Digitally Telling the Story of Greek Figures

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LESSON PLANS

Grades   3 – 5  |  Lesson Plan  |  Minilesson

Research Building Blocks: Notes, Quotes, and Fact Fragments

Students are guided through the process of taking notes while reading factual information, then turning those notes into new sentences and paragraphs written in their own words.

 

Grades   6 – 8  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Exploring Plagiarism, Copyright, and Paraphrasing

Students investigate issues of plagiarism, fair use, and paraphrasing using KWL charts, discussion, and practice.

 

Grades   4 – 12  |  Lesson Plan  |  Standard Lesson

Book Report Alternative: Creating Reading Excitement with Book Trailers

In this alternative to the traditional book report, students create book trailers using Microsoft Photo Story 3, a free downloadable software program for digital storytelling.

 

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PRINTOUTS

Grades   3 – 5  |  Printout  |  Assessment Tool

Editing Checklist for Self- and Peer Editing

This helpful tool will give your students the opportunity to edit their own writing and then observe as their peers edit the same work.

 

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PROFESSIONAL LIBRARY

Grades   5 – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Journal

Fresh Perspectives on New Literacies and Technology Integration

This article provides practical ideas for integrating technologies into the classroom in ways that honor students’ out-of-school technology funds of knowledge.

 

Grades   6 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book

Lesson Plans for Developing Digital Literacies

Editors Mary T. Christel and Scott Sullivan present a new set of lessons designed to help you integrate a variety of digital applications—Web 2.0 and beyond—into the courses and units you’re already teaching.

 

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