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Picture the Future
Young scholars create a digital portfolio about their activities for several school years. Students compile pictures and copies of their best work onto flash drives. Young scholars combine the pictures and text each year to create a...
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Henry David Thoreau
Students explore the life and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau. Students watch a slide show on Henry David Thoreau. They visit a quiet, tranquil location and observe nature. After reading and discussing Thoreau's works, students create...
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Exploring our Community
Students research the geography and history of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities.
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PASS the Arts
Learners explore math and art concepts, create digital art examples of the concepts, and incorporate these works into a PowerPoint portfolio with explanation and analysis.
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Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts
Students study and learn to use keyboard shortcuts. In this computer usage lesson plan, students learn to keyboard shortcuts to use in Windows programs. Students practice using the shortcuts and may come up with their own as an extension.
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Visit My Class Wikis
Students visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.
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Something Rotten in West Bloomfield!
Student groups seek a possible ecological problem in the West Bloomfield area then either photograph or videotape the problem. They investigate how to measure the extent of the problem and do it.
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The Power of Images
Tenth graders create images based on an understanding of historical and contemporary images and issues that reflect an understanding of responsibility to the context of a specific audience.
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Exploring the Various Regions of Boyle Heights: Continuity and Change
Student study the local landscape of Boyle Heights, California and draw a sketch of the area. Students use map making skills in this activity. Studient make a portfolio of information and photographs they accumulate over time on the area.
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Laguna Pueblo: Winter; Laguna Village Officials
Students name two officers from the village they reside in, name one duty of the village officer and compare and contrast roles of village officials from two different villages.
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Wisconsin Snapshots
Fourth graders study Wisconsin's culture and heritage. They research the state's symbols and identify leaves common to the Wisconsin area. They create a leaf booklet and visit the state park. They visit local farms and create nature maps...
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Bringing Young Architects to Surface
Students work in pairs to design a building. In this architecture lesson, students take on the role of head architect to design and construct a 3-D scale model a building for a client. Students' goal is to meet the needs of their client...
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Honey ! I Blew Up The Bee!
Second graders complete a variety of bee-themed activities. They consider the importance of honeybees in food production, conduct Internet research, prepare foods using honey, complete puzzles and compile a portfolio of their work.
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Big Book Project
The "Big Book Project" provides special-needs learners with the opportunity to develop, write, and publish "Big Books" for Kindergarten-Grade 3 classrooms. Students also go to classrooms and read the book they wrote to the younger students.
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It's Fun to Learn!
Students use the macro mode of the OLYMPUS FE-140 CAMERAS as virtual microscopes to explore different habitats, observe plants, soil, and insects and other creatures. They download those images on electronic files and build web pages....
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Using Technology To Learn Independently
Students explore learning strategies that may be incorporated into a classroom. In groups, they prepare a role play that demonstrates a specific learning strategy. students discuss necessary materials,l take notes on the learning...
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A Snap at Geometry
Students study geometric images and polyhedrons. In this geometry lesson plan, students complete several activities to learn about geometric shapes and classify polyhedrons from polygons. Students watch a video, complete a web-directed...
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Communication Technology
While working in groups, learners refine the negative prints, floppy disks, and photographs they've been working on. They rotate to different stations on paper cutting, airbrushing, and computers. Special attention is placed on the...
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The Scoop Through Desktop Publication
Drafting, revising, and editing is all apart of the publishing process. Using a series of documents as inspiration, young journalists compose a class Newspaper. They work independently and in groups to publish their own articles.
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Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 5: Invention/creation [Pdf]
In this fifth module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about how to take photographs that reflect a personal aesthetic, they learn how to use Surrealist techniques, they manipulate their images to create new material,...
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Professional Development for Implementing Electronic Portfolios
For school learning communities considering implementing portfolios, this article provides a comprehensive resource. Many links to materials and examples are also provided.
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Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 16. Career Prep
In this learning module, students complete six Quests. They begin by exploring their personality, skills, and interests. Next, they will explore careers that fit their profile, create employability documents, create an online portfolio,...
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Planning and Preparing Portfolios
If you're intrigued by the idea of student portfolios for very young children, this resource offers suggestions and examples of how to use them effectively.
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Campus Press: The Complete Guide to Student Digital Portfolios
Digital portfolios can revolutionize the teaching and learning process. This complete guide to student ePortfolios answers many questions you may have, from the academic benefits of portfolios, the platform to use, to ongoing management,...