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5/11/2006 10:36:40 AM

"ABC Relay" - by Sharon Fontenot, sharon.fontenot@cpsb.org
This lesson would be used at the end of an alphabetical order unit. Students would need to know how to alphabetize to the second letter. Students would need to be familiar with Word to Go. Students will need to know how to return and undo in Word.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/17/2006 6:22:07 AM

"Facts to Fiction" Basic Multiplication - by Pam Lemoine, pam.lemoine@cpsb.org
Working in pairs, using two handhelds per pair, the students will work together to develop an understanding of basic multiplication facts by constructing animated arrays using Sketchy on one handheld. As they contruct the arrays, they will use Memo on the other handheld to write an equation for each fact. They will then use the equations to write and solve story problems in Note Pad.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Math
8/26/2006 6:10:53 PM

"LOOK IT UP" LIBRARY RESOURCES SCAVENGER HUNT - by Karen Palermo, karen.palermo@cpsb.org
The lesson is designed to help students become familiar with the variety of information resources available in the library. This lesson is great for helping students improve scores on the “Using Information Resources” section of the GEE 21 and the IOWA Tests, and it should be given prior to testing. It may also be used during freshmen orientation in the library.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/8/2004 12:09:32 PM

"Prairie Buffet" - by Emma Broussard, emma.broussard@cpsb.org
In this lesson students will understand and demonstrate their knowledge of the food chain/web.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
Science
8/26/2006 2:18:37 PM

"The Day You Were Born" - by Betty Brackins, bbrackins@ebrschools.org
Students will use Inspiration on the handhelds to create an outline for their research paper "The Day You Were Born".
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 9:58:24 PM

"Watch Me Grow" - by Michele McGee, michele.mcgee@cpsb.org
Students will get to see how much they grow in one year.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
PE
5/11/2006 10:53:05 AM

"Who I Am" - by Haley Conner, haleybeth_77@yahoo.com
The student will share personal information with the class in order to better get to know one another by composing an Inspiration Web and PowerPoint slide show.
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/25/2005 8:09:41 PM

¿Qué deporte es? - by Dielle Barrentine, dielle.barrentine@cpsb.org
Earlier in the year, students studied team sports and related vocabulary as well as summer sports and related vocabulary. This lesson is a culminating activity following the unit on winter sports. Students have assigned groups and assigned numbers within that group. They are experienced at beaming and syncing and are familiar with the Handheld applications Memos, Sketchy, and Voice Memo.
Grade Level(s)
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
Foreign Language
PE
1/12/2006 8:12:05 AM

“Looking At The State Were In” through Clementine’s Eyes - by Bobbi Yancey, bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm HandHeld computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 8:27:54 PM

“Looking At The State Were In” through Clementine’s Eyes - by Judy Ball Johnson, jbjart@sport.rr.com
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm Hand Held computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 8:24:42 PM

“Looking At The State Were In”through Clementine’s Eyes - by Bobbi Yancey, bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org
This unit of study was designed as a collaborative distance project between NBCT EMC visual art specialists Judy Ball Johnson, Highlands Magnet Elementary School, Shreveport, LA, Email Address- jbjart@sport.rr.com or jbjohnson@caddo.k12.la.us, and by Bobbi Yancey, College Oaks Elementary, Lake Charles, LA. byanci@cox-internet.com or bobbi.yancey@cpsb.org Students will be introduced to an artist, Clementine Hunter, who worked as a cook, sharecropper, domestic, and nanny her entire life in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, mainly at Melrose Plantation. Students will investigate her genre paintings to analyze daily life depicted and how it compares and differs with daily living of today. Additionally, students will compare and contrast “Folk Life” in North and South Louisiana. Students will explore cultural heritage, diversity, and use of found objects to develop a theme reflecting their personal heritage in the creation of their own original art work in a “Folk”, “Primitive”, or “Outsider” style. Students will submit work electronically using Palm HandHeld computers and in a traditional manner using a variety of media on an Artist Trading Card template. The project will culminate with students meeting each other on the grounds of Melrose Plantation. Students will tour “The African House” to view Hunter’s murals first hand, will see a theatrical portrayal of Clementine Hunter by Louisiana thespian, Carol Ann Gayle, will view an electronic student art exhibit, and will participate in an information handheld beam-a-thon, and a Artist Trading Card Exchange.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Music
Social Studies
8/27/2006 7:53:19 PM

