Integration of Technology into the Elementary Classroom
This website was created to provide links for K-5 classroom teachers who are interested in locating lesson plans and ideas in order to integrate technology into their classroom lessons. I hope you find them useful.
WorldCom
MarcoPolo Recognized as an excellent Internet
resource for education, this page will let you search for lesson plans
in a variety of content areas and grade levels which incorporate the
Internet.
http://www.marcopolosearch.org/mpsearch/basic_search.asp
Encarta Schoolhouse
offers a wide variety of K-12 lessons for all content areas, many of which
contain a technology component and/or links to related websites.
http://encarta.msn.com/schoolhouse/default.asp
eThemes,
Online resources for teachers. View index by grade level or alphabetically.
Each topic has numerous lesson ideas with a link.
http://emints.more.net/ethemes/resources/index.html
Technology
TEKS Lesson Plans Developed by Katy ISD Professionals, this website
contains lessons to use in the content areas. Available in downloadable
Clarisworks 4.0 files for the Mac or Windows, or in pdf format. Lessons
may need to be modified to match your technology needs, but there are some
good, basic lessons with detailed instructions on how to use the applications
within the content.
http://www.katy.isd.tenet.edu/pathways/katyless/tekslessons.htm
ACT Lesson Plans from
Guilford County Schools, North Carolina. Most lessons created or reviewed
by Technology Facilitators.
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/act/
Early
Literacy Technology Project, Montgomery County Public Schools. Lots
of lesson ideas for using technology with emergent readers. The lessons
incorporate applications such as Kid Pix, Bailey's Book House, word processors,
Internet sites, as well as other software titles.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/littlekids/lesson_plans.htm#Integrated
Bonnie
Doon's Schools Technology Lesson Plans For Macintosh users, if
you are looking for detailed technology lessons integrated with the content
areas, then check out this site. The links will download Clarisworks files
which you may then open and print. The lessons use Clarisworks, Kid Pix,
and HyperStudio.
http://www.bonnydoon.santacruz.k12.ca.us/apple_core/techless/techless.html
Lesson
Plans for Elementary Classes from Apple Computer. Lots of lesson
ideas using the standard Macintosh applications: Clarisworks, Hyperstudio,
Kid Pix Studio and others. Internet sites may also be used within the lesson.
This list is a bit dated, so check for out-dated links before using with
students.
http://henson.austin.apple.com/edres/ellesson/elem-menu.shtml
Microsoft Education
Tools Looking for ideas on how to use your Microsoft Office Suite
in the classroom? This site is for you! Filled with lesson ideas on using
Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and more, this site also provides technical
support for users, and tutorials for power users!
http://www.microsoft.com/education/?ID=schools