You Can Use technology Every Week With These 
 PowerPoint Loop to display the day’s objectives and homework assignment
Word Template on monitor for typing class notes instead of blackboard (just set a large font and you are ready to go!)
QuizStar http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ to create online quizzes for students
Use United Streaming's Quiz Center at http://whro.unitedstreaming.com for a video with questions -see your ITF for help.
Use http://www.puzzlemaker.com/ to create puzzles for review or have students create puzzles to reinforce vocabulary. Copy finished puzzle in Word so you can save it for later use. Check the weather and plot data on a graph kept in the room or on an excel file. For example, check sunrise and sunset times and have students calculate the sunlight hours. Check out the YHS weathernet at http://www.wavy.com/Global/link.asp?L=46534 for current conditions!
Use a PowerPoint presentation to introduce a new topic. You might find one already done on the Internet. For more template backgrounds check out http://brainybetty.com/sitemap.htm Use an online newspaperfor current events Use Excel for students to record data and make graphs on some topic for the month.
Use the template in the TMS Faculty folder for making quizzes using Hyperstudio to create a quiz for students to take using the Y drive student folder. Play Jeopardy, Who Wants to be a Millionaire or Hollywood Squares using the template stored in the TMS Faculty folder Introduce a new topic by using TimeLiner timelines or graphic organizers using Word/Works. Do a Brainbooster online http://school.discovery.com/brainboosters/ . They change every day. Go online to use a dictionary or thesaurus http://school.discovery.com/dictionaryplus/ or http://www.m- Find an interactive web project in your subject area http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/proj.html Have a student a day use Paint to create a graphic for a topic being discussed in class There are some free tutorials and online courses your students may enjoy at http://www.actden.com/ Use an existing webquest or build one of your own at http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
Take your class on a virtual fieldtrip at
Find a web-based activity, tutorial, or project for your students at http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/#table
Another place is the gateway for lesson ideas http://thegateway.org/
Make a worksheet using a webpage not a page in a textbook. Students can go online to find the answers.
Have students generate and complete their own worksheets using http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/worksheetgenerator or http://worksheets.teach-nology.com
Create a map or diagram that will be labeled by students using Excel. Directions here:
Use Excel to create tests, quizzes, and study guides. Excel lets you create answer sheets and tests at the same time. Also, you can quickly rearrange test questions or copy them to another test without retyping, and you can create test workbooks with multiple sheets. Directions here:
If you like help with any of the technology ideas above please contact your Instructional Technology Facilitator Kim Haskins! This list was created by Boo Schwartz Instructional Technology Facilitator, BHS. It was updated by Kim Haskins Back to Teacher Tools page |
