Shelby County Schools
Instructional Technology Standards

Standard 3: Demonstrate ability to use technology for research, problem solving, and communication. Demonstrate ability to locate, evaluate, collect, and process information from a variety of electronic sources. Demonstrate the ability to use media to interact or collaborate with peers, experts, and other audiences.

L = Lesson Plan | A = Activity | R = Resources | T = Tutorial

Performance Indicator
3.4
Use electronic media to gather and organize information.

Type of Activity
Subject
Title and URL
Notes
T
Technology
Spreadsheet Basics
http://www.learning.com/EasyTech/corpSiteSWFs/SpreadsheetBasics.htm
Sample lessons-not sure if the site will be reliable, but the movies are great.
R
All
Yahooligans 
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/
Resource, Search engine
Also 3.1
R
All
Kidsclick 
http://sunsite3.berkeley.edu/KidsClick!/
Resource, Search engine: result include reading levels
Also 3.1
R
All
Ask Jeeves Kids
http://www.ajkids.com/
Resource.
Also 3.1
R
All
Click! Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/pix.html
Ideas for using digital cameras

L
Science
Look What I Organized!
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=8&DocID=398

L
Science My Computer Folder
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=399

R
All Search Tools for Students
http://www.tekmom.com/search/index.html
Resource
L
Lang. Arts, Science, Soc. St CyberSmart-Subject Category Searching
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/23_06.asp
Lang. Arts
L
Lang. Arts, Science, Soc. St CyberSmart-Using Keywords
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/23_08.asp
Lang. Arts
L
Technology CyberSmart-Finding Good Sites
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/23_09.asp
Lang. Arts
L
Library Skills CyberSmart-Ask a Librarian
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/23_11.asp
Lang. Arts
L
Lang. Arts, Science Life Cycles
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/primary/lifecycle_3sci.html
Science
L
Lang. Arts, Science Dinosaurs
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/primary/dinosaur_3sci.htm
Science/Lang. Arts
L
Technology CyberSmart-Choosing a Search
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_14.asp
Lang. Arts
L
Lang. Arts CyberSmart-The Nuts and Bolts of Searching
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_15.asp
Lang. Arts; Advanced searching
L
Technology CyberSmart-Rating Web Sites
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_16.asp
Lang. Arts; Web site evaluations
L
Library Skills CyberSmart-What's at the Library
http://www.cybersmartcurriculum.org/lesson_plans/45_18.asp
Lang. Arts

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Performance Indicator
3.5
Collaborate with the teacher and/or classmates to create multimedia presentations which communicate learning to others.

Type of Activity
Subject
Title and URL
Notes
L
Math
A Day with Fractions
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000972/
Using iPhoto and Digital Cameras
L
Math
What is Geometry
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000515/
Using iPhoto and Digital Cameras
L
Science
Leaf Classification
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000571/
Using iPhoto and Digital Cameras
L
Lang. Arts, Science
Nature Poems
http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1000904/
Voice over and CD burners
R
All
Click! Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom
http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/pix.html
Ideas for using digital cameras
Also 3.4
L
Lang. Arts
Meet Our Class
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/meetclass.aspx
PowerPoint-May use Appleworks Presentation or slideshow
L
Lang. Arts Multimedia Storytelling
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Storytelling.aspx
Use multimedia applications
L
Lang. Arts, Technology
All About Me
http://ali.apple.com/ali/uops_display.php?findunit=20160
Using pictures and text, the students will create a poster presentation introducing themselves to their classmates.
L
Science, Soc. St.
Creating Multimedia Timelines
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/Timelines.aspx
Create a Timeline using Multimedia
L
Lang. Arts
Point of View Poem
http://www.essdack.org/tips/pov.html
KidPix
L
Math
Make Your Own Flash Cards
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/primary/make_flashcards_3_4math.htm
Math
L
Science, Writing
Desert Animal Presentation
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/intermediate/desanim_4lang.html
Also 3.3

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Performance Indicator
3.6
Use desktop publishing to communicate learning and ideas to others.

Type of Activity
Subject
Title and URL
Notes
L
Science, Health
My 5 Senses Book
http://www.northside.isd.tenet.edu/cmptecww/DeptWebSite/TIP/Elementary/Kinder/senses.htm
Multimedia Inspiration
Also 3.3
L
Science
Parts of a Plant
http://www.northside.isd.tenet.edu/cmptecww/DeptWebSite/TIP/Elementary/Kinder/plant.htm
Students will draw a flower and label the parts using Kid Pix
Also 3.2
L
Lang. Arts
A Letter to Armadillo
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/primary/armadillo_3wrlang.htm
KidPix or AppleWorks
A
Lang. Arts, Soc. St.
Where Oh Where is Armadillo Going
http://www.scs.k12.tn.us/STT2000_wq/2-5/cunninghl/default.htm
WebQuest
L
Technology, Writing
Inventions Research Report
http://www.mpsaz.org/resource/intermediate/inventions.html
Science
L
All
Business Card Lessons
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/lessonplans/l/aa_bizcard.htm
All subjects

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Performance Indicator
3.7
Explore the use of application programs for organizing information into charts, tables, and diagrams.

Type of Activity
Subject
Title and URL
Notes
L
Lang. Arts
The Orphan Train
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/curriculum/conceptmaps/tilmont/tilmont.htm
Inspiration; alternate AppleWorks Draw 
L
Art
Digital Quilt
http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/00-1/lesson0042.shtml
Use Digital Camera 
L
All
Group Graphing
http://www.fi.edu/qa98/me5/me5.html
Any subject 
R
All
The ABC List of Things to Graph
http://www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/kadkins/graphing_abc.htm
Good alphabetical List of graphing ideas for elementary students.
L
Lang. Arts, Math
Mungry Math
http://www.fi.edu/qa97/me4/
Integrate math with poetry and use a  spreadsheet to try a mathematical analysis of a popular poem by Shel Silverstein.  

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