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Literacy Works: Thanks to the Web, We're Alone Together and Loving It

For Students 9th - 10th
While this resource was developed to support adult literacy learners, it can easily be used from junior grades and up. After reading an article about how people today interact on the Internet, students complete a variety of vocabulary...
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International Reading Association

Reading Online: Publishing Student Work on the Internet

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore this online article by Rachel Karchmer discussing the advantages of publishing student work on the web.
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Conflict Archive on the Internet: Northern Ireland: Troubles Brewing

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay, published in 1998, on the Catholic-Protestant conflict in Northern Ireland.
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Information Fluency

Imsa 21 Cif Portal: Evaluation Wizard

For Students 9th - 10th
Internet content is not reviewed like published written material - so how do you know if the information you found on the Internet is reliable? Use this Evaluation Wizard to guide you through a thorough assessment of any Internet...
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Singularity Hub: Managing the Unintended Consequences of Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article, the author discusses things he learned at the first Unintended Consequences of Technology conference in San Francisco. The goal of the event was to facilitate a thoughtful conversation about the role of advancing...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: House Party Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
When Casey's parents leave her on her own, she and her friend Jen plan a small party. But the invitation is shared over the Internet, hundreds of teens arrive, her parent's house is wrecked and the police arrive. This teacher's guide for...
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The Write Place

Literacy Education Online: Assessing the Credibility of Online Sources

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the St. Cloud State University provides information on online sources. This article explains how to assess the value of online sources based on authorship, publisher, date of publication, depth of material, and...
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University of Calgary

The Children's Literature Web Guide

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
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What Students Need to Know: Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This lesson unit published by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario has four activities that explore the concept of privacy and prompt the discussion of privacy issues in students' own lives. The lessons refer to privacy...
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Microsoft

Microsoft: Safer Internet Day 2021: Closing the Digital Civility Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
Microsoft's annual Digital Civility Index (DCI) measures teens' and adults' exposure to online risks. This article reports on findings for Asia-Pacific countries.(Published February 9, 2021)
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Chief Marketer: Is Social Media the New Mass Media?

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the evolution of major social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter from their humble beginnings. Then looks at the user experience of marketing on social media sites as it appeared in 2010. Much of the marketing was poorly...
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US National Archives

Internet Archive: The Art of England: [Ruskin] Lectures Given in Oxford

For Students 9th - 10th
Access various digital copies of a published version of four lectures delivered by Victorian critic John Ruskin on the art of England. The lectures, originally published in 1883, comment on the work of a number of English artists of...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Beyond the Earth Part Ii

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A continuation of Beyond the Earth Part I. As part of a unit on the solar system, students will choose a component of the solar system to research. Students may use a variety of resources such as the Internet, books, and reference...
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Toronto: Using Computers to Improve Your Writing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Tips from the University of Toronto on using word processing features as aids in composing and revising papers. W.9-10.6 Technology, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6, W.11-12.6 Technology
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Read Write Think: Collaborating, Writing, Linking: Use Wiki to Tell Stories Online

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson has students create stories that reflect wiki kind of reading. Students begin by reading untraditional books that use fragmented storylines, multiple perspectives, and unresolved plots. They apply these same types of...
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Elated Communications: Web Design and Style

For Students 9th - 10th
On this site, expert designers share their secrets on beautiful web design. In these tutorials, you will learn good web design techniques for making your site appealing and attractive to your visitors, and for making your site easy for...
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Microsoft

Microsoft: New Microsoft Data Shows Improved Civility Online, Driven by Teens

For Students 9th - 10th
The global Microsoft Digital Civility Index (DCI) improved in 2020, bouncing back from its lowest reading in four years, even as Covid-19 upended the world. A feeling of solidarity during the pandemic among people in some regions, as...
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ACT360 Media

Act Den: Microsoft Front Page 98 Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to learn the basics of web page design with Microsoft FrontPage 98? This fun and educational tutorial offers interactive activities and quizzes. The tutorial covers: introduction to FrontPage, creating your first website,...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Effective Interview Techniques

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The lesson will begin with a lecture on the importance of effective interview techniques. A technology-based project will be assigned for students to use the Internet to gather information and then create either a slideshow presentation,...
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Pew Research Center

Pew Research Center: Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the findings from a research study on how teens use popular social media and social networking sites. The study looked at the different sites, tools, and apps that are being used, with Facebook ranking the highest. It also...