As Education World editors combed the Internet in search of great technology resources for teachers, we found the following 20 lesson plans. Approximate grade levels for each lesson appear in parentheses.
- Creating and Presenting Haiku With Kid Pix (Grades 3-5)
Students use KidPix as they develop original haikus.
- Computers at Work (Grades 9-12)
Explore careers in the computer field.
- My First PowerPoint Presentation (Grades K-2, 3-5)
Students create their first PowerPoint presentation.
- Using DHTML and JavaScript to Animate a Snowman (Grades 9-12)
Older students learn to use DHTML and JavaScript to create animations.
- A Digital Quilt (Grades 3-5)
Use digital photography to create a digital quilt.
- TechKnow Genius (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Create a PowerPoint game based on TV�s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
- Make A Great WebPage (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Students learn to build a Web page.
- Web Trails: An Online Adventure (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Complete a WebQuest about exploring Iowa�s parks.
- Primary Keyboarding Skills (Grades K-2)
Introduce younger students to keyboarding.
- Use Boolean Search Terms to Shorten Web Searches (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
Explore the advantages of using Boolean search terms for Internet searches.
- True or False: A Lesson in Web Literacy (Grades 9-12)
Students learn how to evaluate the reliability of a Web site�s content.
- Evaluating Web Sites for Bias (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Students evaluate a Web site about Dr. Martin Luther King for bias.
- Jo Cool or Jo Fool? (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
This "online game about savvy surfing" from the Media Awareness Network includes an extensive Teacher Guide.
- Rules in Cyberspace (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
This lesson plan on hacking and copyright violations includes links to cyberethics sites for kids.
- M&Ms (Grades K-6)
Students create a spreadsheet showing how many M&Ms of each color are in a single bag.
- WYSIWYG (Grades 6-12)
How do you know if a Web site is legitimate?
- Grandmother and Me (Grades1-9)
Students from around the world participate in an e-mail project in which they tell the word for grandmother in their language, describe things they do (or did) with their grandmothers, and write a collaborative story about grandmothers.
- Grade 6 Cool Sites (Grades 3-9)
Visit several Web sites and write a critique of the most interesting site.
- Geo Game (Grades 3-8)
Students participate in a collaborative online project in which they help create and solve geography puzzles.
- Spreadsheet Lesson Plan (Grades 3-5, 6-8)
Learn how to use a spreadsheet to enter data and perform calculations.
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