A Season For Everything - by Meg Reed, meg.reed@cpsb.org
Students use literature, hands-on activities, cooperative learning groups, and technology to create trees for each season and write a story about the seasons.
Grade Level(s)
K, 1,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
1/11/2006 12:27:40 PM

A Five Paragraph Essay That Anyone Can Write - by Ramona Coco, ramona.coco@cpsb.org
Students will see how a well-written introductory paragraph can guide their writing for the rest of the essay. Five sentence introductory paragraphs will be written and edited in class, prior to this lesson. Students will use each of these sentences to write the rest of their essay. One goal of this lesson is to guide students successfully through a five paragraph essay so that they can feel assured that they can successfully write one, on their own, in the future.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 11:50:34 PM

Action Verb Charade - by Elizabeth Faulk, efaulk@allen.k12.la.us
Students will gain a better understanding of an action verb by illustrating verbs.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 6:50:21 PM

Alien Match - by Trista Badeaux, tbadeaux@leoseton.org
The students will draw an alien in Sketchy using geometric shapes, write a descriptive paragraph in Words to Go descibing their alien, switch paragraphs with a partner, and try to draw their partner's alien according to their descriptive paragraph. **This lesson can be done in 2 days or a week depending on the skills you want to focus on and the amount of additional activities that can stem from the activity.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
5/10/2006 7:10:42 PM

All About Me - by Novella Franklin, novella.franklin@cpsb.org
This lesson will serve as an introduction to the handheld with a group of 2nd grade students. The students will have to describe attributes of their family starting with themselves.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/4/2004 7:56:18 PM

All About Me - by Rachel Sanders, rachel.sanders@cpsb.org
After reading and analyzing a variety of phase auto-biographies, students will write a multi-paragraph expository essay describing an experience in their lives. Students will create a Power Point presentation sharing aspects of themselves with peers.
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/26/2005 11:29:46 AM

Amazing Adjectives - by Trudy Phelps, trudy.phelps@cpsb.org
This would be a culminating activity for a unit of adjectives. Students would use adjectives that describe nouns according to shape, size, color, taste, smell or how it feels. The students will use the handhelds to take pictures of objects around the school campus. Then, they would beam the picture to a partner who uses the notepad to write descriptive sentences about the picture.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/13/2006 2:25:43 PM

An Individual Look at the Elements - by Robyn Vaughan, rvaughan@ebrschools.org
Students individually use ChemTable on their handhelds to research and compare information about 3 different elements on the Periodic Table. Additional information will be researched to determine how elements are used in real life. Students will use Sketchy to create a slideshow about their element.
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
Science
11/24/2004 9:31:41 AM

And The Survey Says..... - by Cindy Pitre, cindy.pitre@cpsb.org
Students will collect data from a class survey and use the data to construct graphs.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
Math
8/27/2006 1:38:30 PM

Animated Political Cartoons - by Dawn Fox, dawn.fox@cpsb.org
The students will use the sketchy program on the palm to create an animated political cartoons.
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
Social Studies
5/16/2006 8:33:45 AM

Art Start Drawing - by Shirlene Clark, shirlene.clark@cpsb.org
Using notepad on the handhelds, students draw a hanging flag. The video instructs using paper and pencil, but this lesson is adapted to use the handheld. Students are encouraged to draw what is seen. Angles are drawn in relationship to vertical fold lines. Students are asked to forget that they are drawing a flag and to concentrate on drawing lines and angles just as they see them.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
1/11/2006 5:16:43 PM

Author's Purpose - by Jackie Shortridge, jackie.shortridge@cpsb.org
Students will practice writing with a purpose in mind. Other students will have to determine the purpose of the writers by listening to the stories.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/10/2006 12:48:02 PM

BookQuest - by Hope Myers, hope.myers@cpsb.org
After reading a novel of their choice, students will complete a book log and story web based on their reading.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/28/2004 2:49:52 PM

Burn Baby Burn - by Felicia Sonnier, felicia.sonnier@cpsb.org
The students will complete a real life lesson dealing with expenses. The prerequisite skills they should have is a knowledge of excel and the program Burn Rate.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/29/2004 7:57:17 PM

