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Google

Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 6: Steve Jobs: Unit Files

For Teachers 6th
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for texts about Steve Jobs.
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PBS

Pbs Newshour Extra: Apple Visionary Steve Jobs Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Apple founder and computer visionary Steve Jobs has died at the age of 56 due to cancer. PBS provides a video about his life and work. The future of technology and Apple is also discussed. October, 2011
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Steve Jobs Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information, achievements, and famous quotes about Steve Jobs, chief founder of Apple Computer.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Steve Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the biography of entrepreneur Steve Jobs including early life, starting Apple Computer with Steve Wozniak, NeXT, Pixar, the iPod, the iPhone, and fun facts on this site.
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Lesson Plan
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: English Language Arts: Grade 6: Steve Jobs

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sixth graders will explore the role of failure in finding success. In this set, 6th graders learn that success takes hard work, deliberate practice, and the ability to learn from failures and persevere. Students explore how an author's...
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Great Idea Finder

The Great Idea Finder: Steve Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of the Apple founder, with suggested reading and links to relevant sites.
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Curated OER

Finding Dulcinea: Steve Jobs

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Creator of Apple computers, Steve Jobs.
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Apple

Apple: Remembering Steven Jobs

For Students 9th - 10th
Comments about the effect Steve Jobs had on people's lives.
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Other

Steve Wozniak, a True Hacker Made Millionaire

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of Steve Wozniak, designer and programmer of Apple's initial computers. Includes a photograph.
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Curated OER

Steve Jobx

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief discussion of Steven Job's development of Apple Computer. Included are three hedcuts of Jobs over the years from an exhibit of hedcuts in the Wall Street Journal.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Career Gates: Manufacturing

For Students 9th - 10th
Manufacturing is discussed by various employees of Rexroth, Just Born Candy, Coca-Cola and Martin Guitars. Steve Morrow, General Manager of the Coca-Cola plant begins the tour, followed by Ross Born from Just Born Candy. Products...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Write Now! Career Writing Prompts: General Manager

For Students 9th - 10th
This Career Clip features Steve Morrow, General Manager of the Lehigh Valley Syrup Plant for Coca-Cola. He is in charge of the entire facility and spends some time explaining that they train each of their technicians and that "yes, it is...
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Smithsonian Institution

Lemelson Center: Silicon Valley: Success, Failure, and a Bit of Luck

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of the historic growth of the famous high tech California region known as the Silicon Valley! Read as circumstances placed creative people, and business in the right place at the right time allowing them to come together to...
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Handout
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Tony Fadell

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the mastermind behind the iPod Tony Fadell. Read about his background and achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.
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Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of American History: Information Age

For Students 9th - 10th
This exhibition surveys the history of information technology and its relation to society from the origin of the telegraph to the present. Its emphasis is as much on social as technical change. This support page contains background...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Text Sets: Influential Speeches

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a collection of 47 Grade-Leveled texts (6-12) on the topic Influential Speeches. What makes a great speech, and what makes a great speech memorable? Study some of the most influential speeches in history and learn how they...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis

For Students 5th - 8th
After losing his mother four years ago, 10-year-old Bud Caldwell runs away from the foster care system in search of the father he has never met. Selected (11) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Podcasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview of the Internet broadcasting method. Also contains the origin of podcasting, how the term came to be coined, and other uses of podcasting.