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Always On in a Digital World
As the world becomes increasingly digital, one can't help but wonder if it's possible to be too connected? Pupils explore the topic using the eighth video from the digital media literacy playlist. They learn about the effects of being...
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Deconstructing Media Messages
What are media messages really saying? Scholars use the seventh installment from an extensive digital media literacy set to answer the question. They discover how to deconstruct media messages by asking about the source, recognizing...
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Recognizing Persuasive Language
Lose 10 pounds in one day, guaranteed! With the sixth installment from the digital media literacy series, scholars identify common types of persuasive language. They learn to look beyond techniques such as telling stories, presenting...
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How Filter Bubbles Isolate You
How do algorithms personalize each Internet user's online experience? Learners discover the answer in the fifth installment from the digital media literacy series. They explore the concept of the filter bubble, a term used to describe...
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How Social Media Stars Make Money
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! With the fourth video from the digital media literacy series, scholars learn how social media stars make money by gaining subscribers. They discover how paid advertisements, product...
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How Ads and Clicks Shape the Internet
What impact do advertisements have on Internet users? Pupils explore the topic in the third video of the digital media literacy set. Scholars discover the tactics advertisers use to get people's attention (and clicks). They learn about...
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Tips for Reading Webpages
How is reading a webpage different from reading a book? Scholars explore the topic using the second video from a larger digital media literacy series. Pupils learn tips for reading webpages more quickly and efficiently; specifically,...
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Judging Online Information
Limitless knowledge is only a mouse click away, so how can people make sure they're getting the best information possible? Using the first video in the digital media literacy series, scholars learn how to evaluate the information they...
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Converting Metric Units for Volume
The capacity for learning is great. Develop the conversion factors for metric capacities with a video presentation. The lesson narrator describes the origin of the factors and then shows how to convert between metric volume units.
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Metric to Imperial Mass
Lift the weight of teaching unit conversions! A video presentation demonstrates conversions between kilograms, pounds, and grams. The narrator explains the conversion factors and then completes several examples of each.
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Converting Imperial Length
What would you think if someone told you the speed they can run is 7,920? Not possible right? It is if it's 7,920 feet per mile! Young scholars view a set of examples showing how to make conversions between the standard units of length....
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When Apes Conquered Europe
Where are they now? Apes are humans' closest evolutionary ancestor, yet they only live in small areas in Africa and Asia. Learn how their geography changes with evolution in a video lesson from the PBS Eon series.
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When Rodents Rafted across the Ocean
You think mice can be a nuisance, wait until you meet the capybara! An installment of the PBS Eons series traces the genetic background of a large group of rodents known as the Caviomorpha. Fossil evidence indicates they originate in...
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The Two People We're All Related To
Is it possible all current lineage trace back to one male and female? Mitochondria DNA suggest just that! A lesson with this interesting perspective on genetic heredity explains how all human DNA connects to a single male and female in...
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Frequency Trees
It's time to branch out a little! Individuals explore the usefulness of a frequency tree when organizing data in a helpful video lesson. The instruction includes constructing a frequency table from a description and then using the tree...
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Determine If Points Are on a Given Line (Example)
Some points are on the line and others are not—help your pupils determine which is which. A video lesson presents an equation in slope-intercept form and a set of points to test. The narrator shows how to substitute the ordered pair to...
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Determine Solutions to a Linear Equation in Two Variables
How can one equation have more than one solution? Well, if it has two variables, the solutions can be endless! Individuals explore the concept using a video tutorial that demonstrates finding multiple solutions to a linear equation in...
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Write Basic Equations from Sentences
From words to symbols ... the power of algebra! Individuals learn to write algebraic equations from a verbal expression using a video demonstration. The examples compare the number of apples to bananas in six different ways, allowing...
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Plot Points Given as Ordered Pairs on the Coordinate Plane
You can't get from point A to point B if you can't find point A. Using a helpful video lesson, viewers learn how to plot points on a coordinate plane. The instructor emphasizes the vertical and horizontal distance of the x and...
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Plotting Points on the Coordinate Plane
X and y mark the spot. Young scholars watch as a video instructor describes the process of plotting ordered pairs on a coordinate plane. Beginning with an overview of the vocabulary, the video demonstrates how to find the location of...
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Introduction to the Cartesian Plane - Part 2 (L8.1B)
Help your classes see the Cartesian plane for the map that it is! A video presentation describes the quadrants of the coordinate plane and how they affect the values of x and y. The instructor presents several examples of graphing...
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Introduction to the Cartesian Plane - Part 1 (L8.1A)
The order in ordered pairs is an important descriptor! Young scholars learn how the order of a coordinate pair helps them find its location on a Cartesian plane. The video lesson demonstrates graphing points in each quadrant and explains...
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Error Intervals
Rounding a number sometimes creates more problems. A video lesson explains the error intervals for rounded and truncated numbers. The narrator expresses the error as a compound inequality and uses a number line as a reference.
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Equation of a Tangent to a Circle
Don't go off on a tangent—let the video do the talking! A video lesson demonstrates how to write the equation of a line tangent to a circle given the point of tangency and the equation of the circle. The instructor explains both a...