Caldecott Champions - by Patty Fraser, pfraser@ebrschools.org
The teacher will introduce students to Caldecott books with a classroom book display and an oral reading of one of them. Students will be placed in collaborative groups, assigned a book to read and illustrate in Sketchy. Each group will present/retell their interpretation and illustration of their book to the class. After each group has presented, the class will vote on the best team of illustrators and award them the Classroom Caldecott Team medal.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/27/2004 12:04:22 AM

Charlie Before and After - by Marsha Chaisson, mchaisso@allen.k12.la.us
This activity is designed to assess students' understanding of the changes that take place in Charlie Gordon, the main character in "Flowers for Algernon".
Grade Level(s)
8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/8/2004 2:30:59 PM

Civil War Madness! - by Wendy Manuel, dwm@centurytel.net
Grammar/Writing activity used in conjunction with study of Civil War in Social Studies
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
7/22/2005 11:15:17 PM

Conflict Analysis - by Andrea Farmer, afarmer@ebrschools.org
II. Grade Level: 10th grade III. Content Area: English
Grade Level(s)
10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 2:24:39 PM

Congratulations, It's a Rock - by Chad Schulz, stvnschulz@aol.com
Students will learn about the three classifications of rocks and the rock cycle by becoming "parents" of a rock. They will use internet reference sources, rock samples, and creative writing to discover more about their newly adopted "child". Students will transfer creative writing assignments to PowerPoint presentations. Handheld’s will be used in the writing phase of this lesson, as well as, in drafting an Inspiration flowchart.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
8/5/2004 12:25:36 AM

Converting Mixed Numbers - by Lola Potier, lpotier@vrml.k12.la.us
This activity can be used by students to practice converting mixed numbers to fractions or vice versa. The activity could be used whole class (if every student has a handheld), in groups, or as a center activity as a culmination to a unit on mixed numbers. Students will need to have mastered multiplication, division, and simplifying fractions in order to be successful with this activity.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6,
Content Area(s)
Math
1/11/2006 3:27:15 PM

Converting Nutrients to Calories - by Brad Brinkley, brad.brinkley@cpsb.org
Students will use the Internet, PCs, and handhelds to research food items and learn how to convert nutrients to calories.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
PE
Science
7/18/2005 9:17:45 AM

Counting on Handhelds - by Monica Broussard, monica.broussard@cpsb.org
TLW verbally identify, count, and write numbers 1-10. They will also find items in their everyday lives to illustrate each number using handhelds, and then sync the information and create a powerpoint.
Grade Level(s)
Pre-K,
Content Area(s)
Math
11/25/2004 9:21:53 PM

Coushatta Travel Brochure - by Virginia LaFleur, vlafleur@allen.k12.la.us
Each year I take my students on a field trip to the Coushatta Day Camp. It is a half-day camp with fun-filled activities and games students engage in to experience the culture of the tribe. It is lots of fun and a great learning experience. The camp includes activites such as looking for arrowheads, making Indian necklaces, and eating authentic fried bread. Upon returning to school, I have my students recap the day by designing a travel brochure complete with mini reports and illustrations about what they learned at camp. This year I plan to incorporate the use of handhelds for taking notes and pictures during the excursion.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6, 7, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
8/2/2004 3:50:01 PM

Crazy With Catapults! - by Alison Dunaway, alison.dunaway@zacharyschools.org
Students will use catapults to conduct an experiment in order to test the question “As the distance a rubber band is stretched and released from increases, does the distance the rubber band increase, decrease or stay the same? ” After conducting the experiment, documenting procedures by taking pictures with the handheld and collecting data on the handheld, the students will use the Excel on the handheld to graph the data.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
Science
1/11/2006 9:17:11 PM

Creating a Newspaper - by Janet Ritchie, janet.ritchie@cpsb.org
Students will benefit from the use of the Palm, as well as desktop computers and printers. They will also be exposed to different types of software.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
8/8/2004 9:26:57 PM

Creative Sentences - by Tara Owens, tara.owens@cpsb.org
Students will use a piece of literature read by the teacher to create interesting sentences and illustrations.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/26/2006 2:15:12 PM

