Project Possibilities

What Can I do?
This site provides a list of ideas for teachers trying to use technology with their students.

Classroom Instruction that Works
This site provides ideas for using technology to implement the strategies from Classroom Instruction that Works, by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane E. Pollock.

LoTi level 3 samples
This site provides a collection of samples of LoTi Level 3 lessons.

Rubric Creation Sites
UEN | Other Rubric Sites

Ideas for Technology Projects - See appropriate Grade Level Resources for project ideas that match the core.

• Use Inspiration
  • Create an Inspiration Organizer for students to use during a lecture or while reading or gathering information.
    • Look through the templates found in Inspiration.
    • Use organizers created by others. A collection of graphic organizers.
    • Create your own.
  • Use Inspiration to create an organizer for student research. Create a link from the organizer to a specific web page. Sample Inspiration files:
    • Modern World History
    • Landmark Cases
  • Have students use Inspiration to create a story map or timeline of a specific time period or event.
    • American Revolution Timelines
  • Have students use Inspiration to create a web showing information gathered and organized in topics and subtopics. Use the outline feature to create an outline for a final report or other project.
    • Web of Eleanor Roosevelt
      • Outline of Eleanor Roosevelt Web
    • Web of Oceanography
      • Outline of Oceanography Web
    • Have students outline a topic in Inspiration and export it as a PowerPoint Presentation.
• Use a multimedia presentation (PowerPoint, HyperStudio, AppleWorks, mPower)
  • Jeopardy and other pre-created templates
  • Teacher-created presentations
    • Grade 6 - 12 Presentations
    • Nebo Teacher Presentations
    • Secondary Social Studies Presentations from Utah Agriculture in the Classroom. Includes a presentation for each grade level.
  • Have students create a multimedia presentation to demonstrate understanding of a topic.
  • Use SurWeb to create Media Shows and Learning Segments.
• Have students create projects from the AppleWorks templates. Projects include poster, brochure, timeline, postcard, trading cards, etc.
• Create your own template for students to complete.
  • Sample templates for Elementary students (created in AppleWorks and KidPix.) These templates can be downloaded.
• Have students create projects from Microsoft Office's project gallery. Appropriate student projects include: Newsletter, Brochure, Reports, Web Pages, or Journals.
• Find or create an online activity such as a WebQuest.
  • Have students complete an existing webquest as part of a unit.
    • WebQuest Matrix with sample webquests.
  • Create your own WebQuest that matches your core
    • Learn how to create a WebQuest
• Use UEN's Projects and Tools to create an online internet project.
  • View Virtual FieldTrips or learn how to create your own.
  • View WWW Activities or learn how to create your own.
• Create task cards for students to complete as they visit Internet sites.
• Have students create their own web page.
• Have students maintain an electronic portfolio.