Bedichek Technology Integration Plan
Social Studies Integrated Activities
 
Grade: Social Studies TEKS Student Expectations Technology Tools Technology Application TEKS
         
6 6.21A Students will create an iMovie which presents an original interpretation of a historical figure based on secondary sources of information acquired from biographies and online databases. iMovie software (6-8) 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7J, 9B
6 6.21C Students will organize and interpret information from online databases and create a timeline. Inspiration (6-8) 7B, 7C, 7J, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E
6 6.3A, 6.3C, 6.21C Groups of students will produce a multimedia presentation containing student-created thematic maps and graphs that compares 2 countries from contrasting world regions and illustrates answers to student-generated inquiries based on information acquired from Maps 101. PowerPoint and Maps 101 (6-8) 6B, 7B, 7C, 7D,7J, 9B, 10B, 10c, 10D, 10E, 11A, 11B
         
7 7.8A, 7.21C, 7.22C Based on electronic databanks, students will create a thematic database of information which compares populations in Texas over 4 decades and transfers the information to a digital graph which comparesTexas' population during a 40-year period.  AppleWorks Database or Excel, electronic textbook databases (6-8)  7B, 7C, 7D, 7G, 7J, 8E, 9B, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 11A, 11B
7 7.8A, 7.22C The students will collect information on a topic such as regions or ethnic groups of Texas and create an electronic brochure which includes text, photos, images, maps and graphs. Publisher or AppleWorks (6-8)  7B, 7C, 7D, 7E, 7G, 7J, 8E, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 11A, 11B
7 7.21A, 7.21C Students will select an era of Texas history, evaluate events of the era, gather additional information, and create a multimedia "Award" presentation which highlights one person's contribution and includes a uniquely appropriate, visual award. PowerPoint and electronic databases, and online resources (6-8) 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7G, 7J, 8E, 9B
7 7.22C Students will select and transfer a digitally-produced unit product from their interactive journal and/or other projects to their own web page or electronic portfolio. Think.com, scanner, server access, interactive journals 7F, 7G, 8E, 7J, 11A
         
8 8.10A, 8.31C Students will create a database of information  about a specific aspect i.e., the economy, religion, or population of the colonial time-period and create charts and thematic maps which visually display answer to student-generated inquiries. Online databases, Maps 101 (6-8) 7B, 7C, 7D, 7G, 7J, 8E,10B, 10C, 10D, 10E
8 8.10B Utilizing student-generated questions and answers from the previous activity, students will collaborate in the creation of an electronic computer game about the American Revolution HyperStudio, UnitedStreaming.com (6-8) 6B, 9B
8 8.30A Students will utilize information gathered from multiple sources to create biographical sketches of Famous Americans and develop products such as business cards, birth certificates, obituaries, and report cards Microsoft Word, Online resources such as CNN, Biography.com, Historychannel,  and museum web sites (6-8) 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 7J, 9B
8 8.30C Studentswill create a Power Point multimedia presentation about the American Industrial Revolution PowerPoint, textbook, electronic textbook database (6-8) 7B, 7C, 7J, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E
8 8.31C & 8.31D Students will create an iMovie for the Civil War which reflects the causes, battles, and repercussions iMovie, Mulitmedia Mobile carts, Internet, Textbook & CD (6-8) 7G, 8E, 7A, 7C, 7J, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B
8 8.10A Students will create thematic maps for economy & geography of Colonial America                                       Internet, online databases,  Textbook & CD (6-8) 7B, 7c, 7D, 7J, 10B, 10C, 10D
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Language Arts Integrated Activities
 
Grade: Language Arts TEKS Student Expectations Technology Tools Technology Application TEKS
         
6 6.9C, 6.13C, 6.20E, 6.18F Students will use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, editing, and publishing texts Read & Write Gold, Microsoft Word (6-8) 7A, 10A
6 6.22B, 6.23B Students will interpret important events and ideas gathered from a video segment and compare and contrast the video segment with a written story. UnitedStreaming.com, Text (6-8) 6A, 6B, 9B
6 6.13C Students will use multiple sources, including electronic texts and print resources to locate information relevant to research questions Internet Explorer, online databases (6-8) 4A, 4B, 5B, 6A, 6B
6 Students will demonstrate keyboarding proficiency in technique and posture while building speed and use digital keyboarding standards for data input.  MicroType 2B, 2C
         