Creative Stories - by Jeanne Comeaux, jfc6197@slp.k12.la.us
The class will be divided into pairs. Each person will illustrate a picture in Sketchy and then beam the picture to their partner. The partners will then interpret the picture and create a story to go with the picture.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
5/11/2005 9:00:41 PM

Designing Ski Slopes - by Jill Doga, jdoga@acadia.k12.la.us
Students will investigate linear algebraic expressions to determine the appropriate equations needed in order to find the best slopes to use in designing a ski resort.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10,
Content Area(s)
Math
7/25/2005 4:50:43 PM

Divisibility Rules - by Lenore Carroll, lenore.carroll
Students will view a video on divisibility rules taking notes in Word on their Palms about the rules, then hear song of divisibility rules from Math Songs CD. Students will then use their Palms to practice divisibility rules using Divisible on their Palms
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
Math
1/10/2006 10:52:38 PM

Divisibilty Rules - by Lenore Carroll, lenore.carroll@cpsb.org
Students will view a video on divisibilty rules taking notes in Word on their Palms about the rules , then hear song of divisibility rules from Math SOngs CD. Students will then use their Palms to practice divisibility rules using Divisible on their Palms.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
Math
1/10/2006 10:46:40 PM

Ecosystem Investigations - by Laura Lombas, lmlombas@charter.net
Students will research, document, and report on five important ecosystems in Louisiana. They will work in cooperative groups to highlight the organisms in an assigned ecosystem then create a presentation for the other groups. The presentation will consist of a slide show and reports on specific organisms from the ecosystem.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
5/10/2005 11:30:29 PM

Explore What? - by Lisa Boyer, lisa.boyer@cpsb.org
Using the IIM method of research, students will complete step 1,2, & 3 of the method by using a web site and word chart to record notefacts.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
11/27/2004 6:32:22 PM

Exploring Plant Growth - by Lori Bertrand, lori.bertrand@cpsb.org
The students will participate in a science experiment where they observe, photograph, and document the growth of plants. The final products will be 2 videos showing the growth of a plant using elapsed time and also a generated chart showing plant growth.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
Math
Science
8/26/2006 11:20:20 AM

Famous Quote Project - by Kristi Reed, kreed@allen.k12.la.us
This activity is designed to assess students’ understanding of characters and language in the play Romeo and Juliet.
Grade Level(s)
9,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/11/2005 10:13:10 AM

Fiction in the Library - by Karen Baldwin, karen.baldwin@cpsb.org
An orientation lesson to familiarize students with the fiction section of the library.
Grade Level(s)
6,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/2/2004 11:35:58 PM

Finding Your Voice - by Charla Arabie, charla.arabie@cpsb.org
Students discover how to record, playback, and beam their recorded voice messages using the Zire 72. They then record information about a book in the library. Their partners must use the information to locate the same book in the library.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/27/2006 6:30:24 PM

Five little....who? - by Patricia Johnston, pjohnston@beau.k12.la.us
Students will listen to Five little monkeys jumping on bed. They will read another book of Five little something. They will compare and contrast the stories. They will also create another Five little... story. They will share their stories by beaming them to other groups.
Grade Level(s)
1, 2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/5/2004 10:51:38 AM

Folktales in Literature Journals - by Dana Leger, dleger@acadia.k12.la.us
This lesson was written to match the Louisiana Comprehensive Curriculum--ELA--5th Grade--Unit 4--Act. 1 and 2. Students will “quick write” using the handheld and the software called “LiteNotes”, a journal type software, what they remember about favorite folktales and share their journals with the class. Students will then read a variety of folktales and compose multi-paragraph responses in their journals.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/12/2005 6:26:28 PM

Food Chains - by Stacie Reed, stacie.reed
Using Kidpix or Inspiration students will label and diagram a food chain or Food web
Grade Level(s)
3, 4,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/8/2005 10:03:04 PM

Food Chains - by Stacie Reed, stacie.reed@cpsb.org
students will create multimedia slide show about a food chain or food web. They will be able to use PowerPoint, Inspiration, or Sketchy.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/20/2005 9:49:31 AM

Force Of Friction - by Herman Gray, hgray@beau.k12.la.us
This is a science experiment applying friction, and Newton's First, Second, and Third laws of motion.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7, 8, 9,
Content Area(s)
Science
8/1/2004 4:33:54 PM

