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Grades 6-8 - 0 views

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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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Students learn how to write bibliographic citations for online sources following the style recommended by the Modern Language Association.
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Students learn how to write bibliographic citations for online sources following the style recommended by the Modern Language Association.
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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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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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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
  
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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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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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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
  
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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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Students explore why and how commercial Web sites attempt to attract and keep visitors.
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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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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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Students consider that some Web sites are designed as advertising environments to entertain visitors while promoting advertisers' brands and products.
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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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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??
  
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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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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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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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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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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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US NSF - News - Science of the Olympic Winter Games - 0 views

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" Science of the Olympic Winter Games Photo of ice skater, words Science of the Winter Olympic Games, and logos of NBC Learn, NSF and Vancover Olympics NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, has teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a 16-part video series that explores the science behind individual Olympic events, including Downhill and Aerial Skiing, Speed Skating and Figure Skating, Curling and Hockey, and Ski Jumping, Bobsledding and Snowboarding. This groundbreaking project between the NSF and NBC Learn uses the global spotlight of the Olympics to make science more accessible and more interesting to students by showing how science helps athletes fulfill the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius--Swifter, Higher, Stronger. Read more about the "Science of the Olympic Winter Games." Each video is complemented with lesson plans which include fun classroom activities. The lesson plans were written by teachers at Academic Business Consultants for grades 6-9 and are aligned with California State Standards. Get your lesson plans and activities at Lessonopoly. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">" Science of the Olympic Winter Games Photo of ice skater, words Science of the Winter Olympic Games, and logos of NBC Learn, NSF and Vancover Olympics NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, has teamed up with the National Science Foundation (NSF) to produce Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a 16-part video series that explores the science behind individual Olympic events, including Downhill and Aerial Skiing, Speed Skating and Figure Skating, Curling and Hockey, and Ski Jumping, Bobsledding and Snowboarding. This groundbreaking project between the NSF and NBC Learn uses the global spotlight of the Olympics to make science more accessible and more interesting to students by showing how science helps athletes fulfill the Olympic motto: Citius, Altius, Fortius--Swifter, Higher, Stronger. Read more about the "Science of the Olympic Winter Games." Each video is complemented with lesson plans which include fun classroom activities. The lesson plans were written by teachers at Academic Business Consultants for grades 6-9 and are aligned with California State Standards. Get your lesson plans and activities at Lessonopoly. "</div>

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Adventures in Pencil Integration: will technology replace teachers? - 0 views

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"So you're saying that as long as we have parents working and essentially getting free babysitting we'll have teachers."   "Yes, I guess so.  Don't get me wrong, I value education and my role as a teacher.  It's just that the primary role of a teacher is socialization.  No one says it outright.  We talk about learning to read and yes, that's true.  But on some level, schools raise kids while parents work."  
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Brenda Muench on 02 Feb 10

""So you're saying that as long as we have parents working and essentially getting free babysitting we'll have teachers." "Yes, I guess so. Don't get me wrong, I value education and my role as a teacher. It's just that the primary role of a teacher is socialization. No one says it outright. We talk about learning to read and yes, that's true. But on some level, schools raise kids while parents work." "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">""So you're saying that as long as we have parents working and essentially getting free babysitting we'll have teachers." "Yes, I guess so. Don't get me wrong, I value education and my role as a teacher. It's just that the primary role of a teacher is socialization. No one says it outright. We talk about learning to read and yes, that's true. But on some level, schools raise kids while parents work." "</div>

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