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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Internet and Society

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners consider the impact of the Internet on society, information, and communication. They practice using the Internet through a variety of web searches, information gathering activities, and Internet communication. A class discussion...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Intro to New Technologies in Music Education

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders, while in the computer lab utilizing a Sibelius software, create an eight-measure piece in the key of a minor using the notes A, B, C, D and E. They incorporate quarter notes, eighth notes and half notes. Each student...
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Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Pe: Arms & Muscles

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the anatomy of the human arm. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable marker...
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Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Biology: Heart

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the anatomy of the heart. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable marker shapes...
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Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Maths: 3 D Objects

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the volume and surface area of 3-D figures. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides...
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Ray Kurzweil

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information on Ray Kurzweil offers details about his life, inventions and work as a pioneer in artificial intelligence.
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Website
Other

Mit Technology Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Technology Review is a magazine by MIT which seeks to "promote the understanding of emerging technologies and their impact on business and society." It provides you with daily technology information including events, discussions, and...
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Article
Other

Adb: How Remote Sensing Technology Improves Efficiency of Irrigation Systems

For Students 9th - 10th
With the increase of free satellite data combined with scientific algorithms and cloud computing capacity, developing affordable operational monitoring systems for irrigation management in Asia is now feasible. The use of virtual field...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Automatic Drone Balancing

For Students 9th - 10th
How do drones automatically balance themselves when you let go of the controls? Find out in this project as you build and program an experimental setup to make a drone automatically control its tilt angle about a single axis.
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Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Learn French

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students must translate words from English to French. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable...
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Interactive
Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Learn Spanish

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students must translate words from English to Spanish. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides printable...
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Handout
University of Utah

University of Utah: What Are Some Issues in Stem Cell Research?

For Students 9th - 10th
A very nice presentation and explanation of the issues and questions related to stem cell research. Not a lot of detail, but a great place to start framing the questions.
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Website
NBC

Science of Innovation: Self Driving Cars

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial includes a video filmed at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, computer scientist Sebastian Thrun and his team of software engineers are creating a fleet of self-driving cars. His innovative approach to...
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Article
Other

Shannon Steimel: 10 Questions to Ask to Evaluate a Tech Tool

For Students 9th - 10th
An edtech specialist shares ten questions to ask when evaluating a new tech tool.
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Article
Other

Opensource: 11 Considerations for Picking the Right Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand eleven considerations when choosing and evaluating technology.
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Article
Other

The Conversation: Autonomous Cars: Five Reasons They Still Aren't on Our Roads

For Students 9th - 10th
While the technology to enable a car to complete a journey without human input (what the industry calls "level 5 autonomy") might be advancing rapidly, producing a vehicle that can do so safely and legally is another matter. This article...
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Article
Other

How Technology Is Improving Productivity and Efficiency in Manufacturing Sector

For Students 9th - 10th
The article describes how the use of different types of technology are improving manufacturing efficiencies, including 3-D printing, metrology (science of measurement), exoskeleton suits, and drones.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Hoverboard: How It Works

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the advanced technology behind a hoverboard.
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Website
NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Innovation: Motion Controller for Virtual Reality

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial includes a video on William Provancher of Tactical Haptics has developed a device that combines the sense of touch with technology. Called the "reactive grip," it allows the user to experience the virtual world in a whole...
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Website
NBC

Nbc Learn: Science of Innovation: 3 D Printing

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial includes a video on 3-D printing is an innovative manufacturing technique developed by Professors Michael Cima and Emanuel Sachs from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Once just used to create working prototypes,...