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The article is for elementary school. It is somewhat basic, but it might be a conversation starter for a staff meeting. Also, it has links to other resources. (Make sure you go to page 2.) "These are the new citizenship skills for our students. While we shouldn't stop teaching children how to say "please" and "thank you," and bullies will still exist in the face-to-face world, it is vital that we treat online safety and digital citizenship with the same amount of seriousness and attention."

"Add Coding to Your Elementary Curriculum. . . Right Now" Coding was featured at MACUL15. This article has some tips on getting started.

Kathy Cassidy is a brilliant first grade teacher. This link focuses on digital portfolios for grades one and two. It was part of her resent presentation at BLC14/ You may wish to share this link with your lower elementary teachers.

Slides from a presentation. Contains ideas and apps. You may find some ideas that would work in your UDL Project. Even though the title is iPads, the ideas will fit other technologies.

middle and high school Social Studies classrooms. Some of them are also appropriate for older elementary students. These tools and sites take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Web with full-motion video, 3D animations, and interactivity.