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You are searching within Videos for all Videos The results of your search are listed below in grade-level order. Each video in the results list has nine different variations and is identified by a hyperlink that takes you directly to that particular video. (For example, to view the Activity Overview video, click the Activity Overview hyperlink. To view the Learning video, click the Learning hyperlink.) To see the full set of videos for each lesson, you will want to view all nine. It is helpful to start with the "Teacher" video or the "Activity Overview" video to see an overview. Once you click on the hyperlink of the video you want to view, a new window will open and the video will start playing. Clicking on the hyperlinks Software or Hardware will open a new window and take you to the lesson plans where you can find specific information on the software and hardware used in the video. To view a video, choose any hyperlink and follow the instructions above.
60 Video(s) Found Lower ElementaryVideo: Classroom Web Site Teacher: Kimberly Bradshaw Grade: Pre-K School: Buckhorn Elementary School, South Hill, Virginia Activity Overview: This pre-kindergarten class has a class mascot, Simon the monkey, that travels with them on local field trips. Simon also travels to other communities and countries. Simon takes pictures everywhere he goes. These pictures are posted to the class Web page so that the children can view them and discuss what they learned. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Informal Learning, Direct Experience, Reflection Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Terminology, Equipment Operation, WWW Authoring Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-08-13 Software: Microsoft FrontPage Hardware: Computer Lower Elementary Video: I Love Spiders Teacher: Amy Griffin Grade: Kindergarten School: Crewe Primary, Crewe, Virginia Activity Overview: Students learn about spiders through various methods and content areas. Students take pictures of spiders, research about spiders, and send pictures and information through e-mail and a shared Web site with another Kindergarten class in another state. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Direct Experience, Enjoyable Setting, Patterns and Connections, Informal Learning Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Appreciation, Search,Presearch Content Area: Language Arts, Math,Science, Social Studies, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Internet Communications, A/V Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-03-08 Software: Netscape Communicator, E-mail, Encyclopedia CD-ROM Hardware: Digital Camera, Scanner, Computer, Disposable Camera Lower Elementary Video: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Teacher: Judy Robinson Grade: Kindergarten School: William Davison Elementary School, Detroit, Michigan Activity Overview: The teacher uses a pattern book as a springboard for the students to recall information, classify and brainstorm ideas on a specific topic. Students are asked to think of what vehicle they would like to draw and how that vehicle looks. The teacher keeps it reality-based as she makes sure that each boat has some water, bicycles have handlebars, and cars have a road to drive down. A pattern book will be created using the "vehicle" topic, with students recreating their drawings on the computer program, KidPix Deluxe. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Frequent Feedback, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Language Arts Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making Technology: Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-18 Software: Tview, KidPix Deluxe Hardware: RF Modulator, VCR, VHS Tape, TV Lower Elementary Video: Old MacRobinson Had a Farm Teacher: Judy Robinson Grade: Kindergarten School: William Davison Elementary School, Detroit, Michigan Activity Overview: This is a culminating activity for the “In the Barnyard” theme from the Houghton Mifflin Invitations to Literacy Readiness Series. The students are recalling and brainstorming farm animals, identifying sounds that they make, drawing the animals on paper to create a book and drawing the animals on the computer, and creating a slide show, which includes the recorded class song. Learning: Active Involvement , Patterns and Connections, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Fine Arts, Language Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-19 Software: KidPix Deluxe Hardware: RF Modulator, TV, VCR, VHS Tape, Tview Lower Elementary Video: Giving 'Em the Business Teacher: Marilyn Western Grade: 1- 2 School: Kinney Elementary, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Activity Overview: In this four week unit, primary students work in groups of four to five to form businesses. They create, sell, and market their product to other classmates. They track their expenses and profits. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Math, Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software, A/V Production, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-15 Software: KidPix Deluxe, PrintMaster, Microsoft Works Hardware: Computer Upper Elementary Video: “Show Me” Missouri’s Temperatures Teacher: Sally Camden Grade: 2 - 4 Special Education School: Perryville Elementary, Perryville, Missouri Activity Overview: Students will integrate their knowledge of mathematics, reading, writing, social studies, and science to create graphs displaying Missouri’s seasonal temperatures. Students begin by working with a partner to plot locations of cities and geographical regions on a map. They then use electronic resources to collect data, determine seasonal averages, and create graphs. Finally, students combine their maps and graphs into a final product so as to analyze the causes of temperature differences as a result of seasonal and/or geographical variations. The lesson culminates with students reflecting upon their learning through a written commentary. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Math Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Tolerance, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, WWW Information Sources, Spreadsheet, Terminology Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-11-14 Software: Microsoft Excel, Netscape Communicator, Encarta Encyclopedia 2000 Hardware: Computers, LCD Projector, LCD Projector Lower Elementary Video: Electing the President--Hyperstudio Teacher: Beth Lang Grade: 2-3 School: Lakewood Elementary, Overland Park, Kansas Activity Overview: The students work in three groups, which represent political parties, to create candidates to run for President of the United States. The students construct HyperStudio presentations and give persuasive speeches to promote their candidates. In their music class, they compose a song about their candidate. After listening to the speeches, the students elect a President and Vice-President. Learning: Active Involvement , Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience, Compelling Situation, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Presearch, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies, Information Literacy, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-11-20 Software: HyperStudio Hardware: Computer Lower Elementary Video: Dinosaurs Teacher: Laurie Sybert Grade: 2 Inclusion School: Mills Elementary, Lake Ozark, Missouri Activity Overview: This interdisciplinary unit familiarizes children with different types of dinosaurs and their habitats through lessons that focus on the 8 multiple intelligences introduced by Gardner. Children express themselves through poetry, personal writing, art, math, science, music and technology. Students learn about dinosaurs through online research, writing and development of an electronic presentation. