http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/search.php?l=rss&order=&order= en-us Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST PHP edcommunity@apple.com (Apple Learning Interchange) edcommunity@apple.com (Apple Learning Interchange) Copyright 2009 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=113 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Elementary students in Springfield, Illinois, study the difference between urban, suburban and rural communities and describe what makes them similar and different. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=113 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=114 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST After a health class discussion about tobacco and the problems associated with smoking, students in Onalaska, Wisconsin, create public service "raps" to discourage smoking. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=114 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=115 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST As American citizens, we often say The Pledge of Allegiance, but do we ever stop to understand the meaning? These second grade students in Springfield, Illinois, use iMovie to explain the Pledge in their words. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=115 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=116 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Students in Scarsdale, New York, used iMovie to demonstrate the relationship between history and current events. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=116 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=117 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Understanding the life cycle of animals is an important part of science. In this project, the class witnesses and documents the 14-day life cycle of the Painted Lady butterfly. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=117 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=118 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Listening to other people read helps students develop language skills and a love for books. These classmates in Utah create audio files of books, stories, and poems to share with one another. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=118 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=119 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST One red apple, two green pencils, three friends…. Learning to count and match objects to a numeral is essential to beginning math skills. Younger students enjoy counting books, so creating a counting book of their very own is exciting for them. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=119 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=120 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Phonemic awareness is essential to early reading skills. Learning the letters and their sounds provides the building blocks for beginning reading. Alphabet books are one way to introduce children to the letters and their sounds. Younger students love alphabet books, especially ones with wonderful pictures. Wouldn't pictures from their environment make a photo alphabet book even more special? Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=120 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=121 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Most students give short demonstration speeches beginning in primary grades and progressing through high school. In this project, students in Sedgwick, Kansas, make a short speech demonstrating how to do something. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=121 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=122 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Primary Language Arts: iPhoto Lesson Idea Contributed by ADE iApps Project about a "Living Alphabet" book. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=122 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=123 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST What better way to analyze one's fluency in a language than to create a movie speaking in that language and then have the class translate the dialogue? St. George's School in Memphis, Tennessee, have their Spanish classes participate in this exercise. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=123 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=124 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this lesson, students from Logan, Utah, find examples of specific geometry terms in their surrounding environment. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=124 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=125 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Having a clear understanding of the process of science is a goal of science study. When students engage in hands-on science activities, their fundamental understanding of science processes is enhanced. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=125 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=126 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Middle-school students at Lincoln Magnet School write, review, and dramatize their own African folk tales in iPhoto and iMovie. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=126 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=127 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST A school field trip to the aquarium becomes an interactive journey when students from Tampa, Florida, document their research in iPhoto and iMovie projects. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=127 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=128 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, student teams use a digital camcorder and iMovie to create a commercial about an element explaining important properties of that element which they learned through their own research. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=128 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=129 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, students use iMovie to combine photos of the Civil War that they have found online with a class recording of the Gettysburg Address. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=129 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=130 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, students working in groups use iPhoto to create a series of images that explain and illustrate a variety of idioms describing different feelings. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=130 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=131 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST Using a digital camcorder, students film themselves or objects move across a set distance. They then use iMovie and a spreadsheet program to take data and calculate the speed of each person or object. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=131 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=132 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, each student produces a video essay in iMovie about an artist told from the artist's point of view. They also create original works of art in the style of the artist for an iPhoto slide show. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=132 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=133 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, studets analyze and describe the key elements of a story and the methods of storytelling as a performance art. They then perform the story for video. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=133 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=134 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, the students read, compare, and contrast several folktales. They then create an activity to accompany one of the folktales and share it with the class. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=134 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=135 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, students research the responsibilities of the President of the United States and about the achievements of Washington and Lincoln. Then they create a class book in iPhoto about what they would do if they were President. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=135 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=136 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, students research a historical person, write a short biography, and collect songs and images from the time period the person lived. They then produce an iMovie and a "soundtrack" using their collected music. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=136 http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=137 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:08:45 PST In this project, the students choose an adult who made a lasting impression on them, use AppleWorks to write a story about that person, decide on one story that the group will use as a basis for an iMovie project, and produce their movie. Education http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/item.php?itemID=137