Curated OER
Producers and Consumers
Third graders identify the relationship between producers and consumers and supply and demand. They listen to a lecture and complete a variety of graphic organizers to show their understanding.
Curated OER
Transport: General
In this general transportation worksheet, students examine, discuss, and complete a variety of different activities associated with transportation and traveling. Student pairs complete a puzzle together, and utilize the "conversation...
Curated OER
Charge-Coupled Devices (CCDs)
Students explore CCDs or Charge-Coupled Devices. In this digital devices lesson, students examine how CCDs are constructed, collect light, and create a digital signal.
Curated OER
Business 90 Midterm 2: Probability
In this probability worksheet, students examine given business situations and determine the probability of an event. They create tree diagrams and contingency tables. This nine-page worksheet contains 7 multi-step problems.
Curated OER
Pronoun Case - Exercise 4: We, Us, Our, Ours, and Ourselves
In this interactive online personal pronouns practice activity, students respond to 20 multiple choice questions using the appropriate pronoun case.
Curated OER
ESL: E -Commerce- Vocabulary in Conversation
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet, students fill in blanks with new vocabulary words given at the top of the page. Students can check answers for immediate feedback.
Curated OER
Audience-Smash Hits case study
Learners become familiar with the term audience after examining a story about the magazine Smash Hits and its decision to quit publication. After students study the magazine and methods currently used to receive music news, they design...
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate Cell Phone Scramble
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether students should or should not be allowed to use cell phones in class. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate Tough Cell
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text debating whether or not students should be allowed to use cell phones in school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
New York Times
New York Times: School Cell Phone Ban Violates Rights
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read about the 2006 legal controversy surrounding a New York City school system ban on student cell phones, and learn why many parents and students object to these bans.
Read Works
Read Works: How Does a Cell Phone Work?
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about cell phones and how they work. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Using Cellphones and Computers to Transmit Information
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in communication after computers and cell phones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Cell Phone Novels: 140 Characters at a Time
Cell phone novels are short stories designed to be read on cellular telephones. This article examines the Japanese trend and its potential in America.
Read Works
Read Works: News Debate Phone Patrol
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the police being able to search through cell phones without a search warrant. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Mean Machines
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the growing problem of cyberbullying and what can be done to stop it. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Smart Motorist: 15 Most Common Causes of Car Accidents: Tips for Prevention
Research shows 90% of car accidents are due to human error. Read about the top 15 most common causes and how to mitigate them.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Summer [Pdf]
"Summer" is a one page, fictional, reading passage about a mother and her two children traveling from the city to the country to visit her parents for the summer. They discuss the modern conveniences they have now like cell phones and...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Romeo and Juliet for a Digital Age
Interesting lesson which allows learners to relate more fully to this work of Shakespeare by rewriting and recreating scenes with modern, digital devices in mind (cell phones, computers, etc.). Excellent and interactive lesson plan.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Paying Attention to Technology Reviewing a Technology
Contains plans for five lessons that ask learners to write reviews of pieces of technology (cell phones, webcams, ink pens, satellite dishes, etc.) like they would write reviews of books. In addition to objectives and standards, this...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Contemporary Issues: Texting While Driving
This lesson focuses on the issue of texting while driving; it features links to articles and a video about the dangers of texting and other distractions while driving and a teen survey with their attitudes on the subject. Students read...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of telephones from the telegraph, to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Today's Telephone [Pdf]
"Today's Telephone" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about the history of the telephone from the telegraph to land-lines, to cell phones. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from the story; it...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Hi Tech Fabric Charges Devices on the Run
Read about an innovative technology in fabric that allows users to generate enough electricity through movement to charge devices such as cell phones. Includes video.
New York Times
New York Times: Cellphones Catapult Rural Africa
Read about how cellphone technology is drastically changing life in remote villages of South Africa. Click on link for classroom lesson plan.