Integrating Technology in the Classroom

Integrating Technology in the Classroom - Michigan's Best Practices
http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bstpract/
The lesson plans that you will find here have been written by practicing teachers and have been "kid tested" to work in the classroom. All of these lessons have been aligned with the Michigan Framework Document.

California Distance Learning Project ~ Using News Stories in the Classroom
http://www.cdlponline.org/news.html
Loads of newstories with online activities, including fill in the blank, sequencing, drawing conclusions etc. Had an audio component as well.

AAA Math Sites
http://aaamath.com/gwpg.html
Great portal to other math websites. List includes online activities and worksheets.

A Compilation of Student Activity Ideas
https://courses.worldcampus.psu.edu/public/faculty/studentactivities.html
Nice list of student activities developed by students at World Campus. Most activities lend themselves to a variety of methods of presentation and submission.

Curriculum-Based Technology Integration Activities
http://www.bcps.org/apps/CBTIA/default.aspx
What's great about this website is that for each activity, the learning preferences are noted and the Level of Cognitive Demand is identified.

Online lessons using Microsoft Office programs
http://neighbor.firn.edu/class/palm_beach/pahokee_ms/patricia_janann_nicholson/
All assignments include lesson plans aligned to benchmarks and grading rubrics to evaluate student performance.

Microsoft Education Online Lessons

Buy Low, Sell High - Students learn how to invest in corporate stocks by creating investment "portfolios." They develop worksheets to track each portfolio's performance, and then report results to the class. (Uses MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Buying a Dream Car - This practical spreadsheet lesson offers easy answers to life's perplexing math problems like, "How much will my dream car really cost after financing?" (Uses MS Excel)
Fueling the Future - Students explore fuel cells as a potential future automotive power source. They study other technologies, take a position in support of one technology, and weigh consumer and industry interests against broader societal considerations. (Uses MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Making Ends Meet - Students create a monthly budget, showing income earned from an imaginary job versus estimated monthly expenses. They then encounter unexpected monthly expenses and must adjust their budget. (Uses MS Word, and Excel)
Personal Energy Meter - Students take a look at their own energy use, tally up the costs in dollars and the environmental impact , and then think of ways to save. They explore energy conservation techniques and advocate for conservation in their own communities. (Uses MS Word, and Excel)
Plan a Trip to Anywhere - Students use selected Internet sites together with productivity tools to plan a trip to the country of their choice. They learn and communicate about a foreign country, develop travel planning and budgeting skills, and build key computer skills. (Uses MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel)
Tell a totem story - In this lesson, students will research their own family history and create a totem pole to describe that history. (Uses MS Word and PowerPoint)
What’s the Real Deal? - Students learn the concept of intellectual property and identify ways to overcome piracy and counterfeiting. Students also practice basic computer and research skills using library and Internet resources. (Uses MS Word and PowerPoint)
World Pizza - In this project, students embrace the best of both worlds by first imagining a global pizza with ingredients from all over, and then developing a savvy, sensitive plan to market the product in a very particular place. (Uses MS Excel)
See more lesson plans at the Microsoft site.

The Literacy List
http://alri.org/litlist/software.html
A ton of links to software evaluations across the country.

David Rosen's Software List (downloadable versions)
http://home.comcast.net/~djrosen/softwarelist.html
Downloadable versions of software evaluations and links to freeware and shareware

Project Software Reviews
http://www.wcs.k12.va.us/programs/psoft/bookindex.htm
This site has reviews on Literacy/ESL Software, Pre-GED Software and GED Software.

WebQuests
http://www.webquest.org/search/
Hundreds of inquiry-based online research projects for students in any grade level. Search the "Curriculum x Grade Level" matrix for subject and grade level.