Fractured Fairy Tales - by Karen Williams, karen.williams@cpsb.org
The students will use creative thinking skills to "fracture" a well known fairy tale.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 11:50:31 AM

Getting to Know Insects - by Linda Richardson, linda@sabine.k12.la.us
The learner will incorporate skills using hand held computers (Palms) to become familiar with insects
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/21/2005 11:09:09 AM

Getting To Know You - by Phyllis Gain, phyllis.gain@cpsb.org
This lesson may be used at the beginning of the year to gain knowledge of other students. It is also a good introductory lesson for some Palm basics. Students are asked to identify traits about themselves giving pertinent information using PicoMap and to compose an “I AM” poem using Memo. Students will share this information with other members of the class using the PALM beam capabilities and subsequently introduce themselves.
Grade Level(s)
10,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/16/2006 11:12:06 PM

Getting to Know Your Characters - by Jennifer Gautreaux, jgautreaux@leoseton.org
The students will choose a character from the novel, "The Mouse and the Motorcycle." This character, along with new descriptive words called adjectives, will be used to create a character web on the palm program Inspiration.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/26/2006 10:52:43 AM

Graphic Representations of Information - by Beatrice Hopkins, beatrice.hopkins@cpsb.org
Students will become familiar with graphic organizers: Venn Diagrams, T Chart, Flow Chart, Story Map, Concept Map Web using a Cinderella story.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/9/2006 6:03:57 PM

Graphing Periodic Trends - by Connie Conner, concon@centurytel.net
Students will graph two different trends from the periodic table, ionization energy and atomic radius. These values will be compared for elements 3-20 and group IA and IIA. This will allow students to determine the relationship between the properties of certain elements and their location on the periodic table.
Grade Level(s)
9, 11,
Content Area(s)
Science
8/5/2004 12:43:46 AM

Grendel: A description of evil - by Susan Doumite, sdoumite@allen.k12.la.us
Students will read lines from the epic Beowulf and identify descrptive phrases that detail the appearance of Grendel and contrast that with their own traditional ideas of evil.
Grade Level(s)
12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 11:38:19 PM

Haiku Writing using Personal Photograph - by Patty Sibley, psibley@beau.k12.la.us
Students will create Haiku poems to express what they see in a photograph that they have taken.
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/3/2004 4:31:54 PM

Handing off Light Energy - by Lee Long, lee.long@cpsb.org
The students will use their handhelds in order to learn about Light Energy
Grade Level(s)
3, 4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/17/2005 10:03:03 AM

Hopping with Polynomials - by Lisa Dick, pencilbo@websterpsb.org
Hopping with Polynomials begins with an introduction to systems of equations using a video, Power of Algebra-Polynomials and Equations, and ebook, Algebra I. Students then proceed to summarize the information introduced and test their understanding using Palm software, Quiz Wiz. Applications of the skills are applied through participation in a GPS systems of equations egg hunt.
Grade Level(s)
8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
Math
5/12/2005 8:47:28 AM

How A Bill Becomes A Law - by Erica Barnett, ebarnett@allen.k12.la
Students will learn the steps it takes for a bill to become a law.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Social Studies
8/2/2004 2:28:00 PM

How Does A Plant Drink Water? - by Saleria Blue, sblue@ebrschools.org
Use colored dyes to follow water up a plant's stem and into the petals (transpiration).
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
Science
1/10/2006 4:00:52 PM

How Does Your Garden Grow? - by Mitzi Fontenot, mitzi.fontenot@cpsb.org
This lesson will include the online Tulip Project from Journey North and a partnership with two or more schools. Students will investigate microclimates, measure variables such as temperatures, and determine which school area is best suited for a tulip garden.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/4/2004 8:47:45 PM

How Does Your Garden Grow? - by Sharla Whitaker, sharla.whitaker@cpsb.org
In this on-going project, J.I. Watson and S.J. Welsh will serve as partner schools. Students will investigate microclimates, measure variables such as temperature, and determine which area is best suitable for a tulip garden.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/4/2004 3:53:45 PM

