Wiki-Possible
Summary More often than not, students are told to never use Wikipedia in school. Most of this is typically based off the fear of students …
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Virtual Field Trips & Snazzy Postcards
Summary The students will be able to stamp their passports without leaving the comfort of the music room! The students will travel to historical musical …
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Summary You and one of your classmates have traveled to two separate Spanish speaking countries for the holidays! Like most kids your age, you plan …
Health Organizations. Are they Legit?
Summary Students were tasked with exploring the validity and reliability of a variety of Health-related web sites. They used the Social Bookmarking tool Diigo to …
A Journey Through The Water Cycle – Creating Digital Storybooks
Summary In this lesson, students are asked to imagine that they are the author of a children’s book which takes the reader on a journey …
Huskie Explorers
Summary Students were placed in groups and assigned a European explorer to research. They investigated the explorers’ motivation, obstacles, and accomplishments. They placed their information …
Visual Storytelling
Summary Students were given the opportunity to work with a self selected partner or individually in order to create a high quality digital story consisting …
Time Flies: A Review of World History
Summary How might the contributions from a particular civilization not only shape their own history but the world as a whole? That is the essential …
Water Conservation – 5317
Summary First 45 minute lesson – Students conducted research on conservation and ecology topics. Students listed 5 facts about conservation and ecology and then shared …
Chicago Tourist Brochure – Things Not Seen – 5306
Summary While reading Things Not Seen by Andrew Clement, students had to research the setting of the novel, Chicago, Illinois, to become tour guides. Before …