The following are activities or thematic units that incorporate information technology in the process of learning. Some activities may have been done by third graders in a 2/3 multiage classroom. Since a study of the United States is in South Burlington's second grade curriculum, I've included those third graders' projects here.
| Learning Opportunities | Information Technology Grade Expectation Connections | Examples of Student Work | Examples of Assessment Tools |
| Birds of New
England Theme statement and photos from teacher's web site |
IT GE Checklist for Birds of New England Unit | Sample HyperStudio cards | HyperStudio Rubric |
| Animals of New England | IT GE Checklist for Animals of New England Research | Student Research | Word Processing Rubric |
| New England Lighthouses | IT GE Checklist for New England Lighthouses Activity | Paintings and Poems | Lighthouse Checklist |
| Washington D.C. Virtual Tour While on the tour, students complete this activity (Word) (pdf file). |
IT GE Checklist for Washington D.C. brochure | Students use this
template
(Word 2003)
(pdf file) for their brochures. They copy pictures from
this
(Word 2003)
(pdf file). Examples of completed Washington D.C. brochures
|
Word Processing Rubric |
| Atlantic Coast Birds | IT GE Checklist for Atlantic Coast Birds | Sample HyperStudio Cards | HyperStudio Rubric |
| The Everglades | IT GE Checklist for the Everglades Graphic Organizer | Graphic Organizer Examples | Graphic Organizer Rubric |
| Animals of the Southeast | Southeast Animals VoiceThread | ||
| Locks for Great Lakes and Mississippi River | IT GE Checklist for Locks | Examples of
HyperStudio Cards demonstrating animated lock (Converted to Flash video
using Jing) 1 2 3 4 |
HyperStudio Rubric |
| Birds of the Sonoran Desert | IT GE Checklist for Desert Birds | Sample HyperStudio Stacks | HyperStudio Rubric |
| Hawaii | IT GE Checklist for Hawaii HyperStudio | Sample HyperStudio cards | HyperStudio Rubric |
| State Research | IT GE Checklist for State Research HyperStudio |
Delaware New Hampshire |
HyperStudio Rubric |
| Alaska | IT GE Checklist for Alaska Graphic Organizer | Graphic Organizer Examples | Graphic Organizer Rubric |
| National Parks of the United States | IT GE Checklist for National Parks HyperStudio | Sample HyperStudio Stacks |
HyperStudio Rubric Photo Story Rubric |
| South American Countries | IT GE Checklist for South American Country Brochure | Examples of
country brochures (pdf files): Argentina (side one) Argentina (side two) Chile Columbia Costa Rica |
Word Processing Rubric |
| Tropical Plants of the Rainforest | IT GE Checklist for Plants of the Tropical Rainforest HyperStudio | Sample HyperStudio cards | HyperStudio Rubric |
| Rainforest Brochures | IT GE Checklist for Rainforest Brochures | Examples of
rainforest brochures (pdf files): 1 2 3 4 5 |
Word Processing Rubric |
| Central America Study | IT GE Checklist for Central America Graphic Organizer | Graphic Organizer Examples | Graphic Organizer Rubric |
Page created by Deb Gurwicz and Donna
Sullivan-Macdonald
Orchard School faculty members.
This page last updated: 02/17/10 .