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Technology Integration Lesson Plan Ideas

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A blog created to share lesson plan ideas.

Websites for Students

http://www.iknowthat.com

Outstanding educational games for every subject. Math, Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Visual Arts!
Math - Leon's Math Dojo
Language Arts - Rocket Word Tag

http://www.mrnussbaum.com

Free educational games for students. Einstein Boxing! Categorized by subject. Students love this site.

http://www.abcya.com

Free educational games. Categorized by grade level. Activities help students learn the fundamentals of using a computer (mouse skills, basic keyboarding, etc.).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Free online keyboarding activities. Students complete level activities to enhance keyboarding skills.

http://www.readinghorizonsathome.com/lemonsforliteracy

Build your vocabulary!

http://www.vocabulary.co.il

Fun activities to help with learning vocabulary.

http://ldd.lego.com

Create, build, and design virtually using legos!
Super cool and free!

http://www.shelsilverstein.com

Website for the famous author and poet.
Interactive activities and animations.
Printable poetry kit and drawing book.

http://pbskids.org

Games, puzzles, video clips, stories, and much more.

http://www.moshimonsters.com

Build a pet monster!

http://www.buildyourwildself.com

Build a wild animal version of yourself.
Print, save, or make into a desktop background.

http://www.kidzui.com/homepage/splash1

The internet for kids!! All sites and content is reviewed by teachers and parents. Free web browser for kids.

http://kidoz.net/beta

A safe web browser for kids.

http://odyssey.beaufort.k12.sc.us

Educational lessons for BCSD students.
Students need usernames and passwords, which were distributed by their teachers.

Digital Storytelling

http://typewith.me

Instantly create a document that multiple users can collaborate on!

http://www.ustream.tv

Create your own streaming network!

http://alpha.zooburst.com

Create a super sweet digital pop-up book!
Free and ability to embed onto your blog or website!

http://www.alice.org

Create a 3D Animated Movie. Integrates Language Arts and Technology/Computers standards. Students write a script and program animation. Amazing.

http://www.toondoo.com/

Create and publish cartoons online. Make sure to allow pop-ups for this site. Free registration required.
Kids and teachers love using this website. Makes a great Language Arts activity.
Lesson Example: Students design a cartoon synopsis of a book.

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http://goanimate.com

Animation!

http://www.doink.com

Flash style animation creation!

http://scratch.mit.edu

Free animation program from MIT.

http://jaycut.com

Edit and create videos and slideshows online.

http://www.flixtime.com/

Web-based video creation and editing tool.

http://www.tikatok.com

Outstanding site for creating books with your students.
Click on TEACHER in the upper right hand corner of the website.
Register and the website will create individual logins for your students.

http://storybird.com

Collabrate on creating a story.
Lesson idea: create a group project in which students collaborate on telling a story or giving a factual report.

http://www.stupeflix.com

Video production made easy.
Use your videos, pictures, and text to create a dynamic video.

http://blabberize.com/

Make your pictures talk!

http://readwritethink.org/materials/bookcover/

Create a book cover.
Easy to use.
Lesson idea: design a book cover that tells the whole story.

http://readwritethink.org/materials/trading_cards/

Create trading cards.
Easy to use.
Lesson idea: create trading cards for historical figures or events.

http://wigflip.com/automotivator/

Create motivational posters.
Easy to use.
Lesson idea: create posters for spelling words.

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/

Create a comic.

http://www.biguniverse.com/

Create and publish online books. Fantastic language arts website. Also integrates visual arts.

http://www2.shidonni.com/

Kids create drawings and bring them to life. Creates a simplistic virtual world. Must install Microsoft Silverlight.

http://pixton.com/home

Make and share cartoons. 30 day free trial period offered.

http://www.kerpoof.com/

Create, publish, email, and post artwork online.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm

Need help coming up with an idea for a story? Try this website.
Randomly generates creative writing story ideas.

http://www.theflip.com

Flip Video Camera
Awesome video camera that is super easy to use.
Perfect for digital storytelling projects!

http://www.mysmallwonder.com/mswonder

RCA Small Wonder Camera
Awesome video camera that is super easy to use.
Perfect for digital storytelling projects!

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/PhotoStory/default.mspx

Create a movie using your digital photos. Simple to use, step by step process. Add music, narrations, titles, transitions, and motion. Thank you Microsoft.

http://animoto.com/

Create a professional looking video using digital pictures and video.

http://www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/

Explains how to create digital storytelling projects with students and why they are important.