7 7.20E Students will present information in the form of a PowerPoint presentation PowerPoint (6-8) 11B
7 7.8B For 3 - 6 major assignments, student selections of varied texts will include electronic texts when reading for information. Internet Explorer, online databases (6-8) 4A, 5B, 6A, 6B, 9B
7 7.18F, 7.24B Students will use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, and editing in the interdisciplinary production of a travel brochure. Read & Write Gold, Microsoft Publisher (6-8) 2A, 7A, 10A, 11A, 5A, 7E, 7J, 11B
7 7.18F, 7.24B Students will use available technology to support aspects of creating, revising, and editing in the creation of an advertisement Read & Write Gold, Microsoft Word (6-8) 2A, 7A, 10A, 11A
7 7.22B, 7.23B Students will first compare/contrast and evaluate the purposes & effects of print, visual, and electronic media and then develop a multimedia report. United Streaming, online databases, HyperStudio or PowerPoint (6-8) 5A, 7E, 7J, 10A, 11B
         
8 8.13C Students will research information on specific thematic topics 3 - 6 times per year Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer (6-8) 4A, 4B, 5B, 6A, 6B, 6C, 4A, 4B, 8A
8 8.9C, 8.18F Students will prepare a word document 3- 6 times per year which meets TAKS criteria and compares researched information or compares electronic media such as film with the written story Microsoft Word, Read & Write Gold (6-8) 4A, 5B, 5C, 6A, 6B, 2A, 7A, 10A, 11A
8 8.20E  Students will create a PowerPoint, iMovie or conventional paper 2.4 times per year PowerPoint, iMovie, Multimedia carts, Microsoft Word 7A, 7D, 7E, 7G, 10A, 11A, 11B, 11C, 5A, 7J
8   Students will watch and interpret Channel 1 Channel 1 TV 5B, 6A, 6B, 9B
8 8.21 Students will correspond with peers or others via email Think.com (6-8) 8A, 8B
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Science Integrated Activities
 
Grade: Science TEKS Student Expectations Technology Tools Technology Application TEKS
         
6 6.4A Students will create a PowerPoint presentation on "The Rock Cycle" Internet, Digital Cameras, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint (6-8) 4A, 4B, 5B, 6A, 6B,
7 7.2A, 7.2E, 7.4A Students will research their diet, collect data, and compare nutrition in their diet to recommended nutritional values Internet, Online databases including fitness.com, Microsoft Excel (6-8) 4A, 5B, 6, 7B, 7C, 7J, 9B, 10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E, 10G
7   Students will prepare a spreadsheet and create charts and graphs displaying their attainment of nutritional goals. Microsoft Excel (6-8) 7B, 7C, 7G, 7J, 10B-E
7   Students will present their nutritional findings utilizing either PowerPoint or Inspiration Word, and PowerPoint, Inspiration (6-8) 7D,  8C, 8E,10A, 10B, 10D, 10E,
8 8.4A Students will collect, record, and analyze information using the Internet and online databases. Content-specific Websites, Microsoft Excel and Word (6-8) 1A, 1B, 3B, 2A - D, 3B, 4, 5A, 5C, 6, 7A- E, 10
8 8.4A Students will collect, analyze, and record information regarding interactive components, conduct tests, and evaluate data Content-specific websites (6-8) 2A - D, 3B, 4, 5A, 5C, 6, 7A - E, 10A, 10D
8   Students will organize, interpret and present a data analysis Microsoft Excel, AppleWorks Spreadsheet (6-8) 1A, 1B, 2A-D, 3B, 4, 5A, 5C, 7A-E, 10A, 10D
8   Students will access assignment information from teacher's online assignment lists and online assignment calendar Think.com, Assign-A-Day.4teachers.org (6-8) 2A-D, 3B, 4, 5A, 5C, 10A-D
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Math Integrated Activities
 
Grade: Math TEKS Student Expectations Technology Tools Technology Application TEKS
6 6.11D Students will use the visual graphics software, Inspiration,  to classify shapes and list the properties of shapes. Inspiration (6-8) 1E, 1A, 1F, 7D, 7F, 8C, 10D
7 7.13D After exploring a game played with two spinners, students will analyze and communicate 2-state outcomes (What Do You Expect, Investigation 1.3) Excel or graphing calculator, Word or AppleWorks Word (6-8) 1F, 1A, 7A, 7G, 10A, 10C, 10E, 11A, 11B
8 8.12C. 8.13B Students will construct circle graphs, bar graphs, and histograms with and without technology Microsoft Excel (6-8) 1E, 6B, 7B, 10E, 11A
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