Curated OER
Mail Bonding
Students explore different forms of communication via the Internet and the effects these electronic mediums have on social relationships. They compose e-mail messages and predict the gender of authors of anonymous e-mail messages of...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: William H. Gates Iii
Biography of Bill Gates, co-founder and chairman of the Microsoft Corporation. Students can learn about the evolution of Microsoft Corp. and the life of Bill Gates through text, photos and interviews.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Gary Kildall
One-page profile of influential innovator, Gary Kildall, a pioneer in the computer age whose vision and ideas created the first disc operating system for a microcomputer.
PBS
Pbs: Who Made America?: Innovators: Thomas Watson
One-page profile of influential innovator, Thomas Watson, a master businessman whose ideas and vision became the foundation of IBM.
Pew Research Center
A Portrait of "Generation Next"
A report on how "Generation Next", those of age 18-25 "view their lives, futures and politics." Find out who this new generation is and what defines it as a group.