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Language Arts Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Trouble-shooting, Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, A/V Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-12 Software: Hardware: Calculators, Digital Camera, Projector, SMART Board Upper Elementary Video: Graphing Teacher: Kathleen Alexander Grade: 3 School: Riverside Elementary, Grand Rapids, Michigan Activity Overview: This lesson is part of a graphing unit that meets the required standard for the third grade. The students count the number of M&Ms of each color in a bag and use those numbers as data. The students work independently to collect data, create a graph, join their data with a partner’s, create a graph cooperatively, interpret the data to make a prediction, input the data into a spreadsheet, and create a graph using the computer. Learning: Active Involvement , Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience Information Processing: Presearch, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Language Arts, Math, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning , Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-23 Software: ClarisWorks, AppleWorks Hardware: Computer, Overhead Projector, TV Upper Elementary Video: Picture This in Your Community (Interview Project) Teacher: Mary Bauwens Grade: 3 - 4 Gifted Talented School: Perryville Elementary, Perryville, Missouri Activity Overview: Students will learn proper interview techniques to interview people within our community. Students will formulate appropriate questions to gain knowledge about some of the various jobs that people hold in our community. Students will use the writing process to write, edit, and revise an informational paragraph. Students will use basic word processing skills to type their final draft. Students will format and spell-check their paragraphs. Students will learn the proper use and care of the digital camera and take a still image of the person in which they are interviewing. Students will learn how to edit and insert their still image into the final draft of their informational paragraph. Learning: Active Involvement, Direct Experience, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Search, Presearch Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Word Processing, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-11-15 Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Print Shop Deluxe Photo Pro Hardware: Digital Camera Upper Elementary Video: Alaskan Stories – Read & Retold Teacher: Mary Vanderpool Grade: 3-5 Special Education School: Lakeland Elementary, Coldwater, Michigan Activity Overview: Students have been reading Alaskan stories in their SRA Basal Readers and literature books. The literature books are written on Alaska settings, names of rivers, mountains, land, and climate, and culture. After reading the stories and participating in various activities, the students create a couple of PowerPoint slide presentations, entitled, “Balto, the Wonder Dog” and “Alaskan Wilderness.” The students participate in group discussions, writing or doing hands-on activities in retelling stories and facts they learn on Eskimos, Alaska history, Arctic Animals, dogsledding, Iditarod Dogsled Racing. “Balto, and the Great Race” drew the attention of students immediately because they relate Balto to their own dogs and became interested in dogsledding as a new sport. Students, also, enjoy reading fictional literature books, such as “Alaska Three Pigs”, “Eagle Boy”, “Stone Fox”, and others. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Language Arts Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Graphic Organizer, Multimedia Presentation Software, Trouble-shooting, WWW Information Sources, Internet Communications Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-21 Software: Microsoft Office, Inspiration, Co:Writer, Kurzweil 3000-Scan/Read Hardware: AlphaSmart, Laser Pointer Pen, Computers, Iomega Jaz Drive Lower Elementary Video: Habitats Teacher: Jerry Gilliland and Terri Vennerberg Grade: 3 School: Stanton Community Schools, Stanton, Iowa Activity Overview: Students work in groups of 3 to produce a KidPix Deluxe slide show presentation featuring a particular habitat and build a model of the habitat to exhibit in the elementary commons area. After students presearch, research, evaluate, produce, and reevaluate, they “teach” other students and family members what they have learned by presenting the slide show and model of the habitat. The day of the presentation, students dress according to the habitat their group has featured. The students will assess their science knowledge, presentation, and group work by constructing a rubric and giving a survey to the audience. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Compelling Situation, Enjoyable Setting, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Language Arts, Math, Science, Technology, Information Literacy Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Tolerance, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Computers in Society, Ethics Issues, Multimedia Presentation Software, WWW Information Sources, Computers in Society Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-01-07 Software: KidPix Deluxe, Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature 2.0 Hardware: Computer, Internet Explorer Upper Elementary Video: Harry Potter Research Project Teacher: Myrna Bertheau Grade: 4-5 School: Shell Rock Elementary, Shell Rock, Iowa Activity Overview: The main goal of this project is to allow the students to form a question of interest to them, write a survey to find the answer, interpret the results of the data, and find ways to share their results with others. Their subject area is about the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Informal Learning, Reflection, Compelling Situation, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Language Arts, Math, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-01-24 Software: The Graph Club, Microsoft PowerPoint Hardware: Computer Upper Elementary Video: Feel The Power (Point) Teacher: Gayle Flengte Grade: 4 School: Perryville Elementary, Perryville, Missouri Activity Overview: Students will research a state based on the region currently being studied. Resources for research will include the Internet, encyclopedias, informational software, textbook, and state books from the school’s library. The information is organized according to a specific scoring guide that will be given to them in advance. Periodically, during the time they are researching, lessons will be given on the components of Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, artistic features, using digital cameras, and the basic skills necessary to edit, copy, and save. Once they have collected the necessary information on their state and have a good foundation of PowerPoint, the students will use their acquired skills to create their slide show presentation. The LCD projector or a TV/monitor converter in connection with the classroom computer will be used to stage the final product. