Each of the activities below can be used by teachers for their
classes, but imagine how much more powerful they might be if students worked on
these as class projects, under a teacher's direction. There are substantial
opportunities for classroom creativity, student ownership, and integrating
technology into the curriculum.
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Word Processing (with graphics and draw tools)
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1.
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Compose a story/news article/book
review and illustrate it with clip art or graphics
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2.
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Expand vocabulary within any
written work using the thesaurus in your word processing application
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3.
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Create a resume for any famous
person in history
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4.
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Compare and contrast any two (or
more) things using a Venn diagram
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5.
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Plan steps or activities with a
concept web or map—or use special software designed for this purpose
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6.
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Devise a character comparison
chart in table format
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7.
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Use a table to generate timelines
for projects or to record historical events
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8.
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Design a postcard highlighting
your school, local community, or Ohio (for the bicentennial!)
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9.
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Publish a class or grade
"newspaper" or student-produced newsletter or flyer
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Spreadsheets and Databases
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10.
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Document progress for a unit or an
activity in your class
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11.
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Take a survey and chart the
results
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12.
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Collect information about define
the differences graphically—the heights of the tallest roller coasters
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13.
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Make a "real world"
budget to learn about income, purchasing, and consumer science
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Do a "reality check" for
a "dream car" or "dream house" by calculating payments
with varied interest rates
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Strategize for a fund-raiser by
working with supply, demand, and price
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16.
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Build a class "contact
list" for homework help and information sharing
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17.
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Keep an updated inventory of class
materials and resources
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18.
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Measure and record data to show
cumulative results—"Hands Across the Class" or a
"Dance-a-Thon"
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Internet
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Go on an Internet Scavenger Hunt
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20.
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Explore places you could never
visit through streaming video
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21.
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Investigate any situation through
a WebQuest—created by someone else or you can create your own
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22.
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Track data—the weather over time,
or in different places, or changes in the Stock Market
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23.
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Start the day or week with
"Current Events," even in a content area, from major news sources
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24.
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Watch or join an adventure online
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Contribute to a research
team—student data contributions and tracking are used for many projects
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26.
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Research what happened the day you
were born
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27.
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Play a role in an online
simulation—there is even a United Nations simulation for Middle School
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28.
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Test your knowledge with daily
quizzes—the National Geography Bee posts new questions daily
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29.
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Become a "Jason Project"
member
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30.
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Follow the Iditarod
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Email
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31.
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Ask an expert or an author for his
or her opinion or insight on a topic you are studying
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32.
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Become an "e-pal" to
someone anywhere in the world
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33.
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Contact your Congressional
Representative, Senators, or state officials with your concerns or questions
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34.
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Share your expertise or opinion,
or post a question on a message board
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35.
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Initiate a friendly competition in
reading or physical fitness activities with another class or school and share
results
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Presentation Software
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36.
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Pull group work together in a
class presentation with each group having a few slides in a presentation
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Compile information into a common
format—"Math Formulas We Use" created by and for students
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38.
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Record "class info and
rules" for new student orientation
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39.
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Make a digital "memory
book" for the year
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Digital Camera
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40.
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Capture the moment—class
presentations, field trips, or activities!
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Provide supporting "evidence"
in a project or report
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Digital Video
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42.
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Document processes for use and
review—lab equipment and procedures
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43.
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Record a class project or event,
such as a field trip or guest speaker, for further learning activities
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44.
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Create a "newscast" of
some event—current or historical—students presenting the information
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Web Page
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45.
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Design a web page or site to
direct students’ learning activities in a class or for a project
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46.
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Upload a page with results of
students’ work—art, maps, or even digital presentations
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47.
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Share the results of student
investigations by posting results on the Web
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48.
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Use web page creation software to
create a portfolio on a CD-ROM
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Videoconferencing
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49.
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Converse and collaborate with
another class on a project
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50.
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Take a course, in real time, from
an instructor and with other students at various locations
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