Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Introduction to Database Management
This lesson introduces students to the concept of organized information in a database. This is an introduction, so there are no computer exercises. A PowerPoint presentation is used as a visual aid for discussion and explanation....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Movie Madness
This language arts projects motivates students through being a movie-based project. This instructional activity will have a duration of five days. The students will view a movie of their choice and analyze the movie to complete a chart...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Oral Presentation of Favorite Celebrity
Using the Internet to research facts about a favorite celebrity, students gain the organizational and oral presentation skills needed to successfully deliver an effective speech and slideshow presentation.
Tech4Learning
Tech4 Learning: Creative Educator: Design a Book Cover
In this activity, students use software tools to create a new cover design for a book they are reading to demonstrate comprehension and explore character, plot, setting, symbolism, and conflict. While it is suggested that students use...
Other
Ditch That Textbook: Creating Eye Popping Infographics With Google Drawings
This article discusses the benefits of having students create infographics for student research projects. It recommends using the tool Google Drawings for this and explains how to do it. The article includes a sample infographic and a...
Edutopia
Edutopia: Common Core in Action: 10 Visual Literacy Strategies
Explicitly teach a collection of competencies that will help students think through, think about, and think with pictures.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Notetaker Interactive Tool
An excellent interactive site which allows students to take notes as well as organize, plan, and revise their writing, as well as assist with reading skills. Provides several options for student creativity and improvement concerning...
FNO Press
From Now On: Graphical Organizers as Thinking Technology
From Now On explains the purpose and advantages of graphic organizers such as converting complex information into meaningful displays, helping students plan their research, and sometimes acting as mind maps. There are several examples...
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Structured Notetaking
Structured Notetaking is a strategy that helps students become more effective note takers. Using graphic organizers specific to a particular text, structured notes assist students in understanding the content of their reading.
Other
The Topic: Charts and Graphs
Brief descriptions of charts and graphs, followed by links to larger sites on the same subject.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Instructional Webs
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides efficient notetaking tools. Students will learn notetaking strategies that will help them organize major concepts about literary works.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools:more Graphic Organizers for Teaching Literature and Reading
This Daily Teaching Tools collection provides graphic organizers for teaching reading and literature. Elaborate graphic organizers are provided for the following: story maps, character study charts, making text connection maps, conflict...
Mind Tools
Mind Tools: Problem Solving Article: Flowcharts
Information and a video [3:31] on the purposes of the different shapes in a flow chart, and tips on how to use a flow chart.
TES Global
Blendspace: Infographics
A six-part learning module with links to images, a text, a video, and websites about infographics and how to design effective infographics.
Other
Nielsen Norman Group: Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web
Guidelines on how to design presentations for web media. This is an old article and some of the information is outdated, but much is still relevant. SL.9-10.5 Audio Visuals, RI.11-12.7 Eval Different Media/format....
North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Ncrel Anticipation: Reaction Guide
A model of a quick survey to give students to help them activate their prior knowledge of subject matter. Alter this survey to suit your particular subject.
Columbia University
Columbia: Tips for Effective Presentations Using Four Important Design Concepts
Excellent, clear guidelines to aid you in using visual aids in a presentation. Curser down to find the information. W.9-10.6 Techno, SL.11-12.5 Audio Visuals
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Building Video Literacy: Storyboarding
In this activity developed by EDC's Center for Children and Technology, students explore the relationship between types of shots and storytelling.