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Communication, Evaluation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Multimedia Presentation Software, Trouble-shooting, Terminology Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-11-13 Software: Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint Hardware: Computer, LCD Projector, TV Monitor Upper Elementary Video: Dig It Teacher: Nancy Hemphill Grade: 4-6 Gifted School: Thomas Jefferson, Newton, Iowa Activity Overview: This project is based on a software program entitled Dig 2. Teams of students create cultures and artifacts of the future. Teams then bury their artifacts for another team to discover, excavate, and reconstruct. This project involves a group presentation, which allows students to present their findings, analysis, and conclusions. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Appreciation, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Social Studies, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-10-09 Software: AppleWorks, ClarisWorks Hardware: 35mm Camera, Digital Camera, Video Camera, Computer Upper Elementary Video: Lets Go Fly a Kite! Teacher: Catherine Howland Grade: 4-6 School: Orchard Hill Elementary, Cedar Falls, Iowa Activity Overview: Using a variety of sources, fourth, fifth and sixth grade ESL students research and report on aspects of kites including history, types, building, and flying kites using Inspiration Software as a graphic organizer. The students then use gathered research to complete informational booklets using ClarisWorks 4.0. Second grade students in a future science unit will use the booklets. Learning: Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Foreign Language/ESL, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Word Processing, Graphic Organizer, WWW Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics,Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-09-20 Software: Inspiration, World Book CD Hardware: Computer Upper Elementary Video: Using Technology For Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, and Word Identification Teacher: Craig Saddler and Kim Miller Grade: 4 Inclusion School: Malcom Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, Iowa Activity Overview: The students are reading the book The Left-Handed Shortstop. Three activities are included from the book. Activity 1 shows the opening activity for the book. It utilizes a sports story structure to scaffold the students’ reading comprehension. Students also use Quicktionary Reading Pens to identify unknown words in their reading. Activity 2 showcases the classroom website and the student-generated learning games found there. The students write questions from The Left-Handed Shortstop, which will be added onto the new learning game. Activity 3 includes the teaching of unknown vocabulary words using the Quicktionary Reading Pen and Franklin Spell Checkers. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Informal Learning, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Language Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software, WWW Authoring Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-01-25 Software: Microsoft Office Hardware: Computer, Franklin Electronic Publishers, LCD Panel, Quicktionary Reading Pens, Franklin Spell Checkers Upper Elementary Video: Creating a Classroom Belief Statement Teacher: Curt Nielsen Grade: 4 School: Malcom Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, Iowa Activity Overview: The students cooperatively develop a classroom belief statement that serves as their classroom constitution. The students are involved in the creation of the statement using cooperative learning groups, the Price Laboratory School (PLS) Guidelines for Success and a review of the United States Constitution, Bill of Rights. The PLS Guidelines for Success is used as a basis for the classroom belief statement. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Compelling Situation, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Presearch Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-08-27 Software: Netscape Navigator, Internet Explorer Hardware: Computers, Franklin Language Masters, LCD Projector, LCD Projector, LCD projector Upper Elementary Video: Imagination Express: Rain Forest Teacher: Melody Raub Grade: 4 Special Education School: New London Community, New London, Iowa Activity Overview: After students read Mary Pope Osborne' s Afternoon in the Amazon, they work together to brainstorm facts about the rain forest. Students translate their information into a living book format using Edmark's Imagination Express. Once finished, students present their living book to an appropriate audience. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Presearch, Interpretation Content Area: Language Arts, Science Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: WWW Information Sources, Instructional Software, Internet Communications Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-04 Software: E-mail, Microsoft Office Hardware: Computer Upper Elementary Video: Biography: Profiles in Greatness Teacher: Carol Boyce Grade: 5 Gifted School: Kittrell Elementary, Waterloo, Iowa Activity Overview: After a discussion about role models and their characteristics, students select a living role model, research his/her life, then prepare ten or more divergent interview questions. ClarisWorks is used to type the interviews and answers, and both are then sent to the person studied. A HyperStudio card is developed with a scanned image of the role model along with one question and the answer, which illustrates the characteristics of a good role model. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Reflection Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Communication Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-28 Software: HyperStudio, ClarisWorks Hardware: Scanner, Computer Upper Elementary Video: The 13 Colonies HyperStudio Presentation Teacher: Joyce Challans Grade: 5 School: Marquette Elementary, Marquette, Kansas Activity Overview: Students will learn the history of the original 13 colonies of the United States. The teacher breaks the students into groups and assigns them a colony. Students research their colony, synthesize their data, and create a HyperStudio presentation from the information that they have gathered. Learning: Active Involvement Information Processing: Presearch, Communication Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-20 Software: Electronic Encyclopedia, HyperStudio Hardware: Digital Camera, Computer Upper Elementary Video: Night of the Twisters Teacher: Theresa Farrell Grade: 5-6 Special Education School: Red Oak Elementary School, Alberta, Virginia Activity Overview: The students use Inspiration software to create a prediction web based on a story about tornados. The students listen to the story on tape and discuss what they would do in a similar situation. They use the web to collaboratively create a two-paragraph paper comparing the story and their webs. Learning: Active Involvement,Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Language Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Word Processing, Graphic Organizer, WWW Information Sources, Terminology Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-03-12 Software: Inspiration, Compton’s Encyclopedia Software Hardware: Projector, Tape Player Upper Elementary Video: Learning to Play the Panpipes Teacher: Marlin Jeffers