and rap videos with the assistance of props also created by the students. |
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. |
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. |
Studio Photography |
9 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This project involves shooting long exposure photography in the school portrait lighting studio. |
Teaching Listening and Speaking Skills for Special Education Students |
K to 1 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This ELA lesson plan for students with special needs includes technology integration while students enhance their listening and speaking skills. Students will learn different modes of transportation while building language and cooperative skills. |
Techno Lit |
3 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lessons includes a variety of technology to publish expository texts so they can be viewed on iPod touches and iPads. |
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. |
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 Flat WSD Students |
1 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students create stories, a movie and a book about how they become flat after reading the story "Flat Stanley". This is written for Deaf students, however it could be easily modified for hearing students. |
The Hall of Physicist |
8 to 12 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create biographical posters of famous physicist through the ages. |
The Illustrated Bill of Rights |
11 to 12 |
Most of the students who are assigned this American Government project have had little or no experience using PowerPoint or working with a digital video camera. This project will serve as an introduction to the use of this technology as well as a means of learning the Bill of Rights. |
Time to Vote |
6 to 8 |
(0 stars, 11 ratings) The students will learn about the three branches of U.S. government by creating and simulating the election and campaign processes. They will utilize not only their textbooks and classroom materials, but will also take a hands on approach with various technologies to enhance their outcome. |
Trigonometry in Right Triangles |
9 to 10 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) This lesson plan is being submitted for the IPEVO Mirror-Cam Grant. |
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). |
Using Technology to Create a Portfolio, One Letter At a Time |
4 to 4 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students will create a variety of written assignments, covering all subject areas, using Tool Factory Workshop. Throughout the year the students will write poems, essays, summaries, book reviews and they will create graphs, presentations, and spreadsheets to show their learning throughout the school year. |
Water Conservation |
6 to 6 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) The students will collect data on water usage, graph the information, and compare/contrast the results. |
Who's Who in the Art World |
2 to 5 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) Students study famous artist and their works, through Internet resource using social bookmarking. The create biographies and recreate famous works then create online portfolios of their final project. |
Writing Classroom Agreements using Inspiration & Word to Go |
3 to 8 |
(0 stars, 1 ratings) At the beginning of the year, the class will create a "Classroom Constitution" using Inspiration software and, as an option for classrooms w/ Palm Pilots, Word to Go. Students will brainstorm as a class a list of behaviors that they think will help the classroom environment be conducive to learning & to show how they can become better citizens in their class. |
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.
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