Curated OER
Stimulus Response
Students explore the five steps in the stimulus-response pathway. They analyze the senses and the difference between animals' primary and secondary senses. Students collect information about animal behavior to debate the ethics of...
Curated OER
Peter The Butterfly
Pupils complete an interdisciplinary unit chronicling the life cycle and movement patterns of the butterfly. Through language arts, mathematics, and science activities, students identify various types of butterflies and document the...
Curated OER
Pedestrian Safety
Students review the concepts of pedestrian safety. Individually, they draw a picture of themselves doing an activity they enjoy noting the rules of safety. After sharing their picture, they discuss the benefits of being safe during...
Curated OER
The Skinny on Sororities
Learners explore the boundary between membership exclusivity and illegal discrimination in private organizations by examining a recent case of alleged discrimination in a college.
Curated OER
Got Biodiversity?
Young scholars examine the concept of biodiversity. Using the internet, they complete small activities in which they work together. Using the information they collected, they create a class book, make murals and write in their journals.
Curated OER
Instructional Software Resources for Grades K-3
Young scholars become familiar with teh selection, evaluation, and use of instructional software for 4-8 classroom. They download software demos from the web and discuss critiquing software. Students browse software evaluations on web...
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A Walk In Someone Else's Shoes
Seventh graders create a PowerPoint presentation documenting their research on the plight of the less fortunate. Using internet research and sources, they gather information about their topic and use the provided template to create...
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 14. Social Networking
A social network is an online community of people who use a website or app to communicate with each other by sharing comments, images, videos, resources, etc. This tutorial consists of four quests and, when you have completed it, you...
Other
Childnet International: Digizen: Social Networking Detective
This social networking profile has been created to stimulate discussion about safe and potentially unsafe practices and features on social networking sites. Together with the accompanying questions, it has been designed to highlight ways...
CommonLit
Common Lit: "Anti Social Networks? We're Just as Cliquey Online" by Laura Sydell
A learning module that begins with "Anti-social Networks? We're Just as Cliquey Online" by Laura Sydell, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or...
Other
Connect Safely: Connect Safely: Smart Socializing Starts Here
This resource offers students and adults information in order to help young people socialize safely online.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Socializing Online
In this online course, students will learn all about different social networks such as Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ and how to stay in control of your information and stay safe.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Online Identity
What is your online identity? Do you share too much on social networking sites like Facebook or MySpace? Learn safe behavors to follow when you are online to prevent cyberbullying and identity theft.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online: Safe Social Networking
Social networking sites are very popular. They also expose people to certain risks, such as online bullying, loss of privacy, cyber stalking and other problems. This resource describes some of the risks with social networking sites and...
University of British Columbia
University of Bc: Digital Tatoo: Privacy and Surveillance: Online Presence
How can you take control of your digital identity? Learn about privacy in the cloud, managing your online profile, and digital dossiers. Resources include videos, quizzes, and ideas to discuss and explore.
Media Smarts
Media Smarts: Your Connected Life: A Teen's Guide to Life Online [Pdf]
This guide is designed to help students who are just entering high school balance the demands their offline life with their digital one. The guide offers practical advice on a variety of activities kids like to do online, including...
Other
Kidsmart: Social Networking
Test your online safety knowledge about social networking. Here, you can find some great tips and learn the "Smart" way to network online to keep in touch with friends.
PBS
Pbs Frontline: Growing Up Online
Information and analysis on the practices and habits of children and teens who live their lives online. Focus is on teen culture in the digital age and on how online media have intensified fears of the dangerous dimensions of adolescence.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Using Online Technology to Explore Characterization and Style
Students use social networking sites to trace the development of characters by assuming the persona of a character on the class Ning and sending a set number of tweets, or status updates.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize: How Ict Has Changed Communication and Collaboration
Computers and the internet have changed how people work, communicate, and share information, but we need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of sharing online. This tutorial looks at email, video conferencing, online document...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Lesson: Talking Safely Online (Grades 3 5)
During the course of this lesson plan young scholars learn that while people can develop rewarding friendships online, they should be cautious with online-only friends and never reveal private information without asking a parent or...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media: Education: Protecting Online Reputations
Tagging friends on social media is a great way to connect with others and capture memorable experiences. But what if they don't want to be tagged? Encourage your students to take responsibility for how they may affect the digital...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Generation Like: What Are Teens Doing Online?
Examine facts and figures on how teens use the Internet in this infographic from FRONTLINE: Generation Like. Ninety-five percent of teens use the Internet. The infographic details which forms of technology they use to access the...
Federal Trade Commission
On Guard Online: Friend Finder
Test your knowledge about internet safety while playing this fun interactive game designed to see if you can pick the right friends on social networking websites. Be sure to click on the link for helpful tips.