Grade: 5-8 School: Woodbury Central, Moville, Iowa Activity Overview: In this activity students in grades 5-8 will be instructed on the panpipes via the Iowa Communication Network (Distance Learning) from two sites. One site is led by Marlin Jeffers in Sioux City, Iowa, and the other site is led by Robert and Debra Templeman from the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. This technology-assisted project will help students learn about music from another culture, the role music plays in another culture, and how the role music plays in culture in their own lives. Learning: Active Involvement, Informal Learning, Direct Experience, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation Content Area: Fine Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Video Conferencing Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-01-26 Software: E-mail, Netscape Communicator Hardware: TV, Computer, VCR, Video Camera, Iowa Communications Network (fiber optics network) Upper Elementary Video: Shakespeare Teacher: Teri Martin Grade: 5 Inclusion School: North Tama Elementary School, Traer, Iowa Activity Overview: This unit is designed to expose students to Shakespeare and his works. It is based upon a WebQuest the teacher created to guide the students through the various steps of this learning activity. The students learn about Shakespeare himself, read various condensed versions of his plays, read and analyze sonnets, become familiar with the common vocabulary used by Shakespeare, and discover the climate of England in that time period. The class is split into troupes of five to six students. Each troupe writes and performs its own play. The students are also members of committees for publicity, props, and costumes. This exposes them to the world of theatre and helps them realize how powerful their written words can be when combined with other aspects theatre. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience, Reflection, Compelling Situation, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Fine Arts, Language Arts, Information Literacy, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Terminology, WWW Information Sources, Electronic Information Sources, A/V Information Sources, WWW Authoring Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-11-12 Software: Discovering Shakespeare CD-ROM Hardware: CD player, Projector, VCR, TV Upper Elementary Video: A Walk Through History CD-ROM Teacher: Kim Reed Grade: 5 School: Madison Elementary, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Activity Overview: Students construct a CD-ROM by working in various groups and completing a particular task that is essential to the project. These groups include cover design, HyperStudio card storyboard, Internet research, typing text, scanning graphics, and the actual "burning" of the CD. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-24 Software: Adobe Photoshop, HyperStudio, Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, QuickTime, Microsoft Office Hardware: Printer, CD-ROM Maker, CD-Writer, Instructional Media Center, LCD Panel, Scanner, WebTV, Zip Drive, Computer Middle School Video: Producing a Daily News Broadcast: A Cross-Curricular Activity Teacher: Lisa Carlon Grade: 6 School: Cedar Ridge Elementary, Branson, Missouri Activity Overview: Students produce a daily news broadcast for the entire school. The process of creating a daily newscast entails many responsibilities that cover a broad range of topic areas. Teamwork, individual responsibility and life skills are utilized by students to put the newscast together. Learning: Active Involvement, Direct Experience Information Processing: Search, Communication Content Area: Language Arts, Technology Democracy: Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, WWW Information Sources, Multimedia Presentation Software, A/V Production Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-09 Software: Hardware: Digital Camera, Printer, Scan Converter, TV, VCR, Video Camera, Video Editing System, Computer Middle School Video: Aviation Teacher: Don Groff Grade: 6 Inclusion School: Woodbine Elementary, Woodbine, Iowa Activity Overview: Students learn about the main parts of an airplane and their functions. The students apply their knowledge of the parts of a plane using a flight simulator. They learn how to do a flight plan and how to use flight controls. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation Content Area: Science, Technology Democracy: Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-10-11 Software: Cleared for Takeoff Multimedia Training System, Flight Simulator 98 Hardware: D & E Flight Simulators, Digital Camera, Printer, Projector, Computer Middle School Video: Swish: Applying Statistics to Real Life Teacher: John Smith and Chris Nugent Grade: 6 School: Fulton School, Dubuque, Iowa Activity Overview: Students will use technology to investigate percentages, apply them to real life situations, and display/communicate information. The students will listen to a book about professional basketball. A discussion will follow concerning shooting percentages of the pros versus that of the students. Students will engage in centers set up around the room and in the gym that will help them compare their shooting percentage with that of the pros. One center will take place in the gym where the students will shoot free throws and field goals. Another center will use the Internet to gather information on professional basketball shooting percentages. In a third center, students will calculate their percentages. Students will build a spreadsheet using Excel and display their information in graph form in the fourth center. After completing all centers, students will write a letter to their favorite pro team explaining how their shooting compares. They will e-mail this letter to the team along with their graphs. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Compelling Situation, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Math Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, Spreadsheet, Internet Communications Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-04-08 Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer Hardware: LCD Panel, AlphaSmart Middle School Video: WebQuest Solar System Colonization Project 2000 Teacher: Vicki Oleson Grade: 6 School: Northern University Middle School, Cedar Falls, Iowa Activity Overview: Students are given a task that will require them to gather, organize, analyze, and interpret data related to the livability for humans of various planets and moons in the solar system. Then, students work on teams in different roles to make decisions about where to build a space station. Students examine advantages and disadvantages of various locations and make decisions based on supporting evidence. Students also determine what adaptations would have to be made for humans to live in that environment. Students then collaborate to create a multimedia presentation that supports their choice of location for a space station based on evidence from their research. Learning: Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Science, Information Literacy Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: WWW Information Sources, Electronic Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-09-22 Software: Microsoft PowerPoint Hardware: Laser Disc, Computer Middle School Video: Sportsfolio Teacher: Patty Bounous Grade: 7-8 Inclusion School: Monett R-I School , Monett, Missouri Activity Overview: Middle school students examine a sport of their choice through the use of the Internet and other resources to produce a Sportsfolio. This sport is one the students would choose for lifelong physical fitness and wellness activities. They use a variety of technology resources such as a computer, scanner, digital camera, heart-rate monitors, Digi-Walkers, and software called “Dine-Healthy.” The collection of resources they use is assembled into an organized folder called a Sportsfolio. