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Curated OER
Make Sense of Nature
Students participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
Curated OER
Clouds as Art: Torn Paper Landscape
Students create a torn paper landscape and use it to study clouds. In this cloud study and art lesson, students make a background art image from torn paper. Students create a torn paper landscape and use cotton balls to illustrate...
Curated OER
Graphic Novel/Comics with Josh Elder
Students read about graphic novels and complete related activities. In this graphic novels lesson, students read about the genre and author Josh Elder. Students complete novel analysis activities for the lesson.
Curated OER
Classical Art
Students study the evolution of Greek and Roman art in pottery and human form. They examine how the artistic evolution is related to discoveries in science and travel through the lessons in this unit.
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U.washington: The Basics of Poster Design
An in-depth site from the University of Washington on poster design and communicating ideas through various visual media. This site covers standard posters but also contains links for creating poster with Adobe PageMaker and Microsoft...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Word 2010: Text Basics
A website with information, screenshots, and a video [3:40] on Microsoft Word 2010 text basics such as insert, delete, select, copy, cut paste, and drag and drop.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Business Writing Basics
In this slide show tutorial, students will review basics in writing memos in the context of a business setting. The author emphasizes that the purpose, style, format, and organization need attention when writing a memo.
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Work 911: Basic Negotiating Tips
Site provides an excellent article, including an overview to the concept of negotiation, barriers to negotiation, and several useful tips for how to successfully negotiate. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
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Pstcc: Four Principles of Interpersonal Communication
Discusses four inevitable components of interpersonal communication. These principles occur in real interpersonal interaction and are basic to communication.
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Building a School Web Site
A basic introduction to building Web sites. Includes getting started, communication, publishing power, files, words, pictures, color, links, and standards links.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Composition
If you are a teacher OR a student looking for a well-informed website on elements of the writing process, you are in luck! This site from the Capital Community College is very comprehensive and easy-to-navigate. From grammar basics to...
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Communication Guru: Digital Communication Skills You Need in the 21st Century
A basic overview of the digital communication landscape and the hard and soft skills one needs to navigate it. It discusses the digital divide between older and younger generations.
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Communicating at Work: Five Basic Human Needs
Students will learn about the five basic human needs and how to address them in the workplace through these learning activities. An assessment is included.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: What Else Matters
Factors such as classroom management, differentiated instruction, working with parents, and helping struggling readers play critical roles in the success of a reading program. Here you will find articles, research briefs, and a video on...
Other
Center for Communication Practices: Polytechnic Institute: Article Usage [Pdf]
The Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides this detailed handout, with exercises included, to help non-native speakers of English sort out the proper use of articles. The site includes study and learning hints,...
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Internet Basics
In this tutorial, improve your Internet skills so you can connect, use the cloud, download and upload files, and do more online.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Email Basics
In this tutorial, learn how to use common email features and practice proper etiquette.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Linked in Basics
In this tutorial, learn how to create and maintain an account on this popular networking and career-focused social media site.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Blog Basics
In this tutorial, learn how to get started with a blog, as well as how to develop and promote it to find an audience.
National Wildlife Federation
National Wildlife Federation: Gray Wolf
The conservation and life of the gray wolf, also known as the timber wolf, is the focus of this resource. Colorful photos as well as basic facts including appearance, diet, communication, range, habitat, life span, history, reproduction,...
Queen's Printer for Ontario
E workshop.on.ca: Effective Instruction in Math, K 6: Problem Solving [Pdf]
Volume 2 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for building mathematical problem-solving skills and skills in communicating mathematical concepts to students in...
Sea World Parks & Entertainment
Sea World: Beluga Whales
An easy to read look at all aspects relating to the beluga whale. The menu bar lists all of the main topics including appearance, habitat, behavior, diet, young, communication, conservation, reproduction, and more. Useful for elementary...
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Better Attitudes & Skills in Children
This is a collection of social emotional lesson plans. They were developed by the Project B.A.S.I.C. Child Development Specialist, and Child Care Consultation Staff via the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.
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Country Facts: Japan
A text based article presenting the basic facts and figures relating to the country of Japan. Included are geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and national issues.