Teaching Activities

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Teaching Activities
One Computer no Internet
One Computer with Internet
Full Computer Lab
by Maritza Cuenca
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• One Computer No Internet

• Drawing programs to illustrate writings
• Read technology magazine articles
• Research tech applications
• Discuss tech etiquette
• Lobby school for internet access
• CD read alongs/captioning

• Computer vocabulary
• Keyboarding
• Computer troubleshooting
• Take apart old VCRs and electronics
• Fair use of internet materials
• Tech wall
• Simple computer programming

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Lobby School for Internet Access

• Make a Tech Plan
• set a budget
• suggest funding
• safety proper use plan

• Research
• benefits
• costs
• funding

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• One Computer with Internet

• Typesetting for bad spellers
• Create web pages
• Research with CD resources
• Group based presentations for reports
• E-pals around the world

• Use writing assistants
• Play geography games
• Online Lesson
• Journey North

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• Connect local data to national data trends
• Observe larger patterns over time.
• Access to real-time valid national data
• AccuWeather
• Scientists data
• Students

• Track Animal Migration
• Signs of spring
• Collect local data and share with database
• Utilize shared data for tracking long term and
  geographic trends

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• Full Computer Lab

• E-mail dialog journals
• DVD books/movies with captioning
• Web quest research hyperlink presentation
• Create on-line lessons

• online surveys manipulate with spreadsheet and
  graphing software
• International Exchange

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Students Teach a Lesson Online

• Upload materials to website
• Utilize discussion boards, chat, e-mail
• Create online assessments
• Have students create one lesson and attend 5
  other lessons

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• Computer vocabulary
• Drawing programs to illustrate writings
• Take apart old VCRs and electronics
• Discuss tech etiquette
• Lobby school for internet access

• DVD books or movies with captioning
• E-mail dialog journals
• Web quest research hyperlink presentation

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