Curated OER
Going with the Flow
Learners survey each other and determine their common interests. They examine the use of algorithms by various websites that are used to develop networks of interest groups among users. They then design proposals for a social networking...
Curated OER
Creating NEW Human Rights
Students decide on what human rights should exist at a new hypothetical planet after watching clips of three videos. They complete journal entries which tell about factors that influence new human rights.
Curated OER
Internet: Introducing Email
Students discuss the use and misuse of email and identify six new technology terms. After opening a word document, they experiment with fonts and sentence writing before pasting it into their email. The lesson plan concludes with...
Curated OER
Orca Search
Students conduct a variety of research activities to widen their knowledge about Orca Whales. They compile their research into a paper.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Can Television Be Considered Literature in English Classes?"
Movie days in the classroom are infrequent and far between, but what if teachers used television as a means of teaching? Shelby Ostergaard discusses whether or not television can be considered a form of literature and the benefits and...
Other
Wes Tech Vision: Tips for Presentations With Movies
This article written in May of 2004 presents four different strategies educators and students can use to include movies in their presentations.
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Wes Tech Vision: Tips for Presentations With Movies
This article written in May of 2004 presents four different strategies educators and students can use to include movies in their presentations.
Other
Digital Storytelling: A Practical Classroom Management Strategy
This article focuses on the pre-production phase of a digital storytelling project, and includes some practical advice for using digital storytelling in a classroom.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Cover to Cover: Comparing Books to Movies
A 7-lesson unit where middle schoolers critically analyze how a film adaptation portrays a novel to see what impact it had on the retell of the story. They then design a movie DVD cover and write a DVD insert based on what they have...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: You Know the Movie Is Coming? Now What?
Contains plans for three lessons that ask students to adapt texts that they are reading to cinematic, screenplay format. These plans use "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl as an example, but the lesson can be adapted to...
Other
Molecular Movies: 3 D Tutorials for Biologists
A collection of visualization-oriented tutorials for creating 3D animations for use in your biology classroom. Search by difficulty level, software package, or 3D topic area.
Other
Dr. Alice Christie's Digital Media Resources for Teachers
Using Apple iMovie in the classroom is explored in this site. There are plenty of student examples as well as directions, tips and tricks to help make iMovie projects educational and visually successful. Several good links available for...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Writing a Movie
This lesson plan for writing a movie deals with both summarizing and rereading a film script. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Get the Reel Scoop: Comparing Books to Movies
Young scholars compare a book to its film adaptation, and then perform readers theater of a scene from the book that they feel was not well represented in the movie version.
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Left Foot Right Foot: Integrating I Movie [Pdf]
This PDF document is a PowerPoint Presentation on integrating iMovie into your classroom. The five basic steps of plan, shoot, capture, edit and publish are outlined and examples of how to use iMovie in your classroom are given. Finally,...
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Bell South Digital Storyteller: Generations of Heroes
Information and advice for participating in a digital storytelling project that documents the experiences and memories of those who have served the United States in war or other military conflicts. Step-by-step instructions, useful...
PBS
Ipt: The Haywood Trial: Class Warfare in an Idaho Courtroom
A television documentary from Idaho Public Television that recreates the trial of Big Bill Haywood, leader of the Western Federation of Miners, charged with hiring a hit man to kill an Idaho ex-governor. Read about how he was captured,...
abcteach
Abcteach: Valentine's Day Activities
[Free Registration/Login Required] How do you plan on celebrating Valentine's Day in your classroom? This resource provides links to activities and information that will aid you in your planning. This site features crossword puzzle, math...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: A Proven Classroom Management Plan
A teaching resource to aid in developing a classroom management plan. Topics addressed include Building a Foundation, Warm-Up Activities, Structuring the Instructional Day, Going to the Movies, Structuring the Instructional Week,...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: A Proven Classroom Management Plan
A teaching resource to aid in developing a classroom management plan. Topics addressed include Building a Foundation, Warm-Up Activities, Structuring the Instructional Day, Going to the Movies, Structuring the Instructional Week,...
PBS
Pbs Kids: Zoom Playhouse
This PBS kids site features dozens of short plays that have been performed on the children's television series "Zoom." Includes short scripts for skits which students can perform together, and lists of props to include in the performance.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Magical Motion
Students watch video clips from the October Sky and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone movies to see examples of projectile motion. Then they explore the relationships between displacement, velocity and acceleration, and calculate...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Don't Be a Square
After watching video clips from the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire movie, young scholars explore the use of Punnett squares to predict genetic trait inheritance. The objective of this lesson plan is to articulate concepts related to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Wolf Behavior
In this classroom activity, students will observe different wolf behavior, facial expressions and body language to identify as either submissive or dominant behavior. Wolfs are observed in photos and short movie clips. Students will also...