Technology Lesson Plans

Technology Skills 

• Computer Lesson Plans
  Lessons for grades 1-5 in KidPix, KidWorks, and Clarisworks; Includes general lesson plan sites.
• North Carolina's Computer Skills Lesson Plans
  Lessons for keyboarding, word processing, databases, spreadsheets and telecomputing.
• Computer ABC's: NC Test of Computer Skills
  Lessons on databases, spreadsheets, and keyboarding.
• Spreadsheets in the Math Class
  Sample activities to introduce spreadsheets to students.
• Teachers.net's Lesson Bank
  Lessons on various computer skills, such as Photoshop, Excel, keyboarding, and C++.
• About.com's DTP Projects for the K-12 Classroom
  Desktop publishing lesson plans including business cards, brochures, and resumes.
• Sample Internet Lesson Plans and Learning Projects
  Lessons focused on using information from or about the Internet.
• The New York Times on the Web: Daily Lesson Plans
  Includes lesson plans on social issues of technology applications, such as the effect of computers and word processing on traditional forms of communication and expression, exploring the conflict between free speech and social responsibility on the Internet, and exploring the copyright issues in the case against MP3.
• Ontario Media Literacy Homepage
  Activity suggestions for grades 1-10.

Technology-Enhanced

• Lesson Ideas
  Units on poetry, geography, and genetics for high school students; Includes lesson outlines, sample products, handouts, and instructions.
• Technology Integration Projects
  Lessons for K-12 divided by subject and grade.
• Blue Web'n
  Database of Internet learning sites categorized by subject area, audience, and type (lessons, activities, projects, resources, references, & tools).
• Teach-nology.com's Lesson Plan Center
  Search over 17,000 lesson plans, teaching ideas, and worksheets.
• LA Challenge Activities for the K-12 Classroom
  Lesson plans from Louisiana divided by elementary, middle, and high school including varied formats and a couple of multidisciplinary plans at the higher levels.
• MSN Lesson Collection
  Lesson plans on information technology and other subjects.
• Apple Learning Interchange Units of Practice
  Search by subject, grade level, keywords or contributing organization; Includes many state and national standards.
• DiscoverySchool.com - Lesson Plans Library
  Lessons divided by K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 and subject each with Internet options; Includes suggestions for adapting lessons to younger or older students.
• Intel: Innovation in Education: Unit and Lesson Plans
  Searchable database of lesson plans for all grade levels and a variety of subjects written by teachers for teachers.
• Web-based Instructional Materials
  Classroom units and activities from the Fermilab, designed to demonstrate principles of engaged learning and effective use of technology.
• Teaching N' Technology
  TNT is a database of 400 technology-related lesson plans developed by Florida educators.
• LETSNet
  Learning Exchange for Teachers and Students through InterNet; Units stressing electronic field trips, teamwork, global connections, research, visualization, publishing, home and community, individualizing, professional growth and kids' corner in the 10 Big Ideas section.
• Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers
  Examples and lesson plans for integration of technology into the classroom, includes plans for word processing, spreadsheet/database, Internet projects, and multimedia (Kid Pix, HyperStudio, PowerPoint).
• The STAR Center
  Lesson plans that use the Texas TEKS as standards for integrating the Internet into the classroom.
• The Learning Space: Evolving Tools for Evolving minds
  Teacher-developed lesson ideas for beginners or teachers well on their way to integrating technology into their curriculum.
• Pics4Learning Lesson Plans
  Lessons incorporating digital images; Lesson plans include objectives, materials needed, step-by-step process, online and print resources and extension lessons with a variety of templates.
• Lesson Plans Using Technology
  Lessons using Word, Excel, and Inspiration.

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