This document provides several ideas for using technology to engage students in the classroom, including: 1) Having students in grades 1-2 learn map skills and draw neighborhood maps using Google Earth. 2) Asking 6th graders to help create a website with recess game links by dividing the task among groups. 3) Suggesting students in grades 3-5 make individual or group presentations using PowerPoint or other technologies.

1. Ways to Turn on the Lights in Room 304 Story writing on Activboard. We’re working on the writing process as we work. We do a little bit every day. Editing will come soon . Quizzes or practice: http://www.thatquiz.org/ iTouch apps for time fillers during transitions or as a reward

2. Turning on the light in the library What would your neighborhood look like if you were a bird? For 1st & 2nd graders – going from Google Earth flyover of school neighborhood, learning map skills – and drawing a top down map of neighborhood. 6th Graders – help me create a computer link on my website for recess games - working in groups determine criteria for sites & games how to divide up task into 6 parts, investigate Teacher’s toolbox etc, create listings and weblink. Fifth grade poetry – podcasts & vodcasts of readings

3. BLOGS INTO THE LIGHT MAKING VIDEOS

4. Turning on the Lights Third Grade…make annual individual Power Points more student research Fourth Grade…for group work on Washington State geography, introduce them to mywebspiration While I’m at crossing duty, ask student standing next to me how he/she likes to be taught and what they do tech-wise after school Nancy Celms

5. Voki.com – make a video avatar Podcast –kidcentered using garage band Photo booth – short video clips that you add to i-photo and then import Submitted by Jenny Ross 11.3.09

6. Turning on the Lights Ideas Government: Have the kids design a law and create a presentation on all the steps they would take to get their law passed. They would need to do all the research then develop a presentation using the technologies that they choose. Science: The kids need to create a video teaching other kids about electricity. Each group needs to do all the research, write a script and tape their show. They will be given objectives on what they need to teach in their video. (Example: How does a circuit work?) Research a guided question in groups, collect the data, organize it and present findings using technology. A question could be: If you could design your own house any shape you want, what shape would you make your house? (This could go with a unit you are working on that involves perimeter and area of different shapes).

7. CHOICE! Allow students a choice in reading response format – blog or journal. More & New Choices for the Elementary Classroom Enlist a skillful librarian – The Big Six Action Research

9. Research 5 topics on the internet: land, animals, recreation, landmarks and population.

10. Find photos on internet to match topics

11. Cite sources

12. Use Print Shop 2 to create pamphlet

14. Check out a classroom set of digital cameras from District

15. Go around campus with adult helper taking photos

16. With Big Buddies use iPhoto to make photo book

18. Pick a country: Australia

19. Select native animals

20. Do research on: appearance, habitat, diet, reproduction and other interesting facts

21. Find pictures

22. Cite sources

23. Share presentation with classdaviddarling.info By Karen Kohler and Lea Roberts clipartof.com

25. Power up in Room 223 Use eXchange wiki for science – Fast Plants research ASB student sponsored assembly Math blog