Student & Teacher Resources

Multimedia Presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Free online tutorials from Microsoft Storytelling lesson ideas for the classroom using PowerPoint Ideas for making non-linear presentations How to: PowerPoint e-Books Math PowerPoint Exchange PowerPoint Exchange grades 6-12 Book report idea using PowerPoint Sample Rubric #1 Sample Rubric #2 Sample Rubric #3 Storyboard Example Pics4Learning–Free photos for educational use

Digital Storytelling using Microsoft’s Photo Story and Movie Maker Microsoft Photo Story 3 home page Ideas for using Photo Story in the classroom More ideas for using digital photos in the classroom Microsoft Movie Maker home page Free music clips List of resources for free music and sound clips (please read the fine print on these for information on annotation purposes) Free photos More free photos Even more free photos

Spreadsheet: Microsoft Excel 2003 Microsoft Excel tutorials at microsoft.com Spreadsheet notes, terms, and explanations Modules for extra practice and downloadable sample workbooks Checkbook/budget template Lesson plans and ideas Sample competency questions Excel resources, lesson plans, and ideas Exploring data: K-8 lesson plans on the web Data collecting in the classroom Middle school lesson ideas with spreadsheets Probability and spreadsheet lesson idea Stock Market game spreadsheet lesson

Database: Microsoft Access 2003 Microsoft Access tutorials at microsoft.com Database lesson: Mathematicians are people too! Database lesson: Solar system Database lesson plan ideas Lots of links for database lesson ideas

Student and Teacher Creations: Microsoft Word and Publisher Online tutorials for Word at microsoft.com Internet4Classrooms online practice modules Internet4Classrooms lesson ideas with Word Word lesson plans in different subject areas Poster making lesson plan with Word Online tutorials for Publisher at microsoft.com Desktop publishing ideas for the classroom Desktop publishing project ideas with rubrics Links to Websites with Lesson Ideas/Plans in Various Software Programs & Subject Areas Lesson Plans involving many subject areas plus technology integration Technology lesson plans courtesy of the New York Times Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers (student projects for different software) Nicholson’s Lesson Plan Blues Middle school lesson plan ideas from Microsoft Education General integration ideas, grades 6-12 Lesson plan library Lesson plans from state of Virginia Web 2.0 Resources What is Web 2.0? (video) Understanding Web 2.0 (video) What is Web 2.0? (webcast) Classblogmeister (blogging for students) WordPress (blogging for teachers–one of many places you could blog, unblocked in our system) Podcasting I’ve Made My Podcast, Now What? NCAECT 2007 Resources