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Direct Experience, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation, Search Content Area: Health/Physical Education, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Tolerance,Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Equipment Operation, Ethics Issues, WWW Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-11-17 Software: Click Art, DINE Healthy Hardware: Digital Camera, Digi-walker, Heart Rate Monitors, Printer, Scanner, Computer Middle School Video: Measuring the Impact of Exercise and Body Position Teacher: Lyn Countryman Grade: 7 School: Malcolm Price Laboratory School, Cedar Falls, Iowa Activity Overview: This activity is an investigation into the different variables that can impact a person's heart rate. Students have the opportunity to collect heart rate data using Polar watches and pulse sticks, during exercise. The impact of body position on heart rate is also investigated. Learning: Active Involvement, Direct Experience, Reflection Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation Content Area: Science, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making Technology: Equipment Operation Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-09-19 Software: Hardware: Polar Pacer Heart Rate Monitor, Polar Vantage XL Heart Rate Monitor Middle School Video: Opera on the Net: Collaboration and Performance (Part 1 of 2) Teacher: Carol Forristall Grade: 7 School: Riverside Middle School, Carson, Iowa Activity Overview: Seventh grade students in the United States and Sweden work together to create an original opera through e-mail communications and video conferencing on the Iowa Communications Network. The Swedish students travel to the United States to rehearse and perform the opera with the students from Iowa. For more details of the production of the opera see "Opera on the Net: Student Committees." Learning: Active Involvement, Direct Experience, Reflection, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Fine Arts, Technology Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Internet Communications, Video Conferencing Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-05-16 Software: E-mail Hardware: Computer, Iowa Communications Network (fiber optics network) Middle School Video: Opera on the Net: Student Committees (Part 2 of 2) Teacher: Carol Forristall Grade: 7 School: Riverside Middle School, Carson, Iowa Activity Overview: Seventh grade students from the United States and Sweden collaborate to create an original opera. The students assume committee jobs as they would in a professional opera company: production managers, stage managers, costume, set, and lighting designers, carpenters, public relations staff, writers, composers, and preformers. For details on the performance of the opera refer to "Opera on the Net: Collaboration and Performance." Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience, Reflection Information Processing: Interpretation, Evaluation Content Area: Fine Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing And Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Trouble-shooting, Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software, WWW Authoring, A/V Production, Word Processing, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-04-06 Software: Cosmopolitan Virtual Makeover , Total 3D Home Deluxe 2.0, MusicTime 2.0, Avid Cinema, Adobe Photoshop Deluxe, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft PowerPoint, Print Shop Deluxe, Microsoft Draw, E-mail Hardware: TDK Digital Audio CD Recorder, Computer, Scanner Middle School Video: Water Quality in the Greenhills Stream Teacher: Chris Gleason Grade: 7-8 School: Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Activity Overview: This unit embodies the concepts of environmental science, chemistry and some physical science as the students study the importance of water quality and how to test for it throughout the year. A stream behind the school becomes an active learning environment as students use a variety of technology to test the water, gather and share their data and analyze their findings. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Direct Experience, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Communication, Appreciation, Search Content Area: Science Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Trouble-shooting Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-17 Software: eProbe Calibrate, Model-Builder, Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Office Hardware: Digital Camera, Vernier Probes, Computer, eProbe, eMates Middle School Video: Life Science Unit - Digestion: Where Do I Get My Energy From Teacher: Chris Gleason Grade: 7-8 School: Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Activity Overview: Students and a partner submit a written proposal for their experimental design and present their design to the class for peer response. Students then submit a revised final proposal and conduct their experiment. They determine the equipment needs for their experiments and collect them for use in class. Students prepare technology and calibrate the probes they use to collect data. They conduct their experiment, submit a written report following a guideline of requirements, and present an oral presentation based on their results. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Compelling Situation, Direct Experience Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Search Content Area: Science, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Word Processing, Ethics Issues, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-20 Software: eProbe Calibrate, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Netscape Communicator Hardware: Computer Middle School Video: What is the Relationship Between Pitch and Amplitude Teacher: Chris Gleason Grade: 7-8 School: Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Activity Overview: The students use a new search engine developed by the University of Michigan to research information on sound waves and types of sound waves to prepare for a class discussion. They recall the results of the “ button lab” they performed to determine the relationship between pitch and amplitude. The students are introduced to software called Sound Edit. This software will allow students to set pitch and amplitude and measure if amplitude effects pitch. The students explore the capabilities of Sound Edit as a tool to record and measure data of the student designed sound experiments. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Science, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: WWW Information Sources, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-20 Software: Sound Edit 16 Version 2, Netscape Communicator, Artemis Digital Library Hardware: Computer Middle School Video: Weather Models Using Model-It Teacher: Chris Gleason Grade: 7-8 School: Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan Activity Overview: The students learn about basic weather concepts involving relative humidity, barometric pressure, cloud formation, wind speed direction and causes of winds and weather fronts. At the end of the unit, the students construct a model to represent their understanding of the cause and effect relationships between the weather concepts, using the software program, Model-It. