55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom: Everything you need to integrate computers into K-8 classes VII

This is an all-in-one K-8 toolkit for the lab specialist, classroom teacher and homeschooler. I ll show you how to integrate technology into language arts, geography, history, problem solving, research skills, and science with simple-to-follow projects tested on thousands of students just like yours. Each lesson includes standards met in higher-order thinking/technology/NETS-S, software and time required, suggested experience level of students, subject area supported, tech jargon used, step-by-step lesson plans, extensions for deeper exploration, troubleshooting tips, and project examples including reproducibles and grading rubrics. Additional items included in each volume are wall posters to explain basic concepts, suggestions for the all-important keyboarding training, articles from the award-winning Ask A Tech Teacher blog on how to integrate Web 2.0 tools into the classroom curriculum, and dozens of online websites to support a variety of classroom subjects. Tech programs used are KidPix (or the Free TuxPaint), all MS productivity software, Google Earth, typing software (or free online keyboarding websites), email, Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, internet start pages, social bookmarking and photo storage), Photoshop (or the free GIMP), and Celestia. Also included is an Appendix of hundreds of age-appropriate child-friendly websites organized by grade and topic. Skills taught include collaboration, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, creativity, digital citizenship, information fluency, presentation, and technology concepts. In short, it's everything you need to successfully integrate technology into the twenty-first century classroom. See the publisher's website at structuredlearning.net for free downloads and more details. For a limited time, order a textbook and get a discounted digital copy by sending the Amazon proof of purchase to the publisher at sales@structuredlearning.net. Note to readers: Print text is grayscale. PDFs are color.