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Brenda Muench

Dangerously Irrelevant: Best designs for a computer lab? - 0 views

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    great start to discussions for computer lab or mobile carts
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Stellarium - 0 views

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    "Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. "
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    "Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. It is being used in planetarium projectors. Just set your coordinates and go. "
Brenda Muench

Painter | Slimber.com: Drawing and Painting Online - 0 views

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    Simple drawing tool. Download projects to your computer
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The Principal and Interest : Scrap the Lab. It Doesn't Compute. - 0 views

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    great article on 1:1 computing in schools written by a Prinicpal
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Grades 6-8 - 0 views

  • Students learn that, because anyone can publish on the Web, they must carefully evaluate the sites they use for research. They review evaluation criteria and use a checklist to "grade" informational sites.
  • Students learn how to write bibliographic citations for online sources following the style recommended by the Modern Language Association.
  • Students learn how to write bibliographic citations for online sources following the style recommended by the Modern Language Association.
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      6th
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  • Students learn that, because anyone can publish on the Web, they must carefully evaluate the sites they use for research. They review evaluation criteria and use a checklist to "grade" informational sites.
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      6th
  • Students learn that when cyberbullying includes threats to safety, they must involve trusted adults. They develop a plan to enable students to report cyberbullying to school authorities anonymously.
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      7th grade
  • Students explore the benefits of online talk and messaging and consider scenarios in which they might feel uncomfortable or be asked to give away private identity information. They identify situations in which flirting and sexual talk is risky and discuss safety rules to apply online.
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      7th grade??? Not quite sure where to put this one but this is one we need to be covering with our kids and our parents
  • Students explore a scenario in which a friendly relationship turns to a bullying one involving cell phones and computers. Then they create a glossary of abbreviations that will give contextual clues to text messages.
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      6th grade
  • Students learn they can converse and share ideas and opinions with others in cyberspace. They adopt a critical thinking process that empowers them to protect themselves and their families as they visit sites requesting private identity information.
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      8th grade
  • Students learn how to create secure passwords in order to protect their private information and accounts online.
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      7th grade - taught in 5th grade as well but needs to be revisited
  • Students consider possible ways to copy others' works using the Internet and learn that many forms of copying are illegal or unethical.
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      6th grade
  • Students explore why and how commercial Web sites attempt to attract and keep visitors.
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      8th grade
  • When you know the specific information you need, keyword searching is the most effective method of searching on the World Wide Web. Students learn strategies to increase the accuracy of their search. They compare the number and kinds of sites obtained and make inferences about the effectiveness of the strategies.
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      8th grade
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Microsoft Security Brochures and Fact Sheets @import url( - 0 views

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    Download free brochures, and fact sheets from Microsoft that you can use to teach classes or groups about computer and Internet security.
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about Soundplant 26 - 0 views

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    program your computer keyboard with sound samples.
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ABCya! Elementary Computer Activities& Games - 0 views

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    Great list of games!!!
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ABCya! The Leader in Kids Educational Computer Games & Activities - 0 views

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    Great list of games!!!
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Grades 9-12 - 0 views

  • Students explore the consequences of unintended audiences viewing their social network profiles. They consider four key characteristics of social network sites and how they might affect teens as they try out new identities. Then, students collaborate to write a letter to parents demonstrating their understanding of issues related to unintended online audiences.
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      freshmen
  • Students explore how bullying behaviors on social networking sites and cell phones can affect teens around the clock. They identify positive actions that bystanders can take to alleviate a particular scenario. Then they write a letter to the editor discussing the positives and negatives of social networking sites, messaging, and cell phone technologies used by teens.
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      Soph.
  • Students learn to think critically about their choices of Web sites for research by using an evaluation checklist that discusses the key characteristics of trustworthy sites. A sampling of sites on a topic of high interest to students provides the lesson context. Optional strategies for the use of Web 2.0 tools are included. Extend the lesson to examine the use of Wikipedia.
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      Jr.
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  • Students explore real stories of cyber security threats and damage and learn to think responsibly about securing their families' data at home and when using public computers. They think creatively about how to talk with their families about cyber security .
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      Seniors - great stuff to discuss as they prepare to go to college and operate on a different network
  • Cite Your Sources
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      When this one becomes available we need to look at it!
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Grades K-1 - 0 views

  • Children learn that computers, like other objects, are property and should be respected.
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      Kindergarten lesson
  • Children search for animal pictures online by clicking letters of the alphabet. They then print the pictures and, in an offline activity, color them and arrange a display.
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      Kindergarten
  • Children learn that the purpose of advertisements is to encourage people to buy something; children also practice differentiating ads from content on Web sites.
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      1st
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  • Children explore the concept of cyberspace as a means of communicating with real people within their school.
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      first grade
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Grades 2-3 - 0 views

  • Students extend their understanding of “property” to include not only computer equipment but also the work of others, and then discuss rules for respecting such property.
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      2nd grade
  • Students learn that bullying behaviors may take place when they are online. They brainstorm slogans to remind one another that they can get help from a trusted adult.
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      2nd - would be great when we start the instrument game and they ask about the password
  • Students explore, evaluate, and compare several children's informational Web sites, concluding that people's opinions about the quality and usefulness of sites will vary.
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      third grade
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  • Students explore the concept of cyberspace as a means of connecting people and explain how the ability to communicate can unite a neighborhood.
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      3rd grade - track who we talk to on a google map in 2nd and 3rd grade
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Grades 4-5 - 0 views

  • Students model a network and learn that the Internet consists of many computer networks that are able to communicate with one another.
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      4th grade
  • Students consider that some Web sites are designed as advertising environments to entertain visitors while promoting advertisers' brands and products.
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      4th grade
  • Students learn strategies for getting immediate help with their homework, including going online with an adult to homework help search services and reference databases.
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      5th grade
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  • Students are guided through a multi-lesson project to collaborate in making real-world purchasing decisions using mathematical and critical thinking skills and accessing Internet resources to collect information.
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      5ht grade - Could we buy ISAT prizes??
  • Students learn that, although the Internet makes it very easy, copying others' work and presenting it as one's own is unethical. They also learn about circumstances in which it is permissible to copy others' work.
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      5th grade
  • Students consider that while they are enjoying their favorite children's Web sites, they may encounter messages from other children that can make them feel angry, hurt, sad, or fearful. They explore ways to handle a particular cyberbullying situation, learn some basic prevention rules, and propose actions to take to calm down when online language makes them angry.
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      4th grade
  • Students learn that sometimes youths in groups think and behave differently than they would if each person was alone. They examine the role of the bystander in cyberbullying situations and develop an ethical pledge for bystanders.
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      5th grade
  • Students learn the benefits of using passwords and then play a board game to discover some strategies for creating and keeping secure passwords.
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      4th grade
  • By examining and identifying actual online requests for private information, students learn to apply the same safety rules in cyberspace as they use when encountering strangers in the face-to-face world.
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      5th grade
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