CommonLit
Common Lit: Themes: Community: How Are Communities Formed?
This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "Community, How are communities formed? Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account...
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University of Wisconsin Stout: Twitter Rubric
A rubric that can be used for assessing how students use Twitter when working on an assignment.
Other
Western Australia Department of Health: Online vs Face to Face Communication
Students discuss the similarities and differences between online and face-to-face communication. They also research and explore protective strategies to ensure they communicate safely using technology.
Google
Google Applied Digital Skills: Understand Your Digital Footprint
Visualize your digital footprint by recording your online actions in a spreadsheet.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Watch Out for Phishing Scams
Cybercriminals are counting on us to be distracted and let our guard down. They can trick us into handing over our personal or financial information using phishing tactics.
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Video Calls
Video calling allows us to speak to our friends and family, and see their faces, which is especially valuable when we are unable to see them in person. It has also allowed lessons, and contact with schools, to continue during the...
Childnet
Childnet: Online Safety: Step Up, Speak Up!
This site offers a practical campaign toolkit to address the issue of online sexual harassment amongst young people aged 13-17 years. Step Up, Speak Up! includes a range of resources for young people and the professionals who work with...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Reflections on Leaving Facebook
Read the passage Reflections on Leaving Facebook and answer the six questions that follow.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Science: Electronic Communications
Kid's learn about the science behind Electronic Communications. How does it work and where did it come from?
Other
College Vine: The Importance of Face to Face Communication in the Digital Age
Just because we may have computers and smartphones readily available to us, this does not mean that we should abandon face-to-face communication. Find out some cases in which it makes more sense.