How Would You Handle It? - by Julie Doland, julie.doland@cpsb.org
: The teacher in charge of Option 3 last year used Fridays to develop the student's writing skills (which are VERY limited!) by having them read a scenario about a real-life work force problem. They would read the article (it comes in a publication supplied by GED), write a short description of the problem, and then write about how they would change the problem. She said it was like pulling teeth to get them to write. I plan to let them use the handheld to take notes in Memo while they are reading and then to use Word to type up their solution. Discussion will also be used t get them to ponder other aspects/solutions to the problem.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
8/9/2004 6:47:57 AM

Idioms - by Sara White, sara.white@cpsb.org
During the poetry unit, students will analyze various poetic elements. In this brief lesson, students will be introduced to idioms and their use in literature, especially poetry. Students will define idiom, discuss the meanings of several idioms, and then illustrate their own idiom to share with the other students in the class who will analyze the meaning of the illustrated idiom.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 8:14:28 PM

Invention Persuasive Essay - by Julee Spann, julee.spann@cpsb.org
After reading What’s the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?, a biography about Benjamin Franklin and all of his incredible inventions, students will think of an invention of their own. They are to go through the writing process with the ultimate product being a persuasive essay persuading others that their invention is needed. They will also create an illustration/advertisement to accompany the essay.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Science
Social Studies
12/9/2004 9:57:15 PM

Investigating 'A Christmas Carol' and Ebenezer Scrooge - by Melissa Thibodeaux, thethibodeauxs@peoplepc.com
In this unit, students will research what life was like in Victorian England, read 'A Christmas Carol,' and then investigate the development of the character of Ebenezer Scrooge. This should take approximately ten - twelve 50-minute class periods, and would work well if begun immediately after Thanksgiving.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7, 8,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 7:07:49 PM

Know Louisiana! - by Mary Miller, millermr@bellsouth.net
Students will gather important facts about Louisiana throughout the year and create databases for them. Throughout the year students will be using the information to make maps, discuss, analyze and further research the information they have gathered. At the end of the year students will make Power Point presentations about Louisiana based on the information in their databases
Grade Level(s)
7, 8,
Content Area(s)
Social Studies
7/13/2005 9:14:14 PM

LEAP into Journaling - by Deborah Tatman, det6003@slp.k12.la.us
This lesson allows students to use journaling as a tool for LEAP review.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Foreign Language
Math
Science
Social Studies
5/10/2005 8:15:45 PM

Let Me Introduce Myself - by Pamela Newton, pn2228@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson students will create slide shows about themselves. This lesson can be modified to any grade level. It will be used after an introduction to the handhelds. This lesson will be used at the beginning and the end of the year.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
7/8/2005 1:07:10 PM

Let Me Introduce Myself - by Pamela Newton, pn2228@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson students will create slide shows about themselves. This lesson can be modified to any grade level. It will be used after an introduction to the handhelds. This lesson will be used at the beginning and the end of the year.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
Social Studies
7/8/2005 1:06:26 PM

Let’s Stop Litter! - by Kim Cummins, kcummins@acadia.k12.la.us
Students participating in this lesson will learn about litter and determine why this is a problem in their community. They will engage in multi-sensory, techonology-based experiences that will help them to not only understand the problem of littering, but will also afford them the opportunity to persuade others to help in the fight against littering.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/9/2005 1:47:07 PM

Let's Go Fishing - by Sherri Laffitte, sherri@sabine.k12.la.us
Students will use the “Let’s Go Fishing” curriculum to discuss food chains. This is a required curriculum for our parish sponsored by Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries. Students will use Inspiration on their palms to show food chain diagrams. Students will use Word Pad to write descriptions the Sketchy to draw a sample food chain.
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
Science
7/21/2005 11:04:46 AM

Literature Circles Using Palm Handhelds - by Kay Bolen, kay.bolen@cpsb.org
The palm handheld will be used as a management tool to to enhance the the Literature Circle Activity. Student will utilize the handheld to read an e-book, answer group discussion questions, and log information.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/16/2006 10:33:29 AM

Louisiana Customs - by Kay Jolie, cen83847@centurytel.net
This lesson will give students a better understanding of Mardi Gras and other customs of Louisiana.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
Social Studies
8/11/2004 8:30:09 PM

