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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating Bloggers

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Blogs provide the motivation for this richly detailed writing lesson. After viewing blogs on various websites, class members pick topics, create a blog, and post an entry. Your bloggers then evaluate their work using evaluation sheets....
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Writing
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What Time Should Black Friday Sales Start?

For Students 9th - 12th
Young bloggers respond to an article which describes the controversy of Black Friday starting on Thanksgiving night instead of the day after. Target employees were outraged that the store decided to open on Thanksgiving night, which...
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Website
University of North Carolina

Blogs

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
The blogosphere may be overwhelmed with content, but there's still room for unique points of view. Creating a blog that stands out, however, is the bigger challenge. A handout on blogs, part of a series of handouts on specific writing...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

School Announcement Blog

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students become bloggers. In this technology lesson, students use video and image editing to add to an online school announcement blog that they maintain.
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Lesson Plan
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Literature Blog

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students write online responses to the Literature they are reading in class using computers, internet access, and the Blog website www.blogger.com. This technology based language arts lesson can be adapted for many different areas of...
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Lesson Plan
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Getting Well

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Scholars share ideas about health topics relevant to teens. They read posts on Well, the Times health blog, and produce their own health blog featuring teen health issues. In addition, they read and discuss the article "Well: A Times...
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Activity
Happy Housewife

Homemade Christmas Gifts

For Teachers K - 12th
Running low on money? Out of ideas for gifts? Feeling crafty? Whatever the reason may be, homemade gifts are perfect for the creative person or the person trying to save a dollar here and there. Packed with hands-on crafts for kids, the...
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Lesson Plan
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100 Famous Quotes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore famous quotes from throughout history. In this multicultural literacy lesson, students work as a team to read and memorize a list of 100 quotes. Students participate in a game in which the first half of a quote is...
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Lesson Plan
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Who is the Expert? Exploring Credible Sources in Healthcare

For Teachers 6th - 12th
How do you decide what sources are credible when researching online? Evaluate sources with a focus on researching health issues. After brainstorming common health concerns and how they would try to diagnose these problems, class members...
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Lesson Plan
Newseum

Are You a Publisher?: Free Press and You

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What kinds of media do your pupils use to read and publish information? After a discussion about what publishing means, and about the freedom of the press, class members interview one or two other people about their publishing habits....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter D

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition worksheet, students examine the lowercase d. Students note the shape of the letter and then practice tracing the letter.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fill the Treasure Chest

For Students Pre-K - K
In this beginning letters worksheet, students fill up a large colorful treasure chest with words that begin with the same letter. Students fill out the title with the letter they wish to use and draw, write or paste pictures or words...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: The Future of Newspapers

For Students 9th - 12th
Are newspapers dying, or fighting to survive? Give your scholars access to this controversial debate using political cartoons. In this analsyis handout, 2 cartoons display the changing role of newspapers in a world of online media....
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Lesson Plan
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Getting the Word Out

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Discuss and generate blogs in this technology lesson. Middle and high schoolers explore examples of blogs and create their own blogs. Use this lesson throughout the year to reinforce concepts from your language arts class (or any class)....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Using Blogs in a History Classroom

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students blog their way through history. In this historical perspectives lesson, students use teacher-created blogs to log their impressions and opinions regarding the historical events they are studying. Steps are included for setting...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hot Off the Web

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students read an online article about blogging and its culture especially in the workplace. They create their own blogs based on current events.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Cartoons for the Classroom: Ending the Free Ride

For Students 8th - 12th
In this current events worksheet, students analyze a political cartoon about the changing newspaper industry and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family History

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students discover their family history. For this genealogy lesson, students participate in a discussion about family history and why it is important. Students create a family tree and present the family tree to the class. Students write...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

How Did I Feel?

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this feeling worksheet, students write about how they felt, then draw a picture of their face. Worksheet is a generic organizer for writing about feelings in a variety of situations.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Acrostic Poem- "Rain"

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this acrostic poem worksheet, learners complete the poem using the word "rain." Lines are provided and pictures related to rain border the worksheet.
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Interactive
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Wael Ghnonim-Fill In The Blank

For Students 7th - 10th
In this Wael Ghnonim worksheet, students complete and on-line fill in the blank activity about Wael Ghnonim. Students may click on "hint" and "show answer" links.
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Lesson Plan
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Matching Activity on Wael Ghnonim

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars participate in a matching activity that promotes language development. In this matching activity lesson, students build vocabulary related to people when they complain about something. Young scholars attain points...
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Lesson Plan
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Growing Coral

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students define the words coral and coral reef, and identify the Great Barrier Reef on a map or a globe. They observe crystal formations that develop in a way similar to the way coral polyps create their calcium carbonate cups.
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Lesson Plan
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Thinking Out Loud

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars share opinions about whether a series of statements from the internet constitute facts or opinions. They read and analyze blogs published in on the web in order to understand the use of fact, opinion, and tone of voice...