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Geography

• »Globalization comes to the table (lesson plan)
• »Map reading in the 21st century (lesson plan)
• »Road trip (lesson plan)
• »Life along the Ring of Fire (lesson plan)

History

• »Current currencies (lesson plan)
• »The Olympic Games (lesson plan)
• »What is jazz? (lesson plan)
• »Archaeological finds (lesson plan)
• »History and culture through food (lesson plan)

Language arts

• »Discover America (virtual classroom tour)
• »Bridging the generation gap (lesson plan)
• »A view from the top (lesson plan)
• »When our grandparents were children (virtual classroom tour)
• »Literary scavenger hunt (lesson plan)
• »Examining character traits through character mapping (lesson plan)
• »Save a species (lesson plan)
• »Animal alphabet (virtual classroom tour)
• »Reel reading (virtual classroom tour)

Mathematics

• »Using real school data to teach students charts and graphs (article)
• »Origami in flight (virtual classroom tour)
• »Video gamer (virtual classroom tour)
• »Diet, ratio and proportion (virtual classroom tour)
• »Candy is dandy (lesson plan)
• »Design your own room (virtual classroom tour)
• »Math maps (virtual classroom tour)

Science and technology

• »Meteorologist for a day (lesson plan)
• »Healthy hearts (virtual classroom tour)
• »Interactive Egypt map (virtual classroom tour)
• »Sumo robots (virtual classroom tour)
• »The Human Genome Project (lesson plan)
• »The story of milk (lesson plan)
• »Boats for speed, boats for hauling (virtual classroom tour)
• »It's an element, dear Watson! (virtual classroom tour)

Social studies

• »Discovering Native Americans and their culture (virtual classroom tour)
• »The intolerance project (virtual classroom tour)
• »Around the world calendar (lesson plan)
• »The story of Sacagawea's son, Pomp (lesson plan)
• »Create a timeline using Microsoft® Office Excel (article)
• »Family history using totem poles (lesson plan)
• »The life of a legislative bill (lesson plan)

"Best-Ever Lesson Plan" winners

• »Snowflakes (lesson plan)
• »Is it even or is it odd? (lesson plan)
• »Literature and music: keeping score (lesson plan)
• »Fireside chat podcasts (lesson plan)

Professional development

"Best-Ever Lesson Plan" winners

• »Snowflakes (lesson plan)
• »Is it even or is it odd? (lesson plan)
• »Literature and music: keeping score (lesson plan)
• »Fireside chat podcasts (lesson plan)

Technology skills

• »Adobe Photoshop CS4: introduction (course)
• »How to build your first web page (course)
• »Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007: introduction (course)
• »Adobe Photoshop CS4: intermediate (course)
• »Microsoft® Excel 2007: introduction (course)
• »Adobe Photoshop 101: capture, crop and transform (article)
• »Adobe Photoshop 101: resize an image for onscreen viewing (article)
• »Introduce your class at Open House with Microsoft® Windows Movie Maker (article)
• »Laptop PCs: basic troubleshooting and repair (quick lesson)
• »Laptop PCs: troubleshooting wireless problems (quick lesson)
• »Adding gadgets to the Windows Vista Sidebar (how-to)
• »Find files using basic Search in Windows Vista (how-to)
• »Embracing Web 2.0 (course)
• »Microsoft® Excel 2007: advanced part 1: analyzing data (course)
• »Microsoft® Excel 2007: intermediate (course)
• »Microsoft® PowerPoint 2007: advanced (course)
• »Microsoft® Word 2007: intermediate (course)
• »Microsoft® Word 2007: introduction (course)
• »Touch up digital photos with Adobe Photoshop Elements 7.0 (course)

Just for fun

• »Develop your thinking skills (course)
• »Get organized: tips and tools for managing time, space and paper (course)
• »Genealogy in a wired world (course)