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Florida Center for Reading Research

Fluency, Connected Text, Computer-Based Reading

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars take to computers or devices to boost reading skills using educational software or websites.
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Lesson Plan
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Physical Education: Video Snapshots

For Teachers K - 5th
Physical education classes share the skills they have explored using photographs and videos. The projects can be filled with teacher-made films of learners engaged in different activities. Each picture or video should include a caption...
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Escher-Esque Tessellations

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Middle and high schoolers participate in a seven-part lesson creating Escher-Esque tessellations. They demonstrate their knowledge of geometric transformations after viewing a PowerPoint presentation, conducting Internet research, and...
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Handout
Cincinnati Library

Computers for Beginner

For Students 2nd - 8th
The kids in your class are probably experts at navigating the computer, but do they know the difference between hardware and software? Teach computer skills to any level of computer user with a helpful reference sheet. It covers...
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Sound: Are All Sounds Loud?

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore physics by utilizing education software. In this sound properties lesson, 1st graders discuss the different sounds associated with different materials and perform an object dropping experiment in class. Students...
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A Visit to Hogwarts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students collaborate in groups to read excerpts or entire selections from two Harry Potter books, use educational software to create concept maps detailing similarities and differences between first two Harry Potter books, and analyze...
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Categorizing Objects

For Teachers K
Kindergartners practice the important skill of placing things in their correct categories. They must discern between items of clothing and items of food. The use of the Inspiration 7 educational software is effectively used in this...
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Telling Time Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Judy Clocks are a great invention. Here, learners review telling time to hour and half hour on Judy clocks, begin telling time to quarter hour, use clock stamps to practice, and play computer games using Trudy's Time and Place House...
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Feature Column: Virtual Field Trips

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover ways to stay healthy by utilizing Internet education software.  In this computer technology lesson, students investigate Internet programs that simulate a field trip by showing images and video.  Students participate in...
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App
Tapps Tecnologia da Informação

Left or Right?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Help your young learners learn their left from their right and develop visual discrimination and fine motor skills with this fun, interactive, educational game.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Artificial Intelligence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What makes human interaction different from interaction with computers? Learners consider the question as they build Turing tests to determine whether a computer thinks like a human. They begin by looking at current versions of Turing...
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The "U's" Have IT!

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the maximum and minimum values of parabola. For this exponential equations lesson, students use graphing calculators or TI Interactive Software to calculate values of parabola and graph x-intercepts of parabola.
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Lesson Planet Article
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Bringing the World of Educational Apps Into Your Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
There are many things to consider before introducing new technology to your learners.
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Terrific Tessellations

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students create to pieces of artwork using two primary colors and tessellation techniques. This is an excellent lesson that can be accomplished using standard art techniques or educational software such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft...
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Our Client Is The Cincinnat Art Museum

For Teachers K - 12th
Students design various commercial products for the Cincinnati Art Museum using on-line sources, past designs, and creative educational software. This lesson has excellent project ideas for various student levels including: K-2, 3-5,...
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Lesson Plan
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An Irish Blessing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore Irish culture by participating in a creative writing activity. For this good will writing lesson, students define "Irish Blessings" and utilize computer software to create a template for a blessing they will write....
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eBook
Computer Science Field Guide

Computer Science Field Guide

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Imagine computer science all summed up in one book. This resource provides 16 chapters that cover many aspects of computer science, ranging from algorithms to software engineering. The e-book contains links to applets to help explain...
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Activity
Las Cumbres Observatory

Measure the Age of Ancient Cosmic Explosions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Supernova explosions mark the end of a star's life. Guide the class through an investigation that uses data to calculate the age of a supernova remnant. Using provided data and online software, they analyze data to determine the radius...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Angles in Polygons

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Polygons — it's all about the angles. Groups work with dynamic geometry software to find the sum of the measures of the angles of various polygons. After finding the information for several polygons, the groups generate a formula that...
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Lesson Plan
Statistics Education Web

The Egg Roulette Game

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Hard boiled or raw? Which egg will you get? A hands-on activity has scholars explore the impact of conditional probability. Based on a skit from the Tonight Show, pupils model the selection of the two types of eggs using beads. They...
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Discovery Education

Design a Shoe

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If the shoe  doesn't fit, design a new one. Discovery Education challenges pupils to put the engineering process in action by designing a shoe. Groups design and build a shoe prototype based upon the client constraints outlined in the...
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How To...

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars create "how to" presentations using speech skills, the Inpsiration educational software, digital cameras, and iMovie (or similar presentation software) in this technology-based Language Arts lesson. The lesson includes...
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Lesson Plan
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Reading Lesson Plan -- Shopping for "Big Ticket" Items

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students in adult ESL education classes evaluate and compare information about computers. They demonstrate the correct use of compound nouns in their description of computers. They review information and skills needed to actually visit a...
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Worksheet
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Olympic Mascots - and Mash-Ups

For Students 5th - 8th
The Learning Network has formulated a fill-in the blank learning exercise to go along with the New York Times article "Olympic Mascots Inspire Imitations". While the topic is not entirely about physical education, this article could be...

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