Loving My Landforms - by Kristen Istre Orndoff, kristen.istre@cpsb.org
After students watch a clip on Landforms from United Streaming, they will create an Inspiration chart on their landform and draw a Sketchy of their landform. Students will expand their geographic term vocabulary
Grade Level(s)
5,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Social Studies
1/12/2006 1:41:20 AM

Ma Famille - by Gwen Burguieres, gwen.burguieres@cpsb.org
This lesson focuses on the family. Students are asked to identify members of their families giving pertinent information about them using PALM Camera, Contacts, and Sketchy applications and to share this information with other members of the class. They will also interview classmates about their respective families using the PALM beam capabilities and subsequently introduce another student's family to small groups.
Grade Level(s)
7, 8, 9, 10,
Content Area(s)
Foreign Language
1/8/2006 6:02:56 PM

Making the World a Better Place - by Lynda Perrodin, lmp5371@slp.k12.la.us
In this lesson, the students will focus on the merits of a video versus a book. The students will listen to and view the story Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney. This book is about how one person can make the world a more beautiful place. The students will then complete an activity using Discussion. Upon completion of Discussion, the students will list ways to make the world more beautiful by using Inspiration.
Grade Level(s)
2, 3,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
5/9/2005 11:47:41 AM

Matching Data to Graphs, Charts, and Tables - by Michelle Jean-Louis, michelle.lynch@cpsb.org
The students will create a bar graph, chart, or table to represent the data collected from other third graders at our school.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
Math
12/9/2004 9:00:51 PM

Math Bell Work Activity - by Janet LaBruyere, janetl@nls.k12.la.us
Students will use handheld math software to sharpen their basic math skills. The software is fun and students learn “painlessly.” To get the brain cells to work past the basic skills, students will work on a “problem of the week,” when they have time. The problem and a score sheet for the basic math skills will be beamed to them on Monday of each week. The first five students to get the correct answer will be given a prize. The bell work and problem of the week will reflect the area that the students show weakness.
Grade Level(s)
6, 7,
Content Area(s)
Math
5/12/2005 7:56:20 PM

MBMS "Adopt A Tree" - by Sabra Soileau, sabra.soileau@cpsb.org
During this lesson each student will pick one of the 600 trees that were planted at the MBMS wetlands area the previous year to adopt. The adoption responsibilities will include a monthly measurement of tree height and tree circumference, leaf observations which include identification, color, and amount, and other tree comments. The student will take measurements from August through May concluding with a PowerPoint presentation that includes a graph of the tree's growth, pictures of their tree, and highlights from their journal entries. The lesson will be assessed by responses to a "Natural Disaster" What if scenario and a rubric for their PowerPoint presentation.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
Math
Science
8/4/2004 10:05:05 PM

McNeese Math - by Mary Stevens, maxine.stevens@cpsb.org
In this lesson students will use real world data to construct a bar graph, line graph, and a pie chart. They will also use this data to problem solve using basic mathematical operations.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
Math
8/25/2006 8:55:34 PM

Mean Math - by Beth Verret, beth.verret@cpsb.org
In this activity students practice using previously learned math concepts and skills when collect data, calculate the mean, graph and analyze information.
Grade Level(s)
5, 6, 7,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
Science
8/26/2006 10:28:01 PM

Measuring the Earth - by Mark Barry, barrytutoring@cox.net
Students will measure the circunference of the earth using an ancient Greek method updated with modern technology.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12,
Content Area(s)
Science
5/11/2005 10:12:39 AM

Microscope - by Selena Gomes, saemac02@aol.com
This is an activity that can be used at the end of the lesson to review over parts of the microscope and the function of each part.
Grade Level(s)
7, 10,
Content Area(s)
Science
12/3/2004 11:15:13 AM

Multiplication People Hunt - by Tevya O'Quain, tevya.oquain@cpsb.org
Students will use Palms and knowledge of multiplication facts to find the "owner" of the multiplication facts for each product on their "People Hunt" card.
Grade Level(s)
3,
Content Area(s)
Math
5/11/2005 7:48:28 PM

Mysterious Mitosis - by Courtney Storer, courtney.storer@cpsb.org
One of the most important areas of study in 7th grade Life Science centers around the study of the cell, with special emphasis placed on the process of cellular division known as "Mitosis." This concept is not an easy one, and to most students, it is an unfamiliar one. Using handheld computers to describe, illustrate (animate), and discuss the phases of mitosis should aide the students in gaining a much clearer understanding of this rather complicated, yet intriguing process of life.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
Art
English/Language Arts
Science
8/4/2004 9:11:34 PM

