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It has been great fun looking for lesson plans that integrate technology. I specifically looked for ones that I could use in my 2nd grade classroom. These are 3 that I want to try:
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Grade Level: 2nd Subject: Science Title of the Lesson: Life Cycles Technology Integration: This lesson involved using a task card. This card directed students to go to specific websites and then answer questions based on what they read and saw. For instance, after observing the pictures of the butterfly life cycle, they needed to make some observations about what is happening inside the chrysalis. Another task included describing how the butterfly life cycle is different from a humans.
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Grade Level: 2nd Subject: Language Arts/Spelling Title of the Lesson: Wordling Technology Integration: In this lesson, students go to wordle.com and practice typing in their spelling words. It is highly engaging and motivating because when it is done correctly the students can change the fonts and make all sorts of crazy designs out of their weekly spelling words. This could also be used for vocabulary words.
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Grade Level: 2nd Subject: Science/Nutrition Title of the Lesson: Planning a healthy and well balanced meal. Technology Integration: For this lesson, students go to a variety of restaurant websites and using a meal plan template they fill it in with their food choices from the restaurant. Then the students have to record the nutritional information and visit the U.S. Department of Agriculture to find out more about healthy eating guidelines. They must compare and contrast that information to the meal that they planned. Some of the websites are included here: McDonald's: [] Burger King: [] Wendy's: [] Other Restaurants: [|http://www.nutritiondata.com/] (This site allows you to search many fast food restaurant sites.)
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