Become a digital citizen. Follow the scripted directions of this resource to create a technologically integrated webpage for your classroom. Class members learn how to create a class blog, an Internet start page, a classroom wiki, and...

Fourth graders prepare two spreadsheets each with an embedded line graph that displays data about the growth of the bitter rot fungus on apples and on petri dishes that were stored in the refrigerator and the classroom. They prepare a...

High schoolers use a variety of technology-assisted weather observation tools to observe and record local weather. They identify, measure and record weather conditions, summarize types of clouds and make graphs of their observations....

Second graders examine diversity and disabilities that arise in the classroom environment by listening to a read aloud. They watch a slide show that demonstrates differences among students and how to communicate effectively in diverse...

Fifth graders research, examine and study about the three branches of the government and the contents of the Constitution including both the Articles and the Amendments. They create their own classroom constitution at the end of the unit.

Learners visit the links on the blog site to learn about class wikis. In this technology integration instructional activity, students visit the links to view class wikis.

Students complete a technology integration project using Publisher. In this technology lesson, students use Publisher to create magazine activities for the American Revolution, indigenous cultures, California missions, colonization, and...

Students complete an Excel project on tessellations. In this technology and math instructional activity, students discuss tessellations and their occurrences in nature. Students use the Excel computer program to create tessellations.

Young scholars study and learn to use keyboard shortcuts. In this computer usage lesson, students learn to keyboard shortcuts to use in Windows programs. Young scholars practice using the shortcuts and may come up with their own as an...

Students describe migrations and life cycle pattersn of a key alfalfa pest, the Porato Leafhopper. They define the Economic Inquiry Level and Economic Threshold. Students evaluate data in relation to profit as it applies to IPM. They...

Passive solar heating is a technology that's been in use for thousands of years. Here, elementary schoolers are exposed to this type of heating, the materials that are used in passive solar heating, and they study how engineers design...

It's important to make sure houses can withstand winds. A hands-on activity has learners create a structure out of household materials. They use a fan to simulate hurricane-force winds to see if their structures can withstand the...

Three class periods are required to carry out this science lesson on glacial movement, the Great Lakes basin, and the lock system that allows travel on the lakes. It is an ambitious undertaking as your class experiments with a glacier...

Third graders explore PowerPoint.  In this technology lesson plan, 3rd graders select a topic of interest and follow a guided lesson plan researching their topic.  Students complete storyboards, introductions, table of contents...

Young scholars practice creating graphs in Microsoft Excel. In this technology lesson, students conduct a random survey and collect data. Young scholars use the Microsoft Excel program to create a bar graph of the data.

In this Excel lesson, learners set a formula to check their homework. Students also use clipart, work in groups, and learn to use the tools in the drop-down list.

Students are assessed on their use of the Microsoft Word program. For this word processing assessment, students are asked to complete a list of tasks in the Microsoft Word program to determine their knowledge of the program.

Students in second grade are paired with fifth grade computer research buddies. They observe the characteristics of caterpillars, and identify the four stages of the caterpillar to butterfly life cycle. They graph the number of...

Learners gather images that are part of portfolio to be shared throughout the course of one school year. They complete written reflections based upon the images that are attained. The primary sources for the images is using a digital...

Learners fill out a timecard of family activities in Microsoft Excel. In this Excel lesson plan, students use the program to fill in times they do various activities with their families.

Pupils create a graphic organizer to study animal characteristics. In this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a program in Microsoft Word to create a brainstorm about different animal characteristics.