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation Content Area: Science, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-20 Software: Model-It 3.0 Hardware: Computer Middle School Video: A Walk Through History Teacher: Cynthia Hulse Grade: 8 School: Marquette Elementary School, Marquette, Kansas Activity Overview: This project, a video timeline, is an excellent end-of-year culminating presentation. It not only acts as a review for the historical, literacy, and scientific information the students have learned thus far, but it also stimulates students to reserach and expand their knowledge in other areas as well. Students are challenged to present the cumulative information in an interesting and meaningful way. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Direct Experience Information Processing: Search, Communication Content Area: Language Arts, Science, Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management Date: 2000-04-20 Software: Scanning Software, Avid Cinema Hardware: Digital Camera, Scanner, Computer High School Video: Assistive Technology in the Writing Process Teacher: Nancy Amdor Grade: 9-11 Special Education School: Corning High School, Corning , Iowa Activity Overview: Students use the Internet to research an assigned or teacher-approved topic and then organize their information using graphic organizer software. The students' next step is to complete an outline or an essay, using word prediction and spell-checking software. Post-writing activities utilize computer speech capabilities to assist in the proofing process. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Presearch, Search Content Area: Language Arts, Information Literacy Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Adaptive Assistive Technology, Word Processing, Graphic Organizer Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-14 Software: Co:Writer, Inspiration, Netscape Navigator, ULTimate Reader, AppleWorks Hardware: Printer, Scanner, Computer High School Video: Publishing Haiku Poems with Avid Cinema Teacher: Julie Carter Grade: 9 School: Jennings High School, Jennings, Kansas Activity Overview: As part of a lesson on descriptive writing, students write haiku poems to create strong visual images by selecting specific words. Pictures and music are selected to enhance the mood of the poem. Students work in groups to create an Avid Cinema movie including voice narration of poems with photo music in the background. Learning: Active Involvement, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Communication Content Area: Language Arts Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Operate a Computer System, Computers in Society, Ethics Issues, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management Date: 2000-04-17 Software: Avid Cinema, ColorSnap, Photo Deluxe, Microsoft Word Hardware: Laser Projector, Scanner, Computer High School Video: Introduction to Black Studies Teacher: Ray Dial Grade: 9-12 School: Waterloo West High School, Waterloo, Iowa Activity Overview: The teacher utilizes the Iowa Communications Network to teach an Introduction to Black Studies class to students at Waterloo West High School, Moravia High School, and Waterloo East High School. Learning: Frequent Feedback,Reflection,Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Evaluation, Appreciation Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making,Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Video Conferencing Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-04-26 Software: Hardware: Iowa Communications Network (fiber optics network) High School Video: Environmental Health iMovie Project Teacher: Susan Gnagy and Barb Duwe Grade: 9-12 School: Elkader, Cnetral Community School, Iowa Activity Overview: Sophomore health students studying environmental health make five minute videos in English and health in groups of two or three. They pre-search their topic (which must persuade the audience) search for information, interpret this information, videotape, and edit final projects. Editing is done in iMovie on iMac computers. The health teacher is responsible for the message, and the English teacher is responsible for the medium. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Health/Physical Education, Language Arts, Technology, Information Literacy Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Trouble-shooting, WWW Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-04-11 Software: iMovie, Avid Cinema Hardware: Computer High School Video: Virtual CEO Teacher: Chris Hungerford Grade: 9-12 School: EXCEL Alternative High School, Marshalltown, Iowa Activity Overview: Students use Capitalism Plus software while creating a virtual corporation. They try to make as much money as possible in the simulations, through retailing, wholesaling, and investing in the stock market. Students create a company website to demonstrate their knowledge. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Social Studies, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making Technology: Computers in Society, WWW Authoring, Spreadsheet, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-01-23 Software: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft FrontPage, Capitalism Plus Hardware: Computer High School Video: Career Exploration Teacher: Jacquelyn Krueger Grade: 9-12 School: Sterling High School, Sterling, Kansas Activity Overview: Students conduct in-depth research about careers, using tools such as the Internet, CD-ROM encyclopedias, discovery software, videotapes, and printed library materials. The students create a multimedia slide show from the information they collected. Learning: Compelling Situation,Reflection Information Processing: Communication,Evaluation Content Area: Career Technical Education,Information Literacy Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making,Thinking Together and Making Meaning Technology: Operate a Computer System,Equipment Operation,Multimedia Presentation Software,Trouble-shooting Teacher Knowledge: Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management,Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-18 Software: Discover: Education and Educational Planning System, Microsoft Office Hardware: Digital Camera, Projector, Scanner High School Video: "Smile" You're on Central Camera Teacher: Jean Kunath Grade: 9-12 School: Central High School, Victoria, Virginia Activity Overview: Students create collages using Microsoft Image Composer from photographs taken with a digital camera at a school event. The students post these collages on the school Web site. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Fine Arts Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Computers in Society, Ethics Issues, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-03-07 Software: Microsoft Image Composer, Microsoft Image Composer Hardware: Floppy Disks, Digital Camera, Digital Camera, Floppy Disks High School Video: Button, Button Who Has the Button? Teacher: Jean Kunath Grade: 9-12 School: Central High School, Victoria, Virginia Activity Overview: Students create eye-catching designs on the computer that are made into buttons and sold to the school population, as well as the community. