Take This Lollipop is an Interactive Live Action Facebook Connect experience. It teaches students how important it is to have your social media on private, and how easy it is for people to find out information about you through the internet.
Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about
Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. This site lets you choose which age group you want to learn about
I chose this source because of the content related to LiveText and thought it would be helpful for those who need step-by-step guides when they're having trouble. There are quite a few other tutorials for Live Text here as well.
I chose this source because of the content related to LiveText and thought it would be helpful for those who need step-by-step guides when they're having trouble. There are quite a few other tutorials for Live Text here as well.
This is a really cool real time website called Africam. Africam brings you live video feeds from the African bush with audio and night vision 24/7. Watch wild African animals in their natural habitat including lions, elephants, giraffes and leopards. .
Welcome to the Carnegie Cyber Academy, the most prestigious cyber defense training facility in the world.
At the Academy, we train our cadets in online safety so that they can protect themselves and others from the attacks of malicious Cyber Villains. The Internet is a growing part of our daily lives. It is my hope that future generations will be able to continue exploring Cyberspace in a safe and secure way.
We think that these areas of the Digizen site will be of particular use and interest to you. Look for the digizen guide on each page - they are colour coded to show if the content is useful for teachers, parents and/or kids. Happy browsing!
This site has many resources for teachers, parents, and even students so that they can learn more about digital citizenship and what that looks like in their lives.
Plagiarism is a hot topic in the academic world, but it applies in all aspects of our lives. This is a guide to show your students that may help to prevent plagiarism. Especially applicable to high school and older grades, the students can do a self-check to see if their writing is authentic. This self-check will help them find out the types of plagiarism and the severity of it.
Technology is ubiquitous, touching almost every part of our lives, our communities, our homes. Yet most schools lag far behind when it comes to integrating technology into classroom learning. Many are
From the Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing. This article talks about family acceptance of LGBT youth and how this acceptance as well as the support from others affects all aspects of these youth's lives. Good read for teachers to help understand students who might identify as LGBT.
Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media. Useful information for all grade levels regarding digital citizenship
Check out our Scope & Sequence below to find the right resources for your classroom. The grade-differentiated units spiral to address a cross-curricular approach. Teachers can use the units either sequentially by grade or at any grade level within the band.
Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
Record Screencasts for providing onscreen instruction.
three to five computers
library with a pod of computers:
student blogging
digital stories
Microsoft PowerPoint, LibreOffice, Prezi, or Google Docs.
create cartoons
laptop cart or a computer lab:
Enable students to work through course content at their own pace through the use of screencasts, e-books, and other digital media.
live class discussions
enhanced digital note taking
1:1 laptops or netbooks:
handful of mobile devices
create videos
Record group discussions
record themselves reading aloud for fluency checks
student-created comics
e-books
Try out a tool like Nearpod to project information onto student devices.
Conduct research.
Collaborate using apps like Whiteboard.
1:1 mobile devices:
multifunction devices
Upload and access course content
student polling
Quick Checks:
get a quick snapshot of the class
you can get quick and easy feedback that will help inform your instruction.
Personalized Feedback
All three tools provide the ability for teachers to leave personalized comments and notes on student work, and they provide a messaging service for students who may want to send emails with questions or concerns about the course.
A great resource for teachers who are stumped on how to integrate technology into their existing classroom. Includes how to get started as well as ideas like, "if you have an interactive whiteboard", "if you have computers in your classroom", etc.