Name that State - by Eva Smill, esmill@ebrschools.org
Student will work with a partner and research basic features about the states using the World Almanac for Kids and various websites. Each team will create an Inspiration Web containing these basic facts. Each team will present their web to the class by playing the Name the State Game.
Grade Level(s)
4, 5,
Content Area(s)
Science
11/24/2004 9:46:20 AM

Need a Bib? - by Vickie Barto, vickie.barto@cpsb.org
Students will make a Bibliography card on various sources that would be located in the library. Students will use Word to Go to input information and beam to other class members. Inspiration will be used to collaborate common elements.
Grade Level(s)
9, 10, 11, 12, Special Ed
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
12/9/2004 10:44:45 PM

Neutralization with Antacids - by Randall Von Rosenberg, randall.vonrosenberg@cpsb.org
To gain a better understanding of the acid-base reaction and neutralization. Also how it is relevent in their everyday life in what they use in their medicine cabinet. They could also determine the most effective active ingredient or brand of antacid. The student will learn how to set up a qualitative controlled experiment to conduct their own tests with different products in the future. Finally the student may go a step further and apply chemical quantities and redesign this activity and quantify it.
Grade Level(s)
11, 12,
Content Area(s)
Science
5/16/2006 11:14:12 PM

Neutralization with Antacids - by Randall Von Rosenberg, randall.vonrosenberg@cpsb.org
To gain a better understanding of the acid-base reaction and neutralization and how it is relevent in their everyday life in what they use in their medicine cabinet. The student could also determine the most effective active ingredient or brand of antacid. The student will learn how to set up a qualitative controlled experiment to conduct their own tests with different products in the future. Finally the student may go a step further and apply chemical quantities and redesign this activity to make it quantitative.
Grade Level(s)
11, 12,
Content Area(s)
Science
5/16/2006 11:25:16 PM

New Year Goal Setting - by Lisa Dietz, lisa.dietz@cpsb.org
Students will rethink and revise their goals and action plan in preparation for iLEAP.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
1/11/2006 7:40:48 PM

No Life Without Adjectives - by Janet Doucet, rjlks5@bellsouth.net
There is a need to provide a strong foundation in language expression and writing skills. Adjectives play a big part in this. Teaching students to use adjectives enhance their ability to describe and make story events more vivid for the reader. Teaching adjectives is a requirement of Louisiana content standards and benchmarks in Language Arts. The Louisiana Educational Assessment Program, (LEAP), in the fourth grade requires students to express themselves in written form. Being able to use adjectives will be beneficial to the students. In this lesson students will be encouraged to locate, list, and illustrate adjectives using Sketchy and Memo on their handheld. Goal Statement: The students will develop an understanding of adjectives.
Grade Level(s)
2,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/11/2005 1:37:35 AM

Not Your Usual Carnivore - by Kim Holmes, kim.holmes@cpsb.org
After students have studied adaptations, they will create a concept map and design their own carnivorous plant and explain how the plant attracts and traps insects.
Grade Level(s)
7,
Content Area(s)
Science
8/4/2004 11:16:53 PM

Oh My, Gator Pie! - by Angela Weldon, aweldon@allen.k12.la.us
Students use literature, hands-on activities, cooperative learning groups, and technology to create “Gator Pies” (fractions).
Grade Level(s)
2, 3, 4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
Math
8/4/2004 1:29:01 PM

Once Upon A Time . . . - by Audrette Metoyer, audrette.metoyer@cpsb.org
In the land of make believe anything can happen! Fairy Tales do make us believe just that. It also makes children use their imagination. Fairy Tales take us to many places that we wouldn't be able to visit just for fun. In this lesson the students will investigate a familiar tale like "Cinderella" or "Little Red Riding Hood" to discover the characteristics of a fairy tale. This will help students develop their imagination and writing skills by creating another version of the stories they all know.
Grade Level(s)
4,
Content Area(s)
English/Language Arts
7/6/2005 2:30:07 PM

Our Historical City - by Lisa