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback,Compelling Situation Information Processing: Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Fine Arts, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Word Processing, Computers in Society, Ethics Issues Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-03-07 Software: Microsoft Word, Microsoft Paint, Broderbund Click Art Hardware: Computer, Printer, Triarco Button Machine, Scanner High School Video: Graphing Linear Equations Teacher: Pam Maclin Grade: 9 School: Bernie High School, Bernie, Missouri Activity Overview: This unit on graphing linear equations begins with students learning to manipulate an equation into slope-intercept form. Through classroom discussion, guided practice and independent practice, students understand the graphing assignment. The class reinforces the concept of manipulating and graphing equations using graphing calculators and the computer program Green Globs and Graphic Equations. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Reflection Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation Content Area: Math Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management Date: 2000-05-08 Software: Green Globs & Graphing Equations Hardware: LitePro, Overhead Graphing Calculator, Overhead Projector, Graphing Calculators High School Video: Ocean Exhibits Teacher: Julie McLaughlin Grade: 9 School: Smoky Valley High School, Lindsborg, Kansas Activity Overview: In this project, students create an ocean museum in their classroom. They work with a partner to create an exhibit, which should contain an interactive computer "placard" of information. Each exhibit must also have a hands-on component. To experience the finished museum, grade school students are invited to participate and learn as the high school students share their exhibits as well as their knowledge about oceans. Learning: Active Involvement, Direct Experience, Compelling Situation, Frequent Feedback, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Communication Content Area: Science Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-19 Software: Microsoft PowerPoint, HyperStudio Hardware: Computer High School Video: Celebrating Diversity in Iowa Schools Teacher: Sara Pralle Grade: 9-12 School: CAL Community School, Latimer , Iowa Activity Overview: Students in a sociology classroom research, organize, and facilitate a diversity conference using video conferencing. By sharing cultures, attitudes, and ideas in celebration of Iowa's diverse population students understand experiences beyond the walls of the classroom. Learning: Patterns and Connections, Reflection, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Presearch Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Database, Ethics Issues, Operate a Computer System, Trouble-shooting, Video Conferencing Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-26 Software: ClarisWorks, Eudora Light 3.1.1, Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Netscape Navigator, Claris 5.0 Hardware: AVerKey5 Plus, Digital Camera, Digital Video Camera, Iowa Communications Network (fiber optics network), Printer, TV, VCR, Computer High School Video: Hyperlinking Partnership Teacher: David Pratt Grade: 9-12 School: Perry Community High School, Perry, Iowa Activity Overview: CADD students enter into a collaboration with the staff from the "Hometown Perry, Iowa" museum and employees of Wetherell, Ericsson, and Leusink Architects to plan and design an architecturally related project with K'NEX toy sets. They also tour the Carnegie Library and the First Savings Bank in downtown Perry to examine the professional realities of the restoration process. This collaboration provides an opportunity for the students to appreciate and understand the demands and potential of technology in a real world setting. Learning: Active Involvement, Informal Learning, Direct Experience, Reflection, Frequent Feedback Information Processing: Appreciation, Presearch, Search, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Technology, Career Technical Education Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Trouble-shooting, Computers in Society, Instructional Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-05-09 Software: 3-D Studio Viz, Architectural Desktop 2.0, Corel Draw 9, Inventor, AutoCADD 2000 Hardware: Computer High School Video: European Vacation Teacher: Jerry Robinson Grade: 9-12 School: Thornapple Kellogg High School, Middleville, Michigan Activity Overview: After studying a unit on Europe, in freshman world geography, students work in groups of two or three to plan a trip through Europe. They present their trip to the class using PowerPoint, which is displayed on the classroom TV. Learning: Active Involvement, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-16 Software: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Adobe Photoshop Hardware: Digital Camera, Printer, Scanner, Computer High School Video: Modeling Quadratic Data Teacher: Donna Schmitt Grade: 9 School: Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, Iowa Activity Overview: The focus of this learning unit is on understanding the importance of factoring. During the first activity, students are placed in collaborative groups in which they are asked to evaluate polynomials using both a paper/pencil and a graphing calculator approach. Students are required to factor a simple polynomial expression. Next, they enter the general form of the equation into a Texas Instrument TI-83 Graphing Calculator and sketch the resulting graph. After students list the x-intercepts, they discover connections between the equation in factored form and its graph. Student understanding of the factored form of an equation is extended when students are asked to apply what they have learned to solve a real world problem involving maximum area. The following calculator concepts are taught during the first activity: graphing factored equations, tracing, setting windows, calculating roots, maximum and minimum points (vertex), entering data into lists, and entering equations into lists. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Reflection, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Math, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Tolerance, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Terminology Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-03-12 Software: Hardware: Texas Instrument TI-83 Graphing Calculator, Texas Instrument Calculator-Based Ranger (CBR), Texas Instrument TI-83 Graphing Calculator Overhead High School Video: Are You Nutritionally Correct Teacher: Debbie Robinson and Kathy Uhlenhake Grade: 9-12 School: Centerville High School, Centerville, Iowa Activity Overview: The Family and Consumer Science teacher and the Media Specialist at Centerville High School use a lesson that allows students to track their activities and diets on the Palm Pilot, hotsync that information to the DINE Healthy Software, analyze their personal nutrition habits, and then finally plan and prepare healthy snacks in the cooking lab. The teachers use the BIG 6 research model to provide a logical sequence to the students’ learning. Learning: Active Involvement, Compelling Situation, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Career Technical Education, Technology, Information Literacy Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, Computers