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Incorporating Information Technology |
Idea Group 2
The following are activities or thematic units that include information technology in the process of learning. Click on an idea in the table below or scroll down the screen. Each idea includes the following information:
Idea Title includes the title name; suggested grade levels; name of individual or organization who created the idea, and expected length to complete as either Short term activity (expected completion time could be done in a day or spread out over several days with short exposures) vs. Unit based project (taking weeks to complete vs. a day or days); and teachers name who generated the idea if known. PT = a performance task created by local area teachers through a VITA-Learn NW project in the spring of 2004 specifically for the Information Technology Vermont Grade Expectations (GE).
Description outlines a basic concept and possible resources.
Content Areas are suggested.
Standards include references to the Vermont Grade Expectations (GE) for Information Technology; the ISTE NETS "Foundation Standards for Students"; and the Vermont Frameworks of Standards (possible selections related to Information Technology and Content standards). For more information regarded the GE, NETS, or Frameworks (including a description of information technology related standards) click HERE.
Please e-mail with comments or suggestions. Thank you.
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Travel Math and Geography - By Air Math, Geography, Problem Solving |
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Travel Math and Geography - By Car Math, Geography, Problem Solving |
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Exploring American Tall Tales Language Arts |
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Snowflake Symmetry Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies |
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Family Tree Language arts, social studies |
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Body Length Experiment Science, math, problem solving |
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Where in the
Worlds Weather Activity Science, Social Studies, Math |
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Oceans Multimedia Magazine Language Arts, Science |
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Chatting for Extra Credit Content neutral |
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Time Travel to the Middle Ages Math, Geography, Problem Solving |
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Using a Web Based Program Site to
Integrate Technology in Math Math |
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Travel Math and Geography - By Air |
Description: Students compare
distances and costs of airline flights between two cities (domestic or
international). Working in pairs, students are given a city to travel
to and asked to find 5 flights via an online airline travel site (such as:
http://www.orbitz.com;
http://www.travelocity.com/,
http://travel.yahoo.com/ or one of
many other links). The list can be sequenced from least expensive to
most expensive. Questions can include: What makes a flight cheaper?
How many other cities does the flight stop at prior to arriving at it's
destination? If arrival time is the major consideration, which flight
would be the fastest?
Other options can include (1) create report to answer geographic questions such as: population, featured attractions, average monthly rain fall/sunshine, etc. - why might these geographic features impact travelers to the city? (2) create a speadsheet to compare and graph data. Content Areas: Math, Geography, Problem Solving Standards: |
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Travel Math and Geography - By Car
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Description: Students compare
distances and costs of driving a car between two cities. Working in
pairs, students are given a city to travel to and asked to determine the
following: 1) route including a simple map highlighting junctions (road
changes) and major cities; 2) total mileage; 3) given an average speed limit
(such as 65 mph) how long would it take to arrive at the destination?
Students may choose a vehicle (or assigned one) using an online car
information site (such as
http://www.cars.com/,
http://autos.yahoo.com/ or other auto links) to determine average gas
mileage. Online travel mapping sites (such as
http://www.mapquest.com/directions,
http://www.mapblast.com,
http://maps.yahoo.com/ or other online travel map directions sites) may
be used to develop travel maps. Prior to the activity, group
discussion can include reasons why a traveler might be slowed down when
driving (weather, construction, traffic, stops)? Other options can include using a spreadsheet or database: (1) tying activity to natural resources and conservation; (2) after the students develop and map a route, have students calculate distance given a second city that must be visited prior to the destination city (such as to visit a relative) and determine how much extra time should be factored? (3) geographic questions such as: population, featured attractions, average monthly rain fall/sunshine, etc. Why might these geographic features impact travelers to the city?, and (4) create a "trip log" listing miles and times between points of the journey. Content Areas: Math, Geography, Problem Solving Standards: |
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Exploring American Tall Tales |
Description: Students
identify elements of Tall Tales and input specific examples into a
teacher-created template using Inspiration
®. Using the template, students develop their
own modern-day Tall Tales. The Tall Tales will be composed using the
Outline function of Inspiration ®.
Students will create one illustration of their Tall Tales using Paint.
