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Grade 1 Social Studies Kidspiration, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: My Family
Description: The children will build a mind map about their families using Kidspiration. There will be a brainstorming session in the classroom encompassing the following areas: who is in our families, how our families make us feel, things we do with our families, where we go with our families. The children will use the computers to display this information in a concept map. The children will then use the writing tool to complete one sentence for each bubble/symbol used in the program.
Last Modified: 1/15/2006
Author(s):  Janice McCarter    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
 

Grade 11 Science, Biology SmartIdeas, Corel WordPerfect, Inspiration
Project Title: Genetic Continuity Debate
Description: Students will research and plan for a debate using Smart Ideas software. They will then engage in a debate on a controversial issue. In the outline provided, students will debate topics to enhance their understanding of expectations from the Genetic Continuity Unit. Other science units/topics that involve debatable issues can be easily substituted.
Last Modified: 11/19/2005
Author(s):  Lisa Pennarun    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 3, 4 Reading Kidspiration, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Making Connections Through Literature
Description: Students are introduced to the comprehension strategy of making connections to text. The teacher will model making connections during reading by thinking aloud and defining the 3 different types of connections. The introductory lesson leads students to a Kidspiration/Inspiration template where they can add their connections along with graphics. This lesson format can be repeated throughout the year with students starting from scratch within Kidspiration/Inspiration and building their own graphic representation of the connections they make while reading.
Last Modified: 7/29/2003
Author(s):  David Fife    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 3, 4 Reading Kidspiration, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Character Traits
Description: This lesson begins as a class novel study to model the process of identifying main characters traits as well as the use of Kidspiration/Inspiration to produce a graphic organizer. Throughout the year students can continue to use this lesson format in small groups and independent reading response assignments. An excellent novel to use as the model is Stone Fox (however feel free to use any novel of your choice). After completing the reading as a class (amount read each day is also up to the classroom teacher) together the class will list the traits of the main character and describe examples from the story that highlight each. The final assignment will be to use a template to produce a graphic organizer for the main character’s traits.
Last Modified: 8/20/2003
Author(s):  David Fife    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 4 Science, Technology Kidspiration, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Food Chains
Description: This activity can be used during a unit of study on Habitats and Communities or as a culminating project. After working through a unit on habitats and communities, students will research an animal of their choice, create a food chain and give an oral presentation on their research animal and its food chain.
Last Modified: 8/20/2003
Author(s):  David Fife    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 4, 5, 6 English, Writing Corel Presentations, Inspiration, SmartIdeas, MS Publisher
Project Title: The Writing Process to Create a Picture Book
Description: Students will use various software programs in each step of the writing process to develop a picture book. They will use Smart Ideas for pre-writing, WordPerfect for drafting, revising and editing and MS Publisher for the final product.
Last Modified: 11/19/2005
Author(s):  Kim Meyers    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 6 English, Oral Visual Corel WordPerfect, SmartIdeas, Kidspiration, Inspiration
Project Title: Speech Writing
Description: Students will use a graphic organizer (Smart Ideas, Kidspiration, Inspiration) as well as WriteOutloud to assist them in writing a speech.
Last Modified: 11/8/2005
Author(s):  Dave Annis-Bandola    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 6 Social Studies, English Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Exploring the Age of Exploration:
Description: This grade 6 web activity provides an introduction to the Age of Exploration. During the process, students will use Inspiration 7 (or Smart Ideas) software to record the results of their inquiries into Tudor explorers. They will also use Inspiration 7 (or Smart Ideas) to create an interactive timeline of explorers and their accomplishments.
Last Modified: 5/26/2005
Author(s):  Don Bruce    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
 

Grade 6 Writing, Oral Visual Corel Presentations, Kidspiration, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: All About Me
Description: Students research their interests and hobbies and create an autobiographical slide show to present to the class.
Last Modified: 8/20/2003
Author(s):  Leslie Atkinson    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
 

Grade 7, 8 Reading, Writing, Oral Visual,Visual Arts MS Publisher, KidPix, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Creating a Classroom Newspaper
Description: Students will create a newspaper, both individually and as a small group. Students will explore the components of a newspaper, identifying various types of media works and a variety of the techniques used in them. Students will write a letter to the editor, create a persuasive advertisement, interview someone important to them, create a comic strip, write an article about a sporting event, write an article about Healthy Living and create other articles of interest. Students will learn about the roles of the editor, reporter, and the reader.
Last Modified: 8/16/2004
Author(s):  Yvonne Yardy    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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Grade 8 Reading, Writing, Oral Visual Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Character Traits
Description: This project is designed to teach students how to analyse characters, select character traits, and provide proof from the text to support their decisions. Students will read the short story, The Most Dangerous Game, which is available online, but can be printed for students. They will then develop the skills necessary for understanding character traits using exercises available online from Read•Write•Think. Next, students will analyse characters as either round or flat and create a character comparison of main characters using a Venn Diagram using either Smart Ideas or Inspiration (examples have been provided for both). Finally students will produce a character map using on online resource from Read•Write•Think and a character web with either Smart Ideas or Inspiration. This final character web will be presented to classmates.
Last Modified: 8/25/2004
Author(s):  Ken Monteith    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
 

Grade 9, 10, 11 English, Guidance Corel Presentations, Inspiration, SmartIdeas
Project Title: Investigating Your Exceptionality
Description: Students will produce a graphical web and electronic presentation that will outline their exceptionality and relate it to their own personal Individual Education Plan document.
Last Modified: 7/29/2003
Author(s):  Susan Nugent    PDF Format    WordPerfect Format  
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