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An Immigrant's Journey
Students from Daniel Wright Junior High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois engage in an authentic learning experience of an immigrant coming to the United States in 1907. The use of auditory, visual, and musical components helps to include and engage more students. Auditory and visual learners can interact in ways that were not previously available. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Social Studies - United States History
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Laura Best, Joanne Roler, Ruth Tinley
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HOTT Map Skills
Technology is a Higher Order Thinking Tool for developing Map Skills with elementary students. Wireless laptops allow the classroom to become mobile and engage students in skills that develop higher order thinking. |
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Grade Level(s):
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Subject(s):
Education
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Kate Kemker
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Miwok Storytelling Legend Movie
From ancient to modern times, people in all societies have told stories, often to explain events in nature and to teach lessons. In this project, students attending Echo Horizon School in Culver City, California, learn about, develop, and evaluate their storytelling skills. |
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Grade Level(s):
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
English - Literature
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Elaine Wrenn
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Pressure Effects
Middle School students from Wichita, Kansas use iMovie to visually demonstrate the process of air pressure expanding or contracting when heat is present. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Science - Physical Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Candi Cheney
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iMovie to See, Do, and Learn in Science and Physical Education
This Exhibit explores lessons that utilize iMovie to focus students on abstract science and physical education concepts. Digital video provides visual explorations that can make these concepts concrete and meaningful. |
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Grade Level(s):
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Science - General Topics
Physical Education
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Candi Cheney
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Reflections on the Self
These middle school students in Eagle, Colorado, explored visual symbols to communicate their feelings, interests, and identy. They then elaborated on this imagery through the use of poems or prose. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
The Arts & Music
English - Language Arts
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Jodeen Stephenson
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Seeing Science - Color and Spectra
Jill Nal the Science Gal and Suzy Pearl the Science Girl from Echo Horizon School in Culver City, California, teach about color and spectra in their science project iMovie. |
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Grade Level(s):
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Subject(s):
Science - Physical Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Jeffrey Tremblay, Elaine Wrenn
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Elements Commercials
In this project, student at the Lincoln Magnet School in Springfield, Illinois use a digital camcorder and iMovie to create a commercial about an element explaining important properties of that element which they learned through their own research. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Science - Physical Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Karen Thompson
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Leaf Classification
In this project, students in Eagle, Colorado, learn first-hand about the importance of classification systems in science and create a leaf identification iPhoto book. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Subject(s):
Science - Life Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Jodeen Stephenson
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Meet the Artist
Studying art connects us to the past, can bring clarity to the present, and can perhaps even help shape the future. In this project, students from Aberdeen, Washington produce an iMovie about an artist told from the artist's point of view. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
The Arts & Music
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Dana Zora
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Book Advertisements
Students enjoy reading and sharing books about topics they have developed an interest in. Students in Eagle, Colorado get a kick out of making their own book advertisements to promote and share their favorites. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
English - Literature
English - Language Arts
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Jodeen Stephenson
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The Soundtrack of One's Life
Students in Cedar Falls, Iowa research relevant pictures, film clips, music from the time period, as well as contemporary tunes, and build an iTunes and iMovie biography. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Social Studies - General
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Joanna Seymou
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Living Yesterday's History Today
Sharing what they learned about Colonial Williamsburg, eighth graders from Webb City, Missouri, portray historical American characters in an iMovie. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Social Studies - United States History
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: David Wallace
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Measuring Speed With iMovie
Being able to take accurate measurements and record data are important science skills. In this project, classmates from Grapevine, Texas videotape each other running, walking, throwing a ball, or completing a similar activity, and use iMovie to compute the speed. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Mathematics - Arithmetic
Science - Physical Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Steve Pandolfo
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Take a Second. Make a Difference.
The Kansas Health Foundation's children's health campaign encourages adults to make simple connections with children they meet in everyday moments, a student from Abilene, Kansas shares about his science teacher. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
English - Language Arts
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Jacque Havice
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If I Were President Book
The President of the United States has many jobs and responsibilities. What are some of them? What would you do if you were President? See what these first grade students from Echo Horizon School in Culver City, California had to say. |
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Grade Level(s):
Intermediate (4-6)
Subject(s):
Social Studies - Government/Political Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Elaine Wrenn
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Fluency in Foreign Language Using iMovie
What better way to analyze one's fluency in a language than to create a movie speaking in that language and then have the class translate the dialogue? St. George's Schools in Memphis, Tennessee, have their Spanish classes participate in this exercise. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Languages
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Julene Reed
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Flight of the Painted Ladies
Understanding the life cycle of animals is an important part of science. In this project, a class from Webb City, Missouri witnesses and documents the 14-day life cycle of the painted lady butterfly. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Science - Life Science
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: David Wallace
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Newspapers: A Connection to Our Past
Students in Scarsdale, New York, used iMovie to demonstrate the relationship between history and current events. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
Reference & General Information
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Ken Holvig
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Anti-Smoking Jingle or Rap
After a health class discussion about tobacco and the problems associated with smoking, students in Onalaska, Wisconsin, create public service "raps" to discourage smoking. |
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Grade Level(s):
High School (9-12)
Middle School (6-8)
Primary (K-3)
Subject(s):
Health and Medicine
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Eric Thompson
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African Folktales
Middle-school students at Lincoln Magnet School write, review, and dramatize their own African folk tales in iPhoto and iMovie. |
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Grade Level(s):
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
English - Literature
English - Language Arts
Type: Lesson Idea
Author: Bruce Ahlborn
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Celebrating Our Heroes: Telling Their Stories with iMovie
Using digital tools to enhance the understanding and concepts of heroes in the middle and high school curriculum. The heroes curriculum is often taught in Language Arts and/or Social Studies. Students can use iMovie and iPhoto to involve not only their classroom, but also parents and the community. This exhibit moves the audience beyond the classroom teacher. |
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Grade Level(s):
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Social Studies - General
Computers & Computer Science
English - Language Arts
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Karen Thompson
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QTVR in the Classroom with "The Geo-Literacy Project"
QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) is a powerful tool that allows viewers to see full 360 degrees of a given location; the next best thing to being there. I envision a day where students and others can view the entire Oregon Trail by visiting a series of "Geo-Literacy" web sites created by the students who live along the actual trail. Image teaching geology, ecology, writing with a purpose, information text reading and writing, US history, state history and local history by having a powerful resource available to you at the click of a mouse! Learn how we started our own project and how you can initiate one your own community! |
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Grade Level(s):
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Higher Education
Adult
Subject(s):
Science - Earth Science
Social Studies - Geography/Travel
English - Language Arts
Science - Life Science
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Eva La Mar
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Poetry and E-Motion
The West Tisbury School wove together poetry, world languages, animations, movies, art, music, with a touch of math in a way that interactively engages students in the process of learning. Our goal is to make each student's learning immediate and vivid. |
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Grade Level(s):
Middle School (6-8)
Subject(s):
English - Language Arts
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Fran Finnigan, Valerie Becker
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The National Math Trail
The National Math Trail Internet project provides teachers with a tool to motivate students with real-world examples of mathematics as well as an opportunity to develop understandings of concepts and practice of skills. Technology can be integrated into the project at beginning, intermediate, or advanced levels. |
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Grade Level(s):
Primary (K-3)
Intermediate (4-6)
Middle School (6-8)
High School (9-12)
Subject(s):
Mathematics - Arithmetic
Mathematics - Geometry
Education
Type: Teaching and Learning
Author: Dave Hendry et al
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