Internet Safety Websites

http://www.onguardonline.gov

Government website regarding internet safety.
Outstanding resource for parents and teachers.

http://www.ikeepsafe.org/

Information on internet safety.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/

Internet safety information.

http://www.stopcyberbullying.org

Wonderful resource for explaining what cyberbullying is and how to prevent it.

http://www.netsmartz.org

For Parents and Teachers.

http://www.netsmartzkids.org

For Kids.

http://www.isafe.org

Full of tips for parents and kids on staying safe on the internet.

http://ilearn.isafe.org

Online internet safety training.

http://www.cnet.com/4520-13384_1-6721000-1.html

Learn how to set parental controls on your personal computers.
Keep your kids safe by setting a defense against offensive and dangerous internet content.

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/cyberbullying-tips

http://connectsafely.org

Safe Search Engines for Students

http://www.kidsclick.org

Safely search for information on the internet.
Created and maintained by librarians.

http://www.sweetsearch.com

http://www.kidrex.org

http://www.refseek.com

http://www.famhoo.com

http://kids.yahoo.com

http://www.askkids.com

http://www.wolframalpha.com

http://www.nettrekker.com

Websites for Teachers

http://www.freetech4teachers.com

The best blog for teachers ever!
RSS feed!

http://www.prometheanplanet.com

Thousands of downloadable lesson plans. Online training, videos, and much more.

http://exchange.smarttech.com/curriculum.html

Huge collection of SMART lesson plans that are aligned to state standards.

http://www.clover2.k12.sc.us/moodle/course/view.php?id=4

Handouts and Resources on using Promethean Boards and other types of software.
If you have a Prometehan Board in this classroom you need to visit this website.

http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/technology/integration/prometheanboards.asp

Outstanding resource for teachers with Promethean Boards.
Tips on how to use the board & links to interactive websites to use during class.

http://sites.fcps.org/trt/promethean_activinspire

Massive database of user guides for teachers.
Click on Hardware or Software to find user guides for a wide variety of instructional technology programs and devices.

http://www.icue.com/

Giant searchable database of news footage.
Stream historic video clips.
Locate videos quickly by saving them in your profile.
Free - You must register first.

http://discoveryeducation.com

http://www.thinkfinity.org

Thousands of free lesson plans and interactive educational games for students.

http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com

Tons of useful Web 2.0 applications.
Amazing amount of resources!

http://www.ediscio.com

Create and share flashcards.

http://edublogs.org

Create a classroom or teacher blog.
Easy to use and safe. http://4teachers.org/
Many resources for teachers. Great Online Calender creator.

http://www.pppst.com/themes.html

Need a PowerPoint?
Thousands of topics arranged alphabetically.

http://www.pppst.com/index.html

Hundreds of free interactive lessons and activities.
Listed by subject.
Power Point Presentations that will work on Promethean Boards and Smart Boards.

http://www.webquest.org/

Giant Web Quest Search Engine.

http://www.jogtheweb.com/

Create your own Web Quests by using this website.

http://donorschoose.org

Online Wishlist for Teachers. Private donors choose to fund your classroom wants and needs. For all public teachers. Try it!!

http://readwritethink.org/

"Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction."

http://connections.smsd.org/curriculumlinks/technologyoptions.htm

Curriculum Links - A place to find good stuff on the web.
Wonderful collection of educational websites for teachers, students, and parents.

http://www.free.ed.gov/

Free resources.

http://www.freeology.com

Amazing amount of free teaching resources.

http://khanacademy.org/

Incredible database of educational YouTube videos.

http://www.watchknow.org/default.aspx

Wonderful collection of educational videos.
Excellent resource for teachers.

http://teachertube.com

Education videos. Content approved by educators.

http://www.google.com/educators/index.html

Google applications designed for educators. Some of these google docs are very useful and easy to create/manage.

http://learner.org/

http://www.myawardmaker.com

Create awards for you students.
Easy to use and free!

http://ichi2.net/anki

Create flash cards for your blog, website, or iPod.

http://www.classwish.org

Post your class supply wish list online and people will donate what you need!

http://ahivfree.alexanderstreet.com

History videos.

Interactive Assessment Websites

http://polleverywhere.com

Create text polls in seconds!

http://textthemob.com

Text polls with direct URL link!

http://quizstar.4teachers.org

Easy to make online quizzes.
Short answer, multiple choice, and true/false options.
Saves and exports results.
Students do not need an email address.

http://todaysmeet.com

Instantly chat with any number of people.
Printable transcript.
Secure deletion options.

http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Create rubrics.
Make your rubrics interactive.

http://quizlet.com

Digital vocabulary word flash cards.
Activities and games created instantly with your word list!

