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Digital Research: The Michigan of Today

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore present day life in Michigan with the past. They compare information on various aspects of Michigan. Students research rural life, city life, tourism, and agriculture. They create a PowerPoint presentation on their...
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Natural Collaboration: Building With the Five Elements of Art

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students assemble found natural objects into an artistic arrangement. They photograph their arrangement and Photoshop to enhance their artwork.
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Thanks for Your Service

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students thank their freedom fighters. In this Veteran's Day lesson, students honor members of the U.S. Armed Forces by designing a program to pay tribute to them. Students use technology tools to conduct interviews, take pictures, and...
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Readers Who Struggle Can Learn From Wonderful Teacher/Student Created On-Level Reading Projects

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners create their own books. In this book making lesson, students pick a subject and take photographs of it. They use these photographs to write their own story using their sight words. 
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We're Going on an Animal Safari!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students take viewers on an animal safari. In this technology activity, students research animals one would see on an African safari. Students collaborate to create a storyboard and use Flip Video Cameras to create a virtual safari. The...
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Crime Scene Documentation

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students become forensic investigators. In this crime scene instructional activity, students go to the science lab which is the "scene of the crime." They collect evidence such as fingerprints, "blood" evidence, chromatography,...
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This is A Day in My Life: A Photo Essay

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Studenty create a photo essay of a day in their lives. In this photographic story lesson, students take pictures throughout their day and use the images to tell a story.  Students create an album with an online account. 
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GIS Mapping: Special Instructions for Using Digital Orthophotos

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils practice cartography using GIS technology. They create a map of Austin using GIS and aerial photos.
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Digital Kids Club

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students create a slideshow on a chosen subject. They connect to the subject matter through images from the Internet, books, or pictures they have taken. Students convey the emotions the topic elicits and demonstrate understanding of the...
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You Can Do It: Creating How-To Videos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create instructional videos. in this video lesson, students choose a subject area and topic to make their own how-to video. They research this topic and film their video using a flip-camera. 
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Torn Paper Collage Portrait

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars watch demonstrations on how to create a collage out of different materials. Using town paper, they create their self-portrait and view art by Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. To end the lesson, they discuss a career in...
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How the Test Was Won

For Teachers 3rd - 11th
Young scholars create 'Wanted' posters based around their state testing activities. In this state technology integration lesson, students take pictures of themselves in sepia tone in an Old West pose. Young scholars write captions for...
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Passport to Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars complete a project about Ancient civilizations. For this ancient civilizations lesson, students explore the contributions made by ancient civilizations and research the scientific and technological achievements of ancient...
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Lighting the Perimeter

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students calculate a house's perimeter by using photographs by determining the appropriate scale. They decide on the number of strings of Christmas lights that would be needed to decorate the house.
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Promoting Reading Posters

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students create a series of large posters to encourage reading on the campus. In this reading posters lesson, students use a camera to take pictures of students reading in order to promote reading on their campus. Students use digital...
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EUDORA WELTY

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, after viewing the video "Tell About the South II: Poets and Prophets," analyze the section on Eudora Welty and her photography work and writings. They focus on photojournalism and its enlightenment regarding cultures that are...
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The Candid Camera

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the influence of photographer Jerome Liebling on documentary films. They read and discuss an article, take photographs, and create an original photo essay and artist statement.
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Picturing a Story: Photo Essay About a Community, Event, or Issue

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students research Dorothea Lange's documentary projects and create their own photo essay about a subject. In this photo essay lesson, students analyze examples of social-documentary photographs of Lange. Students define a social...
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Claymation Video

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students photograph important landmarks in town, write descriptive articles, and share them with other students through the school newspaper and web site. They also create a documentary-style video that speaks to an organization within...
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Stain Glass

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass lesson, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Students create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from their town....
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Teach it to me - Seasonal Calendar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students document the weather. In this seasons lesson, students study the weather, record the temperature outside and photograph what the weather conditions look like. All information gathered by the students will be made into a book.
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Desert Tortoise Adaptations

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students observe the Desert Tortoise in its natural surroundings. For this adaptations lesson, students study and take pictures of an animal in its habitat, then design a PowerPoint which addresses adaptations, biodiversity, and threats...
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Stacy Bodin's "Digesting a Story" Unit

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a story and role-play the story using edible items to create a final story-video project. For this edible story lesson, 2nd graders write their own stories using literary format and elements. Students then create a...
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Planet Protectors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore ways to protect the earth.  In this environmental issues and technology activity, students investigate the water quality in their community and compare their findings to the water quality in other geographic areas. ...

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