Tall Tales may be shared in a variety of settings (whole class, small group,
younger students, or assembly). Content Areas: Language Arts Download Lesson Plan, Detailed Description and Rubric Word or Acrobat Standards: |
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Snowflake Symmetry |
Description:
Students identify symmetrical patterns and
shapes through geometry; conduct crystal-forming experiments including a
science journal that documents growth over time; research elements of winter
weather including snow, sleet and snow crystals; read book called "Snowflake
Bentley" and identify his contributions to science. A presentation is
created exploring the snowflake theme in addition to the use of a painting
program to create symmetrical snowflakes.
Content Areas: Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies Download Lesson Plan and Detailed Description Word or Acrobat Standards: |
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Family Tree |
Description: Students
will discover physical and human characteristics by discovering things
related to their family. Additionally, cultural traditions and
contributions of societies can be researched through family heritage.
Pictures of the family can be scanned and inserted into a visual organizer.
Simpler family trees can include immediate family and grand parents only
(including pets). Variations might include (1) developing a family
tree from characters in a story or (2) using a world language (such as
French or Spanish) in place of English when labeling the tree. Content Areas: Language arts, social studies Standards: |
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Body Length Experiment |
Description: Students
measure their bodies to graph data and make estimations of body height based
on the length of specific bones of the body. A spreadsheet or database
is used to collect, manipulate and graph findings. Either a written
report or multimedia presentation is created (or both). Students can
work in small groups or pairs. In addition to measurements and
estimation, students can also use metrics. To hear a teacher explain an overview of this project click HERE (Quicktime player must be installed). Content Areas: Science, math, problem solving Standards: |
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Where in the Worlds Weather Activity |
Description:
Students research weather related information using the Internet and CD-ROM
programs. 5th grade students create charts and tables to illustrate
points in written document. 6th grade students expand on 5th grade to
create simple formulas in a spreadsheet (SUM, AVG, DIFF). A game is
created based on data collected by the students. Content Areas: Science, Social Studies, Math Download Lesson Plan, Detailed Description and Rubric Word or Acrobat Standards: |
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Oceans Multimedia Magazine |
Description: Students
will select a research topic in conjunction with the teacher based upon the
content in a unit of study. They will use a variety of electronic
resources, creating bookmarks for relevant websites after constructing
effective searches. They will download images from the Internet, scan
existing hardcopy, create an original illustration using paint/draw tools,
and include them in a visual organizer document which represents their
complex system (i.e., food chain, passing a bill, natural processes such as
volcanoes or digestive system). Students will present documentation that
cites resources used and explains the accuracy and relevance to their
topics. Finally, they will create a newsletter that includes selected
images and text. They will convert the newsletter file into a universal file
format, and send it via email (as an attachment) to their teacher for
review. Download Lesson Plan, Detailed Description and Rubric Word or Acrobat Content Areas: Language Arts, Science Standards: |
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Chatting for Extra Credit |
Description: Students chat or
instant message with
other students at home regarding assignments or work done at school during
the day. The chat session is saved and printed out. The print
out is submitted to the teacher who assesses for extra credit. Content Areas: Content neutral Standards: |
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Time Travel to the Middle Ages |
Description:
Students construct and present a PowerPoint
presentation. The project is designed to allow them to view characteristics
of the historical time period know as the Middle Ages and is targeted
specifically at this time in Europe. Students will be able to identify the
characteristics of feudalism and monarchy and make a judgment about the
“institutional access” of different groups and the characteristics of
castles unique to the time period, including daily life within the castle
walls. They will also share information on entertainment, clothing, art and
music gathered from sources including the Internet. The PowerPoint
presentation is being used to support an oral presentation on the topic. Project web site: http://fhtms.sbschools.net/users/bwight/Odyssey04/middleageswebquest2.html Download Lesson Plan, Detailed Description and Rubric Word or Acrobat Content Areas: Social studies Standards: |
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Using a Web Based Program Site to
Integrate Technology in Math |
Description:
Using a web based software program and e-mail, math concepts are taught to a
group of students while the same concept is taught to another group of
students in the traditional face-to-face classroom setting (control group). Download Lesson Plan, Detailed Description and Rubric Word or Acrobat Content Areas: Math Standards: |
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