Helming the Ship, Climbing the Staircase: Poetry Research and Information Fluency – 7850
Summary Instead of giving students a poem and walking them through analyzing it and/or giving them a worksheet to complete in a whole class lesson, …
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Go Grammar Campaign – 7808
Summary Students will work in teams to promote the GO GRAMMAR Campaign, a venture to increase grammar skills in a manner that is innovative, engaging, and …
Genetic Avatars – 7645
Summary This lesson was a modification of a low technology activity that was used to demonstrate inheritance of human traits. The teacher jazzed up the …
Zoomania – 7320
Summary Students were presented with the task that “A new zoo is being built in our area. Our class has been asked to create informational …
Roaring Twenties – 7843
Summary The Roaring Twenties are covered in a number of different avenues where students will explore the decade through many different web based programs and …
Inspiration Investigation – 7841
Summary How long have you waited for the school bus? How could we fight a war with fewer casualties? Is there a cure for Parkinson …
Constitutional Analysis – 7805
Summary In this lesson, students use Voyant, a digital textual analysis tool, to analyze the Constitution of the United States and compare and contrast the …
Haves and Have Nots Seminar – 7803
Summary In this lesson, students use Diigo to collect, annotate, and share news articles with their classmates. At the end of their unit on Rome, …
Big Ballin’ – 7802
Summary In this lesson, students listen to a rap song entitled “Big Ballin,” which discusses the “Captains of Industry” and the success of big business …
Creating a Digital Museum Exhibit – World War II Version
Summary In this lesson, each student puts himself/herself into the shoes of a museum curator. The teacher provides the students with a variety of primary …