in Society, WWW Information Sources, Instructional Software, Computers in Society Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2002-03-05 Software: DINE Healthy, Easy Chef’s One Million of the World’s Best Recipes CD-ROM, Internet Explorer Hardware: PalmPilot High School Video: Aquaculture Production in the Classroom Teacher: Brian Waddingham Grade: 9-12 School: Baxter Community School, Baxter, Iowa Activity Overview: The students learn about Aquaponics and gain an understading about water conditions needed to successfully raise aquatic plants and animals. The students feed fish and perform water quality tests in the tanks. They also catch, weigh, measure, and tag select fish. They record the test results on the computer and graph the results. Learning: Compelling Situation, Direct Experience, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Math, Career Technical Education, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Equipment Operation, Spreadsheet Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-02-01 Software: ClarisWorks Hardware: Computer, Freshwater Aquaculture Test Kit - Model, Temperature Plus Oxygen Meter High School Video: QX3 Computer Microscope Biology Project Teacher: Barbara Bledsoe Grade: 10 School: Central Senior High School, Victoria, Virginia Activity Overview: Students work in groups to design and present a PowerPoint presentation that reflects research on the topic they select, utilizing the technological aspects of the computer microscope, and exploring new areas of biology in which they are interested. Learning: Active Involvement, Frequent Feedback, Reflection, Enjoyable Setting, Patterns and Connections Information Processing: Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation, Appreciation, Search, Presearch Content Area: Language Arts, Science, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software, WWW Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-03-09 Software: Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer Hardware: Intel Play QX3 Computer Microscope High School Video: City of Manson Information CD-ROM Teacher: Brad Kruse Grade: 10-12 School: Manson Northwest Webster High, Manson, Iowa Activity Overview: Students are creating a CD-ROM that includes history, facts, interviews, and a virtual tour of the city of Manson. It is created using all the technology tools available to the school district, including a digital camera and camcorder, scanners, Internet, e-mail, digital video editor, sound editor, PowerPoint, Premiere, PhotoShop, etc. Each student researches an area of study and uses his/her technology skills to build that segment of the CD-ROM project. The students’ section of the CD-ROM is evaluated, and an applied/hands-on skill evaluation is given to each student. Learning: Active Involvement, Informal Learning, Direct Experience, Frequent Feedback, Enjoyable Setting Information Processing: Search, Communication Content Area: Language Arts, Social Studies, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Operate a Computer System, Equipment Operation, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-05-01 Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Internet Explorer, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word Hardware: Digital Camcorder, Digital Camera, Digital Editor System, Scanner, Computer High School Video: Le Tour de France Teacher: Barb Anderson Grade: 12 School: Dubuque Senior High School, Dubuque, Iowa Activity Overview: The project is entitled, "Le Tour de France." The French IV students follow the route of the current years' “Tour de France” bicycle race. They search for information about the cities along the course. Specifically, they need to know tourism information and the history of each area. The students imagine that they are a tour company that is trying to promote the trip to prospective customers. They are asked to make a travel brochure and a PowerPoint presentation in French. They gather information by contacting tourism offices (via e-mail) in France, by using the Internet to search sites, and by using other printed and on-line materials. Learning: Active Involvement, Informal Learning, Reflection, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Foreign Language/ESL, Technology Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Power Sharing and Empowerment, Individual Responsibility and Civil Involvement with Others Technology: Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, Internet Communications, Video Conferencing, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2001-04-30 Software: Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Inspiration Hardware: Iowa Communications Network (fiber optics network), Projector, Scanner, SMART Board, Computer High School Video: Congressional Lawmaking Teacher: John Gambs Grade: 12 School: Red Oak High School, Red Oak, Iowa Activity Overview: This activity is a simulation of the process of writing a bill in a committee. One U.S. Government class is the House, while the other is the Senate. Students use the Internet to research information about their topic of the minimum wage. They then act out their parts in the House and Senate. Learning: Active Involvement, Reflection, Compelling Situation Information Processing: Presearch, Communication, Evaluation Content Area: Social Studies Democracy: Tolerance, Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Equipment Operation, WWW Information Sources, Electronic Information Sources Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-10-10 Software: Powers of Congress, Capital Hill Hardware: Computer High School Video: Becoming Aware: Cancer Teacher: Bonnie Holm Grade: 12 School: Aplington-Parkersburg High School, Parkersburg, Iowa Activity Overview: This unit allows students to be the center of their own learning by involving them in every step of the process. As they work in groups to gather information they gain insight into the types and causes of cancer as well as many other components of the disease. The information gathered by each group is shared in a presentation to the rest of the class. Learning: Active Involvement Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Communication Content Area: Health/Physical Education Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Equipment Operation, Ethics Issues, Multimedia Presentation Software Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management, Pedagogy Date: 2000-04-25 Software: AppleWorks, ClarisWorks, PageMaker, Microsoft Office Hardware: LCD Panel, Overhead Projector, VCR, Computer Projector High School Video: Relating to Newton's Second Law Teacher: Robert Munson Grade: 12 School: Grundy Center High School, Grundy Center, Iowa Activity Overview: Students study the relationship between the three variables in Newton's Second Law. By designing an experiment the students test relationships among the variables. Learning: Active Involvement, Patterns and Connections, Reflection Information Processing: Presearch, Search, Interpretation Content Area: Science Democracy: Critical Thinking and Decision Making, Thinking Together and Making Meaning, Power Sharing and Empowerment Technology: Instructional Software, Trouble-Shooting Teacher Knowledge: Knowledge of Student Characteristics, Teachers In-Depth Content Knowledge Teacher Behavior: Classroom Management Date: 2000-05-02 Software: Vernier Package Hardware: Photogates, ULI interface, Computer |
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