Websites for Students & Teachers

http://drop.io/

Instantly create a free collaboration website.
Share links, files, and instantly chat/comment.

http://prezi.com

A new way to do presentations.
Interactive and exciting.
Replace those old boring PowerPoints!!

http://neatchat.com

Free, real time chat room creator.

http://www.coveritlive.com

Free live message board.
Allows for moderating!

http://www.timetoast.com

Create interactive digital timelines.
Free!
Import photos and create hyperlinks.
Embed onto a website or blog.

http://www.worldhistory.com/

Interactive digital timelines.
Integrates with Wikipedia.

http://www.mywebspiration.com/

Free version of Inspiration software.

http://www.slideshare.net

Share your documents and presentations online.
Embed onto your website, blog, or wiki.

http://www.slideboom.com

Post presentations online.
Share with others by making the presentation public or keep it private.
Embed presentation into your blog or website.

http://www.ted.com/index.php

Ideas Worth Spreading
Incredible videos about a variety of topics.
Click themes, talks, or speakers to find inspiration.

http://mangolanguages.com/

Learn a language.
Free! Registration required.

http://www.techterms.com

A dictionary of technology terms.
Find the meaning of wiki, blog, podcast, edutainment, and other technology terms.
Free, searchable, and updated frequently.

http://www.guysread.com/

Welcome to Guys Read, a web-based literacy program for boys. Our mission is to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers.

http://www.sliderocket.com

Reinvent your presentations!

Photo Editing Websites

http://www.pixlr.com/

Quick and easy photo editing.

http://picaboo.com/index.html

Make extremely professional looking photo albums.

http://www.picturetrail.com

Share and save your photos online.
Create fancy slideshows and add them to your website or blog.

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/deck.php

Design your own trading cards.

http://www.stainedglasscollage.com/

Stained Glass Collage - Create printable, downloadable, emailable, or online versions of photo collages in a stained glass style using this free online tool. You must join (free) to make an account. You can upload digital pictures or transfer them from Flickr.

http://www.zazzle.com/

Create and order your own T-shirts, mugs, posters, bumper stickers, etc.

Websites for Teachers & Parents

http://scffs.org/

Family friendly curriculum standards for South Carolina parents and teachers.

http://www.gcflearnfree.org

Free online computer training.

http://www.engadget.com

Want to know about new tech products that are going to come out soon? This is the place to go.

http://spanishpod.com/

Learn Spanish.

http://classtools.net/

Create educational flash games.

http://www.labpixies.com/

All the applications and widgets you could ever want.

http://www.edicy.com/

Build a website.
Quick and easy to use and maintain.

Math Websites

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Outstanding graphing website.
Create various graphs.
Kid-friendly and Free!

http://www.fuelthebrain.com/

Free online math games!

http://www.mhschool.com/math/2003/student/factdash/popup.html

Math Fact Dash!

http://www.mathatube.com

Math videos!

http://www.hbschool.com/glossary/math2/index2.html

Math Term Glossary
Sorted by grades K-6 & alphabetically
Search Tool

http://regentsprep.org/REgents/math/ALGEBRA/math-ALGEBRA.htm

Outstanding High School Algebra exam prep website.

http://everydaymathonline.com

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/

Science Websites

http://explorelearning.com

GIZMOS!

http://games.noaa.gov

Science games created by NOAA!

http://seaturtle.org

Track sea turtle nesting.

http://www.dnr.sc.gov/seaturtle/outreach.htm

South Carolina DNR Education Outreach website.

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/index.html

Images, Videos, NASA TV, News updates, and much more.
A wealth of information about the NASA space program.

http://www.ecokids.ca

A wonderful site full of science activities. Focuses on the environmental issues. Downloadable activity sheets.

http://squid.tepapa.govt.nz/build-a-squid/interactive

Build your own Squid!
Set it free and track where it goes.

http://www.cosi.org/visitors/online-activities

Fantastic science activities!
Run a farm, perform knee surgery, water ski with sharks!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/science.shtml

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/exhibits/index.php

Virtual Paleontology exhibits! Save money on gas, take an online field trip!

http://netvet.wustl.edu/ssi.htm

The electronic zoo. Categorizes information about animals. Tons of information and links. Great place to start when discussing various animals with students.

http://www.chem4kids.com/

Chemistry for kids!

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/

Activities, games, videos, stories, and more. A great resource for students, teachers, and parents.

http://weather.gov

Virtual Field Trip Websites

http://hubblesite.org

Visit space via the Hubble Space Telescope!
Incredible photographs.
Click on Education & Museums for online activities and lesson plan ideas.

http://www.arounder.com/

AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens.
Travel the globe with your students without leaving your classroom!

http://www.panoramas.dk/

Large database of Interactive 360 Degree Panoramic Photographs.
Photos from all over the world and a few from other Planets!

http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Animals/WebCams/

Animal Webcams at the National Zoo.
Watch various animals do what animals do.
Great resource when talking about classification of animals, habitats, and ecosystems.

http://www.georgiaaquarium.org/exploreTheAquarium/webcam-ocean-voyager.aspx